Get an overview of our expertise in the areas of road user charging, intelligent transport systems (ITS) and mobility.
Road User Charging & Intelligent Transport Systems
We are committed to ensuring that the limited resource "road" is used optimally through the use of modern technologies and that the tools to control climate-damaging CO2 emissions are available.
As consultants, we plan and specify solutions for intelligent transport systems that are optimally tailored to the respective needs and framework conditions. We place a special focus on the increasing automation and digitalisation of mobility services as well as their intermodal connectivity. Moreover, the advice of our experts in the fields of electronic toll collection and the design of systems for compliance and control of legal regulations is valued internationally.
In this way, we help national and international clients in the public and private sectors to keep pace with the rapid technological development in transport telematics.
At the beginning of every large Road User Charging (RUC) or ITS project, it is necessary to take a strategic look at what is to be achieved with the project / system. We provide methodological support (e.g. key design questions, morphological box, cost analysis, etc.) as well as content-related support through professional and technical knowledge and experience for more than 20 years in the international environment. Further steps towards implementation can be easily derived from this.
The regulations of public procurement law are complex. Conducting a procurement procedure or preparing a good tender requires technical competence and a lot of experience. As technical advisors, we have a wide range of experience in conducting public procurement procedures as well as in preparing tenders that comply with the regulations.
Through our work for both the public and private sector in the areas of RUC and ITS, we know the difficulties and the success factors of a RUC or ITS implementation as well as the commercial and technical operation of such systems. This experience is incorporated into the concepts based on the clear objectives of the client's policy.
Both for the preparation of tender specifications and for the design of a system, functional specifications are crucial for the success of the system's implementation. Solution-oriented performance specifications for a tender do not only lead to a small field of applicants, but also raise patent law issues. Hence, we offer functional specifications in all levels of detail for successful projects.
Systematic testing is one of the most essential success factors in the implementation of IT and telematics systems. Experience in the design of such systems, knowledge of the technical requirements and processes as well as in-depth knowledge in the field of test methodology, test specification and test execution make us an independent and competent partner for the public sector as well as for industry.
Often, project management is only perceived as mastery of the various project planning and control instruments. However, in our view, successful project management also requires a very good technical knowledge of the systems and operational processes as well as the ability to motivate and control multidisciplinary groups. Our project managers have proven this in many projects.
For more than 20 years Rapp consultants have been active in standardisation for various clients. Their work is highly appreciated by public members as well as industry members. Both broad and in-depth knowledge in the fields of RUC and ITS, allow us to efficiently support joint solutions.
We are active in the field of interoperability already since supporting and designing the interoperability of the first national toll projects (e.g. 2004 interoperability CH and AT). Both at European level, we are significantly involved in the success of EETS. We still work for Toll Chargers as well as for EETS Providers. This creates trust in the concepts and solutions we develop. We support the certification of EETS Providers and work on the design of GTP and remuneration systems, to name a few of our services.
Mobility
We support you in the development of strategies and concepts for the transformation to climate-neutral mobility and accompany you on the path of transformation and implementation.
New mobility is much more than transport. It is the possibility to fulfil our needs, which today mostly require moving from one part of town to another or travelling from the village to the city, often without travelling long distances. Through reduction, new mobility leads to a higher quality of life and a better attitude towards life.
The technically sound combination of classic transport knowledge, spatial planning, new forms of technology and evaluation methods enables us to find forward-looking solutions for the environment, the economy and society.
We offer you a helping hand in the development, implementation and support of new mobility forms and services. With our comprehensive as well as specialised knowledge in the areas of automation, networking and positioning, we further support you in the technical implementation, operational design or infrastructural planning.
The innovative solution of increasingly complex questions requires cooperation with experts in the differentiated fields. Together with our renowned partners from science and research, we develop a holistic understanding of the problem and a scope of solutions for questions in the field of mobility. Through multidisciplinary project management and a broad knowledge of mobility, society and technology, we combine the results from the various disciplines into an innovative overall result.
The views on the future of mobility span between a viewpoint oriented towards the common good and climate protection and a market-oriented viewpoint of the industry. We support cities and regions as well as clients from the private sector in the development of mobility strategies and concepts based on the current state of research and specific for the respective context. For this, we bring in our experience from research, in cooperation with municipalities, from the implementation and operation of IT and telematics systems and a large portion of creativity.
New forms of mobility range from automated and connected driving to home office and co-working space. We help cities and regions along the path from their mobility strategy and concepts, by defining the requirements, conducting procurement procedures, implementing and integrating new forms of mobility, to monitoring and adapting the operation of the different systems. Our experience in the field of RUC and ITS in combination with our profound knowledge in the field of mobility make us a successful partner.
Digitalisation in the form of smartphones, PCs and navigation systems has already become an essential part of our lives and our mobility. Thanks to the available data, we have the opportunity not only to make better forecasts in the area of traffic planning and design appropriate infrastructure and mobility services, but also to intervene in the traffic situation in a controlling way. Our expertise in transport, combined with our professional and technical knowledge in the field of IT and telematics implementation, makes us an ideal partner for traffic management projects.
