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Integrating cyber-physical systems with intelligent transportation: Challenges and opportunities

Title
Integrating cyber-physical systems with intelligent transportation: Challenges and opportunities
Creator
Alfred, Daksh; Kumar, Amit; Upreti, Shitiz; Nijhawan, Pratham; Ahmad, Faraz
Description
Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are revolutionizing the transportation sector, wherein physical processes are combined with computational systems to create efficient, reliable, and safe transportation solutions. This chapter discusses the ways in which CPS impact contemporary transportation development. The theoretical and practical aspects of CPS have been considered as they follow with the intelligent traffic management systems and driverless cars within this scope of work. The first half of the chapter is then applied to architectural design in CPS, discussing how elements of the physical worldinteraction with cars and roads, for exampleare coupled with cyber systems, such as cloud computing, IoT, and communication networks. Important technical breakthroughs in these areas highlight the key aspects that make real-time decision-making and optimization of systems possible: 5G, edge computing, and artificial intelligence. The chapter also reviews simulation-based techniques in analyzing vehicle behavior and traffic flow, which encompasses insights into how CPS might improve traffic safety and efficiency. Simulations can study very complex transportation scenarios like collision avoidance and control of traffic without the need for real data. The chapter discusses cybersecurity risks, legal issues, and the need for standardized infrastructure to support intelligent transportation systems. It also focuses on the challenges presented by laws and policies in the field of CPS. The interaction of drivers, passengers, and traffic operators with these devices further helps grasp the human factor as well as the experience of a CPS user. The final section of the chapter discusses future directions of CPS research and development, specifically regarding how blockchain technology and quantum computing might advance transportation networks. This chapter will, therefore, give the reader a holistic understanding of how CPS may change the face of transportation in the future by bringing its non-data-driven components to the fore. 2026 selection and editorial matter, Jossy George, Kamal Upreti, Ramesh Chandra Poonia, Ankit Gautam, and Danish Nadeem; individual chapters, the contributors.
Source
Cognitive Cloud Computing: Building Intelligent Systems for Tomorrow;pp.176-191
Date
01-01-2025
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Coverage
Alfred D., Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Delhi NCR, India; Kumar A., Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Delhi NCR, India; Upreti S., Manav Rachna International Institute of Research & Studies (MRIIRS), Haryana, Faridabad, India; Nijhawan P., T& A Consulting Global Pvt. Ltd, Gurgugram, India; Ahmad F., Department of Economics, CHRIST University, Delhi NCR, India
Rights
Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library
Relation
ISBN: 978-104054278-1; 978-103294165-3;
Format
online
Language
English
Type
Book chapter

Citation

Alfred, Daksh; Kumar, Amit; Upreti, Shitiz; Nijhawan, Pratham; Ahmad, Faraz, “Integrating cyber-physical systems with intelligent transportation: Challenges and opportunities,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed June 18, 2026, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/24409.

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