Gard Ueland (Gard Ueland), president of the European industrial consortium «Galileo Services», speaking Wednesday at the Munich Satellite Navigation Summit, asked rhetorically: "Can Europe to increase its market share with GNSS indicative target of 20% to the usual Market high-tech index at 33%? ... Read more
Siemens IT Solutions and Services is the company responsible for technology infrastructure and project management led by the regulatory agency of the European Union for the pharmaceutical industry - EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), which provides encryption and identification of drugs. ... Read more
The European Commission is trying to persuade Britain to enforce a system that would save an estimated 2,500 lives each year across the continent by enabling cars to report their own crashes. ... Read more
Strengthened passenger rights for travel by bus are an important item on the agenda when the Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) meets on 17–18 December. At the meeting on 17 December, transport issues are on the agenda, while on 18 December the ministers will discuss telecommunications. The Council is chaired by Swedish Minister for Communications Åsa Torstensson. ... Read more
The European Green Cars Initiative is one of the three Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) included in the European Commission's recovery package. The budget for this initiative is expected to be $7.5 billion (€5 B) to boost to the automotive industry in a time of economic hardship, and support the development of new, sustainable forms of road transport. Of this financial envelope, $6 (€4) billion will be made available through loans by the European Investment Bank (EIB), and $1.5 (€1) billion through support to research, with equal contribution from the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (FP7) and from the private sector. ... Read more
The Galileo Information Centre, supervised by the GSA invites you to participate to the Galileo Networking Meeting for Industry to foster the International Cooperation of the Galileo Programme. Private and Public sector, research organizations and governments’ representatives, with the need to be informed on the collaborative opportunities and get involved into the Galileo Adventure, are welcome. ... Read more
The European Commission today stepped up legal action against Italy because Italian emergency services still do not receive information about the location of people who dial 112 – Europe’s single emergency number – from mobile phones despite a previous judgement of the European Court of Justice. ... Read more
A new EU project SARTRE is being launched to develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. This technology has the potential to improve traffic flow and journey times, offer greater comfort to drivers, reduce accidents, and improve fuel consumption and hence lower CO2 emissions. ... Read more
A Spanish physicist wins the prize for best application for the Galileo system. Only one of 300 projects from 30 countries attending the sixth edition of the competition for satellite navigation systems, Galileo Masters could take first prize. And the winner was the Spanish osmógrafo physicist Joseph Caro. The device uses geolocation technology to rescue people with dogs. ... Read more
Paris, Nov. 2 (EFE) .- A 760 km from Earth's surface the Franco-Spanish SMOS satellite will help the European Space Agency (ESA) to better understand the transformations of the Blue Planet. ... Read more
A new EU project SARTRE is being launched to develop and test technology for vehicles that can drive themselves in long road trains on motorways. This technology has the potential to improve traffic flow and journey times, offer greater comfort to drivers, reduce accidents, and improve fuel consumption and hence lower CO2 emissions. ... Read more
The path has been cleared for a new generation of mobile services in Europe with the publication in the EU’s Official Journal of new measures that allow 3G phones to use GSM frequencies. ... Read more
Road safety is high on the EU agenda and researchers are rising to the challenge of developing innovative in-vehicle technologies for industry and consumers. The euroFOT ('European field operational test on active safety functions in vehicles') project, supported under the 'Information and Communication Technologies' (ICT) Thematic area of the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) with funding totalling almost EUR 14 million, is working to identify and coordinate in-field testing of new intelligent vehicle systems for better quality of European road traffic. ... Read more
Regulatory moves in Europe are helping to promote the mass adoption of M2M technologies and their applications. Their focus is on applications rather than the M2M technology behind them – applications that will help save lives on the road, reduce costs, boost business, provide new functionality and so on. Before such schemes can be applied Europe-wide however, technical issues need to be addressed particularly in standardisation and integration. ... Read more
Supported by the European Commission the project was officially launched on 25 September at the ITS World Congress in Stockholm, Sweden. Coordinated by ERTICO – ITS Europe, the project brings together various stakeholders who decided to join their forces under the Viajeo umbrella for a period of 36 months. They will design, demonstrate and implement an open platform to collect and process data for transport planning and travel information in cities in Europe, China and Brazil. ... Read more
EU transport ministers agree on the future challenges identified by the European Commission, but stress the need to take into account the impact of the current economic crisis on the sector and make passengers pay more for using infrastructure.
"The key problem is really resources," said Transport Commissioner Antonio Tajani, addressing EU ministers on Friday (9 October).
