ANNUAL REPORT 2010
Bringing intelligence into mobility for people and goods across Europe
Contents 04 ERTICO – ITS E
urope
06 Chairman’s Report
08 CEO’s Report
10 Supervisory Board & Related Comm
ittees
12 Highlights 2010
16 Activities
28 ITS Network 30 Congresses
32 Finances
44 Partners
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Bringing intelligence into mobility
ERTICO – ITS Europe A European transport system that is safer, more efficient, more sustainable and more secure than today. ITS solutions reduce congestion and accidents while making transport networks more secure and reducing the impact of transport on the environment. ERTICO supports the cooperation of all stakeholders to speed up deployment. ERTICO’s Partners are committed to working towards the market introduction of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services. Our ultimate aim is the safe, secure, clean, efficient and comfortable mobility of people and goods in Europe and beyond.
Bringing “Intelligence into Mobility” through cooperation with all stakeholders ERTICO works to enhance the awareness of ITS benefits amongst decision-makers, opinion leaders and the general public through a variety of activities including Congresses and European showcase events. Working together on research, development and deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services ERTICO is a public-private, multi-sector partnership with around 100 Partners from industry, infrastructure & telecom operators, public authorities, research institutes and users. ERTICO’s activities are financed by annual fees from its Partners and through project funding from others, including the European Commission. ERTICO was set up in 1991 at the initiative of leading members of European industry, Ministries of Transport and the European Commission.
ERTICO initiates and contributes to research, development and deployment projects. In addition, it provides a platform for stakeholders to exchange ideas to increase the benefits and marketability of Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS). Working for a common vision for “Intelligent Mobility” Towards zero accidents, towards zero delays, with reduced impact on the environment and with fully informed people. Where services are affordable and seamless, privacy is respected and security is provided.
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The ERTICO office – a team supporting successful implementation between public and private ITS stakeholders, bringing intelligence into mobility.
Chairman’s Report As Chairman of ERTICO since 2009, I am very pleased to introduce this Annual Report for 2010 highlighting the ERTICO partnership achievements of the last year. The ERTICO Supervisory Board has steered the Partnership into further diversifying its activities with increasing emphasis on deployment.
More opportunities
New projects
Successful Congress
2010 proved to be an interesting year for ERTICO, providing an ever increasing number of opportunities for its Partners to push forward the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems & Services. Despite the ongoing difficult global economic circumstances, ERTICO increased both its number of Partners, with seven new organisations joining, and the number of activities in which they can participate, many of which you can read about in this Annual Report. ERTICO is very much a partnership and I would like to thank each and every Partner for their contribution to helping us achieve our common goals.
2010 was particularly successful in terms of EU funded projects with five new projects starting and the acceptance of four project proposals. ERTICO continues to work across the sectors with projects covering issues including the sustainability and efficiency of urban delivery of goods; the use of cooperative systems for better energy efficiency in transport through the testing and validation of “Green ITS technologies”; eco-traffic management in cities and pre-commercial public procurement to accelerate ITS implementation by public authorities. Details on all these projects and more can be found in the Activities Section of this Annual Report.
The Congresses are instrumental in facilitating cross-sector networking and providing opportunities for ITS promotion, dissemination as well as providing business opportunities for participants. The 17th World Congress was held in Busan, South Korea where over 4000 delegates from 84 countries came together to learn about new ITS developments and witness the latest array of technologies relating to both current and future ITS. As co-organiser, ERTICO was present with a number of Partners and ITS National Associations in the European Pavilion showcasing its constituents’ members projects and initiatives.
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Policy support The ERTICO Public Authorities Platform met three times in 2010, providing important input for the coordination and effective deployment of ITS in the Member States. All three meetings saw the active involvement of the European Commission, in particular with regards to the ITS Action Plan and Directive as well as the eSafety Forum. At the European policy level, ERTICO helped raise awareness with the publication of a position paper on ITS & Urban Mobility which was presented at the Urban ITS Workshop organised by the Commission in March. Following this, three ERTICO Partners were selected to join the Expert Group on “Intelligent Transport Systems in Urban Areas” also established by the Commission.
The Supervisory Board met five times during 2010 and has continued to be closely involved in all ERTICO activities. I am very grateful for the support and input from all Supervisory Board members. I would also like to thank the Strategy Committee, the Finance & Administration Group and the Chairman’s Advisory Committee for all their input throughout the year. Thank you also to all the ERTICO team for their dedication to pursuing ERTICO’s vision and goals and for their hard work and commitment. ERTICO is driven by its Partners who work together to bring intelligence into mobility. Let us continue this collaboration to bring about sustainable and efficient deployment of ITS at all levels. Gunter Zimmermeyer
The Network of National ITS Associations hosted by ERTICO met in Hannover and Timisoara, Romania during 2010 where members were able to exchange information and share their visions for ITS. International cooperation Regarding international cooperation, ERTICO was very active during 2010, through demonstration projects such as VIAJEO and STADIUM, active participation in the Challenge Bibendum in Rio de Janeiro and the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding and Action Plan with ITS Russia. In addition, ERTICO’s cooperation with ITS America and ITS Japan continued throughout the year with regular meetings and collaboration for the World Congresses.
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CEO’s Report The ERTICO vision, shared with its Partners is of intelligent mobility towards fully informed people, towards zero accidents, towards zero delays, with reduced impact on the environment, where services are affordable and seamless, privacy is respected and security is provided. ERTICO provides a unique public-private, multi-sector, pre-competitive platform which enables its Partners to work together to achieve this vision. With a unique mission, comprehensive partnership base and broad activity range ERTICO is in a strong position to effectively support the development and deployment of ITS. The ERTICO partnership platform provides a wide variety of opportunities for Partners to achieve their goals, facilitated by the ERTICO office.
New projects 2010 was a very successful year for the ERTICO partnership. Since January 2010, five new projects have started, driving the development and deployment of ITS yet further forward. Within the CooperativeMobility sector, the CITYLOG project aims to increase the sustainability and the efficiency of urban delivery of goods through an adaptive and integrated mission management and innovative vehicle solution. The EcoMove project within the EcoMobility sector investigates how to use cooperative systems for better energy efficiency in transport through the testing and validation of a number of “Green ITS technologies”. In addition, the ECOSTAND project coordinates international cooperation for a common assessment methodology on ITS applications and the COSMO pilot will address the concept of eco-traffic management in cities by exploiting cooperative systems for sustainable mobility and energy efficiency. Pre-Commercial Public Procurement for ITS innovation and deployment - P3ITS within the InfoMobility sector explores the use of pre-commercial public procurement to accelerate ITS implementation by public authorities.
In addition, four project proposals submitted in 2010, two of which are coordinated by ERTICO, have been accepted for funding by the European Commission. These started at the beginning of 2011 and include FOT-Net 2, a network of European and Global Field Operational Tests on cooperative systems; HeERO which is a harmonised eCall European Pilot project; DRIVEC2X which looks at driving implementation and evaluation of C2X communication technology in Europe and COMeSafety II, investigating communication for eSafety. Implementation of Sector Platforms In order to enable Partners to cooperate more effectively within their sectors, it was decided to initiate eight Sector Platforms; Mobile Network Operators, Vehicle Manufacturers, Suppliers, Research, Traffic & Transport Industry, Service Providers, Users and Public Authorities. The Sector Platforms give Partners the opportunity to identify specific focus areas on which they can develop common positions as well as work with the other sectors to discuss and agree on cross-sector activities. The Public Authorities Platform, which existed previously, already provides an effective tool to gain and exchange information and develop common views/ positions. It was a very active group during the last year, with three meetings held in Brussels and a workshop on Data Exchange Marketplaces. The European Commission actively participated in all three meetings especially in relation to the ITS Action Plan and Directive.
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Network of National ITS Associations Activities The Network of National ITS Associations, successfully supporting ITS deployment throughout Europe through the sharing of information, networking and European or national project participation has also had a busy year, holding meetings and workshops in both Hannover and Timisoara during 2010. In addition, the Network actively supported the World ITS Congresses, hosting a special session and with some of its members participating in the European pavillion. Network members are also participating in collaborative projects such as P3ITS and HeERO. ITS World Congress and international cooperation The ITS World Congress in Busan, South Korea, attracted over 4000 participants from 84 countries, clearly showing the accelerating deployment of ITS alongside increasing global cooperation. Under the theme, “Ubiquitous Society with ITS�, the Congress offered many opportunities for learning about new ITS developments and visiting the 900 exhibition booths to see the latest technologies. ERTICO furthered its cooperation at the international level through its demonstration projects VIAJEO and STADIUM and active participation in the Challenge Bibendum in Rio de Janeiro. In addition ERTICO signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Action Plan with ITS Russia and held several meetings including a number of ERTICO Partners.
