Logica reinforces its commitment to sustainable mobility at the ITS World Congress 2009
Displaying its latest innovations for eco mobility, smart travel and multimodal planning, cooperative vehicle usage and infrastructure services, Logica will showcase the role of technology in sustainable transport.
Logica, a leading IT and business services company, is showcasing its latest Intelligent Transport innovations at the 16th annual ITS World Congress in Stockholm. Transport is the one sector of the European economy where CO2 emissions have been rising rapidly in recent years, growing from 21% to 28% of the total between 1990 and 2004.* Addressing this issue, Logica will demonstrate solutions that promise to transform the transport industry by driving the behavioural changes needed to challenge climate change.
Committed to sustainable mobility, Logica has created a portfolio of products and services that cover five distinct areas: Infrastructure Charging, Smart Travel, Smart Logistics, Dynamic Traffic Management and Eco Mobility. All Logica propositions on display at the event enable end users to make the right choices about the way that they commute and transfer goods and services, empowering them to make a collective, positive impact on climate change. A few examples of the innovative solutions that will be one show are:
Emission Monitoring
As part of its Eco Mobility offering, Logica’s advanced vehicle emission control service, Emo, allows drivers to analyse and alter their driving practices to achieve more cost efficient and environmentally-friendly driving habits. As a result, it addresses both regulatory and environmental requirements, and Logica is supporting regulatory bodies, vehicle manufacturers, oil companies, fuel stations and vehicle owners to work together and leverage the capabilities of this solution to influence driver behaviour.
The solution has many applications among which it can be used to implement differential fuel pricing that rewards environmentally friendly driving and vehicles. To this end, it is tipped to have a huge impact. According to GBS Bindra, Global Innovation Director, Logica, “If all Governments and oil companies came together and adopted Logica’s Emo offering, which creates a platform for the introduction of differential fuel pricing and rewards economical and environmentally-friendly drivers, the average oil consumption per vehicle would decrease by up to ten percent and achieve the corresponding reduction in CO2 emissions.” Read more about Emo at :Emo
Intelligent vehicle insurance premiums
Dynamic traffic management is critical to ensure smooth traffic flow. Logica has created a service, Crimson, that offers intelligent auto insurance premiums that help to control usage. The usage-based auto insurance solution allows insurers to calculate the risk posed by an individual in much greater detail. It leverages current technology to gauge complex and dynamic individual driving factors - such as distance, speed, location and time (peak/off peak hours) - and to compute insurance premiums accordingly. By linking risk posed to the insurer directly to the driver, the insured have the ability to choose when and how they use private transport.
Commenting on the impact the solution can have, GBS Bindra, says, “If all motorists were to switch to pay-as-you-drive insurance like Logica’s Crimson offering, average oil consumption per passenger vehicle would decrease by up to twelve percent and a corresponding impact on CO2 emissions would be obtained.“ Read more about Crimson here
CVIS
Dynamic traffic management also enables real-time response to traffic demands and is critical to effective management of traffic networks. Logica is working with the European Commission on the CVIS initiative by creating in-car and infrastructure technologies that will transform how vehicles communicate with each other and the broader transport network. By creating intelligent, cooperative vehicles that can communicate with each other and an infrastructure that will provide enhanced services and information, transport networks can achieve maximum utilisation and efficiency. To learn more about the CVIS project visit http://www.cvisproject.org/
Commenting on the step change required in the transportation sector, Cees de Wijs, Group Director , Transport and Logistics, Logica, said, “The transport industry is at a crossroads; it must change if it is to overcome the challenges associated with climate change and globalisation. Only if a sustainable transport model is put into effect can the industry continue to meet demand while reducing costs and its carbon footprint. Technology undoubtedly plays a pivotal role in the creation of a sustainable transport model.”
Logica’s commitment to ITS innovation is further reinforced by the announcement of a Spark Centre for Innovation at Chennai, India. Dedicated to ITS innovation, the Spark Centre will show Logica’s capabilities and market propositions for this space, while a specific focus on new market opportunities and current industry challenges will lead the centre to play an important role in Logica’s collaborative innovation strategy. Logica’s fifth Spark Centre will continue to display some of the solutions on show at the ITS World Congress 2009.
From its work with ERTICO and other ITS membership communities to its product innovation, Logica’s vision for sustainable transport can be seen the Congress. Please visit the Logica sponsored Internet Café and join Logica’s Innovation Tour that is running from 14:00 – 15:30 (CET) on the 22nd to the 24th September.
To register for the innovation tour, please email s.boby@logica.com.
For further information visit: www.logica.com/its2009.
About Logica
Logica is a leading IT and business services company, employing 40,000 people. It provides business consulting, systems integration, and IT and business process outsourcing services. Logica works closely with its customers to release their potential - enabling change that increases their efficiency, accelerates growth and manages risk. It applies its deep industry knowledge, technical excellence and global delivery expertise to help its customers build leadership positions in their markets. Logica is listed on both the London Stock Exchange and Euronext (Amsterdam) (LSE: LOG; Euronext: LOG). More information is available at www.logica.com.
To read more about Logica’s Intelligent Transportation System offerings, visit ITS
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