Applications of AI in Transportation Industry

This introductory article opens the section on "Applications of AI in Transportation Industry", giving a broad overview of the latest AI technologies in the transportation industry, with an additional focus on the developments enabling automated Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS). It presents future capabilities and opportunities for AI, together with covering state-of-the-art Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) trends, including advancements on the vehicle, infrastructure, and management level. Finally, the article outlines the two papers included in this section, highlighting concepts and challenges of using AI for automated, optimised, and individual passenger transport.