Intelligent Transport Systems for Vulnerable Transport Users: Use of Assistive Technology for Sustainable Development Goal Target 11.2

Intelligent transport system (ITS) has got acceptance and applicability in real life with emergence of various disruptive technologies as these technologies are helpful in managing the dynamic real time situation leading to effective utilization of resources. However, there is need to enhance the scope of ITS so that it shall address the issues of the section of the vulnerable transport users for their ease. These vulnerable users include children, women, old, cyclists, pedestrians, or persons with different abilities. Target Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11.2 has focused on the said issue and advocates inclusive transport system that may be helpful to vulnerable users. Assistive technology may play a key role in developing such transport system. The present work is an effort to identify such assistive technologies that shall be incorporated with the existing ITS for Vulnerable Transport User (ITS4VTU). A separate layer for such purpose vehicle-to-vulnerable is also advocated by the present study.