ISO 16499-1:2025
(Main)Sustainable mobility and transportation — Automated mobility using physical and digital infrastructure — Part 1: Service role architecture
Sustainable mobility and transportation — Automated mobility using physical and digital infrastructure — Part 1: Service role architecture
This document establishes a basic role model, as a common platform for smart city instantiation, of smart city automated mobility services. It provides a paradigm describing: a) a framework architecture for the provision of an automated mobility service; b) a description of the concept of operations, and the role models; c) a conceptual architecture between actors involved in the provision/receipt of automated mobility service applications; d) references for the key documents on which the architecture is based; e) a taxonomy of the organization of generic procedures. In-vehicle control system is not in the scope of this document. The scope of this document is limited to automated mobility services using physical and digital infrastructure.
Mobilité et transport durables — Mobilité automatisée utilisant des infrastructures physiques et numériques — Partie 1: Architecture des rôles de service
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International
Standard
ISO 16499-1
First edition
Sustainable mobility and
2025-09
transportation — Automated
mobility using physical and digital
infrastructure —
Part 1:
Service role architecture
Mobilité et transport durables — Mobilité automatisée utilisant
des infrastructures physiques et numériques —
Partie 1: Architecture des rôles de service
Reference number
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Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Abbreviated terms . 2
5 Automated mobility service classification and service evolution . 2
5.1 General .2
5.2 Service classification of automated mobility service.2
5.3 Service evolution of automated mobility service .2
6 Infrastructure support for AM service role and functional model . 3
7 Role and function model . 4
7.1 General .4
7.2 National variations .4
7.3 Basic role model architecture .4
7.3.1 General .4
7.3.2 Smart city sensor data . . .4
7.3.3 3D HD point cloud map .5
7.3.4 Digital infrastructure .5
7.3.5 Mobility supporting facility .5
7.3.6 Physical infrastructure .5
7.3.7 Automated mobility service provider .6
7.3.8 Communication.6
7.3.9 Mobility users .6
7.4 Application layer role and functional model for AM system .6
7.4.1 General .6
7.4.2 Role and functional model options .8
7.4.3 Certification of service providers .8
7.5 AM system service role and functional model .8
7.5.1 General .8
7.5.2 AM system service control centre .8
7.5.3 AM service user with nomadic device .9
7.5.4 AM transport provider .9
7.5.5 AM system service vehicle .9
7.5.6 AM system service mobility recorder .9
7.5.7 AM system service vehicle owner .9
7.5.8 AM system vehicle inspection/certification authority .9
7.5.9 First responders (Police/Fire fighters) .9
7.5.10 AM system service supporting infrastructure facilities (Physical and digital) .9
7.5.11 Regulator .10
7.5.12 Regional transport authority .10
7.5.13 SCMS (security credential management system) .10
7.5.14 Traffic management centre .10
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Foreword
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Introduction
The role of ISO/TC 268/SC 2 is to develop International Standards to create, implement, manage, operate
and maintain efficient sustainable mobility and transportation for smart city and communities. It does
this by utilizing International Standards which have already been developed by ISO/TC 22/TC 204/TC 269
and IEC/TC 9. The work of ISO/TC 268/SC 2 does not supersede, but rather complements, those existing
International Standards by filling in gaps,
Standardization of the service role and functional model is necessary for the introduction of the overall
automated mobility services to support land/water/air mobility users. Those users utilize automated
mobility services as a means of moving people, goods and services in smart cities and communities, including
urban and rural areas, on land (road and guided way), on water and in the air.
Several International Standards describe automated mobility services. However, none of these have
discussed overall service role and functional model.
This document describes common service role and functional model presentation. Future emerging business
use cases can refer this document as baseline document. This document does not hinder the development of
future business cases but assists them.
Systems such as autonomous metro systems are not included in this document.
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International Standard ISO 16499-1:2025(en)
Sustainable mobility and transportation — Automated
mobility using physical and digital infrastructure —
Part 1:
Service role architecture
1 Scope
This document establishes a basic role model, as a common platform for smart city instantiation, of smart
city automated mobility services. It provides a paradigm describing:
a) a framework architecture for the provision of an automated mobility service;
b) a description of the concept of operations, and the role models;
c) a conceptual architecture between actors involved in the provision/receipt of automated mobility
service applications;
d) references for the key documents on which the architecture is based;
e) a taxonomy of the organization of generic procedures.
In-vehicle control system is not in the scope of this document.
The scope of this document is limited to automated mobility services using physical and digital infrastructure.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes
requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references,
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO/TR 4445, Intelligent transport systems — Mobility integration — Role model of ITS service application in
smart cities
ISO 4448 (all parts), Intelligent transport systems — Public-area mobile robots (PMR
...
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