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union today launched a free satellite navigation system to help pilots, drivers and blind improving accuracy of GPS-American about two meters.The EGNOS system will use three satellites and 34 ground stations to tighten further the horizontal accuracy of GPS, which currently is seven feet, and improve vertical accuracy to help the pilots during landings. ... Read more
On September 9, 2009, the call system eCall emergency board has received the support Total (Total is the quality of what is complete, without exception. From an accounting standpoint, the total is ... ) of the European mobile telephony. Representatives of the GSM Association have confirmed their commitment to this technology (The word technology has two meanings in fact:) civil protection in signing the Memorandum of Agreement of the EU to implement eCall in Europe. eCall automatically dials the number 112 to call the single European emergency, when a car (a car, or car, is a land vehicle is propelled itself with a motor. This vehicle is .. .) has a serious accident and shall place the emergency department nearest even if passengers do not know or can not say where they are. ... Read more
As Germany works to modernise its road network, transport minister Wolfgang Tiefensee explains the benefits of transport technologies, but says they are not the only solution. ... Read more
(04/09/2009) Good news for Europe's drivers, and for Europe's 230 million cars! Europe's mobile phone industry will sign the eCall Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), giving its full backing to eCall. Europe's in-car automatic emergency call system has life-saving potential as it automatically dials 112, Europe's single emergency number, when a car has a serious accident and sends its location to the nearest emergency service – even when the passengers do not know or cannot say where they are. ... Read more
Today, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted an opinion on the European Commission''s proposed deployment plan for intelligent transport systems (ITS) in Europe that was adopted in December 2008 to accelerate and coordinate their deployment in road transport and their connection with other modes of transport (*). The deployment of ITS has considerable privacy implications, for instance because these systems make it possible to track a vehicle and to collect a wide variety of data relating to European road users'' driving habits. ... Read more
How to make roads safer? The partners working on the SAFESPOT project believe that the combination of data from sensors along the road in trucks and automobiles, will significantly reduce accidents and help to understand how to prevent, for example, situations that put lives in danger on icy roads. Drivers receive alerts and tips, for road signs or directly on the dashboard, and have the time to protect themselves. ... Read more
Malta is one of the 6 countries that has reported to the European Commission that it is not financially ready to commit to a new car safety system which could save 2,500 lives a year across Europe. ... Read more
With the formation of the new European Parliament after June’s elections, preparations for the change in the European Commission College and an expected referendum on the Lisbon Treaty in Ireland in the autumn, Sweden has a difficult tenure ahead as the next EU Presidency holder. Despite these formidable changes in the EU political landscape looming ahead, the country is probably best placed to lead the EU towards putting road safety at the core of the EU transport policies during its term. ... Read more
The European Union has decided to drop a plan to tax cell phones because of their increasing multi-functionality. Manufacturers lobbied against the new plan because it would raise the barrier for devices already hurting in the economic slowdown. ... Read more
At the car2x conference in Ulm, the leading automotive supplier Continental presented its view on eCall and how it is investigating new business models that could help lower implementation costs and accelerate the time-to-market of eCall systems across Europe. eCall is an electronic emergency call that is activated for example when airbags are activated during an accident. ... Read more
The Galileo project, whose goal is to provide Europe with a satellite navigation system to not depend on GPS, has been badly managed, according to the Court of Auditors of the European Union (EU), which emphasizes the backlog and the additional costs of the initiative. ... Read more
The EU has to act quickly to cut road deaths by more than 30 per cent by the end of next year, having pledged to halve the number of deaths between 2001 and 2010. ... Read more
Countries including the UK are resisting efforts by the European Commission to impose an EU-wide framework for intelligent traffic systems A plan to introduce intelligent transport systems (ITS) across Europe has stalled as countries debate the best way to co-ordinate adoption. To date, different countries have introduced ITS in different ways, and no effort has been made to harmonise activity. ... Read more
In december 2007 when the transport and security experts publicly announcing the results of the pilot, everyone seemed convinced that the project will take off any time soon. According to the original plans 2009 should have been the initial year. But what is the situation today? ... Read more
European Space Agency (ESA) and space launch company Arianespace signed a contract on Monday to launch four test satellite for Europe satellite navigation system Galileo. The satellites will be launched in pairs, the two Union ships, set up in Russia, with the ESA spaceport in Kourou, in Guiana, in the second half of 2010. ... Read more
Bilbao, June 10 (EFE) .- Basque companies collaborating on the international project to define a navigation system called Galileo, which serves as an alternative to GPS, as reported today by the Basque Cluster of Electronics, Information and Telecommunications (GAIA ). Several of these companies have traveled to Rome to participate in the coming days at a reunion of participants in this project, promoted by the European Union in cooperation with other countries such as China or India. ... Read more
The General Directorate for Energy and Transport European Commission has launched a bid to support the activities of standardization of the global satellite navigation system Galileo satellites. ... Read more
Avanti Communications Group plc (AIM: AVN) has been selected as a member of the NFSRITS (North Sea Freight and Intelligent Transport Solutions) consortium to deploy communications services to improve the safety and security of freight operations in the EU's North Sea region. ... Read more
Research from Future of Identity in the Information Society (FIDIS) reveals that the information many mobile phone users unknowingly give away on a day-to-day basis can be analysed to create a user profile.
