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AN ISSUE OF INTELLIGENT ROAD TRANSPORT IN
KAZAKHSTAN

Kairatolla K. Abishev∗, Ruslan B. Mukanov, Asylbek Zh. Kasenov,
Almagul N. Baltabekova

S.Toraighyrov Pavlodar State University, Pavlodar city, Republic of Kazakhstan
∗ corresponding author: kairatolla76@gmail.com

Abstract. The article reviewed the road transport sector of the Republic of Kazakhstan and found a
significant role in ensuring road transport of freight and passengers. Shown needs to improve the work
of transport-communication complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the basis of using the latest
information and communication technologies.

Described advantages of realization of several intellectual transport technologies. Presented modern
level of using satellite navigational systems on the automobiles, in addition written some automation
and informational aspects of controlling transport processes.

Also presented measures to solve technological rearmament problem of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Keywords: The Republic of Kazakhstan, automobile transport, Intelligent transport systems, dis-
patching system.

1. Introduction
The Republic of Kazakhstan is entering a new phase
in the reform of its economy, defining the purpose a
significant increase in the efficiency of the national
development system. Message from the President of
the Republic of Kazakhstan N.A. Nazarbayev to the
people has become a new strategic project on the path
of accelerated development of the national economy,
in close collaboration with the world of the global
economy.
Presenting in his Letter deeply thoughtful and

detail-calculated economic and social strategy for the
further successful movement of the people of Kaza-
khstan to the prosperity, peace and the achievement
of higher goals, the President gave her the name of
"Nurly Zhol – Path to the Future". This program
is intended to be the growth engine of the national
economy in the upcoming years to improve the welfare
and quality of life of every citizen in Kazakhstan.

According to the president, the most important area
for the development of Kazakhstan’s is the transport
and logistics infrastructure. Improving the transport
sector is more than urgent for Kazakhstan in condi-
tions when there is a problem of intensification of trade
and economic cooperation with Europe and East Asia.
The introduction of intelligent transport systems will
facilitate the organization of international transport,
cargo tracking, and reduce the time of delivery, pro-
vide high performance and security of transport and
logistics processes.

2. Main part
Transport plays the most important role in the Re-
public of Kazakhstan life. On one hand, it is a very
big territory (2725 thousand. km2), low density of

its population (an average of about 6 people / km2),
very big distances between sources of raw materials
and production resources. In this situation, trans-
port and communication complex provide not only
the economic but also the political integrity of the
country.

On the other hand, the geographical location in the
heart of the Eurasian continent, far from the main la-
bor and capital markets result in the inevitable growth
of the transport component in the export-import op-
erations.It consequently leads to a weak integration
into the global economic system. The geopolitical
location of Kazakhstan between the capacious and
dynamically developing markets of Europe, East and
South-East Asia provides a chance to compensate this,
by bringing transcontinental transit on the territory
of the country[1].

2.1. The road transport role in the
common transport complex of the
Republic of Kazakhstan

As we can see the world and now the domestic experi-
ence, road transport is maximally adapted to function
in today’s world.

Automobile transport is an inseparable and a very
important component of transport significant role in
transport and communication complex of the Repub-
lic of Kazakhstan. Among its most important, the
following characteristics can be outlined:
A. Popularity and wide availability,
B. High maneuverability and speed of passenger
transportation and goods delivery,
C. Possibility of door-to-door delivery without the
necessity of any additional interim operations with
goods,

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D. Providing of near to zero-option short-distance
service (delivery within the city and to the suburbs,
and also those in rural areas),
E. High degree of adaptation to different technologi-
cal processes – both in industry and service sector,
F. Relatively low capital capacity.
Given the conditions mentioned above, the automo-

bile transport is considered an inseparable component
of all modern transport technologies including the
integrated and multimodal transportation.
The goods transportation activity in the Republic

of Kazakhstan follow increasing trends in terms of
capacity of delivered goods. According to RoK statis-
tics Agency [2], 3 627,9 million tons of goods have
been shipped via transport networks of the Republic
of Kazakhstan from January to December in 2014,
which is 3.7% more than within the same period in
2013. The cargo turnover for the given period was
evaluated as equal to 487.4 billion t/km, 21293,00
billion pf passengers have been transported (which
is 6.5% more than during January-December 2013),
passenger turnover was 249,6 billion t/km (increase
per 6.8% compared to 2013).

According to the Agency data, the proportion of au-
tomobile transport in relation to both transportation
volumes and goods turnover has been increasing each
year. Currently, the automobile segment occupies
86,23% from total amount of delivered goods, 7,54%
belong to railway transport and 6.09% – to pipelines,
and 0.14% – to the other means of transport (air,
internal water transport) – see Figure1.

