Deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in Europe: Urban, suburban and regional public transport is not properly addressed by European legislation

摘要

The two examples above show that - as soon as they intend to cover urban public transport in the scope - people in-rnvolved in the drafting of information and ticketing system architecture at European level are touching upon issues that they neither understand properly nor manage in practice. Furthermore, they are exceeding the limits of their responsibility. The legitimacy for developing public transport passenger information and ticketing systems operated under Public Service Requirements lies in Competent Authorities and Operators that have been awarded public service contracts under Regulation 1370/2007/EC.