SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MESSAGES BELONGING TO A COOPERATIVE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEM

IT202400013480B1Active Publication Date: 2026-08-25FOND LINKS LEADING INNOVATION & KNOWLEDGE FOR SOC
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IT102024000013480
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IT · IT
Patent Type
Patents
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Filing Date
2024-06-12
Publication Date
2026-08-25
Estimated Expiration
2044-06-12

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Technical Problem

Existing vehicle communication systems lack standardized and precise information sharing capabilities for cooperative intelligent transport systems, as vehicles without On Board Units (OBUs) cannot effectively exchange accurate real-time data, and aftermarket OBUs are costly without widespread benefits.

Method used

A system and method that utilizes the infotainment system's Application Programming Interface (API) to retrieve real-time vehicle data from on-board sensors, enabling precise information sharing within a cooperative intelligent transport system without the need for OBUs.

Benefits of technology

Enables accurate and cost-effective information exchange for vehicular communication, enhancing road safety and efficiency by leveraging existing infotainment system capabilities.

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Description of the Industrial Invention entitled: “COMPUTER SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR THE ENHANCEMENT OF MESSAGES BELONGING TO A SYSTEM OF “INTELLIGENT COOPERATIVE TRANSPORT” on behalf of the LINKS Foundation - Leasing Innovation and Knowledge for Society, of nationality Italian, with registered office in via Pier Carlo Boggio 61, 10138 Turin (TO), with domicile of choice, for the purposes of this assignment, at the Agents Marco CAMOLESE (Registration No. 882BM), Giancarlo REPOSIO (Registration No. 1168BM), Corrado BORSANO (Registration No. 446 BM), Matteo BARONI (Registration No. 1064 BM), Mirco BIANCO (Registration No. 1639B) and Filippo FERRONI (Registration No. 530BM) c / o Metroconsult Srl, Via Sestriere 100, 10060 NONE (TO) Designated Inventors: - SHORT Daniele, - BONETTO Edoardo, - GAVILANES CASTILLO Guido Alejandro, - PRINCE Federico, - MINOTTI Matteo, - ROSSINI Francesco, Filed on: No.: DESCRIPTION The present invention relates to a system, a method and a computer program in the field of communications in the context of cooperative intelligent transport systems. More specifically, the present invention relates to a system, a method and a computer program for the enhancement of messages for vehicular communications within a network of intelligent transport systems. The growing volume of vehicles on the road brings numerous challenges to the transport sector, including reducing road accidents and road congestion. New solutions are being studied which aim to improve the efficiency and safety of the road transport, including cooperative intelligent transport systems (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems, C-ITS). Cooperative Intelligent Transport System (C-ITS) means a transport system in which cooperation between two or more ITS subsystems (personnel, vehicular, road, etc.) enable communication between vehicles, infrastructure and other road users for the purpose of improve the safety and efficiency of road transport by offering a level of service better than the same ITS service provided by only one of the said ITS subsystems. The cooperative intelligent transportation system covers a wide range of services information and cooperation through the existence of ITS subsystems which generally include Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication, Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication Infrastructure-to-Infrastructure (I2I) and communication between vehicles and pedestrians or cyclists (Vehicle-to-Everything, V2X). Applications in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) are based on the quantity of information made available by means of a communication protocol that allows the exchange of one or more messages between a plurality of road users. Both the protocol and the messages, in terms of message format and information contained in the message same, are defined by a technical committee of the European Institute for Standards in telecommunications (ETSI TC ITS). This protocol defines a plurality of standard technologies at the access level for the “Short Range” Communications as a Standard for Access in Vehicular Environments (IEEE 802.11p) or a cellular-based standard (LTE-V2X or C-V2X). In recent years, these standard access-level technologies have been joined by further non-standard technologies for “long-range” communications such as, for example, the use of a Uu interface of cellular communication networks based on 4G / 5G technology. This communication typology is defined as V2N (Vehicle-to-Network) since there is no direct communication between users as data is received and transmitted over the network. To date it has not yet been defined which of these technologies will be adopted, whether they will be prioritize "short range" communications, long range communications or whether they will be both implemented. This uncertainty is reflected in the decision of vehicle manufacturers not to equip their vehicles with vehicles with devices known as On Board Units (OBU) capable of enabling vehicular communications by implementing applications in the ITS field, at least with reference to the European market where these devices are not mandatory and are therefore present on the road only