ERTICO – ITS EuropeERTICO – ITS Europe

The The eeSafety InitiativeSafety Initiative

Ghassan FreijDirector of Operations

June 2003United Nations, Geneva

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Each year 41000 road victims in EUR-15Each year 41000 road victims in EUR-15Target 2010 = 50% reductionTarget 2010 = 50% reduction

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The The eeSafety InitiativeSafety InitiativeGoal: To accelerate the development, Goal: To accelerate the development,

deployment and use of new technologies deployment and use of new technologies for increasing road safety in Europe for increasing road safety in Europe

A joint industry - public sector initiative A joint industry - public sector initiative (Commission, Member States, industry)(Commission, Member States, industry)

Complementary to other measures - not Complementary to other measures - not intended to replace themintended to replace them

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The The eeSafety InitiativeSafety InitiativeA lot has been achieved in one year:A lot has been achieved in one year:

The eSafety Working GroupThe eSafety Working Group The Final Report with 28 RecommendationsThe Final Report with 28 Recommendations Two High-Level meetings (04/02 & 11/02)Two High-Level meetings (04/02 & 11/02)

Joint effort between EC DGINFSO, Joint effort between EC DGINFSO, ERTICO & ACEAERTICO & ACEA

The eSafety Forum (02/03) & The eSafety Forum (02/03) & 7 working groups7 working groups

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New technologies for New technologies for eeSafetySafety

•Active Safety SystemsActive Safety Systems•Intelligent Passive Intelligent Passive Safety SystemsSafety Systems•Co-operative systems - Co-operative systems - vehicle - to - vehicle and vehicle - to - vehicle and vehicle - to - vehicle - to - infrastructureinfrastructure

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The RecommendationsThe Recommendations•Accident Causation DataAccident Causation Data•Impact assessmentImpact assessment•Human-Machine InteractionHuman-Machine Interaction•Implementation Road MapsImplementation Road Maps•Intelligent Integrated Road Safety Systems (including RTD)Intelligent Integrated Road Safety Systems (including RTD)•Digital map databaseDigital map database•Emergency calls and E-112Emergency calls and E-112•Real-Time Traffic and Travel InformationReal-Time Traffic and Travel Information•Regulation (automotive)Regulation (automotive)•Legal issues of market introductionLegal issues of market introduction•Societal issues (benefits)Societal issues (benefits)•User OutreachUser Outreach•Creation of Creation of eSafetyeSafety Forum Forum

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The eSafety ForumThe eSafety Forum

Objectives:Objectives:•To promote and support To promote and support the development, the development, deployment and use of intelligent integrated deployment and use of intelligent integrated road safety systems.road safety systems. •To monitorTo monitor the implementation of the the implementation of the recommendations (all 28 Recommendations of recommendations (all 28 Recommendations of the Final Report, all stakeholders)the Final Report, all stakeholders)

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The The eeSafety Forum OrganisationSafety Forum Organisation

•Under the leadership of the European Under the leadership of the European Commission (DG INFSO)Commission (DG INFSO)•Steering Group:Steering Group: Management of the Forum, Management of the Forum, organizing meetingsorganizing meetings•Plenary Sessions:Plenary Sessions: All stakeholders, chaired by All stakeholders, chaired by the Commission (currently over 150 members)the Commission (currently over 150 members)•Working Groups:Working Groups: Specific focus, chaired by Specific focus, chaired by industry (currently 7 Working Groups)industry (currently 7 Working Groups)

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The Working Groups 2003The Working Groups 2003

1. Emergency Call1. Emergency Call ERTICO/Belgacom ERTICO/Belgacom 2. Accident causation data2. Accident causation data ACEAACEA3. Human-Machine Interaction3. Human-Machine Interaction INRETSINRETS4. Road Maps (Implementation)4. Road Maps (Implementation) DEKRADEKRA5. Real-time Traffic and Travel 5. Real-time Traffic and Travel InformationInformation Bosch/ERTICOBosch/ERTICO6. Research and Development6. Research and Development EucarEucar 7. International co-operation 7. International co-operation FIA /ERTICOFIA /ERTICO

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Next Steps Next Steps The Commission The Commission CommunicationCommunication

Title: Title: “Information and Communications “Information and Communications technologies for Intelligent Vehicles”technologies for Intelligent Vehicles”

Under preparation by the Commission Under preparation by the Commission Services, intended for adoption in Summer Services, intended for adoption in Summer 20032003

Will bring forward the measures the Will bring forward the measures the Commission is proposing to undertake at Commission is proposing to undertake at European level European level

Madrid eSafety Forum – 17Madrid eSafety Forum – 17thth November 2003 November 2003

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