'Energy ITS Project' - Establishment of International Standardized Assessment Methodology of ITS -

Abstract

The traffic simulation, CO2 emission simulation, and database are the major key technologies for evaluating properly the reduction effect of CO2 emission from automobiles caused by introducing some ITS measures. The development of these technologies are made individually, therefore, the condition of such assessment tool is not clear. This research project has four objectives; development of individual technologies, clarifying the condition for assessment method, obtaining the international agreement in such methodology, and establishment of such standardized assessment methodology. This paper describes the outline of intermediate progress of this five-year research project started from April 2008.