(1) Research and Application of Basic Theory of Intelligent Coordination of Transportation Network and Self-organization Application
It studies the micro-features of travel and transport behavior and macro-features of traffic transportation to seek for the form and changing trend of modern traffic transportation network under the influence of information and to find out the stable and mutational conditions of traffic transportation, which will offer partial theoretical supports for the development of intelligent transport systems technology.
 Morphological investigation of transportation network on the basis of information under the environment of WAN;
 Traffic monitoring and inductive approach based on traffic transportation system intelligent coordination theory;
 Traffic transportation system simulation, assessment method and experimental system.
(2) Traffic Objects Information Collection, Identification and Processing Technique
Research and develop a new generation technology of traffic objectives identification, information data collection, data fusion, service and interoperation service, which covers the key technique and equipment of traffic objectives identification and information collection, key technique of complex dynamic traffic data fusion, extraction and calculation and dynamic traffic information share and integration service system.
 Push-in type traffic objective information collection and identification technique and equipment;
 Tracing and identification technique of carried cargo under complex operating condition;
 Extraction and calculation technique of complex traffic information.
(3) Transport Safety Warning and Guarantee Technology
It studies and researches the early warning technology of monitoring and hazards of people, vehicles, roads and environment in the operation state, which offers ITS-based security solution to transportation industry.
 warning technology of transport safety monitoring;
 warning technology of traffic infrastructure and disaster monitoring;
 Intelligent road safety system based on traffic and road cooperation.
(4) Dedicated Short Range Communication and Electronic Toll Collection
It studies the application fundamental research of dedicated short range communication (DSRC) and develops the key technology of on-line electronic toll collection system based on DSRC and the application technology of DSRC for traffic security and transport administration. In view of technical development in coming 5-10 years and the practical application in China, it will conduct the research of key technology and the development of key equipment of electronic toll collection based on satellite positioning and wireless access in the application of on-line charge collection in China.
 Dedicated short range communication and integration information service technology;
 Electronic toll collection technology and equipment of free flow of single lane and multi-lane;
 Virtual toll collection and transportation administration system based on GNSS/CN.