FP6 IST Call 4 SO 2.4.12eSafety – Co-operative Systems for Road Transport

FP6 IST Call 4 SO 2.4.12eSafety – Co-operative Systems for Road Transport

European Commission - DG Information Society and MediaEuropean Commission - DG Information Society and MediaUnit C.5: ICT for Transport and the EnvironmentUnit C.5: ICT for Transport and the Environment

European Commission - DG Information Society and MediaEuropean Commission - DG Information Society and MediaUnit C.5: ICT for Transport and the EnvironmentUnit C.5: ICT for Transport and the Environment

European RTD programmes have successfully developed and

demonstrated ICT systems for Transport.

Their advantages• Efficiency and effectiveness• Safety and environmental

friendliness

Their mode of operation• autonomous or stand-alone

Their limitations

• in costs• in performance

Present situation

Co-operative Systems

Definition:Definition:

Road operators, infrastructure, vehicles, their drivers and other Road operators, infrastructure, vehicles, their drivers and other road users will cooperate to deliver the most efficient, safe, road users will cooperate to deliver the most efficient, safe, secure and comfortable journey.secure and comfortable journey.

The vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-infrastructure co-operative The vehicle-vehicle and vehicle-infrastructure co-operative systems will contribute to these objectives beyond the systems will contribute to these objectives beyond the improvements achievable with stand-alone systems.improvements achievable with stand-alone systems.

How to overcome these limitations?Use the

Concept of Co-operative Systems

Future Co-operative Systems

Their potential• better quality• higher reliability

of the information available on

• vehicles, their location and the road environment

Their mode of operation• Co-operative, i.e.

vehicles communicate with each other and with the infrastructure

Their opportunities• new, improved users services

Co-operative Systems will enhance the Co-operative Systems will enhance the support available to drivers and other road support available to drivers and other road users.users.They will provide forThey will provide for

• Greater transport efficiencyGreater transport efficiency• Making better use of the capacity of Making better use of the capacity of

the available infrastructurethe available infrastructure• Managing various demandsManaging various demands

• Increased safetyIncreased safety• Improving the quality and reliability of Improving the quality and reliability of

information used by advanced driver information used by advanced driver assistance systemsassistance systems

• Allowing the implementation of Allowing the implementation of advanced safety applicationsadvanced safety applications

IST Call 4: Objectives

IST Call 4 Focus – Advanced Concepts

Research proposals should focus on:Research proposals should focus on:

• Advanced communication concepts

• Open interoperable and scalable systems architectures

• Advanced sensor infrastructure

• Dependable software

• Robust positioning technologies

to be integrated into Co-operative to be integrated into Co-operative Systems delivering core functions forSystems delivering core functions for

• Road and vehicle safety

• Transport efficiency

Additionally, activities on:Additionally, activities on:

• Active safety systems

(if contributing to increase the performance of integrated safety systems)

might be considered for support.

IST Call 4: Focus - eSafety

Proposals in support of the eSafety Proposals in support of the eSafety initiative should focus oninitiative should focus on

• Accident causation data analysis

• Assessment of the potential impact and socio-economic costs and benefits up to 2020 of intelligent safety systems in Europe

• Actions to sustain the work of the eSafety Forum

IST Call 4 Focus – Support Actions

Specific support actions are foreseen Specific support actions are foreseen for:for:

• Supporting international co-operation

• Training of professionals and users

• Dissemination

• Improved participation of SMEs

eSafety – Co-operative Systems

Thank your for your attention

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