When and how often people travel together or meet up at POIs can indicate whether a relationship is business or social
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The European automotive industry has submitted clear and concise R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative, announced by the EU. The Green Car Initiative, a part of the European economic recovery plan, aims to allocate EUR 5 billion through a Public Private Partnership to bolster innovation in the automotive sector and sustain its focus on environmental progress. The initiative complements the European Clean Transport Facility which, through the European Investment Bank, serves to provide more immediate financial relief to the sector. ... Read more
The informal meeting was attended by 11 Transport Ministers, including the Czech host. Also Vice President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani was present. A total of 33 delegations took part, 26 of them from EU Member States. On the agenda was the issue of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). Possible measures to prevent the spread of swine flu were also discussed. Czech Minister of Transport Petr Bendl chaired the meeting. ... Read more
Litomerice hosted informal meeting of Transport Ministers. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) is top of the agenda. The informal meeting will be led by Czech Minister of Transport Petr Bendl. ... Read more
Berne, 28.04.2009 - Wednesday 29 April 2009, Federal Councilor Moritz Leuenberger will visit Litom??ice (Czech Republic) to attend an informal meeting of transport ministers of the European Union. Optimal use of transport capacity by road and rail will be discussed. ... Read more
MEPs face a packed agenda in the penultimate plenary session before the European elections 4-7 June 20009. Please note that the session starts on Tuesday 21 April and ends on Friday 24 April.
Highlights of the Strasbourg plenary session 21-24 April 2009 include:
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Gordon Brown has promised a green Budget, with electric vehicles and car charging stations proposed. Anne Houtman gives the European Commission’s view on investment in energy-efficient vehicles and technologies. Mobility is vital to our society, and is essential for economic growth and competitiveness. It is also crucial for European integration and communication with other parts of the world. ... Read more
In-Vehicle Systems Two new specifications will allow all vehicles in Europe to make a 112 emergency call with relevant data about an accident or major incident. The work was completed in the 3GPP Technical Specification Group SA at their SA #43 meeting (9-12 March, 2009), before being presented to ETSI MSG for formal approval by the European standards organization. ... Read more
Information and communication technologies can help curb global warming, but the sector is also coming under growing pressure from the EU to lead by example by cutting its own emissions, which are now comparable to that of the aviation sector. ... Read more
The European Community wants to expand its satellite system and therefore has the EGNOS infrastructure purchased. The 'European Geostationary Navigation Overlay Service is considered the precursor of the positioning and monitoring system Galileo. ... Read more
We revel in the ways in which mobile phones and wireless internet make our lives easier. However, is there a darker side to this, are waves from human-made electromagnetic fields damaging our health? Belgian Liberal Member Frédérique Ries is sufficiently concerned that she is urging fellow MEPs to back precautionary measures before the full weight of scientific knowledge weighs in. On Wednesday evening the full European Parliament will consider her report on the matter. ... Read more
China crosses the European plans for the construction of the satellite navigation system Galileo. In developing its own global system with the English name of the Chinese Compass have the same radio frequency reserved for the transmission as the Europeans. Through this overlap could be the safety-related part of the European project will be virtually useless, experts warn. ... Read more
Transport ministers to discuss Czech compromise deal on 'Eurovignette' law.A plan to charge lorry drivers for congestion could be delayed by four years, under a compromise drawn up by the Czech presidency of the EU that will be discussed by transport ministers tomorrow (30 March). ... Read more
At a recent event in Amsterdam, the European APROSYS project showed off some of its results in the field of Advanced Protection Systems for road users. Demonstrations included a crash-test dummy that better mimics side-impact injuries to women, a safety jacket for motorcyclists, new vehicle and infrastructure design criteria, and advanced protection systems for road users. ... Read more
"With the CIVITAS Initiative, the EC aims to generate a decisive breakthrough by supporting and evaluating the implementation of ambitious integrated sustainable urban transport strategies that should make a real difference for the welfare of the European citizen." ... Read more
SES Astra has been awarded a contract by the EU for the navigation service Egnos. The regional system is to improve the accuracy of GPS and later on of Galileo. ... Read more
In Brussels, ADAC received the EENA 112 Award 2009. Europe's largest automobile club received the award for their outstanding commitment to the introduction of Europe-wide emergency call system eCall. ADAC vice-president for technology Werner von Scheven received the award from Dushana Zdravkova, Member of the European Parliament. ... Read more
The European Commission adopted today a Green Paper setting out the future challenges of its policy for a trans-European transport network (TEN-T). TEN-T policy needs to be realigned to contribute more effectively to objectives aimed at combating climate change and to support Europe's increasing international role through better infrastructure connections with its neighbours and the wider world ... Read more
