Intelligent Transportation
Systems for a Smart City
Charles Mok
Legislative Councillor (Information Technology)
ITS Forum (2015.11.12)

Commuters wants traffic info on the go

...drivers too
waze

Intelligent Transportation Systems
- information and communication
technologies applied to transport
infrastructure and vehicles for
improved mobility, safety, and
sustainability

The possibilities are endless
● gather information about commuter travel and traffic habits
● allows city planners and engineers to divert traffic to less congested
routes
● connected car technology and real-time traffic information
● improve transport outcomes and traffic management
● such as transport productivity, safety, reliability, and reduced traffic
congestion

Hong Kong
so where are we in 2015?
Intelligent transportation system market for applications
is estimated to reach
$33.89 billionby 2020 at
a compound annual growth rate of 11.57%
between 2015 and 2020

This.
Transport Information System
by
Transport Department

HK Govt’s own route search app for passengers and drivers

What can developers use?
Available for free on HK government’s data
portal - 12 items in transport:
● Journey time indicators
● Speed map panels
● Traffic snapshot images
● Traffic speed map
● Routes and fares of public transport
● MTR routes, fares and barrier-free facilities
● Electric vehicle charging station locations

What about in other cities?

Possibilities
• Real-time traveler information
• Smart electric vehicle charging
• Citywide traffic monitoring
• Transit signal prioritization
• Parking availability technology and Smart metering
• Variable speed limits

Can we use
technology to
solve problems,
make informed
decisions and
embrace innovation?

What is the HKSAR government doing?
Public Transport Strategy Study
Franchised bus service (install real-time bus arrival information systems for
service improvement?)
Public light buses (increase the number of passenger seats?)
Taxi service (supply and demand, alternative in hired car service?)

What is the HKSAR government doing?
Smart City Pilot in
East Kowloon
making use of smart data and technology
information platform for communications and data sharing
improve city management and enhance efficiency
provide transport/traffic information and high quality public services

Can Hong Kong be a
smart city?

What do we need?
• coordination of cross-department policies
• making available real-time traffic data from service providers
• data released in interoperable formats
• user’s and application developer’s active use of these datas
• updated laws that allow room for new intelligent products and
services
• review the limitations of road and public transport system capacity

Thank you
charlesmok@charlesmok.hk
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