The European Commission has adopted an ambitious Road Safety Programme which aims to cut road deaths in Europe in half in the next decade. The programme sets out a mix of initiatives, at European and national level, focussing on improving vehicle safety, the safety of infrastructure and road users’ behaviour. ... Read more
With a definite yes for the introduction of intelligent transport systems and road plans for the design of the European transport. ... Read more
The Parliament gave a warm welcome to a proposed action plan on "Intelligent Transport Systems" (ITS).
This refers to the use of systems such as electronic toll collection, congestion charging and all forms of speed and road cameras.
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Ensuring that national "intelligent transport systems" (ITS) can work together across the EU will ease traffic congestion and improve road safety, said the Transport Committee on Tuesday. The committee approved legislation that would require new ITS systems, to be deployed by 2013, to be compatible with existing national ones. ... 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
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
MEP Zita Gurmai's report on the European Commission's Intelligent Car Communication "Towards Europe-wide, Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility" has been adopted by the Plenary of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 19 June. ... 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 EU is far from its 2010 target of reducing by 50% the number of casualties in road accidents compared to 2001. The EP adopted a report which proposed to include the European eCall emergency system as standard equipment in all new vehicles from 2010. ... Read more
It stressed that the systems of intelligent cars can help reduce congestion, pollution and the number and severity of road accidents. Calls then promote the eSafety initiative and introduce incentives for environmentally friendly equipment and security and a system of emergency calls on board. ... Read more
The European Parliament calls for the systems of emergency call ( "eCall") are standard equipment in all vehicles sold in Europe beginning in September 2009, says in a report adopted last week by the MEPs. ... Read more
Each year on average 41,600 people are killed on European roads. You can reduce the number of accidents? You can make the roads safer? ... 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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