Smart Highway Market Size
| Study Period | 2019 - 2029 |
| Market Size (2024) | USD 55.80 Billion |
| Market Size (2029) | USD 137.98 Billion |
| CAGR (2024 - 2029) | 19.85 % |
| Fastest Growing Market | Asia Pacific |
| Largest Market | North America |
Major Players
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order |
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Smart Highway Market Analysis
The Smart Highway Market size is estimated at USD 55.80 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach USD 137.98 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 19.85% during the forecast period (2024-2029).
The growing investment in smart cities, along with benefits associated with smart technologies, such as traffic safety improvement and data-driven traffic control to reduce infrastructure damage, drives the growth of the smart highway market.
- With rapid urbanization, an increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions contributes to an expanding carbon footprint and forcing the adoption of clean and sustainable technology for intelligent transportation. For instance, according to the United States Environmental Protection Agency, Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from transportation account for about 28 percent of total United States greenhouse gas emissions.
- Smart transport management systems use digital sensors that can acquire and record data in a landslide, poor weather conditions, and traffic congestions. They can display forecasts and alerts on LED screens across the states and national highways.
- The market is driven by many factors, such as reducing the number of accidents occurring on highways, providing safe and efficient transportation systems, and reducing the transportation time on highways connecting the major cities of a country. All of these can be done by implementing smart technologies, which efficiently monitor traffic and help properly functioning highways while providing real-time information to the authorities.
- The Lack of infrastructural support in developing countries can significantly restrain the smart highway market. Implementing smart highways necessitates substantial investment in technology, sensors, communication networks, and a skilled workforce. Developing countries often face budget constraints, and governments may prioritize other essential sectors over advanced transportation infrastructure.
- The outbreak of COVID-19 significantly impacted the construction process of highway projects, particularly after the initial outbreak, due to supply chain disruptions as a result of lockdown-induced transportation restrictions. Additionally, the consequent reduction in traffic also impacted toll collection and other revenue streams from the highways. However, the pandemic also attracted attention to the benefits of smart technologies on highways, which is expected to support the growth of the studied market during the forecast period.
Smart Highway Market Trends
Smart Transport Management Systems Product Technology is Expected to Hold Significant Market Share
- Smart Transport management systems (STMS) play a vital role in the smart highway market, as they are a key technology that enables the integration of advanced transportation solutions to improve efficiency, safety, and sustainability. SMTS encompasses a range of products and technologies that facilitate real-time monitoring, control, and management of various elements within the transportation system.
- ITMS includes a network of sensors, cameras, and a traffic control system that monitors real-time traffic conditions. These systems collect traffic flow, density, and congestion data, enabling traffic operators to optimize traffic signal timing, manage lane control, and respond to incidents efficiently.
- ETC systems are an essential part of smart highways. They use various technologies like RFID, ANPR, DSRC, or GNSS to automate toll collection, reducing congestion and improving traffic flow at toll plazas. According to MLIT (Japan), As of the end of March 2022, the share of vehicles on Japanese expressways using ETC systems amounted to around 93.8 percent. Improved ETC 2.0 systems were installed in 28.1 percent of surveyed vehicles. Electronic Toll Collection systems serve to charge expressway users while bidirectionally communicating data via the cloud between the vehicle and the road infrastructure to improve traffic.
- Traffic Information and Navigation Systems (TINS) provide real-time traffic information to drive through variable message signs, mobile apps, or navigation devices. This helps drivers make informed decisions, avoid congested routes, and improve traffic distribution.
- Environmental Monitoring systems monitor air quality and other environmental parameters along highways to assess pollution levels and make data-driven decisions to reduce emissions and improve air quality.
North America is Expected to Hold Significant Market Share
- The North America Smart highway market was experiencing steady growth and advancements in intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and smart infrastructure. Government agencies in North America have been actively promoting adopting smart transportation solutions to address traffic congestion, reduce accidents, and enhance overall transportation efficiency.
- The region's strong technological infrastructure and high smartphone penetration have facilitated the implementation of ITS technologies, such as electronic toll collection systems, traffic management systems, and real-time traffic information.
- There has been a significant emphasis on deploying smart highway technologies to enhance road safety through incident detection, management systems, and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.
- The region has seen increasing interest in autonomous and connected vehicle technologies, which have the potential to revolutionize the transportation landscape and require smart highway infrastructure to support their deployment.
- North America is a global technological leader. Coupled with this strength, the increased spending on construction and road infrastructure will offer more opportunities for the region to expand. Also, the public construction spending on highway and street projects in the United States is very high. For instance, In October 2022, the United States Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced that it had released USD 59.9 billion in Fiscal Year 2023 apportionments for 12 formula programs to support investment in critical infrastructure, including roads, bridges, and tunnels, carbon emission reduction, and safety improvements utilizing funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Smart Highway Industry Overview
The smart highway market is highly fragmented, with the presence of major players like Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (Nokia Corporation), Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corporation, Indra Sistemas SA, and Infineon Technologies AG. Players in the market are adopting strategies such as partnerships and acquisitions to enhance their product offerings and gain sustainable competitive advantage.
In January 2023, Huawei's Seaport Corps formed a joint innovation body with Tianjin Port Group and other partners to overcome the challenges faced by the "smart green" port field. It aims to provide a "China solution" for constructing smart green ports worldwide. Huawei was good at providing information and communications technology (ICT) products and solutions. The company mainly contributed its 5G and cloud technology, road sensors, and mobile data center (MDC) for driverless cars to the smart port in Tianjin.
