4.1. Transportation and logistics domain
Advanced cars, trains, buses as well as bicycles along
with roads and/or rails are becoming more instrumented
with sensors, actuators, and processing power. Roads
themselves and transported goods are also equipped with
tags and sensors that send important information to traffic
control sites and transportation vehicles to better route the
traffic, help in the management of the depots, provide the
tourist with appropriate transportation information, and
monitor the status of the transported goods. Below, the
main applications in the transportation and logistics domain
are described.
4.1.1. Logistics
Real-time information processing technology based on
RFID and NFC can realize real-time monitoring of almost
every link of the supply chain, ranging from commodity design,
raw material purchasing, production, transportation,