on a limited number of vehicle models equipped with said OBUs compared to the vehicle fleet in circulation. These OBU devices, being connected to a CAN-BUS network capable of allowing the communication between a plurality of electronic control units (Electronic Control Unit, ECU) of said vehicle, are able to retrieve a plurality of information in real time coming from one or more on-board devices installed on said vehicle. By way of example, such on-board devices include a satellite receiver, a radar, a position and / or speed sensor, and so on. Furthermore, this information is encoded differently from manufacturer to manufacturer. and therefore in order to be interpreted correctly by the OBU, a map is necessary decoding provided and / or implemented by the specific vehicle manufacturer. While it is possible to install OBU devices as an aftermarket solution as well, This option is rarely chosen because it would involve an expense for the owner of the vehicle without the latter obtaining substantial benefits in return given that a factor crucial is linked to the large-scale diffusion to allow the sharing of huge amounts amount of information. Since the above coding of the information transmitted by means of the above mentioned method is not standardized, the CAN-BUS network, an alternative to OBU devices is represented by a type interface OBD-II which is instead defined according to a standard. The standardization of this information allows, through the OBD-II interface, to obtain said information without the need for a decoding map. However, the information provided via the OBD-II interface is a limited subset of the information passing through the vehicle's CAN-BUS network and therefore not sufficient for the goals of a cooperative intelligent transport system. A further alternative to installing an OBU device is represented by the possibility of implementing the entire ITS protocol on a software application resident on a smartphone so that ITS applications enable an exchange of messages required by the standard including information relating to a vehicle such as speed and / or position. This solution is in itself fast and cheap and would allow to reach a large diffusion of vehicles connected to a vehicular communications system in the ITS context aim of sharing a plurality of information between road users. However, the accuracy of information about a vehicle, such as its position, obtained through the use of sensors on board a smartphone can be sufficient for uses such as navigation or traffic event notifications but completely insufficient in the field of road safety where the level of precision required for the information sharing is significantly greater than that achievable by the aforementioned sensors on board the smartphone. The aim of the present invention is therefore to provide a system, a method and a computer program capable of generating messages for exchanging information within a cooperative intelligent transport system capable of overcoming the highlighted drawbacks of the state of the art. In particular, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a system, a method and a computer program capable of generating a message comprising at least one information coming in real time from a hardware device installed on board a vehicle, so that it can be used within a transport system intelligent cooperative. A further object of the present invention is to provide a system, a method and a computer program that can be easily integrated on board a vehicle in such a way as to make said vehicle connectable to a cooperative intelligent transport system according to the ETSI ITS standard. Further advantageous features of the present invention are the subject of the attached claims which form an integral part of this description. In order to achieve the above-mentioned purposes, the subject of this invention of a system, method, and computer program for generating a message usable within a cooperative intelligent transport system having the characteristics of the attached claims, which form an integral part of this description. Further objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the detailed description that follows and the attached drawings, provided for explanatory purposes only and not limited to, where: - Fig. 1 shows a schematic representation of a main unit of a system of infotainment on board a vehicle connected to a smart device according to the known art; - Fig. 2 shows a schematic representation of a main unit of a system of infotainment on board a vehicle connected to a smart device according to the present invention; - Fig. 3 shows a schematic of how a real-time information request works. real between a smart device application and a system head unit of infotainment according to the present invention; - Fig. 4 shows an example diagram of an application according to this invention executing within an infotainment system according to the present invention invention. The references used here are for convenience only and therefore do not define the scope of protection or the extent of the embodiments. In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems include a set of vehicular technologies designed to integrate different devices in order to increase the existing interaction between said vehicle and a user so as to improve a driving experience for said user. Furthermore, one or more of said technologies can be designed according to a design oriented towards reducing the risks associated with its use, such as the risk of distraction from driving. Said infotainment system on board a vehicle, abbreviated simply as infotainment system and designed to allow a better driving