January 2013

In this Issue:

Interview with Jacob Bangsgaard

Director General, FIA Region I

The USA goes cooperative

Looking at the current development of cooperative systems in the USA

An intelligent journey through 2012

As 2013 begins we take a look at the ERTICO successes and achievements of the past year

ERTICO eMagazineWelcome to the

Editorial

Welcome to our first edition of 2013!

Dear Readers,

Happy New Year! We hope that you

had a white Christmas and a sparkly

New Year Eve.

As 2013 has just started, this month

we decided to walk you through our

achievements in 2012 and to give you

a preview of where 2013 will take

us. In 2012, the ERTICO team had

quite a few trips abroad as several

important projects ended; euroFOT

and FREILOT had their final events in

Brussels and Helmond, while Viajeo

organised conferences in all the test

sites, Athens, Beijing, Sao Paulo,

and Shanghai. But in 2012, Vienna

was the ITS capital of the globe with

10,000 people participating in the

19th ITS World Congress. Vienna was

also the occasion to bid farewell to

iCar Support; during the Congress,

Commissioner Neelie Kroes gave

the iMobility Awards for 2012 to

outstanding professionals.

This month we also conclude our

series of international cooperation

articles focusing on the United States

of America. The article tells you

more about cooperative systems,

very much in vogue these days, and

how the EU is cooperating with the

USA in harmonising standards that

grant a minimum of communication

between devices built in the two

different regions. In the article we

also look at the research done on

cooperative systems for safety and

energy efficiency.

Finally, this month we interviewed

Jacob Bangsgaard, Director General

of the Fédération Internationale de

l’Automobile (FIA) Region I (Europe,

Middle East and Africa). We asked

Mr Bangsgaard to tell us more

about FIA current activities and to

explain what the iMobility Challenge

initiative is. Mr Bangsgaard also

gave us some personal views on the

work of the European Institutions on

sustainability and safety.

We hope you will enjoy this first

edition of the year and wish you a

pleasant read and a very successful,

if icy start to 2013!

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An intelligent journey through

2012

The USA goes cooperative

Interview with Jacob Bangsgaard

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Here at ERTICO, we will be working

on a number of new and exciting

projects and we also expect to see

many new ITS systems make the

transition from R&D to become real-

life products. In fact, this is such

an important trend that it is the

main focus of the 2013 European ITS

Congress and we hope that many of

you will be able to attend in June in

Dublin.

However, before we explore the year

ahead we thought it would be a good

time to review the successes we have

had over the past twelve months.

What projects were completed in

2012? And how has ERTICO achieved

its vision of bringing intelligence into

mobility for people and goods?

Here are just a few of the highlights:

In June, the euroFOT consortium

held its final event and presented

the findings of a four-year study

focused on the impact of driver

assistance systems in Europe.

The EUR 22 million European

Field Operational Test (euroFOT)

project began in June 2008 and

involved 28 organisations including

car manufacturers, automotive

suppliers, research institues and

other European stakeholders. The

study looked at existing driver-

assistance technologies in cars

and trucks and their potential to

both enhance safety and reduce

environmental impact on European

roads. The euroFOT project revealed

a link between these systems and

improvements in driver behaviour,

fuel efficiency and traffic safety, as

well as overall cost savings.

In September the FREILOT

project came to an end having

evaluated the benefits of five

urban freight ITS solutions. The

project was a huge success and

made significant contributions to

the commercialisation of the first

‘cooperative road-side unit’ in

Europe. Working with pilot sites in

four EU countries, FREILOT assessed

energy efficient intersection controls,

adaptive speed and acceleration

controls, eco-driving support and

real-time loading/delivery space

booking.

The first International HeERO

Conference on eCall took place in

Zagreb on 15 November presenting

the intermediate results of the

HeERO (Harmonised eCall European

Pilot) project. The eCall system is an

extremely high-profile development

as it will be mandatory for all new

cars sold in the EU from 2015 and

the meeting in Croatia allowed

participants to focus on the

outcomes of interoperability testing

projects in nine countries (Croatia,

Czech Republic, Finland,Germany,

An intelligent journey through 2012As 2013 begins we take a look at our successes and achievements of the past year

by Ian Bearder

2013 is finally here!

