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Vehicle Technology
Urban development and increased traffic has led Turkish metropolitan cities to increasingly seek for Intelligent Transport Systems solutions. Most of the Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are being installed in the three largest cities of Istanbul, Izmir, and Ankara and although there is high interest, implementation in other cities is in the early stages. The Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure stated in its 2013-2023 Action Plan that all cities will implement smart traffic light systems according to traffic density; green wave systems where cars, after encountering one red light, pass through subsequent green lights when maintaining a specific speed; digital traffic signs; and solar powered bus stops with digital arrival time boards.
Currently, all smart transportation projects are planned and realized by local municipalities; using local or foreign funding. Major current opportunities in the vehicle technology industry include; traffic engineering, management, measurement, control and signal systems, electronic detection, and camera and security systems, variable message, communication and digital information systems, Tunnel SCADA, vehicle tracking and fleet management and data management.
Projects already in implementation ir the cities are: Ankara has smart bus stops, an online traffic density map, and an online tracking system for fire department vehicles. Izmir implemented in 2018 the most advanced ITS system in the country - the Fully Adaptive Traffic Management System – and continues to upgrade it. This system includes: fully adaptive intersections; online traffic density maps for passengers/drivers; special traffic lights, such as talking lights, for the disabled; and an enforcement system to track speed/parking/lights, etc.
E-payment cards are used on all modes of transportation, including ferries, busses, trains, and metros. Istanbul has an intelligent signalization system, electronic enforcement system, traffic congestion and emergency management center, talking roads & talking vehicles (connected vehicles), an automated parking system with unmanned payment points, e-payment cards, smart bus stops, special info points at bus stops for the disabled via cards. Other cities have shared bicycle systems (Antalya, Izmir, Erzincan, Kocaeli, Yalova). E-cards are used in both highly populated (e.g., Istanbul) and smaller (e.g., Mardin) cities. ITS systems are utilized partially in Eskisehir, Konya, Mardin, Kahramanmaras, Gaziantep, Sakarya, Yalova, Kars, Edirne and Manisa.
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