experience, is a set of hardware and / or software components capable of exploiting interaction audio-visual provided by human-machine interface tools integrated on board the said vehicle. This infotainment system also includes a plurality of sensors and devices, such as for example a satellite receiver, configured to send a plurality of information towards called infotainment system. Said infotainment system according to at least one embodiment of the prior art includes at least one of: a multimedia playback system (e.g. DAB radio, Bluetooth music, streaming services, etc.), a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) (e.g. GPS for route optimization, voice-guided directions etc.), a system for connecting and accessing the Internet (for example, to allow a driver to check an email account or send messages, etc.). In Fig. 1 a schematic representation of a main unit 2 is shown, also known under the name of Automotive Head Unit, of an infotainment system 1 present on board a vehicle according to the prior art. The main unit 2 is a device, generally rectangular in shape and arranged in integrated or superimposed manner in a dashboard of said vehicle, comprising a plurality of resources designed to allow a user to interact with said infotainment system 1. This plurality of resources includes means of interaction such as, for example, at least one 3 screen and a plurality of touch-type keys configured to allow a user an interaction with said infotainment system 1 through an exchange of one or more input information to said main unit 2 (e.g. vocal, tactile, etc.), and one or more information output from said main unit 2 (for example of a vocal type, by displaying one or more pieces of information on said screen 3, etc.). Said means of interaction may also comprise a plurality of physical keys 4 as well they are capable of providing a plurality of input information to said unit main 2. This head unit 2 is often referred to as the infotainment system 1 overall. However, according to this description, the term “main unit 2” is meant to be reference to that device belonging to the said infotainment system 1 present in / on the vehicle dashboard, while the term infotainment system 1 refers to to the entire hardware and software ecosystem designed to enable human-vehicle interaction. This ecosystem includes a plurality of additional devices in addition to this unit main 2, including but not limited to a DAB radio, a satellite receiver, a navigation system, a vehicle diagnostic system, etc. The most popular infotainment systems 1 currently include a software program aimed at improving and simplifying the interaction between the user and the infotainment system 1, such as for example, through a simplified and / or intuitive graphical interface that allows the user to make choices and interact with a specific device on board the vehicle minimizing the risk of distraction while driving. The two main software programs used today as a user interface are represented by Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, released by Google and Apple respectively. Apple. Additional software programs present in some types of vehicles, other than Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, but having the same purpose of interaction between the user and the system infotainment 1, are compatible with the basic idea of ​​this patent. In certain areas, one or more applications are available that are configured to allow a smart device 10, such as a smartphone or tablet, to perform said one or more applications, according to a method known as “mirroring”, capable of establishing a connection with the main unit 2 for the purpose of using said means of interaction belonging to the said main unit 2. For example, the application running in mirroring mode is able to use the screen 3 of the head unit 2 to play its own user interface and receive in input a plurality of information representing the preferences of a user on the basis of a selection of one or more touch-type buttons present on the said user interface reproduced on said screen 3 so that it is possible to use said application directly from the main unit 2. Examples of such applications are for example messaging applications, calling applications, navigation, etc. According to further application contexts it is possible to display information coming from an infotainment system 1 directly on a screen of said smart device 10 wherein said intelligent device 10 is considered a satellite device (also known as “companion device”) for the said infotainment system 1. By way of example, these information may relate to events external to the vehicle such as traffic conditions or information relating to systems present on board the vehicle such as, for example, a system multimedia for entertainment. Run an application in mirroring mode or companion device mode of the infotainment system 1 is possible when at least two operations are performed. A first operation involves establishing a connection 5 between the said smart device 10 and the main unit 2. This connection 5 can be achieved either physically using a cable, for example a USB or USB-C cable, which wirelessly, for example via a connection Bluetooth and / or Wi-Fi. When the said connection 5 is established, a second operation involves performing a application inside the main unit 2. This application, when running, is configured to establish a connection between said application and said main unit 2, in particular said connection is designed to generate a data exchange network that allows the sharing one or more resources of the infotainment system 1 with said application, such as for example, such means of interaction. In Fig. 