Figure 1. Distribution of total transportation vol-
umes among the means of transportation.

As shown by international and domestic experi-
ence, automobile transport is ultimately adapted to
be functioning in the conditions of market demand
and supply. It can be proved by the fact that trans-
port and communication complex was the primary
choice for realization of privatization[3].

2.2. Necessary improvement for
transport and communication
complex of the Republic of
Kazakhstan

At this level of social development, there is a need for
technological improvement of the transport process

caused by a number of additional factors. First of all,
the increased density of vehicular traffic as a result
of development of economic and cultural ties and the
accompanying increase in the process of trade flows
and mobility.

In these conditions, for this time the intensification
of all areas of human activity is becoming increasingly
important factor of time and therefore introduces
the task to improve traffic speed. Meanwhile, the
transport infrastructure capabilities tend to lag behind
the need to provide quality transportation in the face
of increased intensity and speed. This often leads to
the occurrence of accidents involving property damage,
injuries and deaths.
The traffic growth creates many problems for in-

stance, traffic control, associated with the need to
make responsible decisions in conditions of high traf-
fic density of vehicles that often becomes one of the
causes of accidents caused by human error. From
this perspective, the technological improvement of
the transport process is essential and urgent in or-
der to achieve goals for the society - improving the
safety of vehicles[4]. Thus, the introduction of modern
information and communication technologies in trans-
port significantly reduces the influence of the human
factor[5][6].

2.3. Intelligent transport systems in
the Republic of Kazakhstan

Intelligent transport systems – this is the system in-
tegration of modern information and communication
technology and automation with transport infrastruc-
ture, vehicles and users, focused on safety improvment
and efficiency of the transport process, comfort for
operators, drivers and transport users.
The introduction of intelligent technologies in the

transport sector of Kazakhstan made in the individual
modes of transport and aimed at solving corporate
problems.

Realization of certain intelligent transport technolo-
gies, and finally the formation of intelligent transport
systems both have social and economic objectives,
they are:
A. Traffic safety improvement and, as a consequence,

the reduction of social wastes in the transport sector
B. Reduction in transport costs in the economy and
other spheres of transport services,

C. Improvement of the environment and saving human
and material (f.e. energy) resources.
The strategic aim of the creation of intelligent sys-

tem of road transport is the creation in the city: Re-
publics of interconnected intelligent systems that con-
trol traffic of transport vehicles and special emergency
services, housing management.

The strategic goal can also determine the formation
of the republic competitive "road corridors", equipped
with priority ITS technologies: movement controlling
systems, traffic management systems that provide

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Figure 2. ANSDU work scheme, based on the satellite navigation.

driver information about road surface, traffic condi-
tions, the recommended routes of driving in the real
situations on the roads, the availability and location
road service areas, roadside services and other[5].

One of the main directions of development of trans-
port technologies in the passenger transport sector
of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the introduction
of computer-based navigation systems of dispatching
management. These systems use the location of ve-
hicles with the signals of global navigation systems
GPS and GLONASS.
Dispatching system based on satellite navigation

systems allow operational management of transporta-
tion, fixing transport work by the transmission and
processing of information about the location of ve-
hicles, access to that information for all interested
participants of the transport process. Schematic di-
agram of the operation of the automated dispatch
control navigation systems based on satellite naviga-
tion is shown in Figure2.

Installation of navigation systems on public passen-
ger transport are focused not so much on the move-
ment of the vehicle itself, but rather on comfort and
safety of passengers[7].

3. Conclusion
The need of the introduction of modern innovative
technologies in all parts of the economy is one of
the circumstances to improve its efficiency in the Re-
public of Kazakhstan. It is fully recognized by the

government at the highest level and has repeatedly
emphasized on public statements of the President of
Republic of Kazakhstan.

As for technological modernization of the transport
industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the following
tasks should be solved:
(1.) formation of a single information space,
(2.) training of qualified personnel to work in the new
technological environment,

(3.) the formation of regulatory and legal framework,
standardization and harmonization of requirements
for technical solutions in the field of information
support of transport activities.
Solving these problems is very important to improve

the operation of transport.

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	Acta Polytechnica CTU Proceedings 12:1–4, 2017
	1 Introduction
	2 Main part
	2.1 The road transport role in the common transport complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan
	2.2 Necessary improvement for transport and communication complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan
	2.3 Intelligent transport systems in the Republic of Kazakhstan

	3 Conclusion
	References