1 ICT for Transport European Commission Directorate General Information Society and Media André Vits Head of Unit IMPACTS 2006 Conference EU Opportunities in FP7 Vienna, 14th March 2006

2 Content  FP7 Proposal  FP7 Cooperation programme: Transport Research  “Transport” (including Aeronautics)  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative  eSafety Initiative  What are the challenges?

3 FP7: Four inter-linked objectives Gain leadership in key fields by supporting cooperation –Essential « core business», high European added value Stimulate excellence through competition –Attracting the best brains, frontier research Develop and strengthen Human Capital of research Improve research and innovation capacity

4 FP7 approach: Continuity & New Impetus Continuity –Thematic priorities –Scaling up ERA coordination actions –Scaling up Marie Curie actions –Scaling up SME measures Seven years duration New Impetus –Doubling of budget per year –European Research Council –Joint Technology Initiatives –New research infrastructures –Mainstreaming NEST/FET, SSP/Priority8, Int’l Cooperation –New management schemes Leverage effect on Member States + private investments

5 FP7 Specific Programmes Cooperation: m€ Ideas: m€ People: 7129 m€ Capacities: 7486 m€ JRC: 1817 m€

6 Timetable FP6 FP7 New Financial Perspectives Call 4 Call 5 Adoption FP7, SPs, RfP proposals Communication on FP7 orientations FP7 Work Programmes + Calls Communication on new financial perspectives Legislative proposals Agreement Call 1 Call 2 Call 3 Call 6

7 Content  FP7 Proposal  FP7 Cooperation programme: Transport Research  “Transport” (including Aeronautics)  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative  eSafety Initiative  What are the challenges?

8 “Cooperation” – Collaborative Research – Themes Socio-econ research: 792 m€ Health: 8317 m€ Food, agri, biotech: 2455 m€ ICT: m€ Nano, materials, production: 4832 m€ Energy: 2931 m€ Environment: 2535 m€ Transport: 5940 m€ Space and security: 3960 m€

9 The greening of surface transport Encouraging modal shift and decongesting transport corridors Ensuring sustainable urban mobility Improving safety and security Strengthening competitiveness Transport: 5 sub-activities objective-oriented

10 Content  FP7 Proposal  FP7 Cooperation programme: Transport Research  “Transport” (including Aeronautics)  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative  eSafety Initiative  What are the challenges?

11 “Cooperation” – Collaborative Research – Themes Socio-econ research: 792 m€ Health: 8317 m€ Food, agri, biotech: 2455 m€ ICT: m€ Nano, materials, production: 4832 m€ Energy: 2931 m€ Environment: 2535 m€ Transport: 5940 m€ Space and security: 3960 m€

12 FP7 : The challenge Investment in Research is key to achieve the revised Lisbon Agenda FP7 aims to address part of that, but Member States and the private sector must equally play their part Europe lags particularly in investment in ICT Research ICT R&D EU 15USJapan Investment per Inhabitant 80 EUR350 EUR400 EUR % ICT / TOTAL R&D 18%34%35%

13 ICT in FP7 – Objectives “To enable Europe to master and shape the future developments of ICT so that the demands of its society and economy are met” Thereby: –Strengthening the competitiveness of all industry in Europe Master ICT for innovation and growth –Reinforcing the competitive position of European ICT sector Build industrial and technology leadership –Supporting EU policies Mobilise ICT to meet public and societal demands –Strengthening the European science & technology base A pre-condition for success

14 ICT in 7FP - Main Themes and Activities ICT Technology Pillars pushing the limits of performance, usability, dependability, cost- efficiency  Integration of Technologies integrating multi-technology sets that underlie new functionalities, services and applications  Applications Research providing the knowledge and the means to develop a wide range of ICT-based services and applications Future and Emerging Technologies supporting research at the frontiers of knowledge

15 (1) 7 th FP - ICT for Transport areas (1) Integration of Technologies Intelligent infrastructures (e.g. Transport infrastructure) –making infrastructure more efficient, easier to adapt and maintain, more robust to usage and resistant to failures –data integration tools –systemic risk assessment, early warning and automated alerts

