AusDSRC - The Australian Dediciated Short range Communications Industry Cluster

Background

Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) is emerging as the communications standard for future Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and hence will be the foundation upon which these future ITS systems will be built.

DSRC-based ITS is being adopted around the world as a means to:

Save lives lost to traffic accidents
Reduce the economic impacts of traffic accidents and congestion
Reduce the global warming impact of congestion.

In Australia

The total social cost of congestion in Australia in 2005 was $9.39 B and is set to double by 2020, if nothing is done
The estimated cost of road fatalities in Australia (medical expenses, loss of work time, etc) is approx $10B p.a., with 1600 fatalities per year
Congestion accounts for 17% of all transport greenhouse gas emissions
Fuel consumption per vehicle under congested conditions is approx twice that experienced under free-flow conditions

In the USA the Vehicle Safety Communications Consortium (VSCC) of the Collision Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP), which consists of seven OEMs: BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen has produced a brief video descibing DSRC and some of its applications. They have kindly allowed us to post it here.
CAMP DSRC Video [83MB]


Home Background Media Wiki Links About Us Contact Us	Background Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) is emerging as the communications standard for future Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS), and hence will be the foundation upon which these future ITS systems will be built. DSRC-based ITS is being adopted around the world as a means to: Save lives lost to traffic accidents Reduce the economic impacts of traffic accidents and congestion Reduce the global warming impact of congestion. In Australia The total social cost of congestion in Australia in 2005 was $9.39 B and is set to double by 2020, if nothing is done The estimated cost of road fatalities in Australia (medical expenses, loss of work time, etc) is approx $10B p.a., with 1600 fatalities per year Congestion accounts for 17% of all transport greenhouse gas emissions Fuel consumption per vehicle under congested conditions is approx twice that experienced under free-flow conditions In the USA the Vehicle Safety Communications Consortium (VSCC) of the Collision Avoidance Metrics Partnership (CAMP), which consists of seven OEMs: BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Nissan, Toyota, and Volkswagen has produced a brief video descibing DSRC and some of its applications. They have kindly allowed us to post it here. CAMP DSRC Video [83MB]	Upcoming Meeting Sponsors' Meeting 10am-12noon, 19th March 2010, Melbourne AutoCRC Meeting Room, 574 Plummer St., Port Melbourne. Upcoming Meeting Industry Briefing 12noon-1:45pm, 19th March 2010, Melbourne AutoCRC Offices, 4 Central Boulevard, Port Melbourne. Light lunch provided. Announcement and RSVP Details. Previous Meeting Sponsors' Meeting 16th February 2010, Brisbane Inchcolm, Spring Hill, QLD ACMA ITS Spectrum Update