Transportation Digitalization in Indonesia: A Narrative Review of Intelligent Transportation Technologies for Sustainable Mobility
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Transportation Digitalization, Smart Transportation, Intelligent Transportation System, Sustainable TransportationAbstract
Transportation digitalization has emerged as a strategic solution for addressing contemporary mobility challenges, including traffic congestion, limited infrastructure capacity, road safety issues, high logistics costs, and the increasing demand for efficient, safe, and integrated transportation services. As digital technologies continue to evolve, transportation systems are increasingly transitioning from conventional operations toward data-driven and intelligent mobility ecosystems. This study aims to provide a narrative review of transportation digitalization in Indonesia by examining its conceptual foundations, enabling technologies, implementation across transportation modes, associated benefits, existing challenges, and future development opportunities. The review employed a narrative approach using secondary data collected from national and international journal articles, conference proceedings, academic books, government reports, and institutional publications. The findings indicate that transportation digitalization in Indonesia has progressed through the implementation of Electronic Traffic Law Enforcement (ETLE), e-toll systems, e-ticketing services, online transportation platforms, smart traffic management, digital railway services, smart airports, digital port management, and real-time monitoring systems. The transformation is supported by Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data Analytics, Digital Twin, and Mobility as a Service (MaaS). These technologies contribute to improved operational efficiency, enhanced safety, reduced congestion, better service quality, and support for sustainable and low-emission transportation. Nevertheless, challenges related to infrastructure disparities, interoperability, cybersecurity, regulatory readiness, and human resource capacity remain significant. Therefore, strengthening an integrated, secure, inclusive, and data-driven transportation ecosystem is essential to accelerate sustainable mobility and smart transportation development in Indonesia.
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