2 a schematic representation of a main unit 2 of a system is shown. of infotainment 1 on board a vehicle according to the present invention. Similarly to what was described for the main unit 2 in Fig. 1, also in this case the main unit 2 comprises means of interaction, where said main unit 2 is connectable to an intelligent device 10 via a connection 5, whether physical or wireless, which allows said intelligent device 10 to exploit said means of interaction, for example for operation in mirroring mode or companion mode. In addition, according to the present invention, the interaction between the smart device 10 and the main unit 2 goes beyond a passive sharing of resources so that said intelligent device 10 is able to request, when necessary, information in real time real to the infotainment system 1 relating to said vehicle and which in the prior art are generally recovered by means of an OBU. The idea behind this invention is therefore that of exploiting one or more resources belonging to said infotainment system 1 a board any vehicle not equipped with said OBU for the purpose of recovering at least one piece of information with a sufficient level of precision to be able to be used in the valorization of a message that can be transmitted within a network within the scope of of a cooperative intelligent transport system, in particular for communications vehicular. The retrieval of at least one piece of information in real time is possible for those vehicles equipped with a modern infotainment system 1 includes at least one interface software, (called Application Programming Interface, API) and hereinafter referred to only as API, configured to allow devices external to said infotainment system 1 to have access to information relating to a vehicle's status. Said one or more APIs represent a piece of software code, or software library, included within one of the software programs (depending on the manufacturer's choice It can be Android Auto and Apple CarPlay or others) used as user interface employed for human-vehicle interaction with one or more devices installed on board the vehicle and managed via the infotainment system 1. This main unit 2 therefore, when the software program used as an interface user also includes the said software library, it performs a further interface task between the external device 10 and the devices installed on board the vehicle managed via the system infotainment 1 and from which it is possible to extract one or more pieces of information relating to the state of said vehicle. In particular, one or more APIs allow an external device, such as a smartphone, to request via an API request sent to the head unit 2, to obtain one or more pieces of information normally accessible only from integrated devices with the said infotainment system 1, for example by the OBU. This information accessible within the infotainment system 1 includes, but is not limited to, by way of example, information from one or more hardware devices, installed at on board said vehicle, such as the position, speed or acceleration of said vehicle. An example of such hardware devices include a plurality of sensors capable of detect dynamic information for said vehicle (e.g. speed or acceleration), GNSS receivers capable of detecting information on positions, speed, orientation, cameras, radar, remote sensing devices (LiDAR) and so on. This approach, unlike the applications belonging to the prior art, exploits the data coming from one or more devices installed on board the vehicle, for example a sensor, which have a higher level of precision due to greater availability of data used according to a data fusion process. Data fusion process means a process of integrating said data coming from a plurality of different data sources in such a way as to produce information more accurate and consistent than the same information provided by a single source of data. An example of application of this data fusion process is the one related to to obtain information on the position of a vehicle. According to this process, the position can be determined, for example, by merging information from a satellite receiver and a plurality of inertial sensors. According to the present invention, an application 11 implementing the entire ITS protocol and resident on said smart device 10, when running, is configured to establish a connection to said main unit 2. This connection is configured in such a way as to generate a data exchange network between said application 11 and said main unit 2, wherein within said data exchange network one or More resources belonging to the infotainment system 1 can be shared with the said application 11. An example of a shared resource is screen 3 of the main unit 2, belonging to the means of interaction, in which the running application 11 can reproduce the own layout. Furthermore, the said application 11 implementing the entire ITS protocol is configured to make one or more real-time requests to said software library comprising one or more API, present within the software program for managing the human interface vehicle, in order to retrieve at least one piece of information with sufficient precision necessary for the valorization of an ITS message usable within a network intelligent transport systems. Generally, each API allows you to obtain a type of information in real time coming from a specific hardware device installed on board said vehicle such as for example an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a speed sensor and so on. However, this does not exclude the presence of complex APIs that provide information on the basis of a plurality of information coming from a corresponding plurality of