The Autobrennero Group has historically made innovation one of its tools of choice, in line with its strategic mission to guarantee the country the efficiency of its first European link, the Brenner Pass, through which more than 10% of all Italian import-export transits, with an actual number of transits of more than 70 million vehicles. In order to avail itself of the most innovative technologies, first and foremost to increase the level of safety of the infrastructure and reduce accidents, in conjunction with carrying out the functional activities for the management of the motorway artery under concession, the Group has always been involved in research and experimentation projects, availing itself, among others, of the collaboration of numerous Italian and foreign universities. These collaborations have covered the most diverse fields of study and application, from economics to transport, investigating not only safety-related elements, but also the architectural characterisation of the works and the impact of the motorway on the surrounding environment. Increasing motorway capacity without the consumption of additional land and integrating the various forms of transport managed in the best possible way are another priority field of action for Autostrada del Brennero, also because of the particular environmental conditions in which it operates. Autostrada del Brennero intends to promote the realisation of a European Green Corridor Brenner-Modena that would allow environmentally friendly vehicles to travel the entire stretch between the Brenner Pass and Modena, so as to make the A22 a green, digital and innovative corridor for the mobility of the future. In connection with sustainable mobility, the Brenner Motorway coordinated from 2016 to 2021 the European project BrennerLEC, co-financed by the European Commission under the LIFE programme. Its aim was to implement experimental traffic control measures to make traffic flows regular, increase motorway capacity and reduce emissions of atmospheric pollutants and climate-altering gases from motorway traffic. The BrennerLEC project exploited real-time traffic, weather and air quality data from actors in different sectors to generate dynamic traffic management measures, thanks to the availability of the NOI Open Data Hub platform. On the subject of digitalisation and safety, Autostrada del Brennero SpA has participated in the past and is still participating in investment projects for digital transformation relating to the increasingly pervasive use of ICT in mobility. The objective pursued is to equip the infrastructure with an I2V communication system capable of managing vehicle traffic in the future in a manner not dissimilar to rail traffic, overcoming the current aleatory way of using the infrastructure, in order to increase the capacity of the artery, reduce polluting emissions and progressively eliminate human error, which is today the main cause of accidents.

1. ITS and C-ITS projects
of the Brenner
Motorway
Ilaria De Biasi Head of the European Projects Department
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2. A22 PLANS
FOR THE NEXT YEARS
GOAL: Complete the ecological transition
of Autostrada del Brennero towards the
European Green Digital Corridor
Brenner-Modena
Optimisation of the existing
infrastructure and implementation
of new infrastructure works
Enhancement of multiple
local roads interacting
with motorway operation

3. OVERALL INVESTMENT
PICTURE
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4. SUSTAINABILITY, INNOVATION AND DIGITISATION
PLAN
The main areas of investment
for the transformation of the A22 into a Smart Highway are:
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
AND DECARBONISATION
OF TRANSPORT
DIGITISATION AND
SAFETY
INNOVATION
OF SERVICES

5. Return on investment in approx. 4 years
the combined investment of € 232 mln
yielded annual benefits of € 55 mln
ITS EUROPEAN SYSTEMS
EVIDENCES
A 34% decrease in the number of
accidents
A 13% reduction in average
journey time
A 22% reduction in CO2 emissions
Data from European Commission analysis following
European Projects

6. EUROPEAN PROJECTS
FOR THE BRENNER MOTORWAY
Main areas: digitisation and ecological transition
20
European
projects
which
the Brenner
Motorway
participated
in
Among which…

7. CCAM
projects
among the first motorway
operators in Europe to be equipped
with a C-ITS infrastructure
The Brenner
Motorway is…
capable of transmitting messages to
vehicles equipped with the
technology to receive them.

8. The Brenner Motorway
has the tools to get
directly to the vehicles, to:
• improve traffic flows
• increase the motorway capacity
• reduce accidents
• reduce the impact on the environment

9. Short-range communication
(ITS-G5 / protocol 802.11 p)
HYBRID COMMUNICATION
Long-range
communication
(cellular network)
to ensure total coverage

10. Truck
platooning
Highway
Chauffeur
+
Day-1 and Day-1.5 services implemented
Road Works Warning
• Lane closure
• Road Works Mobile
• Winter Maintenance
Hazardous Location
Notification
• Accident
• Traffic Jam Ahead
• Stationary Vehicle
• Weather condtions
• Slippery road
• Animal or person on the road
• Obstacle on the road
• Emergency or Prioritized Vehicle Approaching
• Emergency or Rescue/Recovery Vehicle in Intervention
In-Vehicle Signage
• Dynamic speed limits
• Free Text
• Other pictograms
Probe Vehicle Data
• Vehicle Data Collection
• Event Data Collection
Automated Vehicle
Guidance
• SAE Level Guidance
• Platoon support for automated vehicles
Day-1
Day-1.5

11. Cross-border testing to ensure seamless driving
INTEROPERABILITY
WHITE PAPER C-ROADS / C2C CC
https://www.c-
roads.eu/platform/about/news/News/entry/show/harmoni
sed-data-exchange-and-cross-test-sessions-in-europe-for-
ccam.html

12. A22 plans to integrate the
infrastructure with:
• fiber along the entire
motorway
• additional road side units

13. THE BRENNER MOTORWAY
ENVISAGES TO:
Develop new safety-oriented C-ITS
services
Participate in further European projects
to test innovative systems for the
management of the motorway
Continue, within the framework of
European projects, to be active in the
digital transition towards the
introduction of connected vehicles

14. The motorway station could become
an intermodal hub
in an autonomous vehicle scenario

15. Autobrennero's commitment to achieve the targets required by the European Commission
VISION ZERO 2050
Zero fatalities in transport
eCall installed in
vehicles alerts
emergency
services in the
event of an
accident
Cooperation between
connected and
autonomous vehicles
helps reducing human
error
Support for tired truck
drivers in finding the
nearest rest area
More accurate,
frequent and reliable
real-time digital
information, e.g. on
dynamic speed limits

16. Development of distribution network for
alternative fuels
Development of electric vehicle charging network
Development of green hydrogen production and
distribution network
Promotion of intermodality
Dynamic traffic management measures for
environmental (as well as safety) purposes
A22 VISION:
ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY

17. DYNAMIC SPEED MANAGEMENT
NOI Open data hub :
collects all traffic,
weather and air
quality data to
dynamically activate
speed limits.
ITS SYSTEM UNDERLYING
THE MEASURES IMPLEMENTED

18. REPLICATION OF
MANAGEMENT
MEASURES AFTER
THE LIFE-
PROGRAMME
The BrennerLEC
model has proved its
worth, so much so
that it can be
extended along the
A22 and replicated on
other road sections.
Dynamic speed limits to
increase capacity and safety
Dynamic speed limits to improve air
quality

19. MAKING INNOVATION
MEANS
Having the courage to open up
new paths
The ambition to tread new
paths first
The possibility of choosing the
most promising technologies