Welcome to the eSafety website

Road safety is a major concern. Although things have improved in recent years, the number of road fatalities is still much too high in the European Union. In 2007, road accidents killed over 40,000 people and injured more than 1.2 million.

eSafety, the first pillar of the Intelligent Car Initiative, is a joint initiative of the

European Commission, industry and other stakeholders. It aims to accelerate the development, deployment and use of Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems that use information & communication technologies to increase road safety and reduce the number of accidents on Europe's roads.

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News :

2009

18/11 An EU-US Joint Declaration on Research in Cooperative Systems has been signed in Washington, D.C. It aims to identify joint areas of cooperative systems research, and to support the development of global open standards for such cooperative systems.
See photos of the signature event.

06/11 Flash report of the 16th ITS World Congress, Stockholm, 20-25/09/2009.
The Annex of the report can be read here.
A video on Cooperative Systems is available here.

30/10 The eCall Summit : Time for deployment
The 12th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting, Brussels, 29/10/2009.

27/10 The Intelligent Cargo Study ("Impact assessment on the introduction of intelligent cargo systems in transport logistics industry") analyses the potential of ICT to increase the efficiency, security and safety of freight transport. The study considers different scenarios for the paradigm shift from centralized to decentralized ICT services and identifies a migration path towards the most promising scenario.
The study was conducted by PTV, Germany, and ECORYS, The Netherlands.

19/10 37th eSafety Forum Steering Group Meeting, Brussels, 6/10/2009
Read the draft minutes.
The presentations are available here.

15/10 The Commission mandates the European standardisation bodies CEN, CENELEC and ETSI to develop standards for communicating cars (car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication).
Read the mandate in DE, EN and FR.

01/10 3rd European eCall Implementation Platform meeting, Brussels.
Read the summary of the meeting.

25/09 Final report of the WING study: Impact Analysis in the domain of ICT for Transport.

09/09 GSM Association signs the eCall Memorandum of Understanding
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
List of MoU signatories.
GSMA Europe Position paper on eCall.
Read the European Commission's Press Release.
View the pictures.

21/08 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: eCall: Time for Deployment.

13/07 Joint Information Day on Research PPPs, Charlemagne building, rue de la Loi 170, Brussels
An agenda of the event and more information about this networking/brokerage opportunity can be found here.

10/07 WING - Impact Analysis in the Domain of ICT for Transport
Please read the Final report with its case studies and/or the summary report.

12 - 14/05 Co-operative Systems on the Road
Helmond, the Netherlands

09/05 eCall at the European Institutions' Open Door Day, Berlaymont building, Brussels.

28/04 eCall Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Estonia.
Fifteen European Member States are now committed to eCall.
List of MoU signatures.
Commission Press Release.
See the pictures.

24/04 The European Communications Architecture for Co-operative Systems
A Key Enabler for the Development and Wide-Scale Deployment of Co-operative Systems for Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Europe - Summary Document.

Go to the full set of documents establishing the European Communications Architecture for Cooperative Systems.

02/04 Methodologies for assessing the impact of ITS applications on CO₂ emissions
This technical report produced by the European Commission - Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (EC-METI) Task Force summarises the current status in Europe of technologies for assessing the environmental impacts of road transport.

01/04 Closing of the FP7 ICT Call 4. 80 proposals were submitted for Objective 6.1 'ICT for Safety and Energy Efficiency in Mobility'. The complete evaluation process will be finished by the end of June 2009.

25/03 eCall transmission standards approved
The core standards for the transmission of eCall's minimum set of data (MSD) have now been approved by 3GPP and ETSI. The MSD will be transmitted over the voice channel of mobile telephone networks via in-band modem technology.

24/03 European eCall Implementation Platform - 2nd meeting,
Brussels
More information on the meeting.

23/03 11th eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting, Brussels.
Agenda & Conclusions of the meeting.

19 - 20/03 ICT4EE: High-level Event on ICT for Energy Efficiency
Working together for a low carbon economy
Brussels, Belgium

03/03 ETA Automatizari Industriale signs the eCall MoU.
Status of MoU Signatures.

24-27/02 EU - METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan) Energy ITS workshop;
UTMS (Universal Traffic Management Society) Symposium & Exhibition, organised by the National Police Agency of Japan;
and Joint SMARTWAY/DSSS/ASV demonstrations.
Tokyo, Japan.
Flash Report by J. Jääskeläinen

12/02 Kick-off meeting of the European eCall Implementation Platform, Brussels
With more than 80 participants, the Implementation Platform's activities started very successfully. Representatives of 20 European countries were present, Russia and Norway among them. ERTICO - ITS Europe will chair the platform for two years, with Finland in the seat of the vice-chair. The next meeting will be held in Brussels, on 24 March 2009.
View the pictures.

11/02 112 Day

11/02

Qualcomm Europe S.A.R.L. signs the eCall MoU.
Status of MoU Signatures

04 - 06/02
Workshop on ITS standards,
organised by the ETSI Technical Committee on ITS
Sophia Antipolis, France.
View the Event summary & the presentations.

31/01

The new EU-US cooperation agreement:
A boost for research in ICTs for road transport

26/01
ERTRAC Conference: Achieving success for sustainable Road Transport: Scenarios 2030 and how to get there. Brussels, Belgium.

22/01

'Intelligent Transport Systems' - pros and cons. The European Parliament's press release summarizing the hearing held by its Transport Committee on 22 January 2009.

22/01

ICT Proposers' Day 2009, taking place in Budapest/Hungary, will be your networking and partnership day for building proposals under Work Programme 2009/10. Click on the icon, please, to see the event's networking tools available on-line.

20/01

Rapid ITS deployment makes roads safer. Press release issued by ERTICO - ITS Europe on the occasion of a breakfast workshop at the European Parliament, hosted by Zita Gurmai, MEP.

