Future Internet for a Personal Travel Companion Service

The European Commission (EC) funded project Instant Mobility is defining a comprehensive architecture for transport and mobility applications that aim to innovate by introducing future Internet technologies to this domain. A set of core enabling technologies are being developed by other projects in the Future Internet public private partnerships (PPP) such as FI-WARE, while the transport domain Instant Mobility project will use these generic enablers where available, and will develop its own enablers where necessary. In this paper, we describe an Internet-based “multimodal travel platform” that provides information and services able to support new types of connected transport applications. The considered scenario, a “Personal Travel Companion”, is centered on multimodal travellers (both drivers and passengers). Almost all modes of transport are present in this scenario: private car, public transport modes, car sharing, ride sharing, bikes, etc. The project defines requirements for future Internet technology tools and enablers that can support services available to any Internet-connected traveller, whether using a portable, vehicle-based or fixed terminal. Future Internet technologies offer new horizons for transport information systems and propose for travellers a new experience with means of transport. The authors are designing and implementing a prototype for multimodal travel assistance taking advantage of these technologies. A demonstration of the application is planned in the ITS World Congress - Vienna 2012, while the final prototype is due on March 2013.

  • Supplemental Notes:
    • Abstract reprinted with permission from Intelligent Transportation Society of America.
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  • Authors:
    • Zargayouna, Mahdi
    • Scemama, Gerard
    • Zeddini, Besma
    • Kompfner, Paul
    • Gatellier, Patrick
    • Constant, Patrick
    • Beckman, Dirk
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  • Publication Date: 2012

Language

  • English

Media Info

  • Media Type: Digital/other
  • Features: CD-ROM; Figures; References;
  • Pagination: 8p
  • Monograph Title: 19th ITS World Congress, Vienna, Austria, 22 to 26 October 2012

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 01496455
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: Oct 24 2013 3:38PM