Launch of iMobility Network The iMobility Network was launched in June and currently has over 500 subscribers and is seen as the place to connect to other stakeholders whilst enabling Partners to promote their own products and services to the ITS Community. In addition, monthly webinars on issues of current importance enable Partners to communicate and discuss their activities, positions or offerings to a wider audience. ERTICO is a partnership comprising its members and as such I would like to thank our Partners for their ongoing support and commitment towards ERTICO. In return, we will endeavour to support our Partners in the pursuit of our common vision.
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Supervisory Board & Related Committees ERTICO – ITS Europe Supervisory Board – elected 14 June 2010 ERTICO Supervisory Board members are elected by the ERTICO Partners at the annual General Assembly. Supervisory Board Chairman Gunter Zimmermeyer (Robert Bosch) The five ERTICO sectors are represented on the Supervisory Board with the following number of seats: Vice Chair Jean Mesqui (ASFA) Industry (6); Infrastructure Operators (3); Public Authorities (3); Users (2) and Others (1)
To ensure continuity, the ERTICO Partners aim to have the same Board members, Chairman and President & Spokesman elected for a period of three years, even if there is a statutory election every year.
Members:
According to the Statutes, the role of the Supervisory Board is to:
Helmut Matschi (Continental Automotive GmbH)
»» Establish strategic guidelines for the CEO
Malin Persson (Volvo Technology Corporation)
»» Approve the annual budget and work plan
Liévin Quoidbach (NAVTEQ)
»» Approve new Partners or resignations
Gunter Zimmermeyer (Robert Bosch)
»» Appoint the CEO »» Establish the agenda for the annual General Assembly During 2010, the Supervisory Board met 5 times under the chairmanship of Gunter Zimmermeyer.
Industry Christian Rousseau (Renault) Klaus Kompass (BMW Group)
Public Authorities Jordan Giddings (UK Department for Transport) Evelinde Grassegger (Austrian Federal Ministry for Transport, Innovation & Technology). Dean Herenda (Slovenian Ministry of Transport). Infrastructure Operators Jean Mesqui (ASFA) Martial Chevreuil (Egis) Günther Weber (Vodafone) Jean Mesqui (ASFA) Martial Chevreuil (Egis) Günther Weber (Vodafone)
Users Johann Grill (ADAC) Miquel Nadal (RACC) Others Michael Nielsen (IRU) President & Spokesman (ex-officio) Monica Sundström (Swedish Transport Administration) The ERTICO CEO is an ex-officio member of the Supervisory Board Secretary Ivan Hodac (ACEA) Chairman of Finance & Administration Group Dean Herenda (Slovenian Ministry of Transport) Chairman of Strategy Committee Michael Niedenthal (VDA)
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Chairman’s Advisory Committee
Current Members
The Chairman’s Advisory Committee prepares the agenda and decisions of the Supervisory Board.
»» Luisa Andreone, Fiat S.p.A.
The Committee also deals with the tasks of remuneration and nomination and any issue the Chairman wishes to address.
»» Serena Cussons, UK Department for Transport
Members
»» Richard Harris, Logica
»» Chairman Supervisory Board
»» Mari-Louise Lundgren, Swedish Transport Administration
»» Vice Chairman Supervisory Board »» Chair Finance & Administration Group »» ERTICO Chief Executive Officer
Strategy Committee The Strategy Committee advises the Supervisory Board on issues of strategic importance including but not limited to: »» Focus areas/priorities of activities »» Structure and composition of the membership
»» Michael Niedenthal, VDA (Chairman) »» Peter Biesenbach, Robert Bosch »» Laurent Colpier, Volvo Group
»» Josef Czako, Kapsch
»» Michael Ortgiese, PTV »» Hans-Joachim Schade, Siemens AG »» Josef Affenzeller, AVL »» Joachim Scholten, BMW »» Filip Ballegeer, TomTom »» Anders Fagerholt, Ericsson »» Frank Försterling, Continental »» Gino Franco, Mizar »» Martial Chevreuil, Egis »» Francisco Sanchez, CTAG
»» Formulation of joint positions on ITS
»» Angelos Amditis, ICCS
»» Deployment of ITS related products and services
»» Tapani Mäkinen, VTT
The Strategy Committee Chairman and members are confirmed on an annual basis by the Supervisory Board after recommendation of the Chairman’s Advisory Committee. The Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the Chair of the Finance & Administration Group are ex-officio members of the Strategy Committee. Supervisory Board members are also invited to attend meetings.
»» Thomas Kusche, WDR
»» Eskil Sturesson, ACEA »» Frank Köster, DLR »» Frank Hagemeier, TNO »» Marcel Visser, Cinterion »» Jean-Michel Henchoz, DENSO
Finance & Administration Group The Finance and Administration Group reports to the Supervisory Board. It is made up of Dean Herenda, Chair of the Finance & Administration Group, Hermann Meyer, Chief Executive Officer, Didier Gorteman, Chief Financial Officer and the External ERTICO Auditor, Damien Petit. The Group oversees the ERTICO accounts, budget & membership evolution, the preparation of the financial reports for the General Assembly and Supervisory Board, and all administrative & ISO procedures.
Highlights 2010 ITS Congress, Busan
Hall of Fame awardees: Fotis Karamitsos (Director EU Commission DG MOVE) collects award left Shoichiro Toyoda (Honorary Chairman, Emeritus of Toyota) Russel Shields (Chairman, Ygomi LLC.)
Congress opens with traditional dancing.
Busan Congress VIP entrance: Hermann Meyer, CEO and Vincent Blervaque (ERTICO) centre and right.
Classical music hour in Busan.
The TISA and ERTICO stands, Busan Congress 2010.
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eSafety
The eSafety Forum - October 2010.
eCall
eSafety Awards 2010: Zoran (DG INFSO) Wolfgang Reinhardt (ACEA) Harri Pursiainen (Finish Ministry of Transport and Communication) Theo Kamalski (TomTom) smile for the camera.
ERTICO Cooperative Mobility Showcase
The eCall stand at Strasbourg Mulhouse event. Joris Al (Rijkswaterstaat) conversing over lunch at the CooperativeMobility Showcase, Amsterdam.
CooperativeMobilityShowcase: the Traffic Management Centre of the Future.
Paul Kompfner (ERTICO) and Giovanni Colombo (Telecom Italia) debate and discuss centre-stage to the audience.
Highlights 2010 ERTICO General Assembly
Electing the Supervisory Board Members: Gunter Zimmermeyer (Robert Bosch GmbH).
Lively discussions at General Assembly dinner.
Ariane Brusselmans (ERTICO) takes the time to interview Forum participant Eric Sampson during the break.
Forum of ITS Nationals.
Martial Chevreuil (Egis Mobilité) smiles for the camera after being interviewed.
The ERTICO Forum on “Bringing Intelligence into Mobility - Deployment Challenges”
Thierry Van der Pyl (DG INFSO) left Klaus Schierhackl (ASFINAG) centre Josef Fiala (ASFINAG) right ERTICO General Assembly refreshments.
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Project FREILOT:
ITS Russia and ERTICO sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
ERTICO (Hermann Meyer, CEO) and ITS Russia (Vladimir Kryuchkov) sign Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). Helmond in the spotlight - Gert Blom (City of Helmond) gives an interview at the FREILOT pilot launch event.
Helmond Castle on the day of the launch.
Willem Hartman (Director PEEK Traffic Netherlands) presents to the audience.
Deployment for the future - Cooperative Infrastructure installation work in Krakow, Poland, by FREILOT.
Didier Gorteman (ERTICO) heading towards the energy efficient future in the FREILOT simulator.
Activities Strengthening cooperation. Working with our Partners to facilitate the deployment of key ITS applications.
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Activities In 2010, the ERTICO - ITS Europe partnership delivered valuable and concrete results and achieved significant progress in the development and the deployment of key ITS applications in Europe.
