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INTERTRAFFIC: BMW and Monotch Paper Calls for C-ITS Structural Reset

BMW and Monotch released a joint whitepaper at Intertraffic Amsterdam urging a structural overhaul of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS). The authors argue that two decades of policy, standards and investment have yielded fragmented deployments because the prevailing "technology neutrality" model ties regulations to specific communication paradigms. They introduce "paradigm neutrality," an outcome‑first framework that selects the optimal mix of backend data exchange, sensor intelligence and direct communication to meet safety, efficiency and user‑experience goals. The paper positions this approach as a pragmatic blueprint for European policy and industry stakeholders.