Modern transportation solutions that have been fueled by IoT (The Internet of Things) technology have the potential to transform this industry by profoundly altering how transportation systems gather data and information by bringing together the major technical and business trends of mobility, automation, and data analytics.
Developing a sustainable intelligent transportation system requires seamless integration and interoperability with emerging technologies, such as connected vehicles, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things.
Increased Safety & a Positive Impact on the Environment
The IoT allows you to track metrics like vehicle speeds, road conditions/temperatures, aircraft part conditions, intersection congestions, and other extremely useful data that can help us prevent accidents and increase the levels of safety across global transit systems. A reduction in traffic jams and better-organized traffic flows optimize energy usage, resulting in a positive impact on the environment.
Improved Customer Experience & Operational Performance
IoT transportation solutions improve the quality of information available to both transportation companies and their customers, enabling improved workflows of communication systems. When customers have access to more accurate real-time pieces of data, they are able to better organize their journeys.
Transportation companies that utilize IoT-based solutions are reaping numerous benefits when it comes to the performance of their operational processes, while communities are provided with more granular and accurate data for monitoring critical infrastructure. This enables them to boost the efficiency of their processes and reduce operational costs to a minimum while improving system capacity.
Better Performance of Autonomous Vehicles & Tracking Systems
AI and IoT technologies will enable vehicles to become more autonomous and – eventually – completely driverless. These solutions allow tracking and monitoring the functionality, condition, age, fuel, speed, braking systems, etc, of the vehicles using the transportation ecosystem, making sure they operate at full potential, thus creating a more efficient and safer world. Not only do these systems keep the drivers and passengers safe, but they also drive better vehicle production solutions and help manufacturers create better vehicles.
As the concept of “connected vehicles” becomes ubiquitous, this technology involving internet connections, sensors, actuators, and extremely powerful transportation logistics software enables the interconnectedness, monitoring, and smart control of almost all components and applications present in a modern vehicle, including:
- Brakes
- Speed
- Engine
- Tire pressure
- Exhaust gas composition
Vehicle tracking systems are highly useful to freight companies for managing their cargo fleets in a more effective manner. This allows them to gather valuable data and monitor driver behavior, and then use that information to improve their supply chain workflow and optimize service.
The processes that can see a significant bump in their functionality thanks to the IoT, include:
- Trip scheduling
- Fleet tracking
- Driving scheduling
- Rest break scheduling
- Fuel consumption
- Timely alerts in terms of speeding, reckless driving, acceleration/braking
- Vehicle load monitoring
- Tracking of traveled distances, etc.
Better Utilization of Video Surveillance Solutions
Internet of Things technology is capable of providing transportation security managers with considerably useful insight through automated recording and detailed analyses of valuable data. This data is collected through IoT-based video surveillance solutions that involve computer vision, automation, deep-learning, powerful processors, and efficacious apps.
This new landscape vastly enhances the performance of security-related processes as it facilitates a faster and more accurate response to incidents, as well as improved traffic management. Large cities, for example, are capable of collecting information from CCTV feeds and receiving vehicle-related data, as well as critical information on parking, traffic lights, accident assistance, etc.
Streamlined Logistics via Geo-Fencing
Internet of Things technology has also spawned the concept of geo-fencing. Geo-fencing is an extremely useful solution for creating virtual perimeters around a certain point of interest. Typically, it is used to notify logistics managers about any supply chain bottlenecks or shipment deviations, allowing for massive fleets of driverless supply chain vehicles to be controlled from a single point of data entry. These IoT-based geo-fencing systems can mitigate overcrowding, slowdowns, and traffic jams by alerting vehicles about traffic and rerouting options.