Thanks to the well established structure of ERTICO activities into four sectors, ERTICO priorities are fully in line with the reality of ITS development and deployment in Europe:
the preparation of necessary standards in close cooperation with European Standardisation Organisations and the CooperativeMobility Alliance.
»» SafeMobility Sector: Towards zero accidents
Deployment is gaining greater importance on the agenda of ITS stakeholders and ERTICO is therefore taking advantage of new funding instruments put in place by the European Commission to provide a bridge from research to implementation through pilots, demonstrations and field operational tests.
»» CooperativeMobility Sector: Towards fully connected vehicles and infrastructure »» EcoMobility Sector: Towards reduced impact on the environment »» InfoMobility Sector: Towards zero delays and fully informed people The successful completion of CVIS and SAFESPOT Integrated Projects in 2010 was a very important milestone in the development of next generation CooperativeMobility services. The CooperativeMobility Showcase organised at the end of March in Amsterdam made a strong impact in creating awareness about the benefits through live demonstrations. The eCoMove Integrated Project was launched in 2010 to exploit CooperativeMobility systems and services for “Green ITS” applications aimed at improving energy efficiency. The ERTICO partnership is fully committed to the next steps towards deployment with field operational tests,
Within European Field Operational Test (FOT) activities, the EuroFOT project has made very good progress in establishing a comprehensive, technical, and socio-economic assessment programme for evaluating in real traffic conditions, the impact of eight technically mature advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), using multiple fleets of vehicles, including passenger cars and trucks. In parallel the ERTICO-coordinated FOT-Net support action is playing a strategic role as the networking platform gathering together national, European and international FOT organisers. The next phase of European FOT activities on cooperative systems (e.g. DRIVE C2X) will start in early 2011.
Following the R&D stage, pilot projects are essential to stimulate innovation and to foster a first implementation of mature systems and services with the involvement of all service chain actors such as the vehicle industry, service providers, fleet operators and public authorities. The FREILOT and In-Time pilots have started to operate services in 2010 in a total of 10 cities in Europe, and the COSMO pilot was launched in November 2010. All three pilots share the objective of increasing energy efficiency of road transport in urban areas. With respect to safety the HeERO pilot will address from January 2011 the deployment of pan-European eCall in 8 Member States. The P3ITS project addresses another instrument, the use of pre-commercial public procurement to drive ITS innovation and accelerate large scale deployment of ITS systems and services.
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During 2010 ERTICO continued to be active in international ITS cooperation, including demonstration projects such as VIAJEO and STADIUM, active participation at the Challenge Bibendum in Rio de Janeiro and the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding with ITS Russia. These constitute an excellent opportunity to address global issues such as urban mobility and eCall with stakeholders from Europe and emerging countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Together with many of its Partners, ERTICO has participated extensively in the European Union’s Framework Programmes for Research through its work on a variety of research, development and deployment activities to support the on-going and future implementation of ITS in the areas of SafeMobility, CooperativeMobility, EcoMobility and InfoMobility. 2010 was a very productive period with significant achievements in the domain of cooperative systems, eSafety, road safety attributes for digital maps, GNSS enabled ITS services, ADAS, multimodal traveller information, nomadic devices, city logistics and green ITS.
The transparent process for new activity development has ensured effective Partner participation in our different activities, and throughout 2010 we have benefited from our Partners’ expertise in working together to fulfil ERTICO’s strategic goals. We would like to thank our Partners for their support and strong contribution to our activities over the year. We look forward to continuing our cooperation in 2011, and to shaping the future together.
In the following section, we summarise ERTICO’s achievements over the past year in the various activities within the areas of SafeMobility, CooperativeMobility, EcoMobility and InfoMobility, including international cooperation.
ERTICO also benefits from a strong working relationship with the European Commission, and this collaboration has brought successful results during 2010. Finally, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the ERTICO team in Brussels for their professionalism and dedication that has made possible the many achievements mentioned above.
Vincent Blervaque, Director of Development & Deployment
Activities SafeMobility EuroFOT The euroFOT Integrated Project (May 2008 Feb 2012), funded by DG Information Society and Media with an overall budget of 22â‚Ź million, is bringing together a comprehensive group of Field Operational Test (FOT) experts to test intelligent vehicle systems across Europe with real drivers on real roads. The field tests will focus in particular on eight distinct functions that assist the driver in detecting hazards, preventing accidents and improving driver efficiency. Over the course of 12 months, up to 1000 cars and trucks equipped with a range of different intelligent technologies will be monitored on European roads across France, Germany, Italy, Sweden, United Kingdom and the Netherlands. In 2010, the different Vehicle Management Centres (VMCs) have successfully conducted a series of pilots with a limited number of vehicles to tune the data acquisition process in addition to launching large scale field tests to collect the data needed for the assessment of the safety systems. The ERTICO-coordinated FOT operations for the 1000 vehicles will last until summer 2011. The results of this project are expected to greatly contribute to supporting the decision-making process to deploy these new transport technologies on the market. ERTICO is involved in the dissemination of the project and in the coordination of the VMCs. FOT-Net FOT-Net is a two-phase Specific Support Action funded by DG Information Society and Media the first phase ending Dec 2010. Its second phase started in January 2011 for 36 months. It aims to bring together European and international stakeholders in
a strategic networking platform to present results of Field Operational Tests (FOTs), identify and discuss common working items and promote a joint approach for FOTs using the FESTA methodology as a basis. In 2010, FOT-Net organised two stakeholder workshops, three seminars and an international FOT workshop at the ITS World Congress in Busan, Korea. In addition, FOT-Net supported a series of FOT events such as the national SeMiFOT final event in Gothenburg, the euroFOT General Assembly in Athens and the PROLOGUE workshop in Vienna. It also liaised actively with AsiaPacific and US activities supporting bilateral cooperation with European FOTs. FOT-Net also contributed actively to the content of the FOT wiki cataloguing FOT activities around the world and published two 8-page newsletters and a brochure addressed to stakeholders who are not experts in FOTs. At present ERTICO is coordinating this support action together with fourteen other contractors and a growing number of associated partners. ROSATTE ROSATTE is a 36 month EC-funded project, aiming to establish an efficient and quality ensured data supply chain from public authorities to commercial map providers with regards to safety related road content. The purpose of ROSATTE is to facilitate access to accurate and up-to-date safety attributes which can be exploited for the establishment of national digital road databases. This will enable more efficient road operation and maintenance and also a direct integration with commercial navigation maps. This project contributes directly to the actions 1.2 and 1.3 of the ITS Directive.
The project started in January 2008 with 15 partners from public and private sectors. In 2010, ROSATTE finalised the implementation of the ROSATTE data stores with the nine participating public authorities and road operators. The ROSATTE solutions were tested and validated. As a main result, ROSATTE recommends establishing an implementation platform to work together with all European Member States to implement a common solution across the whole of Europe. ERTICO coordinated the project and was responsible for the tasks preparing for future deployment. ERTRAC / SAFIER ERTRAC is the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council which was established to mobilise all stakeholders, develop a shared vision and ensure the timely, co-ordinated and efficient application of research resources to meet the continuing challenges of road transport and European competitiveness. ERTICO is a member of the steering group and is active in three of the four working groups (Urban Mobility, Long Distance Transport and Road Traffic Safety). During 2010, ERTICO contributed to the update of the ERTRAC Strategic Research Agenda. A process to derive research roadmaps from the SRA has started. ERTICO also wrote a report on international cooperation on road transport research aiming at identifying gaps for future activities with industrialised as well as emerging countries around the world. SAFIER is a project financed by DG RTD to support ERTRAC activities.