View the VIDEO on the i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative.

View a short TV feature from EURONEWS on 'Smart cars to help reduce road fatalities'.
It is available in 7 languages.

Last update: 20/11/2009

2009
18/11	An EU-US Joint Declaration on Research in Cooperative Systems has been signed in Washington, D.C. It aims to identify joint areas of cooperative systems research, and to support the development of global open standards for such cooperative systems. See photos of the signature event.
06/11	Flash report of the 16th ITS World Congress, Stockholm, 20-25/09/2009. The Annex of the report can be read here. A video on Cooperative Systems is available here.
30/10	The eCall Summit : Time for deployment The 12th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting, Brussels, 29/10/2009.
27/10	The Intelligent Cargo Study ("Impact assessment on the introduction of intelligent cargo systems in transport logistics industry") analyses the potential of ICT to increase the efficiency, security and safety of freight transport. The study considers different scenarios for the paradigm shift from centralized to decentralized ICT services and identifies a migration path towards the most promising scenario. The study was conducted by PTV, Germany, and ECORYS, The Netherlands.
19/10	37th eSafety Forum Steering Group Meeting, Brussels, 6/10/2009 Read the draft minutes. The presentations are available here.
15/10	The Commission mandates the European standardisation bodies CEN, CENELEC and ETSI to develop standards for communicating cars (car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication). Read the mandate in DE, EN and FR.
01/10	3rd European eCall Implementation Platform meeting, Brussels. Read the summary of the meeting.
25/09	Final report of the WING study: Impact Analysis in the domain of ICT for Transport.
09/09	GSM Association signs the eCall Memorandum of Understanding The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) List of MoU signatories. GSMA Europe Position paper on eCall. Read the European Commission's Press Release. View the pictures.
21/08	Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: eCall: Time for Deployment.
13/07	Joint Information Day on Research PPPs, Charlemagne building, rue de la Loi 170, Brussels An agenda of the event and more information about this networking/brokerage opportunity can be found here.
10/07	WING - Impact Analysis in the Domain of ICT for Transport Please read the Final report with its case studies and/or the summary report.
12 - 14/05	Co-operative Systems on the Road Helmond, the Netherlands
09/05	eCall at the European Institutions' Open Door Day, Berlaymont building, Brussels.
28/04	eCall Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by Estonia. Fifteen European Member States are now committed to eCall. List of MoU signatures. Commission Press Release. See the pictures.
24/04	The European Communications Architecture for Co-operative Systems A Key Enabler for the Development and Wide-Scale Deployment of Co-operative Systems for Safe and Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Europe - Summary Document. Go to the full set of documents establishing the European Communications Architecture for Cooperative Systems.
02/04	Methodologies for assessing the impact of ITS applications on CO₂ emissions This technical report produced by the European Commission - Japanese Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry (EC-METI) Task Force summarises the current status in Europe of technologies for assessing the environmental impacts of road transport.
01/04	Closing of the FP7 ICT Call 4. 80 proposals were submitted for Objective 6.1 'ICT for Safety and Energy Efficiency in Mobility'. The complete evaluation process will be finished by the end of June 2009.
25/03	eCall transmission standards approved The core standards for the transmission of eCall's minimum set of data (MSD) have now been approved by 3GPP and ETSI. The MSD will be transmitted over the voice channel of mobile telephone networks via in-band modem technology.
24/03	European eCall Implementation Platform - 2nd meeting, Brussels More information on the meeting.
23/03	11th eSafety Forum Plenary Meeting, Brussels. Agenda & Conclusions of the meeting.
19 - 20/03	ICT4EE: High-level Event on ICT for Energy Efficiency Working together for a low carbon economy Brussels, Belgium
03/03	ETA Automatizari Industriale signs the eCall MoU. Status of MoU Signatures.
24-27/02	EU - METI (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan) Energy ITS workshop; UTMS (Universal Traffic Management Society) Symposium & Exhibition, organised by the National Police Agency of Japan; and Joint SMARTWAY/DSSS/ASV demonstrations. Tokyo, Japan. Flash Report by J. Jääskeläinen
12/02	Kick-off meeting of the European eCall Implementation Platform, Brussels With more than 80 participants, the Implementation Platform's activities started very successfully. Representatives of 20 European countries were present, Russia and Norway among them. ERTICO - ITS Europe will chair the platform for two years, with Finland in the seat of the vice-chair. The next meeting will be held in Brussels, on 24 March 2009. View the pictures.
11/02	112 Day
11/02	Qualcomm Europe S.A.R.L. signs the eCall MoU. Status of MoU Signatures
04 - 06/02	Workshop on ITS standards, organised by the ETSI Technical Committee on ITS Sophia Antipolis, France. View the Event summary & the presentations.
31/01	The new EU-US cooperation agreement: A boost for research in ICTs for road transport
26/01	ERTRAC Conference: Achieving success for sustainable Road Transport: Scenarios 2030 and how to get there. Brussels, Belgium.
22/01	'Intelligent Transport Systems' - pros and cons. The European Parliament's press release summarizing the hearing held by its Transport Committee on 22 January 2009.
22/01	ICT Proposers' Day 2009, taking place in Budapest/Hungary, will be your networking and partnership day for building proposals under Work Programme 2009/10. Click on the icon, please, to see the event's networking tools available on-line.
20/01	Rapid ITS deployment makes roads safer. Press release issued by ERTICO - ITS Europe on the occasion of a breakfast workshop at the European Parliament, hosted by Zita Gurmai, MEP.

		View the VIDEO on the i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative.

		View a short TV feature from EURONEWS on 'Smart cars to help reduce road fatalities'. It is available in 7 languages.