16 (2) 7 th FP - ICT for Transport areas (2) Applications Research ICT meeting societal challenges for mobility, e.g. –Integrated ICT-based in vehicle safety systems based on open, secure and dependable architecture and interfaces –Interoperable cooperative traffic management and safety systems –Personalised, location-aware info-mobility services, including navigation

17 Content  FP7 Proposal  FP7 Cooperation programme: Transport Research  “Transport” (including Aeronautics)  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative  eSafety Initiative  What are the challenges?

18 i2010 – Commission Communication Road Transport Issues A European Information Society for growth and employment i2010 is a joint effort of the EC, Member States and economic actors aiming to accelerate the take-up of knowledge society in Europe It proposes three principal lines for action:  A single European information space Will improve vehicle and road safety, provide mobile access to new content and introduce new advanced services.  Strengthening innovation and investment in ICT Research The automotive sector will benefit from bigger investment in RTD  Achieving an inclusive European Information Society ICT offers tools to further improve safety, efficiency and sustainability of the European transport systems. The i2010 communication launches a flagship initiative in the area of safe and clean transport, focusing on INTELLIGENT CAR.

19 i Intelligent Car Initiative The objective is to improve the quality of the living environment by supporting ICT solutions for safer, smarter and cleaner mobility of people and good. Smarter Intelligent communication and interaction with other Vehicles and with the Transport infrastructure to improve efficiency and safety. Safer Active ICT-based safety systems and devices helping to prevent accidents and mitigate their impact. Cleaner Improve traffic management through intelligent driver assistance systems (including Real-Time Traffic and Travel Information (RTTI) and multi-modality), thus contributing to reduce polluting emissions. Intelligent Car … addressing environmental and safety issues arising from increased road use

20 Intelligent Car Initiative: the Challenges 1. Congestion Costs amount to 50 billion €/ year 10 % of the Road network is affected daily by traffic jams 2. Energy Efficiency & Emissions Road transport consumed 83% of the energy consumed by the whole transport sector 85% of the total CO 2 transport emissions 3. Safety still over fatalities and 1.4 million accidents in the EU cost represent 2% of the EU GDP Human error is involved in almost 93% of accidents

21 Intelligent Car: Objectives Objectives of the Intelligent Car Initiative 1.Coordinate and support the work of relevant stakeholders, citizens, Member States and the Industry 2.Support research and development in the area of smarter, cleaner and safer vehicles and facilitate the take-up and use of research results 3.Create awareness of ICT based solutions to stimulate user’s demand for these systems and create socio-economic acceptance

22 Intelligent Car: Structure The i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative will build on the work of the eSafety initiative and follow a three – pillar approach: (1) The eSafety Initiative and the (2) RTD in Information and Communications Technologies (3) Awareness raising Actions RTD in ICTs FP5, FP6, FP7 The eSafety Forum Awareness Raising Actions Intelligent Car Initiative

23 The Focus in the eSafety Initiative will remain in Deployment: –Pan-European Deployment of eCall by 2009 –Updated European Statement of Principles ESoP (HMI) – Commission adoption, May’06 –Launch of the eSafety Communications Platform, September’06 –Adoption of the EP Report on eCall, April 2006 –i2010 High Level Conference-Helsinki, September’06 First Pillar: eSafety

24 The Intelligent Car Initiative activities build upon the achievements and results of EU Framework Programmes on research and technological development. The long-term objectives of the Intelligent Car Initiative will be part of the ICT priority in FP7 The research priorities of the Intelligent Car fully support the ERTRAC strategic research agenda Second Pillar: The Research Programme

25 The awareness pillar of the Intelligent Car Initiative will promote, active information dissemination to a wide audience: To raise drivers and policy maker’s knowledge about the potential of intelligent vehicle systems To stimulate user’s demand and create socio-economic acceptance To facilitate the deployment of mature technologies and systems in the initial phase of market penetration To encourage stakeholders initiatives supporting i2010 Third Pillar: Awareness Actions