hardware devices installed on board the vehicle. When said application 11 makes an API request, it will direct that request to the main unit 2, and specifically towards a particular API belonging to said library software comprising said plurality of APIs. It will subsequently be called main unit 2, and in particular the queried API, to retrieve the information requested by the application 11, in turn going to interrogate the relevant on-board device of the vehicle used for provide this information. Fig. 3 shows an example of the operation of a request for real-time information between a smart device 10, and in particular via the application 11, and the main unit 2 according to the present invention. The three rectangles in Fig. 3 represent, for a single timeline, the actions performed by the smart device 10, from the head unit 2 and from the infotainment system 1, in particularly when an API request is made or when a response is generated as a result of a previously received API request. In order for these API requests to reach the main unit 2, you need to First of all, both the Smart 10 device and the infotainment system must be turned on 1 and subsequently a connection 5 is established between the smart device 10 and the main unit 2. Furthermore, it is essential that once the connection 5 is established, it is also established a connection between the application 11 and the main unit 2. The switching on of the smart device 10 and the infotainment system 1 is represented in Fig. 3 respectively by reference numbers 100a and 100b. Preferably, the ignition of the infotainment system 1 includes at least one initialization operation 100c of the main unit 2 and its user interface. Instead, switching on the intelligent device 10 comprises at least one operation of initialization of the software components that can be used to establish a connection with the main unit 2. An example of software component initialization operation to establish a connection with the main unit 2 concerns the activation of the possible technologies for connection with the said head unit 2 such as Bluetooth technology and WiFi technology. Once the initializations are complete, you can proceed with creating connection 5 between the smart device 10 and the main unit 2. This connection 5 can be achieved in in a completely analogous way to connecting a device in mirroring or companion mode 5 device, i.e. by using a cable (e.g. USB, USB-C, etc.), wirelessly (e.g. Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, etc.) or other types of physical or wireless connection aimed at establishing a connection 5 between said intelligent device 10 and said main unit 2. When said connection 5 is established, the intelligent device 10 sends 105a a connection request to the main unit 2. This head unit 2 in turn sends 106a to the infotainment system 1 a initialization request for said connection 5 in a similar manner to a request for initialization of known state-of-the-art applications. Preferably, to initialize once completed, the infotainment system 1 sends 106b an information message regarding the outcome of said initialization towards the main unit 2 which in turn will propagate said message by sending 105b a message to the smart device 10. Depending on the logic implemented within the infotainment system 1 it is possible define a status information of said connection, for example, by means of a feedback codified or, alternatively, through an absence of any type of feedback which, always according to the aforementioned logics, it could have the meaning of a connection that occurred with the outcome positive rather than an absence of connection. According to further implementation logics of the infotainment system 1, the request for initialization originates from the said infotainment system 1 when, for example, it is detected that a smart device 10 is physically connected to the head unit 2. When the execution of said initialization operations ends with the success of a connection 5 established, a software application 11 configured to handle messages belonging to a cooperative intelligent transport system present in said device intelligent 10 can be performed 107 so that said application 11 is able to connect, in a completely analogous way to known state-of-the-art executable applications according to the mirroring mode, to said main unit 2 in order to generate a network of data exchange between said application 11 and said main unit 2 and wherein said exchange network data allows a sharing of one or more resources between said infotainment system 1 and said application 11. Preferably, when connection is established one or more resources of the main unit 2, such as for example the screen 3 or the touch or physical buttons 4 can be shared at the same time purpose of receiving one or more tactile and / or vocal commands from a user and producing one or more visual and / or audio information for that user. This sharing allows said application 11 to use the screen 3 of said unit main 2 in order to project its own application layout. Furthermore, in accordance with the present invention, said application 11 is configured to send 108a one or more API requests to the main unit 2, in particular to the software library comprising the plurality of APIs capable of being queried by a device external to the system of infotainment 1. In this context the main unit 2 takes on the role of interface between the said application 11 and the infotainment system 1 thanks to which the said application 11 is allowed to receive at least real-time information with sufficient precision to be used within a message to implement vehicular communication within a cooperative intelligent