International

Auto Alliance

Formed in 1999, the Alliance serves as a leading advocacy group for the automobile industry on a range of public policy issues. Open to all new car and light truck manufacturers, this industry association is especially committed to improving the environment and motor vehicle safety. Through the Alliance, members are able to convey this commitment as well as the industry's accomplishments and its positions on issues to the public, government, media and other interested parties.

Frost & Sullivan

Frost & Sullivan is a global growth consulting company which offers industry research and market strategies. One focus area is the Automotive and Transportation Group, and Frost & Sullivan cover the whole automotive chain, with specialisation in OEM, aftermarket, emerging technologies and services.

Global Road Safety Partnership

The Global Road Safety Partnership (GRSP) brings together governments and governmental agencies, the private sector and civil society organisations to address road safety issues in low and middle income countries. GRSP is a hosted programme of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), based in Geneva.
Traditionally, road safety has been seen as an unfortunate consequence of a transport system and as a problem for the transport sector. However, the direct costs of the growing number of crashes falls mostly on the health sector, businesses and families. Today it is widely acknowledged that many sectors have a role to play in road safety, especially in the prevention of crashes, deaths and injuries. GRSP brings together these sectors at the global, national and sometimes local government level. GRSP provides advice on good practice and facilitates projects in a growing number of countries.

Intelligent Transportation Systems Council
The scope of this interdisciplinary activity includes the promotion, consolidation and coordination of ITS technical activities among IEEE entities, and providing a focus for cooperative activities, both internally and externally.

International Association of Traffic and Safety Sciences (IATSS)

The problems that face efficient transportation, such as the risk of traffic accidents, are made up of a number of factors: human, mechanical and environmental. Overcoming these problems requires the marshalling of knowledge from numerous academic fields and research into what constitutes the ideal road transportation system and the relationship between the human, mechanical and environmental factors of that system.
The guiding principle of IATSS is to promote the development of the ideal transportation system by the prompt undertaking of traffic and safety-related research activities, hosting of research conferences, active support of publicity and publication activities, and bestowing awards and grants for transportation-related research, education and other activities.

The Intelligent Transportation Infrastructure Program is a US federal initiative for ITS data collection, integration and distribution. It was designed to encourage heavily congested metropolitan areas to utilise ITS by offering federal money for system implementation.

Portions of the program were initiated in 1998 under TEA-21, but passage of SAFETEA-LU has expanded ITIP to include the Transportation Technology Innovation and Demonstration Program (TTID). This program will further advance the depoloyment of ITS technology by aiding local transportation analysis and planning activities while simultaneously supporting national monitoring of traffic congestion levels.

AITS India

AITS India is an umbrella organisation which represents a broad spectrum of members including industry, government, consumer organisations, and academia in fostering the development and deployment of ITS systems in India. Such systems often include components used in electronic commerce, and related applications. AITS India also has strong links internationally with similar organizations including ITS America, ERTICO, VERTIS  and ITS Asia-Pacific. AITS India can  therefore represent  its membership internationally and provide valuable insight into the latest global developments  without each member having to attend all events with the subsequent human resource and financial burden.

ITS Japan

ITS Japan's mission is to promote research, development and deployment of ITS. It aspires to facilitate the creation of trasnportation systems that are safe, confortable, and kind to the environment, thereby providing a base for solid economic growth and contributing to a more affluent society. ITS Japan works on a world-wide scale to make transportation systems that interact ideally with humans so as many people as possible can enjoy the benefits of ITS.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (US)

NHTSA is responsible for reducing deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting from motor vehicle crashes. This is accomplished by setting and enforcing safety performance standards for motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment, and through grants to state and local governments, to enable them to conduct effective local highway safety programs. NHTSA investigates safety defects in motor vehicles, sets and enforces fuel economy standards, helps states and local communities reduce the threat of drunk drivers, promotes the use of safety belts, child safety seats and air bags, investigates odometer fraud, establishes and enforces vehicle anti-theft regulations and provides consumer information on motor vehicle safety topics. NHTSA also conducts research on driver behavior and traffic safety, to develop the most efficient and effective means of bringing about safety improvements.