The Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) and Cooperative-Intelligent Transport Systems

Abstract

Cooperative-intelligent transport systems (C-ITS) are a solution for the manifold challenges of traffic as well as a major competitive stepping stone for the European automotive and tele-communication industry. However, against the backdrop of far-reaching COVID-19 impacts, the management of such complex C-ITS megaprojects needs to be adapted. Insights from most recent research contributions on megaproject management and the unexpected have shown that fostering a common sense of action, intense and efficient communication, and a strong organizational culture can help C-ITS projects to cope with the unprecedented situation. The institutional role model has proven to be an effective implementation framework for employing such project management methods in the C-ITS context. By combining different strands of research in an analysis of the intersection between recent C-ITS findings and theory on megaproject management and the unexpected, this article contributes to a holistic understanding of the impact of COVID-19 on C-ITS.