There is nowadays a growing interest in information systems to acommodate policy makers, traffic managers and drivers in order to make best use of the roads. Information will be needed in particular about actual and predicted traffic situations. The problem of the scarsity of the existing road network will make it necesssary to implement later in future guidance systems in order to meet the reliability demand of the traffic system. As a next step in in this sequence fully automated control systems where users have to ask for permission to enter the traffic system and where the user after permission can trust on a reliable system, are expected. Firstly, an overview is given of the interaction of smart vehicles and smart of smart vehicles and smart infrastructures. Secondly, the changing role of the partners who are involved at the implementation of the systems are outlined.
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