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iCars Thematic Network The iCars Network (July 2008 – July 2010) contributes to the deployment of Transport ICT technologies by sharing knowledge and experience on these technologies among a wide range of stakeholders on a number of specific topics. The project is funded by DG Information Society and Media. In 2010, ERTICO completed the work dedicated to the exchange of good practices between organisations which deal with information dissemination and awareness actions amongst authorities, businesses and end-users. ERTICO also participated in the information flow between the world of ITS development and that of public procurement contributing to projects such as P3ITS. eSafety Support and iCarSupport Europe-wide cooperation in the field of eSafety is another key focus area for ERTICO. Since 2003, the eSafety Forum, a joint platform involving over 200 members representing all road safety stakeholders, has been the driving force behind promoting eSafety development and deployment throughout Europe. The Secretariat of the eSafety Forum was guaranteed by the eSafety Support project until 2009 and since December 2009 is under the responsibility of the Intelligent Car Support project (iCar Support), which includes key players such as ACEA, DEKRA, YGOMI, Q-FREE and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. iCar Support supports the new activities of the eSafety Forum, which focus on the development, deployment and use of ICT based transport systems and services for safe, clean and smart mobility. The work of the Forum covers the entire roadmap for the implementation of the services up to their deployment. iCar Support supports
dissemination and outreach activities, focusing on raising awareness of eSafety technologies among decision makers of relevant bodies. A specific objective of the project is to support and coordinate the standardisation activities related to ITS standards, with a special focus on safety and intelligent car applications. In 2010 iCar Support offered support for the organisation of an eSafety Forum Plenary meeting, four eSafety Forum Steering Group meetings, one European Observers meeting and two European eCall Implementation Platform meetings. It also assisted and hosted Working Group meetings, standardisation group meetings and participated in events, disseminating safety applications and the results of the eSafety Forum activities. iCar Support organised the fourth ceremony for the eSafety Awards, honouring organisations which have accomplished outstanding achievements with regards to the acceleration of the deployment of eSafety systems. In 2010 iCar Support also started to review the 28 Recommendations established by the eSafety Working Group in 2003 and monitored during the last years by the eSafety Support. The Recommendations focus on further actions to accelerate the development, large-scale deployment and use of ICT for safe, clean and smart mobility. The new list of Recommendations will be finalised in 2011. SIMBA II SIMBA II a Support Action funded by DG Research run between May 2008 and April 2010 continued the efforts related to strengthening research and cooperation ties between Europe and BRICS. SIMBA II had two main focus areas: ITS (led by ERTICO) and Infrastructure (led by FEHRL).
Working groups were created and a number of workshops and meetings were organised to jointly establish the priorities and common interests between Europe and above mentioned countries. The definition of the joint priorities is part of a broader strategic international cooperation roadmap towards the uptake of ITS technologies. The work carried out in SIMBA and SIMBA II has contributed to the development of the Viajeo and STADIUM projects, and the signature of an MoU with Russia. DRIVE C2X The Integrated project DRIVE C2X which stands for DRIVing implementation and Evaluation of C2X communication technology in Europe started in January 2011. Its objectives are to create a harmonised Europewide testing environment for cooperative systems, to coordinate the tests carried out in parallel throughout the DRIVE C2X community, to evaluate cooperative systems benefits and finally to promote cooperative driving. ERTICO’s role is to coordinate the adaptation of the seven test sites according to the cooperative systems standards and to conduct the FOT operations to collect the needed data for evaluation of cooperative driving. In 2011, ERTICO will work mainly with the system test site in Helmond to test and validate the FOT system and to correspond with all other test sites to adapt their infrastructure.
Activities HeERO The ERTICO - coordinated pilot HeERO - Harmonised eCall European Pilot prepares, carries-out and coordinates eCall pre-deployment pilots at European level taking into account the approved standards. The overall project objective is to prepare for the deployment of the necessary infrastructure in Europe with the aim of making the Pan-European in-vehicle emergency call service eCall a reality. The project started in January 2011 with a focus on state-of-the-art, implementation and testing of the European eCall agreed standards, as well as infrastructure upgrades, and identified value- added services. For more information on SafeMobility activities, please contact:
Maxime Flament, Head of SafeMobility Sector, +32 (0)2 400 07 35, m.flament@mail.ertico.com
CooperativeMobility CVIS The CVIS Integrated Project (February 2006 – June 2010), co-funded by DG Information Society and Media with a budget of 41€ million and coordinated by ERTICO, designed, developed and tested the technologies required to allow vehicles to
communicate, connect and thus cooperate directly with the roadside infrastructure. The advent of such technology will lead to the development of new and enhanced in-vehicle services for increased road safety, efficiency and sustainability.
dangerous situations, and extends in time and space the driver’s awareness of the surrounding environment. The Safety Margin Assistant is an Intelligent Cooperative System based on Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) communication.
CVIS validation trials were completed by spring 2010. Key applications included cooperative urban traffic management, truck parking and loading/unloading management, access control, hazard warning and driver and fleet operator services in urban and interurban driving situations.
SAFESPOT cooperated with CVIS and COOPERS projects for the CooperativeMobility Showcase in March 2010, the project’s final event. Common demonstration scenarios were developed to show interoperability and complementarities between the different systems, including road condition/speed alert, emergency vehicle warning and HMI download scenarios. Certain core components developed in SAFESPOT, for example the Local Dynamic Map, were shared with the CVIS project and vice versa.
Dissemination was a top priority in 2010, with a final conference, exhibition and on-road trials during the CooperativeMobility Showcase event held during Intertraffic week at Amsterdam RAI, 23-26 March 2010. Over 500 people registered for the three-day conference, while 1000 visitors experienced at first hand cooperative systems during the hour-long demonstration within one of the fleet of ten minivans. During the tour nearly 25 “cooperative apps” came to life via data exchanged with the 15 roadside units or via 3G. CVIS results have been taken forward in a number of other projects and trials, notably eCoMove, FREILOT, Test Site Trondheim and SPITS. They have also contributed to ongoing European and global standardisation for cooperative systems. SAFESPOT The SAFESPOT integrated project, concluded in June 2010 and co-funded by the EU Sixth Framework Programme for ICT, aimed to prove how intelligent vehicles and intelligent roads could cooperate to produce a breakthrough for road safety. SAFESPOT addressed road accidents by developing a Safety Margin Assistant that detects in advance potentially
SISTER SISTER (November 2006 – June 2010), an integrated research project co-funded by DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission with an overall budget of 10€ million, was successfully concluded in 2010. SISTER investigated potential roles of satellite communication in ITS applications, especially where satellite navigation is involved. Integration of satellite with terrestrial communication can enlarge communication coverage and improve reliability and efficiency, therefore enhancing service quality. ITS services such as eCall, map updating, dangerous goods monitoring and road charging could all benefit from satellite communications. The project term was extended to mid2010, to allow evaluation of the use of S-band communication, a new possibility for ITS services created when the EU granted two operating licences for mixed satellite-terrestrial services.
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During the final year the project completed the evaluation of demonstration results in order to develop a sound understanding of satellite communication in ITS services performance. ERTICO Partners WirelessCar and Volvo Technology took part in the SISTER eCall pilots that compared the performance of GSM with low earth orbit and geostationary satellite communication networks. Satellite was indeed able to deliver eCall successfully, with coverage even when GSM was not available. A final event was organised on 26 May 2010 at the Volvo premises in Brussels. The demonstrations showed how satellite broadcast could be used for value-added services and applications, where content distribution is crucial, and how existing services can be enhanced by bi-directional satellite systems to complement terrestrial coverage and improve system reliability where message delivery time is critical. CityLog The CityLog European project, launched on 1 January 2010, is a focused research collaborative project co-funded by the European Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, under the theme “Sustainable Surface Transport”. CityLog is researching how ITS could help to improve city logistics chains. CityLog aims to develop an adaptive and integrated mission management tool to be integrated into innovative vehicle and transport solutions that will improve and increase the sustainability and the efficiency of urban goods delivery. The innovative approach of CityLog should lead to decreasing the number and optimising the use of delivery trucks in urban areas, while offering customers improved quality of service. From
the logistics operators’ point of view the CityLog solutions and technologies promise increased energy efficiency and quality of services. In the CityLog vision, freight would be moved from distribution hubs to the city centre by a “freight bus”, able to carry several load units. The load units would then be transferred to city vans for the “last mile” delivery. One concept for these innovative and compact load units would be a “bento box”, a sort of mobile packing station. During the project’s first year the user needs were identified and system architecture designed. ERTICO activities mainly focused on the collection of the user needs through the organisation of a multi-stakeholder workshop and in the production of dissemination materials. COMeSafety The COMeSafety2 project, begun in January 2011, continues the work of the original COMeSafety project that finished in December 2009. This three-year support action assists the coordination of R&D and related activities towards the realisation of cooperative systems on European roads. The consortium includes ERTICO Partners BMW (the coordinator), Volvo Technology, Renault and CRF, as well as ERTICO itself.