After weeks of festive fun, holidays and New Year celebrations, Europe returned to work this month, and despite the fresh snow that has fallen across the continent, 2013 looks set to be a bright year for the ITS community.

Greece, Italy, the Netherlands,

Romania and Sweden). A number of

recommendations for implementing

eCall at European level were made

and the project has been so successful

that six additional countries will join

the pilot from January 2013 (Belgium,

Bulgaria, Denmark, Luxembourg,

Spain, Turkey).

Also in November, the iCar Support

project finished, ending four years

of excellent work in support of the

European Commission’s iMobility

Forum initiative which was one of

the pillars of the Intelligent Car

Initiative. In its final year, the project

hosted the second iMobility Awards

ceremony, which was presented

by Vice-President of the European

Commission Neelie Kroes. It also

oversaw ten ITS forum working groups

and presented the iMobility Forum

to the world at the ITS Congress in

Vienna. Between 2008 and 2012

the project has contributed a great

deal to the development of safe,

smart and clean ICT-based transport

technologies, and we are delighted

that this work will continue next

year via the new iMobility support

project.

The international VIAJEO project

which focused on urban mobility

management, ended successfully

with final conferences in each test

site (Athens, Sao Paulo, Beijing and

Shanghai), and closer to home, two

interoperability ‘test weeks’ were co-

organised by ERTICO and ETSI. Each

one contributed to the successful

testing and validation of the DRIVE

C2X reference system for cooperative

systems (ETSIG5 standards)

And this is really just the beginning.

Many other projects are still underway

and the ERTICO Partnership continues

to go from strength-to-strength with

nine new partners joining over the

year!

Finally, no review of 2012 would be

complete without a look at the 19th

ITS World Congress in Vienna.

The Vienna Congress truly was an

outstanding event and proved beyond

doubt that people from all around

the world are completely committed

to ITS. With more than 10,000

participants from 91 countries the

19th ITS World Congress set a new

record in the number of participants.

In addition to this, more than

3,000 delegates and 195 journalists

attended the event - helping to make

ITS a real topic in everyday life.

Of the 23 technical demonstrations

that took place during the week,

eight took place in the real traffic

of Vienna, and the Congress was

also the first to feature a Ministerial

Round Table with a top-class political

cast, including Vice-President of the

European Commission, Siim Kallas,

Efthymios Flourentzos, President of

the EU Transport Council, and the

German Transport Minister Peter

Ramsauer.

We have every reason to believe

that we can build on this success in

2013 and will work closely with our

partners in Ireland and Japan to

ensure that the European and World

congresses deliver.

Next month we will present a number

of new ERTICO projects and explore

the year ahead. We hope you will

join us.

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The eCall pilot went from strength to strength in 2012

The USA goes cooperativeLooking at the current development of cooperative systems in the USA

With a population of 309 million, 841 vehicles for every 1000 inhabitants and 18,690,000 barrels of oil per day, the USA confirms its status as second most polluting country in the world, after having been the leader until China overtook it in 2007.

According to a study in 2009, traffic

congestion in the USA increased by

63% over the past 10 years, costing

the country almost $87.2 billion.

Despite declining traffic volumes,

it’s estimated that US citizens waste

more than 11,000,000m3 of fuel and

4.2 billion hours annually in traffic

jams, equivalent to one full work

week per traveller.

The US is also in the top 10 of

vehicle manufacturers with a total of

8,653,560 units (including 2,966,133

cars) produced in 2011, up 11,5%

compared to the previous year. Also

General Motors ranked as top vehicle

manufacturer globally, with a total

of 9,146,340 vehicles (of which

6,867,465 cars) produced in 2011.

Vehicle safety is also a big concern in

the USA: in 2010, 32,885 people died

in vehicle accidents, nearly 3% fewer

than the previous year. These figures

remain amongst the highest in the

world, per head of population.

No wonder the US Department

of Transport (DoT) is looking at

new solutions to improve safety,

environmental impact and mobility. In

2009, the DoT released its Intelligent

Transport Systems Strategic Research

Plan covering the period of 2010-

2014. The Plan foresees funding of

$100million per year and includes

research topics such as vehicle-

to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-

infrastructure (V2I) communications

for safety; real time data capture

and management; and applications

for the environment within the AERIS

programme (Applications for the

Environment: Real-Time Information

Synthesis.

