Australia launches heavy vehicle navigation

Transport Certification Australia (TCA) has joined VicRoads and Teletrac Navman in launching a world first in heavy vehicle routing and navigation at the recent ITS World Congress in Melbourne. For the first time, road attribute information collected and managed by VicRoads through its information asset databases will be made available to telematics providers via the National Telematics Framework, which was created to enable a sustainable approach to the use of telematics and related intelligent technolo
October 17, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
7205 Transport Certification Australia (TCA) has joined 4728 VicRoads and 8518 Teletrac Navman in launching a world first in heavy vehicle routing and navigation at the recent 6456 ITS World Congress in Melbourne.

For the first time, road attribute information collected and managed by VicRoads through its information asset databases will be made available to telematics providers via the National Telematics Framework, which was created to enable a sustainable approach to the use of telematics and related intelligent technologies in Australia.

This will enable the information to be incorporated into in-cab route guidance systems to provide more informed driving information to the diverse range of heavy vehicle combinations utilised on Australia’s road network to improve route efficiency, load management and route compliance.

TCA has also begun work with other Australian road and transport agencies to release road attribute data for heavy vehicles. It has also established a nationally consistent approach for the provision and maintenance of data from road managers, as part of the National Telematics Framework, to ensure heavy vehicle route guidance systems can be relied upon by heavy vehicle drivers nationwide.
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