eSafety-related studies contracted by the European Commission

Date

Title and Abstract

The Final Report of the Automated driving Study - SMART 2010/0064 ("Definition of necessary vehicle and infrastructure systems for Automated Driving") identifies possible deployment strategies for automated driving.
The study was conducted by TNO, DLR and the University of Southampton.
 

The Final Report of the Nomadic Devices Study - SMART 2009/0065 ("Regulatory situation in the Member States regarding brought-in (i.e. nomadic) devices and their use in vehicles") provides an overview of the regulatory and legislative situation in the EU member states regarding mounting and using nomadic devices in vehicles; identifies similarities and differences in regulatory frameworks applied in countries across Europe and groups them into clusters (cluster analysis); estimates the safety effects of the use of nomadic devices and related legislation on road safety for particular member states.
The study was conducted by IGES Institut GmbH, the University of Leeds and the European Transport Safety Council.
 

Nutzung von Nomadic Devices beim Autofahren - Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen in der EU
A peer-review scientific paper on the Nomadic Devices Study by Timmo Janitzek & Andres Brenck (in German), Zeitschrift für Verkehrssicherheit (ZVS) 3/2011
Courtesy of Zeitschrift für Verkehrssicherheit ©
 

11/2009

The Intelligent Cargo Study - SMART 2008/0056 ("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.
 

11/2009

The Energy Efficiency Study - SMART 2008/0054 ("Impact of ICT on Energy Efficiency in road transport") reviews three types of ICT-based developments contributing to energy efficiency, namely eco-solutions such as the gear shift indicator, advanced driver assistance systems and enhanced traffic management. These systems are assessed according to both their potential and their ease of implementation. In order to strengthen the impact forecasts, CO2 emission models are assessed as well.

The study was conducted by TNO, The Netherlands.
 

11/2009

The eCall Study - SMART 2008/0055 ("Impact assessment on the introduction of the eCall service in all new type-approved vehicles in Europe, including liability/ legal issues") aims at performing analysis to support political decision-making by providing an assessment of direct and indirect effects, costs and benefits of the introduction in all new type-approved vehicles in Europe of the pan-European in-vehicle emergency call (eCall) service. The study also contains a first overview regarding liability/legal issues related to eCall's introduction.
The study was conducted by UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL).

See many more eCall-related studies.
 

The Final report of the WING Study - SMART 2008/0058  ("Watching IST Innovation and Knowledge : Impact Analysis in the domain of ICT for Transport") analyses the impacts originating from the activities funded under FP5 (1998 – 2002). Also a limited number of projects funded under FP6 that had concluded their research by the end of 2006 were taken into consideration; a specific focus of analysis for these projects was the continuance of research between the fifth and the sixth framework programme.
 

10/2008

The CODIA Study - SMART 2007/0046 ("Co-Operative systems Deployment Impact Assessment")  carried out an impact assessments of five selected co-operative systems, with focus on safety, congestion and traffic efficiency, and the environment. The study also indicates the cost-benefit ratio of the systems. The five selected systems were:

    • Speed adaptation using vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) communication

    • Reversible lanes for a better flow of traffic, using V2I communication

    • Local danger/hazard warning, using vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication

    • Post crash warning, using V2V communication

    • Intersection collision warning, using V2I and V2V communication.

The study was conducted by the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) and UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL).

08/2008

The eImpact Final Report ("Socio-economic Impact Assessment of Stand-alone and Co-operative Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems (IVSS) in Europe") develops and applies a complete, exhaustive and integrated methodology for impact assessment, cost-benefit analysis, stakeholder analysis, and policy deployment strategies. Secondly, eIMPACT produces quantitative results for impact assessment, benefit-cost ratios and stakeholder analyses.
The study was conducted by TNO, The Netherlands.
 

09/2007

Final report of the ASTE study - SMART 2006/0052 ("Feasibility Study for the Setting-up of a Performance testing Programme for ICT-based Safety Systems for Road Transport").
The study was conducted by Lindholmen Science Park AB

06/2007

The TNO report - SMART 2006/0050 ("Benchmarking study on activities in promoting and deploying Intelligent Vehicle Safety Systems in the EU") identifies activities of all stakeholders relevant to raising awareness and to the promotion and deployment of intelligent vehicle systems.
The study was conducted by TNO, The Netherlands.

12/2006

The Eurobarometer study
(Quantitative results: English - Qualitative results: English | Français)
shows how European motorists attach high importance to safety in choosing a car, but how the perceived high price and lack of understanding of the benefits still slows down market penetration of intelligent safety systems. The European Commission has already recognised this and has increased efforts to raise awareness of the real benefits of intelligent safety systems.
The study was conducted by TNS Opinion and Social (Belgium) for the Quantitative part & by OPTEM (France) for the Qualitative part.
 

01/2005

The SEISS Exploratory Study - SMART 2004/0022 ("Potential socio-economic impact of the introduction of Intelligent Safety Systems in Road Vehicles"):
- develops a methodology to assess potential impacts, using 2010 & 2020 as target years;
- provides the parameters for estimating the socio-economic benefits to be obtained from the introduction of such systems;
- provides a framework for exploring market deployment scenarios and for delivering estimates of expected benefits.
The study was conducted by VDI/VDE Innovation + Technik GmbH, Germany.