In June 2022 - Siemens AG acquired Brightly; the acquisition offers Siemens in center position to address the fast-growing software market for buildings and built infrastructure. With Brightly's innovative software solutions, Siemens aims to offer comprehensive and advanced tools that optimize building performance, energy efficiency, and occupant comfort.
Smart Highway Market Leaders
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (Nokia Corporation)
Cisco Systems Inc.
IBM Corporation
Indra Sistemas SA
Infineon Technologies AG
*Disclaimer: Major Players sorted in no particular order
Smart Highway Market News
- May 2023: A partnership between the public and private sectors was launched in Italy to transform the city of "Taormina" into a smart city. The project "Taormina Technological City System" is one of the experimental steps towards transforming the country with a smart approach. The project seeks to digitize everything in the city and manage it via a smart network of sensors, Such as the "Smart Roads 4.0" system, which connects vehicles to improve transport movement using various modern technologies.
- January 2023: China is expanding the smart highway network as part of new infrastructure construction. The 157-kilometer highway from Chengdu to Yibin is being called China's first "total factor" smart highway. There is a smart pillar every 800 meters, equipped with radar and cameras to collect road information. This allows drivers to be informed by phone or apps about traffic or accident problems ahead of them and to receive suggestions for alternative routes. The information can also be used to send police and other emergency vehicles to accident locations quickly.
Smart Highway Market Report - Table of Contents
1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Study Assumptions and Market Definition
1.2 Scope of the Study
2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
4. MARKET INSIGHTS
4.1 Market Overview
4.2 Industry Attractiveness - Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.2.1 Threat of New Entrants
4.2.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.2.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.2.4 Threat of Substitutes
4.2.5 Intensity of Competitive Rivalry
4.3 Industry Stakeholder Analysis
4.4 Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Industry
5. MARKET DYNAMICS
5.1 Market Drivers
5.1.1 Increasing Highway and Infrastructure Projects
5.1.2 Rising Need for Safe and Efficient Transportation
5.2 Market Challenges
5.2.1 Capital-intensive Projects
5.2.2 Lack of Infrastructural Support in Developing Countries
5.3 Market Opportunities
5.4 Key Recent Case Studies
5.5 Evolution of Smart Highway Technology
6. MARKET SEGMENTATION
6.1 By Product Technology
6.1.1 Smart Traffic Management Systems
6.1.2 Smart Transport Management Systems
6.1.3 Monitoring Systems
6.1.4 Services
6.2 By Geography
6.2.1 North America
6.2.2 Europe
6.2.3 Asia Pacific
6.2.4 Latin America
6.2.5 Middle East and Africa
7. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
7.1 Company Profiles
7.1.1 Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (Nokia Corporation)
7.1.2 Cisco Systems Inc.
7.1.3 IBM Corporation
7.1.4 Indra Sistemas SA
7.1.5 Infineon Technologies AG
7.1.6 Huawei Technlogies Co. Ltd.
7.1.7 Kapsch AG
7.1.8 LG CNS Co. Ltd (LG Electronics Inc.)
7.1.9 Schneider Electric SE
7.1.10 Siemens AG
7.1.11 Xerox Corporation
- *List Not Exhaustive
8. INVESTMENT ANALYSIS
9. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND FUTURE TRENDS
Smart Highway Industry Segmentation
Smart highways include sensors, smart computing technologies, and smart monitoring systems, all connected to a single monitoring unit. Therefore, solutions such as traffic management, communication, and transport management are gaining traction. In order to reduce the increasing traffic, traffic technology vendors are introducing advanced changes where highways are one of the attractive segments.
The smart highway market is segmented by product technology (smart transport management, smart traffic management, communication, monitoring systems, and services) and by geography (North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Latin America, Middle East, and Africa). The market sizes and forecasts are provided in terms of value in USD for all the above segments.
| By Product Technology | |
| Smart Traffic Management Systems | |
| Smart Transport Management Systems | |
| Monitoring Systems | |
| Services |
| By Geography | |
| North America | |
| Europe | |
| Asia Pacific | |
| Latin America | |
| Middle East and Africa |
Smart Highway Market Research FAQs
How big is the Smart Highway Market?
The Smart Highway Market size is expected to reach USD 55.80 billion in 2024 and grow at a CAGR of 19.85% to reach USD 137.98 billion by 2029.
What is the current Smart Highway Market size?
In 2024, the Smart Highway Market size is expected to reach USD 55.80 billion.
Who are the key players in Smart Highway Market?
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise (Nokia Corporation), Cisco Systems Inc., IBM Corporation, Indra Sistemas SA and Infineon Technologies AG are the major companies operating in the Smart Highway Market.
Which is the fastest growing region in Smart Highway Market?
Asia Pacific is estimated to grow at the highest CAGR over the forecast period (2024-2029).
Which region has the biggest share in Smart Highway Market?
In 2024, the North America accounts for the largest market share in Smart Highway Market.
What years does this Smart Highway Market cover, and what was the market size in 2023?
In 2023, the Smart Highway Market size was estimated at USD 46.56 billion. The report covers the Smart Highway Market historical market size for years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. The report also forecasts the Smart Highway Market size for years: 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, 2028 and 2029.
Smart Highway Industry Report
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