With an investment of $1.93 million,

the AERIS research programme

works on generating and acquiring

real-time transport data relevant

to the environment and using them

to support users and operators in

greener transport choices. The AERIS

programme is working closely with the

V2V and V2I communications research

activities to define how connected

vehicle data and applications can

contribute to mitigating carbon

emissions.

The US DoT priorities seem to align well

with those of the European Union. This

The USA in numbers

• 309 million inhabitants

• 841 vehicles per 1000 inhabitants

• 32,885 road fatalities in 2010

• 10,6 deaths per 100 000 inhabitants

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is why in 2009 the EU - represented

by the European Commission DG

CONNECT - and the US DoT signed an

Implementing Agreement “to develop

coordinated research programmes,

specifically focusing on cooperative

vehicle systems”; followed by

a joint declaration of intent on

Research Cooperation in Cooperative

Systems, published as “International

Deployment of Cooperative

Intelligent Transport Systems”. The

goal behind this document is the

harmonisation of standards and data

in order to have a smother exchange

of information. According to Paul

Kompfner, Head of Sector at ERTICO,

this is a very important point: “it

would be a problem if standards in

the two regions were redundant or

contradictory “.

Already there are important

differences between regions, for

example in the allocation and use

of radio spectrum. Therefore one of

the working groups established by

this cooperation aims specifically

to harmonise key message sets for

cooperative ITS between the USA

and Europe: the European CAM

(Cooperative Awareness Message),

developed by ETSI, and the American

BSM (Basic Safety Message). The result

of this cooperation was demonstrated

last October at the ITS World Congress

in Vienna, where two vehicles used

a core harmonised safety message

to exchange safety information.

Why is this important? According

to Mr Kompfner, this would benefit

vehicle manufacturers as they would

be able to supply the same product

in different markets. Drivers and

travellers would also gain from the

universal availability of cooperative

ITS applications that worked in the

same way for users around the globe.

Harmonisation also leads to improved

safety and sustainability. With

over 30,000 fatalities in 2010, the

USA is collaborating with Europe

to harmonise safety applications

such as collision avoidance and

traffic signal violation warning. The

US DoT Research and Innovative

Technology Administration (RITA)

is focusing its current research

on vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and

vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) safety

applications. V2V systems can sense

potential threats and hazards - with a

360 degree awareness of the position

of other vehicles - and can calculate

the risk of a collision, warn the

driver in time and take preventive

actions to avoid or mitigate crashes.

Applications focusing on critical crash

scenarios such as emergency brake

light warning, blind spot warning,

lane change warning, and forward

collision warning have already been

developed and demonstrated.

Similarly, vehicle-to-infrastructure

(V2I) communications deployment

on a minimum level of infrastructure

will provide the maximum level

of safety and mobility benefits,

enabling to reduce risks by 12%

that are not considered by V2V

communications alone. Therefore V2I

communications for safety is a key

technology in the DoT’s Connected

Vehicles Programme. Typical safety

applications that could be deployed

are related to intersection safety

and speed management, including

red light violation warning and curve

speed warning, alerting the driver

to slow down if approaching a curve

too fast. But V2I communications can

European projects and activities working on international cooperation• V2V and V2I communications harmonisation of

standards: COMeSafety2

• V2V and V2I safety applications: DRIVE C2X and Compass4D

• V2V and V2I energy efficiency application: eCoMove

• ITS for Energy Efficiency: ECOSTAND

• Real time traffic information: TISA

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also significantly improve mobility

and mitigate environmental impacts

by reducing delays and congestion or

helping commercial vehicle drivers to

identify safe areas for parking.

The EU-USA cooperation is embodied

in a joint EU-US Task Force. One

of its working groups, on safety

applications, is working intensively to

harmonise the over-the-air data and

communication interfaces; the result

should “reduce costs for development

of cooperative safety systems and

accelerate deployment by enabling

the use of common vehicle hardware

and firmware in both regions”. To

support the European input to the

joint work, the EU co-funded project

COMeSafety2 assists with standards

harmonisation, with the definition

of cooperative ITS architecture, and

with cooperative ITS deployment

enablers. COMeSafety2 also assists

with a joint forum to exchange tools

and methodologies, and with creating

common specifications for a set of

compatible applications.

