Transportation

Sustainable transportation plays a key role in the transition to a low-carbon economy. As transportation organizations analyze their impact, they are setting GHG emissions reduction goals and accelerating technologies that support electrification, autonomous vehicles, and mobility as a service. Cisco's transportation solutions help support their sustainability journey.

Roadways are going through rapid transformations to increase safety, reduce congestions, rise efficiency, and lower carbon emissions. Learn how Cisco can help build the secure network foundation to enable these technical innovations at scale. Visit us at the ITS America Conference and Expo next week.

In the most recent episode of the Coffee and Conversations podcast, we discuss the rail and mass transit industry and innovations and technology that are shaping its’ future. We review the latest trends that are driving sustainability, efficiency, and passenger-centricity in the industry.

At Cisco Meraki, we see that there is a lot of interest in using the latest camera technology not only to make transportation hubs more secure, but also more efficient. With the advancements in both edge computing and AI, our cameras are capable of doing so much more than serving the basic surveillance needs.

Over the past year, companies operating in critical infrastructure and industrial industries have faced numerous business challenges: labor shortages, supply chain disruptions, geopolitical conflicts, cybersecurity threats, extreme weather events, and the urgency of implementing sustainability and net zero strategies, to name more than a few.

Continuously connected systems like the Internet can be critical for transportation and logistics, with a vast amount of data available to help with capacity planning for fleets and numerous apps for planning and logistics. Real-time telemetry from Cisco ThousandEyes can vastly improve passenger experience and safety, which matters most. 

As ridership inches toward pre-pandemic levels, rail operators need to continue evolving their operations while searching for new ways to attract passengers and adapt to new transit behaviors.  Ensuring seamless, secure connectivity, from the station to the train, is foundational for creating a modern passenger experience and developing new revenue services.

Two weeks ago, I joined numerous customers and partners in being able to see, touch, and hear Cisco’s technology in action during the Indy Autonomous Challenge powered by Cisco at the Texas Motor Speedway.  Cisco was proud to be the presenting sponsor of the head-to-head autonomous racecar competition which featured six university teams from across the globe. 

Security has always been of critical importance in transportation. As digital technology continues to drive the industry forward, it has been accompanied by an ever-increasing number of connections to secure and complexity to deal with. Transportation organizations need to safeguard the most vital aspects of their operations to not only protect their business but to ensure the safety of their passengers​.