Smart Mobility Initiatives under Smart City Blueprint of Hong Kong

ACEHK

20 June 2018

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Michael LAW, CE/TTS

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Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint Press Conference15 December 2017

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Objectives of Smart Mobility

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Existing Intelligent Transport System

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Other FeaturesWalking Route Search in Causeway Bay, extending to YauTsim Mong in 2018 Read–out Traffic News Potential application: Collection of traffic data

All-in-one Transport Mobile Application (“HKeMobility”)

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Installation of Traffic Detectors in Strategic Routes

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Visual / Thermal Detector automatic incident

detection & traffic volumeBluetooth Detector

journey time

Automatic License Plate Recognition Camera vehicle

classification & traffic volume

Stage 1 -

Stage 2 -

Existing coverage -

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Typical Traffic Detector Layout on Pilot Smart Lamppost

400 Pilot Smart Lamposts in 4 Districts at

• Central / Admiralty• Causeway Bay / Wan Chai• Tsim Sha Tsui• Kwun Tong / Kai Tak Development Area

Release of Real-time Parking Vacancy Information

• ~ 70 carparks are available in HKeRouting and data.gov.hk• Continue to encourage car park operators to disseminate data• Another 190 plus carparks within 2018

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New Generation of Electronic Parking Meters (EPM)

Central Computer System

EPMs installed with vehicle sensors

Physical payment at EPMs

Remote payment Real-time vacancy

information

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• To be progressively installed from 2019/20 onwards

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Key New Functions & Features:

multiple payment means

remote payment through mobile app

vehicle sensors for occupancy, and provide real-time informationto motorists in finding parking spaces and for Police’s enforcementreference

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RFID DSRC GNSS

Cost of IVU $ $$ $$$Accuracy

Regular maintenance of IVU

Minimal

Infrastructuresrequired (e.g. Gantry)

Needed Needed Needed where signal is weak

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In-Vehicle Units (“IVUs”)• Toll / Parking Fee Collection• Traffic Data Collection

RFID IVU

RFID Reader atTunnel/Carpark

Telecommunication Network

TD’s Database with Vehicle Information

e-Payment Services

ProvidersTraffic Data Collection and

Analysis

IVU

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• Commission in 2021• No toll plaza due to site constraints and environmental consideration

Tseung Kwan O – Lam Tin Tunnel (TKO-LTT)Free-Flow Tolling System (FFTS)

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KWUN TONG

LAM TIN INTERCHANGE

ROAD P2

TSEUNG KWAN O INTERCHANGE

TSEUNG KWAN O – LAM TIN TUNNEL

T2 TRUNK ROAD

TSEUNG KWAN O TOWN CENTRE

TO CROSS BAY LINK

Trial of Free-flow Tolling System (FFTS)at Cheung Pei Shan Road

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• Started in December 2017 for completion in 6-9 months• Field trial to study applicability of different FFTS technologies

GNSS (In-vehicle mobile device)

Automatic Vehicle Identification (AVI) - RFID

Antennas

Automatic Number Plate Recognition

(ANPR) System Camera

Location of Field Trial

Installations of the Field Trial at Cheung Pei Shan Road

Abbreviation

• ANPR - Automatic Number Plate Recognition

• AVC - Automatic Vehicle Classification

• AVI - Automatic Vehicle Identification

• VD - Vehicle Detection

• VES- Video Enforcement System

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Potential Application of IVUElectronic Road Pricing (ERP)

Pilot Scheme in Central

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ERP Pilot Scheme in Central

TAC Report in 2014Stage 1 Public Engagement Exercise completed in 2016

Stage 1 Public Engagement Report in 2017

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ERP Pilot Scheme in Central

Traffic Management

“User Pays” Principle

IVU Application

Wireless sensors to detect ped. & veh.Optimise

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• Optimise allocation of green times• Reduce congestion and delay

Pilot Intelligent Traffic Signal Systems with Sensors by 2021

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‘squeeze’ capacity by eliminating ‘wasted’ green time, while notaffecting safety and aggravating congestion

Vehicular green without vehicles

Intelligent features

SKIP Green if no vehicles no pedestrians

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Intelligent features

TRUNCATE Green when all vehicles have passed? all pedestrians have started crossing (subject to further study)

ACTIVATE Pedestrian Green ASAP when pedestrians are detected

Video analytics to sense vehicles and pedestrians

Incremental approach: lab, non-open junction,junctions in public roads

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New Electronic Payment Systems for Public Transport

• Continue to appeal public transportoperators to explore alternative electronicpayment system

• Government subsidy to expedite the ETA display panels Installation

• Install ETA display panels at about 1,300 sheltered bus stops by 2020

Release of real-time bus arrival information

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Public Transport Operators to open up their operational data

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Long Term Initiative

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1) Level of Vehicle Automation:SAELevel Definition Current use in

Hong Kong0 No Automation Allow1 Driver Assistance Allow2 Partial Automation Allow

3 Conditional Automation

Remote control parking is not allowed while motorway assist is allowable

4 High Automation Not allow5 Full Automation Not allow

Development of Autonomous Vehicles (AV)

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2) Current Status of AV in HK – Various Models

YDQ5-4-568 tested at HKUST

MobiToTo tested at Zero Carbon Building

Navya Arma tested at West Kowloon Cultural District

MobiYaYa tested at Science Park and Zero Carbon Building

Trials approved via ‘Movement Permits’ with conditions.

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Smart Mobility Roadmap

Application

SmartMobility

Infrastructure

DataSharing

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