If the USA puts much emphasis on

safety, the EU invests strongly in

sustainability. In the context of

cooperative ITS, sustainable systems

try to reduce the impact of vehicles on

the environment through technologies

to influence transport

network management

and driver behaviour.

V2V and V2I systems

in particular help

to reduce energy

consumption and

carbon emissions by

informing drivers

and traffic managers

of traffic jams

or incidents at intersections for

example. The EU is co-sponsoring

development of cooperative systems

for more sustainable and efficient

transports, e.g. with the project

eCoMove. This 3-year project is

developing core technologies and

applications based on V2V and V2I

communications, where a vehicle’s

eco-relevant data can be shared in

real time with other vehicles and

traffic networks to support fuel-

efficient driving behaviour and traffic

management. Together eCoMove

and the AERIS research programme

underpin the EU-US cooperation in

the field of cooperative safety and

sustainability applications.

Promoting international cooperation

on sustainability, the ECOSTAND

project links activities in the European

Union, Japan and the United States

towards a common assessment

methodology to determine the

impacts of ITS on energy efficiency

and CO2 emissions. This January

ECOSTAND organised a webinar asking

the simple question: do we still need

to worry about emissions? According

to Marcia Pincus, AERIS Programme

Manager, environment is an important

part of connected vehicle research in

the USA, where the transport sector

accounts for 28% of GHG (greenhouse

gas) emissions and 70% of US oil

consumption; light vehicles and

heavy trucks are the greatest fuel

users with respectively 58% and 19%

of the total consumption.

The AERIS research looks at what kind

of data from vehicles are relevant

for environment applications, and

which multimodal applications/

strategies are now or potentially

available, and finally what are their

expected benefits. Lastly but very

importantly, the AERIS programme

is investigating if there is need of

a “Basic Environmental Message”

similar to the safety message set

(BSM-CAM), and how these data

can be transmitted effectively, how

often, and among which actors, for

a sustainability application to be

effective.

Cooperative systems cooperation has

grown deeper and stronger over the

past few years, but what is coming

next? According to Mr Kompfner,

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the next step will be a focus on

deployment; “some applications and

technologies are already available;

the European project FREILOT for

instance is a pilot deployment of a

cooperative traffic signal priority

system for heavy lorries, in order

to reduce emissions”. Japan, as

Mr Kompfner explains, is quite

advanced; thanks to the “ITS Spot”

programme, where 1,600 cooperative

ITS roadside units have been installed

on motorways over the country to

cover high risk areas. These ITS spots

communicate to the car navigation

system information about traffic

congestion or warnings of crashed

vehicles blocking a blind curve, to

warn the driver in advance and reduce

collisions. A concrete example of the

achievements of ITS Spot programme

is the drastic reduction by 60% of

collisions at the Sangubashi Curve in

Tokyo.

The USA is currently running a pre-

deployment pilot of these services

at intersections. In August 2012,

the DoT announced the first test of

connected vehicle technology in

a real environment in Ann Arbor,

Michigan. The test site uses 3,000

cars, trucks and buses equipped with

wireless communications devices

that communicate to each other and

to the infrastructure. The University

of Michigan Transportation Research

Institute (UMTRI) has equipped

vehicles driving every day on streets

and highways with devices that allow

to send, receive and translate data

as well as warning other equipped

vehicles of hazards and threats.

This year in May, UMTRI will also

organise the first annual Global

Symposium on Connected Vehicles

and Infrastructure. The symposium

will look at the progresses in

connectivity between road users and

road infrastructure (V2I). All modes

of transport (including cars, freight

vehicles, motorcycles) as well as

vulnerable road users (pedestrians

and cyclists) and intersecting modes

(e.g. rail) will be incorporated.

What seemed once to be an

engineer’s fantasy is slowly becoming

real, and the safety pilot in Ann Arbor

represents the largest demonstration

of the connected mobility of the

future.

Could you explain the

advantages that FIA sees for

your members in the use of ITS in

the future?