the organisation of international workshops. The project will produce a concept for a multimodal framework architecture for cooperative systems deployment, including the organisational viewpoint and definition of roles and responsibilities. It will also update the European ITS Communications Architecture compiled by the original COMeSafety project. CooperativeMobility Alliance Following successful conclusion of the first wave of cooperative systems R&D through projects such as CVIS, SAFESPOT, COOPERS, COMeSafety, PRE-DRIVE C2X etc., in 2010 ERTICO started preparing a multi-sector alliance of actors committed to the deployment of cooperative systems for transport and mobility. Building on a core of ERTICO Partners already involved in CooperativeMobility policies, products and services, the Alliance will focus on the main areas where consensus and coordination are needed to advance deployment. Work began in 2010 to define requirements and specifications for a harmonised roadside unit for cooperative systems in Europe, and on alternative business and organisational models for CooperativeMobility deployment. For more information on CooperativeMobility activities, please contact:
The project helps coordinate European cooperative system standards development at ETSI and CEN under the EC ITS standardisation mandate, as well as supporting harmonisation with global standards in ISO, ITU etc. It also promotes international and intercontinental synergies of cooperative system FOTs in cooperation with the FOT-net project. COMeSafety2 supports the mutual validation and exploitation of programme results under the EU-US cooperation agreement by active participation in the EU-US Task Force and in
Paul Kompfner, Head of CooperativeMobility Sector, +32 (0)2 400 07 32, p.kompfner@mail.ertico.com
Activities InfoMobility TISA The Traveller Information Services Association (TISA) was launched in 2007. It is a not-forprofit company (ASBL under Belgian law), hosted by ERTICO. TISA was established to ensure an international framework for marketdriven, coordinated, proactive implementation of traffic and travel information services and products based on existing standards such as RDS-TMC and TPEG. It also works towards the development and deployment of future standards and services. TISA has taken over all the activities undertaken by the previous TMC Forum, the TPEG Forum and the German Mobile. Info project. It also supports standards that provide elements or frameworks for services and products covering traffic and travel information, including roads, public transport and related information needs such as landmarks, weather and environmental information. A number of specialist task forces within TISA address the key development topics. TISA has over 100 members from across the traffic information value chain and is recognised as the worldwide key organisation representing the interests of this industry sector.
GSC
P3ITS
The availability of EGNOS and the introduction of GALILEO as an improved Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) are an important opportunity for business and social improvement for Europe. Intelligent Transport Systems and Services (ITS) represent a considerable market for GNSS-enabled services.
The P3ITS project (January 2010 – June 2011) is creating a dialogue between procurers and industry in the ITS sector.
In this context, it is crucial to work towards the technical conditions that reflect the business needs and will enable an open and competitive mass market for providers that offer tolling services, enabled by GALILEO and EGNOS in combination with other value added GNSS-enabled services. The GSC project (March 2009 – June 2011) goes beyond the demonstration of the technical feasibility of the “multiple services platform” into analysis and recommendations with respect to the feasibility of market deployment as it will identify how standardisation and certification mechanisms can provide the basis for the trust-relationship between different business entities in a horizontal mass market. According to the European model for tolling (EETS) the European Toll Service Provider (ETSP) will be held responsible for the correct collection of all required toll charging data and the risk of malfunctioning end-user equipment or interference between the toll application and other ITS services has to be controlled. As a consequence, the main challenge in establishing a mass market of GNSS-enabled converged services that run on the same piece of equipment, does not lie in the technical capability of equipment to run 2 or more services in parallel, but in the control and assurance that can be provided to the service operators and aggregators, more specifically to the ETSP and the toll charger.
The procurement of cooperative systems by public authorities is considered critical for the timely availability and deployment of these services. Pre-commercial public procurement will not only be a major tool to boost innovation, it is also considered to be an important tool to improve the conditions to move from the current R&D stage towards a large scale market of ITS services. The P3ITS project has initiated a dialogue between procurement experts, agencies and industry professionals from the ITS sector, with the aim of building a network of procurers and industry experts as consultation partners. P3ITS will first focus on the needs and requirements for the innovation and migration from R&D towards large scale market of cooperative ITS services. Secondly, P3ITS will focus on the options and mechanisms that pre-commercial public procurement - as a special structure for procurement - provides for risk sharing and stimulating innovation. Following the identification of requirements from industry and analysis of mechanisms for pre-commercial public procurement (PCP), the project will consolidate the results and extend the individual conclusions. VIAJEO The VIAJEO project (September 2009 – August 2012) has developed and will demonstrate and validate an open platform which will be able to: support the transport operations, planning and a wide range of traveller information services; deliver dynamic information independent from language to improve their provision of
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transport information and traveller services through integrated traffic data collection and management; deliver a solution that enables cross-modal journey planning, dynamic route guidance, effective payment access and improved personal mobility, etc. and provide standardised interfaces to connect a variety of entities needed for the mobility services. The open platform will facilitate the integration of components for data management allowing integration of European and local components as most convenient in Athens, São Paulo, Beijing and Shanghai. The demonstration cities in Europe, China and Brazil have been carefully chosen to ensure that they have a reputation as national role models, allowing the results of successful demonstrations to be extended to other cities in these countries and also potentially to other countries in the respective continents.
higher level of efficiency after the events. The challenges come from the exceptional rise of resources allocations in a limited time due to the superimposition of the event’s connected impacts over the normal city functions. Transport is one of the most complex, critical and sensitive sectors in the hosting of large events, regardless of the size and level of development of the host city. Most of its complexity derives from the obligations set by the International Bodies (i.e. IOC, CGF, FIFA, UEFA, BIE) over the Local Organising Committee (LOC), responsible in full for the harmonisation of the event’s functional transport services with the transport system under the responsibility of the local authorities. For more information on InfoMobility activities, please contact:
STADIUM The STADIUM project (May 2009 – April 2013) aims to improve the performance of transport systems made available to a wide and differentiated range of users in the framework of large events hosted by big cities. The term “performance” used here covers several dimensions, including the efficiency of the transport services (frequency, punctuality, reliability etc.), their comfort, affordability and ease of use, their safety and security, as well as their impact on the broader community of involved citizens in areas such as congestion, air quality, accident risk which affect both users and non-users of transport services. Hosting a large event for a city is both a challenge and a big opportunity. The latter because it is an occasion to improve the infrastructures, beyond the dedicated ones, and services in order to bring the city to a
Vincent Blervaque, Director of Development & Deployment, +32 (0)2 400 07 24, v.blervaque@mail.ertico.com
EcoMobility FREILOT The FREILOT pilot (April 2009 – March 2012) focuses on reducing energy consumption of goods delivery vehicles in urban areas. The specific energy consumption of urban goods transport depends on many factors; vehicle performance, driver behaviour, urban geography and the road network, traffic control strategies and performance, weight of the vehicle and its load to name but a few. Clearly no realistic single measure can address all these aspects and lead to a significant increase in energy efficiency. A holistic and integrated approach is needed combining various measures that can be implemented without excessive cost and with the necessary public acceptance. The FREILOT service aims to increase energy efficiency drastically in road goods transport in urban areas through a holistic treatment of traffic management, fleet management, the delivery vehicle and the driver, and demonstrate in four linked pilot projects that up to 25% reduction of fuel consumption in urban areas is feasible. The FREILOT service comprises the following elements: »» Traffic management: Energy efficiency optimised intersection control »» Vehicle: Adaptive acceleration and speed limiters »» Driver: Enhanced “green driving” support »» Fleet management: Real-time loading/delivery space booking The service are piloted in four European implementation sites: Lyon-France, Helmond-Netherlands, Krakow-Poland and
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Activities Bilbao-Spain, showcasing the benefits of the service and ease to implement it in different parts of Europe. In 2010, the project partners have successfully: »» Finalised technical implementation work »» Started the pilot operational phase »» Finalised Methodology and Evaluation plan (specifying how the FREILOT impact will be measured) »» Worked on refining Business Model (the stepping stone towards ensuring sustainable implementation) The number of trucks used in the pilot has grown from 27 trucks originally planned to more than 135. In addition to this strong growth other unexpected success stories have been the inclusion of the Helmond Fire Brigade and Ambulance services in the Dutch pilot as well as inclusion of a bus fleet in Poland. IN-TIME In-Time (April 2009 – March 2012) will pilot and validate an innovative pan-European approach to Real Time Traffic and Travel Information (RTTI) services. The reliable and real-time delivery of these services to the individual traveller and to traffic management centres is likely to drastically reduce energy consumption in urban areas, across different modes of transport. The traveller is expected to change his/her travel behaviour according to the information he/ she receives, opting for the most efficient and quickest modes for his/her travel journey. The role of the In-Time project is to deliver a standardised interface for the various stakeholders involved to implement these RTTI services, to issue recommendations
and to study the user acceptance, the market potential and the societal benefits that these services can bring. Pilots were set up in the course of the year in six European cities: Vienna, Brno, Bucharest, Oslo, Munich, and Florence. In 2010, project partners have: »» finalised the preparation of the six pilot test sites (Brno, Bucharest, Florence, Munich, Oslo and Vienna) where In-Time services will be rolled-out »» implemented the In-Time interface in these cities based on European standards, providing static and real time traffic data and services on different transport modes »» organised the first In-Time Forum which took place in Amsterdam (25/3/2010)
The eCoMove innovations will target the two main sources of this avoidable fuel consumption: private trips and freight/logistics trips. Key eCoMove objectives are to develop and validate the following applications: »» ecoSmartDriving to improve driver ecoperformances during the trip, including also trip planning and post-trip analysis »» ecoDriver Coaching System and in-vehicle Truck ecoNavigation for good vehicle drivers »» cooperative ecoFleet Planning and ecoRouting for environmental sound ecoFreight & Logistics
»» filmed the In-Time promotional Video (see it on www.in-time-project.eu)
»» ecoAdaptive Balancing & Control system as well as cooperative Fuel-efficient Motorway system as means for ecoTrafficManagement & Control
In-Time went public on 25 January 2011 in Vienna and entered into the pilot phase of the project where all services are evaluated on each of the test sites with real travellers.