transport system from one or more hardware devices installed on board the said vehicle, which is otherwise not obtainable. The main unit 2, having received an API request 108a, forwards said request to the system of infotainment 1 by sending 109a a data reading request from a device on board the said vehicle designed to provide the said information corresponding to the information requested using API request 108a. The infotainment system 1, in response to the data read request 109a, sends 109b to the main unit 2 a message comprising said real-time information obtained from the relevant device installed on board the vehicle. Examples of information obtainable in real time from one or more devices on board the vehicle include: velocity, position, acceleration and direction. Examples of devices installed on board the vehicle capable of providing real-time information real include: GNSS receivers, radars, cameras, remote sensing devices, sensors inertial sensors, ultrasonic sensors, speed sensors, position sensors, acceleration sensors, and so on. The said message including the said information obtained in real time is subsequently propagated to the application 11 that requested it by sending 108b of a response message such that the information, once received, can be inserted within a 110 message to implement a communication to be transported within a cooperative and communicable intelligent transport system within a network 20, illustrated in Fig. 2, of said intelligent transport system cooperative. According to a further embodiment, for certain types of information, such as the position of a moving vehicle where it is not sufficient to obtain a single information even if determined in real time, the main unit 2 is configured to send 108c continuous response messages. A continuous type response message, when the software program for the On-board human-vehicle interface management includes a software library implementing one or more APIs according to this type of information sending, allows to the application by sending a single API request addressed to the unit 108a main 2 to receive 108c a plurality of response messages comprising a value updated with the said information determined in real time according to a frequency compatible with a generation of 110 messages suitable for vehicular communication within a cooperative intelligent transportation system. Similarly to what was previously described, the reception 108c of a plurality of Continuous response messages from application 11 occurs as propagation of said message by the main unit 2 in response to a sending 109c of a message continuous response including an updated value of the said information in real time generated by the infotainment system 1 and directed to the said head unit 2. Fig. 4 shows an example scheme of an application according to this invention when running within an infotainment system according to this invention, said application 11 comprising three main modules 11a,11b,11c and a service module 11d configured to coordinate a plurality of operations to and from said three main modules 11a,11b,11c. A first interface module 11a is configured to generate at least one map interactive comprising at least one piece of information received in real time from a network of intelligent transport systems. This interactive map allows a user to view, for example, other users belonging to the same network or road events. When said application 11 is connected to the infotainment system head unit 2 1 of a vehicle, said interactive map can be reproduced on the screen 3 of said unit main 2. A second automotive module 11b is configured to connect said application 11 to the head unit 2 of the infotainment system 1 so as to generate a network of data exchange between said application 11 and the head unit 2 of the infotainment system 1, in where said data exchange network allows sharing of one or more resources between said system of infotainment 1 and said computer program 11. Said automotive module 11b is further configured to send 108a one or more API requests to the main unit 2 and receive 108b one or more real-time information relating to data vehicular (e.g. position, speed, direction, etc.) coming from one or more devices hardware installed on board the vehicle. A third logic module 11c is configured to generate and send a message, via a connection present in the smart device 10 (for example a 4G or 5G connection) to a cooperative intelligent transport system network 20, a to which the different ITS actors are connected (e.g. another vehicle or a person), starting from one or more real-time information received from the automotive module 11b. The present invention allows to overcome the highlighted problems of the known art, not solvable by known solutions. In particular, an application configured for making a plurality of API requests to an infotainment system 1 allows you to obtain a plurality of real-time information coming from one or more hardware devices installed on board a vehicle. The availability of this information allows the generation of messages 110 designed to implement vehicular communication within a system of cooperative intelligent transport thanks to the level of precision possessed by these information. Furthermore, this solution allows to simplify the connection of a vehicle to a 20 cooperative intelligent transport system network since no need for any installation of OBU devices. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described but is subject to various modifications, improvements, replacements of equivalent parts and elements without however moving away from the idea of ​​the invention, as is better specified in the following