26 Field Operational Test (FOT) Examples: Pedestrian protection; Driver hypo-vigilance monitoring and warning; … Demos of IST results with significant impact on socio-economic cohesion and regional development Example: 6 th FP IST projects; demonstration more open and targeted to the citizen Awareness campaigns Example: Support the production of short, well targeted TV series or documentaries (“Discovery Channel” or “National Geographic”…) on ICT based systems Of particular interest for the Structural Funds

27 Content  FP7 Proposal  FP7 Cooperation programme: Transport Research  “Transport” (including Aeronautics)  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative  eSafety Initiative  What are the challenges?

28 Forum Plenary: Platform for consensus among stakeholders (currently over 150 members) High-Level Meetings with Industry and Member States defining strategy Working Groups: Solution-oriented, reporting to the Forum Mailbox info: The eSafety Initiative The eSafety Initiative was launched in 2002 as a joint initiative of the European Commission, industry and other stakeholders. It aims at accelerating the development, deployment and use of Intelligent Integrated Safety Systems that use Information and Communication Technologies (ITC) in intelligent solutions, in order to increase road safety and reduce the number of accidents on Europe's roads. Synergies between 3 activities conducted in parallel Intelligent Car Flagship R&D and Innovation, preparing future generation of Intelligent Car (second pillar) eSafety – Forum of industrial stakeholders

29 Road Fatalities in Europe … Transport in EU25 Road Accidents (2004 data) fatalities 1.3 million accidents involving injury 2.0 million injuries Source: DG TREN-Statistical Pocket Book 2004 Main Causes and driving errors: 95% of all road accidents involve some human error In 76% of the cases the human is solely to blame Misjudging, driving dynamics, weather (50%) Distraction (38%) 39% of Passengers vehicles and 26% of trucks do not activate brakes before a collision Some 40% more do not brake effectively Underlying Causes: Alcohol Inexperience Tiredness

30 The 1 st eSafety Communication “Information and Communications Technologies for Safe and Intelligent Vehicles” COM(2003)542 Final, priorities: – eCall (Pan-European eCall) – RTTI (Real-Time Traffic & Travel Information) – HMI (Human-Machine Interaction)

31 The 2nd eSafety Communication 2nd Commission Communication on eSafety: Bringing eCall to Citizens COM(2005)431 Final eCall: A key recommendation of the 1st eSafety Communication Significant progress towards the full-scale roll-out of eCall But: Roll-out can be delayed if the national and regional governments do not invest in the necessary infrastructure for eCall

32 Content  FP7 Proposal  FP7 Cooperation programme: Transport Research  “Transport” (including Aeronautics)  Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)  i2010 Intelligent Car Initiative  eSafety Initiative  What are the challenges?

33 Progress in ICT has created enormous opportunities for the design and management of urban transport systems, but also many challenges: Speed of technology changes and uncertainty of life time Where should I invest, and how long will it last? Consumer products public investments Solution determined by user needs, social perception Why does the user accepts one and not the other? What is he willing to pay? What is the business case? Fragmentation of markets results in low performance and high costs The” invented here” syndrome is expensive! Joining forces is cost effective Challenges (1)

34 Focus on performance rather than technological solutions Developments have to be objective driven Technology helps in achieving the objectives From exchange of Best Practices to common architectures Use formal methods as a basic tool (i.e. FRAME) Standards versus organisation driven specifications Maintaining a high quality service is an enormous difficult tasks, in an environment where objectives and priorities are changing High commitment is necessary! While effort not always visible – in most cases, only when things go wrong While industry has large RTD departments at their disposal, public authorities depend mainly on academic research and consultancy services Challenges (2)

35 eSafety Mail Box: Mailbox of the Unit: eSafety Web-site: mes/esafety/index_en.htm eSafety on CORDIS website: eSafetySupport website More information

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