When combined, these mainly independent but integrated applications can potentially deliver up to 20% overall fuel savings and CO2 emissions reduction.
ECOMOVE
eCoMove started in 2010 and partners have successfully:
The eCoMove project (April 2010 - March 2013) is an integrated project that develops, trials and validates a number of “Green ITS” technologies and applications which are based on Cooperative Systems (vehicle to vehicle, vehicle to infrastructure communication). The eCoMove concept rests on the idea that, for a given trip by a particular driver in a particular vehicle, there is a least possible fuel consumption that could be achieved by the “perfect eco-driver” travelling through the “perfectly eco-managed” road network. In reality, both drivers and traffic management systems fall short of this ideal, and much fuel is wasted and CO2 emitted unnecessarily.
»» identified and analysed all types of inefficiencies, »» defined use cases to address these inefficiencies; »» established and finalised system requirements for all application and technologies »» defined the eCoMove overall system concept, architecture and specification (to be finalised early 2011)
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»» conducted a study on European drivers and their expectations towards eCoMove applications »» set-up its web-site (www. ecomove-project.eu) where all publications are available After this conceptual phase, in 2011 eCoMove is entering into its development phase. COSMO COSMO is a 32 month pilot project (November 2010 - June 2013) with the objective to demonstrate that the combination of advanced cooperative services lead to efficiency in terms of fuel and energy consumption contributing to the reduction of the carbon footprint. The principal focus of COSMO is in the area of environmentally sustainable traffic management. The project will set-up pilots with services and applications in the following areas: »» Environmentally sensitive traffic control strategies »» Eco-driving for private vehicle and for public transport »» Multimodal real-time information systems designed to maximize energy efficiency
ECOSTAND The ECOSTAND project (November 2010 - October 2013) has the objective to provide the necessary support to permit the agreement on a common methodology for assessing the effects of ITS on energy efficiency and CO2 emissions. ECOSTAND will provide a platform for cooperation between the EU, Japan and the USA, the overall objective being to define a joint research agenda which will lead to the methodology. For example, the project will facilitate the exchange of information on state-of-the-art modelling techniques and simulation tools. ECOSTAND will provide the necessary support and expert knowledge to continue this international collaboration building on the work conducted this far. This will be achieved by organising two rounds of symposia, rotating amongst the three regions, which will secure cooperation of key experts and culminate in a common agenda for future research as well as recommendations and roadmaps for future ITS implementation and policy decisions.
For more information on EcoMobility activities, please contact:
Jean-Charles Pandazis, Head of EcoMobility Sector, +32 (0)2 400 07 14, jc.pandazis@mail.ertico.com
ITS Network The ERTICO - ITS Europe hosted Network of National ITS Associations was formed in order to ensure that ITS knowledge and information is transmitted to all actors at the local and national level - such as small and medium sized companies - and support ITS promotion from the ground up. It was officially launched in 2004 and now stands at 26 members. The objectives of the Network are to: »» Share information about national ITS activities and strategies »» Mutual inspiration »» Raise awareness of common ITS interests within the European Union »» Support cooperation and projects across EU Member States
The Network currently consists of 26 member organisations. ITS Austria ITS Belgium ITS Bulgaria ITS Croatia ITS Czech Republic ITS Denmark ITS Finland ITS France ITS Hellas ITS Hungary ITS Ireland ITS Network Germany ITS Norway ITS Polska ITS Portugal ITS Romania ITS Russia (including ATT Russia) ITS Slovenia ITS Spain ITS Sweden ITS Switzerland ITS United Kingdom Czech & Slovak ITS+S Polish Association of Transport Telematics MLC ITS Euskadi TTS Italia
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2010 was an active year for the Network. Meetings were held in Hannover and Timisoara enabling members to exchange information and share their visions for ITS. The first event of 2010 comprised two days of workshops and meetings. It was held in Hannover, hosted by ITS Network Germany and took place alongside CeBIT. During the first afternoon a workshop was held on public transport where Network members were able to learn more about some of the latest ITS applications both in development and already in use in public transport across Europe. The Network meeting on the Friday morning was attended by thirteen Network members who were able to give some insight into activities within their own countries. In addition, Hermann Meyer, CEO of ERTICO presented a range of opportunities where the Network and ERTICO can collaborate together more closely. The second meeting, hosted by ITS Romania was another two-day event held in Timisoara.
The first day was held at the Recas Winery just outside Timisoara where the new eSafety Observers Network, including many ITS Nationals held their kick-off meeting. During the afternoon, the Network Plenary meeting took place where thirteen ITS National Association members were present in addition to ITS Bulgaria who attended as an observer. Members were able to exchange information on current activities within their countries as well as to discuss the objectives of the Network. In addition, members were given an update as to opportunities for closer collaboration with ERTICO including the i-Mobility Network, cooperation regarding Congresses and a survey on existing and deployed ITS services within their countries. The second day comprised a workshop held at the Politehnica University of Timisoara where Network members were able to learn more about the ITS Status and Vision of the Romanian National Road Network, Vision 2030 and the work of the ITS Institute within the Politehnica University of Timisoara. In addition, presentations were given on the iCar Initiative, Education in ITS from the Swedish perspective and the eCall Pilot Project – HeERO. The workshop was followed by a very informative visit to the Public Transport Management Centre in Timisoara, where the management of buses and trams was explained in detail.
In addition to Network meetings, the Network organised a Special Session during the World ITS Congress held in Busan where Network members gave real past examples of how they have worked with the European Commission, with national and regional Governments, and with national and regional highways authorities, to advise about and promote ITS For more information, please contact:
Anna Limbrey, Network Coordinator, +32 (0)2 400 07 19, a.limbrey@mail.ertico.com
Jennie Martin Chairman of Network
ITS Congresses Facilitating cross-sector networking and providing opportunities for ITS promotion and dissemination are key ERTICO activities. This is largely achieved by organising ITS Congresses at European and global levels.
To share knowledge and experience within the ITS community is seen as a must in the development and implementation of ITS technologies. In that regard, European and World Congresses provide the ideal opportunity for all players of the ITS world to come together and make the necessary contacts to help move initiatives forward. Over the years, they have also received the highest support throughout the ITS world from government, industry and other organisations.
ERTICO – ITS Europe, ITS America and ITS Japan work closely together in the preparation of the annual ITS World Congress and Exhibition. Each year the event takes place in a different region, and it is held in Europe every third year. Valuable support is also provided by the host region, including by the national ITS association of the country. European ITS Congresses are organised by ERTICO – ITS Europe in years when there is not an ITS World Congress in Europe.
