In the field of intelligent transport systems (ITS), Cooperative ITS (C-ITS) has the potential to further increase the benefits of ITS services and applications. C-ITS is a subcategory of the overall ITS which includes instruments that communicate and share information between ITS Stations to give advice or take actions with the objective of improving safety, sustainability, efficiency and comfort beyond the scope of stand-alone ITS.
In October 2020, CEN and ISO published online a freely available brochure on the topic. This extensive document provides up-to-date information on global standardization in the domain of Intelligent Transport Systems, with a specific focus on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems. It is meant to serve as a guide for C-ITS system designers and to support the deployment of such applications. Especially, this living document complements the series of Technical Reports TR 21186 ‘Cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) - Guidelines on the usage of standards’ developed by CEN and ISO. The Brochure is available on the ITS webpage of the CEN website and on the website of CEN/TC278 Intelligent Transport Systems.