Developing the future mobility

of our cities in a sustainable

manner is one of our members’ top

priorities. It is clear that more needs

to be done to improve the safety

and environment of urban areas. And

personally, if you ask me, I would

like to live in a safe and clean city.

Last year, our 76 European Clubs

showed their commitment to this

goal by signing a joint declaration

calling for more coordinated actions

at the European level to deploy ITS

as a means of connecting people,

infrastructure and services.

Our Clubs recognise that integrated

mobility solutions can provide

people with choice, flexibility and

seamless connectivity. At the same

time, the deployment of ITS can

also dramatically improve urban

safety, for example through the use

of local danger warnings and collision

avoidance systems. This is of real

importance to our Clubs and their

members.

Important for consumer uptake

of ITS is education. FIA Clubs are

committed to informing motorists

on available ITS options including

through demonstrations, studies and

courses. They are also engaged in the

benchmarking activities to identify

users’ acceptance of ITS for urban

mobility.

The main discussion now is on how

sustainable urban mobility can be

achieved and how the different

modes of transport can work together

to provide the best mobility solutions

for citizens. I do not believe that a

sustainable solution would be found

through access restrictions and

Interview with: Jacob Bangsgaard, Director GeneralFIA Region I

What are the current key focus

areas of FIA?

As the governing body of

motorsport, the FIA is now

preparing for the 2013 racing season

which has already got underway with

the Rallye Monte-Carlo taking place

in mid-January. On the mobility side,

the FIA is working hard to promote

its Action for Road Safety campaign

which has been set up to assist the

UN in reaching the goal of saving 5

million lives on the world’s roads in

10 years.

Here in Brussels, the FIA Region I

office is a consumer body bringing

together 106 Motoring and Touring

Clubs and their 36 million members

from across Europe, the Middle East

and Africa. We represent the interests

of these members as motorists, public

transport users, pedestrians and

tourists. Our primary goal is to secure

a mobility that is safe, affordable,

sustainable and efficient. Of course,

priorities in the Middle East and Africa

can be different to those in Europe,

but the reason the FIA has set up a

regional structure is to encourage the

exchange of best practices between

our Clubs.

At the European level, these goals

require political and financial support

for the development of appropriate

infrastructure, technologies and legal

frameworks. FIA Clubs boast a wealth

of experience and knowledge in the

mobility area, and as such, are well

placed to offer the political, technical

and practical expertise required from

a consumer perspective. The winners of this year’s GT1, WEC, WRC, and WTCC competitions took part in the iMobility Challenge event in Turkey

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charging, as this would only make

everyone’s life more complicated in

the city when commuting. We need

to focus on developing intelligent

solutions, taking into account

individual mobility needs in a

sustainable way.

Can you tell us more about the

iMobility Challenge initiative

and what you are trying to

demonstrate with it?

iMobility Challenge is the

successor to the eSafety

Challenge project which focused on

the promotion of new eSafety ITS

systems. The iMobility Challenge on

the other hand will be primarily focus

on ITS for efficient mobility. But the

overall goal will be to demonstrate

to the public the benefits of clean,

efficient and safe mobility solutions

made possible by ITS.

Intelligent vehicle systems for

energy efficiency such as gear shift

indicators, tire pressure monitoring

systems or start-stop systems

are increasingly available, but

cooperative systems and connected

cars are also just around the corner.

Such systems will completely

transform the way vehicles interact

with their surroundings, so we want

consumers to understand the potential

benefits to them and embrace such

innovations. By utilising the FIA’s

network of celebrity motorsport

drivers, and by hosting large-scale

demonstration events which also give

the public the opportunity to test

drive new systems, we hope to bring

innovations closer to the consumer.

The FIA is leading the coordination

of the project, which has a budget of

€1.5m running over two years, working

with partners ACEA, CLEPA, ERTICO

and VTT. Studies documenting the

socioeconomic impact and benefits

of ITS systems are also included in

the project’s remit. Our first event

took place before the annual FIA

prize giving ceremony in December

of last year in Istanbul where the

winners of this year’s GT1, WEC,

WRC, and WTCC competitions took

part in an informal ecodriving race

in which GT champions Marc Basseng

and Marcus Winkelhock proved to

be the most efficient drivers. It

was great fun to get the fastest FIA

champions competing for a whole

new way of driving compared to how

they usually drive during races. We

have a number of events planned for

2013 across Europe. We plan to be at

the International Transport Forum in

Leipzig and the European ITS Congress

in Dublin.