The events also provide an opportunity for the European Commission to present its projects and programmes aimed at achieving sustainable mobility for people and goods through the use of ITS solutions.
Busan, South Korea, hosted the 17th ITS World Congress and Exhibition in October 2010. The event was organised under the theme “Ubiquitous Society with ITS” and attracted over 4000 participants from 84 countries. The Congress offered many opportunities for grasping new ITS developments and witnessing the latest array of technologies, as they relate to present and future ITS. The Congress clearly showed the accelerating deployment of ITS across the world.
ERTICO Partners were well represented in Busan - they were involved in the Congress sessions, the demonstrations and the Exhibition. For the first time an European Pavilion was organised by ERTICO - ITS Europe in collaboration with ITS Sweden and Finland. Several Partners and members of the Network of National ITS Associations presented during the week their ITS related services and products at this Pavilion which was a great success, and will continue to be present during other ITS World Congresses outside Europe. Lyon, France, will host the upcoming European ITS Congress taking place between 6-9 June 2011. The Congress is being organised with the active participation of the French Ministry of Transport (MEEDDM), the city of Lyon, the RhôneAlpes Region, the Lyon Urban Truck and Bus cluster, ITS France and the French organisations active within ERTICO, and will be supported by the European Commission. The main focus of the European Congress will be “ITS for sustainable transport of persons and goods in urban regions”.
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The next World ITS Congress will take place in Orlando, Florida, on 16-20 October 2011 under the theme “Keeping the Economy Moving” and will enable visitors to experience interactive technology showcases, an exhibit hall and countless networking events with ITS industry leaders from around the world. The organisation of the 19th ITS World Congress 2012 to be held in Vienna, Austria, from 22 – 26 October under the theme “Smarter on the way” is also well under way and will focus on innovative systems for the improvement of mobility.
For more information on ITS Congresses, please consult the ERTICO website: http://www.ertico.com/en/ congresses/its_congresses or contact
European ITS Congresses 2011 Lyon, France (6 – 9 June) ITS World Congresses 2011 Orlando, USA (16 – 20 0ctober)
Didier Gorteman Director Congresses +32 (0)2 400 07 21 d.gorteman@mail.ertico.com
Valérie Mindlin Congress Manager +32 (0)2 400 07 82 v.mindlin@mail.ertico.com
2012 Vienna, Austria (22 – 26 October)
Finances Continued Growth. Financial stability guaranteed by stable membership and development of new activities in line with Partner priorities.
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Finances The ERTICO – ITS Europe Finance and Administration Group reports to the Supervisory Board. It comprises Dean Herenda, Chair of the Finance & Administration Group, Hermann Meyer, Chief Executive Officer and Didier Gorteman, Chief Financial Officer.
Since its creation in 1991, ERTICO always had the objective to secure the participation of the main ITS actors and is firmly established as the European organisation for ITS. Its links with the European Commission have helped ERTICO to achieve its goals to push forward the research and deployment of ITS.
The Finance and Administration Group has analysed the 2010 accounts and confirms that ERTICO is in a sound financial situation. All 2010 costs are in line with decisions of the ERTICO Supervisory Board.
Maintaining an active membership and encouraging the participation of every Partner in relevant ERTICO activities are permanent objectives of the ERTICO management. The ERTICO office helps and supports its Partners on a daily basis and facilitates the research and deployment of their ITS products and services for the benefit of all European citizens.
During the last General Assembly a new auditor was nominated and handed in a statutory report without any remarks and confirmed that the internal financial control is well in place. The report of unqualified audit opinion on the 2010 financial statements have been delivered, as can be seen on the next pages.
It can be noted that until now, financial stability in terms of annual Partner contribution has been guaranteed due to the stability of the ERTICO membership and membership fees. 45% of the ERTICO budget in 2010 was secured by membership fees, the development of new ERTICO own activities corresponding to Partners’ priorities and interests, and revenue generated from the licence of the ITS Congresses and other activities. This has enabled ERTICO to participate in EC-funded projects and has guaranteed the continuity of its work programme. The ERTICO brand is recognised as a key partner to the European Commission.
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In February 2010, ERTICO was subjected to a VAT check. Nothing was rejected or adjusted by the Belgian authorities and some minor adjustments have been made following a fiscal audit of October 2010, representing less than 0.1% of the turnover.
For more information on the ERTICO finances, please contact:
ERTICO also carried out a successful external audit of its Certificate ISO 9001:2008 in September 2010. Finally, the Finance and Administration Group would like to take this opportunity to thank the dedicated team in Brussels for their expertise and their deep commitment that has made possible the 2010 achievements.
Didier Gorteman, Chief Financial Officer +32 (0) 2 400 07 21, d.gorteman@mail.ertico.com
Finances Balance Sheet Assets (Belgian presentation in â‚Ź) Assets FIXED ASSETS INTANGIBLE ASSETS TANGIBLE ASSETS Furniture and vehicles Leasing and other similar rights Other tangible assets FINANCIAL ASSETS Other financial assets Amounts receivable and cash guarantees
CURRENT ASSETS STOCK AND CONTRACTS IN PROGRESS Contracts in progress AMOUNTS RECEIVABLE WITHIN ONE YEAR Trade debtors Other amounts receivable INVESTMENTS Other investments and deposits CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND DEFERRED CHARGES AND ACCRUED INCOME
TOTAL ASSETS
2010
2009
300,904.68 19,200.00 281,704.68 236,208.15 45,496.53
334,851.52 0.00 332,851.52 282,751.08
0.00
50,100.44 2,000.00 2,000.00
4,882,083.79 0.00
3,965,130.25 0.00
2,832,951.62 2,734,331.43 98,620.19 136,595.49 136,595.49 1,751,435.60 161,101.08
2,775,617.60 2,630,552.55 145,065.05 134,588.97 134,588.97 998,964.68 55,959.00
5,182,988.47
4,299,981.77
0.00
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Balance Sheet Assets Fixed assets have decreased by 33,947€ mainly due to the depreciation on office furniture, giving a total of fixed assets of 300,905€. Amounts due by trade debtors have increased by 103,779€ and represent 2,734,331€. This is mainly due to the fact that the excess amount of 1,086,893€ arising from the balance between the pre-financing of EC projects and the revenue generated by these projects during the years has been placed, in accordance with the statutory auditor, in advance received on contracts in progress in the Liabilities part of the Balance sheet, for the closing of the accounts. Consequently, only the positive amounts appear in the assets. The 2011 membership fees that have been invoiced at the date of 31 December 2010 represent 1,825,000€.
Other trade debts amount to 98,620€ and are mainly composed of VAT that needs to be recuperated. An amount of 136,595€ has been placed as other investments and deposits. This represents the bank guarantee for the office rent, which is placed in a deposit account to avoid costs related to bank guarantees. This deposit has generated 2,007€ in interests in 2010, after pre-paid tax. At the closure of 2010 accounts, it can be noted that the cash at the bank has increased by 752,471€. This is due, as mentioned above, to the pre-financing received in 2010 for EC projects. As decided at the end of last year and in order to bring more transparency to ERTICO’s own patrimony, an amount of 3,780,500€ has been placed in a trust third account. This amount represents all advance payments from the European Commission that have been received by ERTICO as Project Coordinator for Project Consortia members. This amount should not be considered as belonging to ERTICO
and therefore, in accordance with the statutory auditor, has been placed in the Rights and Commitments accounts of the balance sheet instead of in the Assets. This amount will, at a later date, be transferred to the Consortia members in 2011, based on the decision of the Steering Committee of each respective project. ERTICO’s own cash flow represented 1,751,436€ at the end of the year and has generated an interest of 14,920€. Deferred charges and accrued income amount to 161,101€. This amount is mainly composed of deferred charges and concerns the costs for Congresses of 141,197€, which were generated in 2010 but relate to the upcoming European and World Congresses, which takes place in Lyon and Orlando in 2011, and in Vienna in 2012. In the light of the above statements, at the closure of the year, the total assets have increased by 883,007€ and amounted to 5,182,988€.