Claims

CLAIMS 1. System for generating a message (110) suitable for implementing a vehicular communication within a cooperative intelligent transport system, said system comprising: - an infotainment system (1) of a vehicle comprising a head unit (2); - an intelligent device (10) comprising a software application (11) for managing messages suitable for implementing a vehicular communication within a cooperative intelligent transport system, wherein said intelligent device (10) is connectable to said head unit (2) by means of a wired or wireless connection (5) so that, once the connection is established, said application (11) when running is configured to establish a connection with said head unit (2) so as to generate a data exchange network,said data exchange network being capable of enabling a sharing of one or more resources between said infotainment system (1) and said application (11) of said intelligent device (10), characterised in that said application (11) is further configured to generate a message (110) capable of implementing a vehicular communication within a cooperative intelligent transport system transmittable to a network (20) of said intelligent transport system, wherein said message (110) comprises at least one piece of real-time information coming from at least one hardware device installed on board said vehicle., 2. System according to claim 1, wherein said at least one real-time information coming from at least one hardware device installed on board said vehicle is provided by said head unit (2) in response to at least one API request made by said application (11).

3. System according to claims 1 and 2, wherein said real-time information is determined by a process of fusion of real-time information coming from a plurality of hardware devices installed on board said vehicle.

4. System according to claim 3, wherein said process of fusing said real-time information is performed by the infotainment system (1) or by the application (11).

5. System according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said at least one -IMB041device on board said vehicle comprises one of: GNSS receiver, radar, remote sensing device, camera, inertial sensor, ultrasonic sensor, speed sensor, position sensor, acceleration sensor.

6. System according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the at least one real-time information coming from at least one hardware device installed on board said vehicle comprises one of: speed, position, orientation, acceleration, direction of said vehicle; position, direction, speed of an object in proximity to said vehicle.

7. System according to one or more of the preceding claims, wherein said application (11) is configured to periodically receive, according to a frequency compatible with a maximum permissible delay for the generation of vehicular communication messages (110) within a cooperative intelligent transport system, an updated value of the at least one real-time information coming from at least one hardware device installed on board said vehicle is received.

8. Method for generating a message (110) suitable for implementing a vehicular communication within a cooperative intelligent transport system when a wired or wireless connection is established between an intelligent device (10), comprising an application (11) for managing said message (110), and a head unit (2) of an infotainment system (1) on board a vehicle, and said running application (11) is configured to establish a connection with said head unit (2) suitable for generating a data exchange network between said application (11) and said head unit (2) in order to allow a sharing of one or more resources between said infotainment system (1) and said application (11),said method comprising the steps of: sending (108a) from said application (11) an API request addressed to said head unit (2) in order to obtain at least one piece of real-time information detected by a device on board said vehicle; receiving (108b) from said head unit (2) a response message comprising said at least one piece of real-time information; generating (110) from said intelligent device (10) a message belonging to said cooperative intelligent transport system comprising said at least one piece of real-time information and transmittable to a network (20) of intelligent transport systems. -IMB041-, 9. Method according to claim 8, wherein the step of receiving (108b) is preceded by the steps of: sending (109a) a data read request from said head unit (2) towards the infotainment system (1); sending (109b), in response to said data read request, a message comprising said real-time information obtained from the relevant on-board device of the vehicle from said infotainment system (1) towards the head unit (2).

10. Method according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the generation of a plurality of messages (110) subsequent to the first one comprises the steps of: sending (109c) a continuous response message comprising an updated value of said real-time information obtained from the relevant on-board device of the vehicle from said infotainment system (1) towards the head unit (2); receiving (108c) on said application (11) a response message from said head unit (2) comprising an updated value of said at least one real-time information; generating (110) from said intelligent device (10) a message belonging to said cooperative intelligent transport system comprising said at least one updated value of said real-time information and transmittable with a maximum permissible delay by a network (20) of intelligent transport systems.

11. Computer program comprising a plurality of portions of software code capable of generating a message (110) belonging to a cooperative intelligent transport system transmittable to a network (20) of intelligent transport systems wherein said message (110) comprises at least one piece of information received in real time from a hardware device installed on board a vehicle, said computer program comprising: - an interface module (Ila) capable of generating at least one interactive map comprising at least one piece of information received in real time from said network (20) of intelligent transport systems;- an automotive module (11b) adapted to establish a connection between said computer program and a head unit (2) of an infotainment system (1) in such a way as to generate a data exchange network between said computer program and said head unit (2), wherein said data exchange network allows a sharing of one or more resources between said infotainment system (1) and said computer program -IMB041, said automotive module (11b) being further configured to send (108a) one or more API requests to the head unit (2) and receive (108b) from said head unit (2) one or more real-time information relating to vehicular data coming from one or more hardware devices installed on board the vehicle; - a logic module (11b) configured to generate and transmit said message (110) belonging to said cooperative intelligent transport system comprising said at least one piece of information received in real time from the automotive module (11b).; 12. Computer program according to claim 11, wherein said program further comprises a service module (1 Id) capable of coordinating a plurality of operations coming from outside said computer program and addressed to one or more of said modules (11 a, 1 lb, 11 c) and / or a plurality of operations generated by said modules (1 la, 1 lb, 1 le) and addressed outside said computer program.