FIA Region I represents

the interests of European

automotive member clubs with

the European Union institutions.

What policy or political issues

do you think should be addressed

or supported in terms of road

safety, consumer protection,

environmental protection and the

promotion of sustainable motoring?

At the European level, we are

generally supportive of the

direction the European Commission

is taking to promote mobility in a

sustainable manner for all. One of

the big discussions at the moment

in Parliament and Council is on

proposed tighter limits for CO2

emissions for cars and vans. Although

we have expressed our concern about

the accuracy of the current testing

procedure, we are supportive of

the new targets as a means of both

saving money for consumers in terms

of fuel costs, and also of improving

the environment. We are therefore

closely monitoring the decision

making process to ensure that the 95

g target is not excessively weakened

with flexibilities and brings about the

expected benefits to the majority of

consumers.

On Tuesday 24 July, the President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, received a delegation from the FIA which included Jean Todt, President of the FIA, Carlos Barbosa, Vice-President of the FIA and President of the Automovel Club de Portugal (ACP), and the Director General of the FIA Region I office in Brussels, Jacob Bangsgaard.

One of our key issues of concern is

ensuring the mandatory introduction

of the eCall system by 2015 on the

basis of an open platform and open

competition between different

service providers. The European

Parliament adopted a report last

year supporting the implementation

of eCall in such terms, and it’s now

the European Commission’s turn

to introduce legislation which will

ensure that the emergency service

infrastructure of Member States is

ready for 2015. An eCall in-vehicle

system which is accessible free of

charge and without discrimination

to all stakeholders - providers of car

aftermarket products and services,

equipment suppliers, repair shops

and independent service providers,

Founded in 1904, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA) brings together leading national motoring organisations from 132 countries worldwide and is the governing body for world motor sport.

The FIA Region I office, based in Brussels, is a consumer body representing 106 Motoring and Touring Clubs and their 36 million members from across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The office aims to provide strong representation of European Member Club interests towards the European Union institutions; to build up links and support the exchange of best practices across the region; and to engage in new campaign activities such as the FIA Action for Road Safety campaign.

Key priorities for FIA Region I:

• Mobility: Supporting efficient and affordable mobility for all.

• Safety: Promoting 5-star drivers, in 5-star cars on 5-star roads.

• Environment: Offering intelligent mobility solutions for sustainable transport.

• Consumer Protection: Defending consumers’ interests.

• Tourism: Ensuring sustainable tourism and protecting passengers’ rights.

roadside assistance and related

services - will save thousands of lives

while also bringing a range of new

telematics services to consumers.

Other issues which we will be following

closely in the coming months include

the proposals put forward in the

roadworthiness package, an expected

new proposal on air passenger rights,

and the right of road patrols to get

standardised access to repair and

maintenance information in the

future – an ongoing issue which is

of real importance to our Clubs and

their members.

The pan-European eCall project

notched up another success in

December, with the opening of a

new eCall testing centre in Japan.

Launched in the city of Yokosuka it

is the first eCall test facility outside

Europe and will allow Japanese car

makers to test systems destined

for the European Union.

Designed to reduce emergency

response times, the “112” eCall

service is a pan-European,

interoperable M2M system that

allows vehicles (and passengers) to

automatically call for help in the

case of a road incident.

The centre was launched by

Gemalto and Fujitsu Ten in

collaboration with Yokosuka

Telecom Research Park.

ERTICO’s Andy Rooke (HeERO

Project Coordinator) attended the

opening event in December along

with Marcel Visser, Vice President of

Automotive at Gemalto. Mr Visser

said: “By enabling local testing

of eCall technology, Gemalto

and its partners are streamlining

manufacturing and helping global

automakers achieve significant

time and cost efficiencies”.

eCall Expands

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7 February 2013 ERTICO Public Authorities Platform meeting

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28 February 2013 ERTICO Strategy Committee meeting

Brussels (BE)

April 2013 ERTICO Forum – ITS for Insurance

Brussels (BE)

25 April 2013 ERTICO Supervisory Board Meeting

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