The Transport Committee discussed on Thursday proposals to set up Intelligent Transport Systems - which will link travellers, vehicles and road infrastructure via new communication technology - throughout Europe. MEPs and experts considered the benefits - less congestion and fewer accidents - as well as possible problems relating to data protection. ... Read more
Today, 16 December 2008 the European Commission has taken an important step for the dissemination and use of intelligent transport systems in road transport. ... Read more
On a test track in Berlin, scientists and industry demonstrate the scope and technologies for future dynamic car-to-infrastructure communication. The platform combines different wireless communication technologies with navigation data and aims at enabling cooperative traffic-related services on an open application framework. ... Read more
The Commission has proposed a package of urgent measures proposed so as to finally seriously with the European motor vehicle equipped with an automatic emergency call system (eCall) is begun. November, the Commission warned that the joint action plan of the Commission and the economy is stalled. ... Read more
Despite the holiday period, the European Union is working on a new charge for mobile phones which, to date, simple phones are no longer. ... Read more
The European Commission is considering introducing a tax on imports of 14% on mobile phones equipped with GPS receiver and / or TV tuner. ... Read more
Until now, there has been no coherent European framework for the deployment and use of ITS in the road transport. The ITS Action Plan targets today the road sector. But it also includes initiatives to ensure and improve the interconnectivity of road transport with other transport modes. ... Read more
400 million needed to implement the strategy that the EU executive will approve tomorrow. O Reduce by 10% the impact on growth (10 billion saved) and cut the exhaust gases up to 15%. ... Read more
The company announced that InterMap AccuTerra mapping, taking into account the altimeter data through the collection program NEXTMap Europe, is now available in Western Europe. We had already mentioned the promise of realistic 3D mapping AccuTerra of InterMap last year. Taking advantage of the program of collecting information NEXTMap aggregating data as various high-resolution images of terrain, topographical lines or altimetry measurements. ... Read more
The EU eCall, could according to estimates save approximately around 2500 lives each year. The systems installed in PSA-Citroen vehicles has already generated 2600 emergency calls. ... Read more
The intelligent automobile systems can help "reduce congestion, pollution and the number and severity of road accidents." And 'what the House approving - with 417 votes in favor, 6 against and 5 abstentions - the report by Zita Gurmai (PSE, HU), which welcomes the initiative for the "Intelligent Car" ... Read more
The Commission has proposed a package of urgent measures proposed so as to finally seriously with the European motor vehicle equipped with an automatic emergency call system (eCall) is begun. ... Read more
The European Commission has approved in 2002, the eSafety initiative launched by innovations in traffic to the breakthrough to help. ... Read more
The European Commission today outlined new plans to accelerate the drive for safer, cleaner and smarter cars. The Commission will start negotiations with European and Asian automotive industry associations later this year to reach an agreement on offering the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call system (eCall) as a standard option in all new cars from 2010. ... Read more
Ireland and other European countries have been asked to join up to an initiative which could help slash road deaths across the union. ECall is a built-in alarm system that automatically alerts emergency services in the event of a crash. ... Read more
Michael Sena looks at Europe from a telematics perspective, and discusses the issues that need to be considered when developing a pan-European telematics strategy for the next decade. ... Read more
We are pleased to invite you to the joint GOOD ROUTE and EURIDICE International workshop, “ICT in Transport Logistics”, organised with the support of SMARTFREIGHT and ROADIDEA European Projects, to be held at Lucerne, Switzerland, 3rd to 5th November 2008. ... Read more
ACE Auto Club Europa in the debate about the new emergency call system eCall Brussels and Berlin warned that telematics services to rogue traders to forgive. ... Read more
eSafety Support was present during this important event to promote the European eCall initiative aiming at making Europe’s roads safer for everyone, and highlight the importance of 112 implementation for eCall to be deployed across the EU. ... Read more
The European Commission Intelligent Car report “Towards Europe-wide, safer, cleaner and efficient mobility” has been adopted by the European Parliament in its Strasbourg Plenary session on 19 June. ... Read more
The smart cars and intelligent transport systems are among the most promising applications of the global Information Society. ... Read more
eSafety Support was present during this important event to promote the European eCall initiative aiming at making Europe’s roads safer for everyone, and highlight the importance of 112 implementation for eCall to be deployed across the EU. ... Read more
The European Commission Intelligent Car report “Towards Europe-wide, safer, cleaner and efficient mobility” will be addressed by Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary session in first reading on 19 June. The report has been adopted almost unanimously by the EP Transport and Tourism Committee on 8 April 2008. ... Read more
Take-up of intelligent car technologies remains very low, given their potential, says the Transport Committee in a report adopted on Tuesday. These technologies need to get cheaper, but also to be better publicised, it stresses, noting that if fully deployed, with the necessary infrastructure, ... Read more
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