9. Conclusion and outlook

ITS-C is a vertical domain in the digital world of IoT and machine communications more generally. The first version of a set of standards and specifications for equipment and system interoperability has been drafted, defining the basic system - ITS-S - and its main components in all the layers (Access, Networks and Transport, Facilities, Station Management, Security) of a model common to the various international standards bodies. Validation and certification mechanisms have been set up, and in some cases are already operational, to validate the correct operation of equipment. International cooperation, bringing together public and private bodies in harmonization initiatives, has enabled the technology to be developed in a relatively short space of time, bringing it to a sufficient state of maturity thanks to large-scale pilot tests to enable initial deployment to the general public, even...