Finances Balance Sheet Liabilities (Belgian presentation in â‚Ź) Liabilities CAPITAL AND RESERVES CAPITAL Issued capital Uncalled capital RESERVES Legal reserve PROFIT CARRIED FORWARD
PROVISIONS AND DEFERRED TAXATION PROVISIONS FOR LIABILITIES AND CHARGES Other liabilities and charges
2010 434,068.34 58,900.00 176,700.00 117,800.00 20,088.00 20,088.00 355,080.34
411,829.72 63,860.00 191,580.00 127,720.00 20,088.00 20,088.00 327,881.72
130,500.00 130,500.00 130,500.00
141,000.00 141,000.00 141,000.00
4,618,420.13 0.00 0.00
3,747,152.05 0.00 0.00
CREDITORS AMOUNTS PAYABLE AFTER MORE THAN ONE YEAR Financial debts Credit institutions AMOUNTS PAYABLE WITHIN ONE YEAR Financial debts Credit institutions Trade debts Suppliers Advances received on contracts in progress Taxes, remuneration and social security Taxes Remuneration and social security Other amounts payable ACCRUED CHARGES AND DEFERRED INCOME
TOTAL LIABILITIES
2009
0.00
0.00 2,793,420.13 0.00
1,876,652.05 0.00
0.00 569,793.51 569,793.51 1,366,199.79 246,508.74 73,501.84 173,006.90 610,918.09 1,825,000.00
0.00 694,505.75 694,505.75 254,302.72 142,610.24 21,334.37 121,275.87 785,233.34 1,870,500.00
5,182,988.47
4,299,981.77
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Balance Sheet Liabilities Capital and reserves amounted to 434,068€. The capital has been adapted to the level of the Shareholders on 31 December 2010. The provisions for liabilities and charges have decreased by 10,500€. The provision of 10,000€ made in 2009 for relocation of the lunch room has been written off as the work has been done. There is no expected refurbishment for 2011.
Advance payments have increased by 1,111,897€ and amount to 1,366,200€. As mentioned above, this can be explained largely by the transfer of an amount of 1,086,893€, arising from the balance between the pre-financing and advance payments of EC projects and the revenue generated by these projects. Taxes, remuneration and social security debts have increased by 103,898€ in comparison with 2009.
In accordance with the precaution principle adopted in 2006 and in agreement with the Auditors, a provision representing 2% of the total annual contribution of the EC, amounting to 44,000€ has been made.
Other debts, composed of amounts due to Consortia members, have decreased by 174,315€. This is essentially due to the fact that ERTICO has transferred advance payments to EC Consortia partners.
The provision of 55,000€ related to staff departures and pre-pension payments has been written off and a new provision has been made for 10,500€.
As explained above, an amount of 3,780,500€ has been placed in trust accounts, bringing more transparency to ERTICO’s patrimony. This amount is also not a liability related to ERTICO and has been placed in the Rights and Commitments accounts.
Therefore, the total provisions of the year amount to 54,500€. Considering the written off of a provision for 65,000€, there has been a 10,500€ reduction, resulting in a total of 130,500€ of provisions for other liabilities and charges. Trade debts have decreased by 124,712€, mainly due to the payment of suppliers at the end of the year.
The 2011 Membership fees which were invoiced in 2010 (1,825,000€) have been placed as deferred income. In the light of the above statements, at the closure of the year, the total liabilities have decreased by 883,007€ and amounted to 5,182,988€.
Finances Profit & Loss Account (Belgian presentation in â‚Ź) 2010 OPERATING INCOME Turnover Increase;Decrease in stocks of finished goods, work and contracts in progress Other operating income
OPERATING CHARGES Services and other goods Remuneration,social security costs and pensions Depreciation of and other amounts written off formation expenses,intangible and tangible fixed assets Increase/Decrease in amounts written off stocks, contracts in progress and trade debtors Other provision for liabilities & charges Other operating charges
2009
5,035,856.06 4,960,274.52
5,135,448.78 12,439,744.26
0.00
-7,452,427.98
75,581.54
148,132.50
-4,978,363.29 3,231,089.59 1,732,143.57
-5,112,860.79 3,700,186.11 1,293,118.05
84,172.73
71,193.49
-85,000.00
-30,000.00
-10,500.00 26,457.40
52,095.21 26,267.93
OPERATING PROFIT
57,492.77
22,587.99
FINANCIAL INCOME
18,584.44 14,919.97 3,664.47
25,655.93 23,875.24 1,780.69
-7,406.09 -2,719.83 -4,686.26
-5,092.41 -3,605.11 -1,487.30
68,671.12
43,151.51
12,858.57 12,858.57
13,701.10 13,701.10
0.00
0.00
81,529.69
56,852.61
-54,331.07 -54,925.37 594.30
-28,015.30 -28,015.30
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD
27,198.62
28,837.31
PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION
27,198.62
28,837.31
Income from current assets Other financial income
FINANCIAL CHARGES Interest and other debt charges Other financial charges
PROFIT ON ORDINARY ACTIVITIES BEFORE TAXES EXTRAORDINARY INCOME Other extraordinary income
EXTRAORDINARY CHARGES Extraordinary depreciation of and extraordinary amounts written off, intangible and tangible fixed assets Other extraordinary charges
PROFITS FOR THE PERIOD BEFORE TAXES INCOME TAXES Income taxes Adjustment of income taxes and write-back of tax provisions
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Profit and Loss Account The profit and loss account shows a turnover of 4,960,275€ for the 2010 financial year, of which 2,247,141€ are membership fees, 30,651€ come from European projects that ended in 2010, 2,206,234€ concern revenues generated by EC projects, 68,200€ come from Congress licence revenue and 408,048€ from TISA. Other operating income amounts to 75,581€ and comes mainly from revenues generated by fora and other Corporate activities and Congresses’ promotional campaign. The operating income represents a total of 5,035,856€. The operating charges amount to 4,978,363€: 3,231,090€ for services and miscellaneous goods, 1,732,144€ for remuneration and social security costs, 84,173€ in depreciation. As explained before, a negative amount of 10,500€ appears as provision and charges.
Other operating charges relating to local taxes, amount to 26,457€. This represents an operating profit of 57,493€. Taking into account the financial income and charges and extraordinary incomes, the profit for the year before taxation is 81,530€.
Taking into account the net result of the year and the resulting profits from previous years, the profit to be carried forward stands at 355,080€. All the costs mentioned in this report are consistent with the decisions taken by the Supervisory Board during the year.
At the date of closing the accounts, a charge of 54,925€ has been taken into consideration as income tax for the 2010 financial year and adjustments due to a fiscal audit for the years 2007 & 2008. An amount of 594€ has been refunded by the Belgian tax authorities as an adjustment for 2009 revenue. This results in a net profit of 27,199€ for the year, which is available for appropriation. Considering the number of shareholders at the end of 2010, it is not necessary to supplement the legal reserve. Consequently, it is proposed to carry forward the net profit of 27,199€.
Appropriation Account (Belgian presentation in €) PROFIT TO BE APPROPRIATED Profit for the period available for appropriation Profit brought forward
TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL AND RESERVES
2010
2009
355,080.34 27,198.62 327,881.72
327,881.72 28,837.31 299,044.41
0.00
0.00
355,080.34 355,080.34
327,881.72 327,881.72
To legal reserve
RESULT TO BE CARRIED FORWARD Profit to be carried forward
Auditor’s Report
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Partners One Common Vision. Bringing together the skills, interests and expertise of around 100 Partners.
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Partners ERTICO Strategy defined by the partnership
The ERTICO partnership is driven by its Partners and as such, ERTICO strives to understand Partners needs and expectations as well as to providing value for membership. In addition, Partner cooperation is vital to ensure efficient deployment of ITS Systems and Services and it is with this in mind that ERTICO initiated the Sector Platforms, where Partners can openly discuss important issues both within the sector itself and with other sectors. The Sector Platforms give Partners the opportunity to identify specific focus areas on which they can develop common positions as well as work with the other sectors to discuss and agree on cross-sector activities. Mobile Network Operators, Vehicle Manufacturers, Suppliers, Research, Traffic & Transport Industry, Service Providers, Users and Public Authorities are the sectors where platforms are currently established in the first instance.
ERTICO’s ISO Quality System puts a strong focus on providing Partner satisfaction and added-value for membership, closely monitoring Partner participation in all activities enabling ERTICO to maintain the benefits of membership. More than 85% of the ERTICO partnership is involved in ERTICO activities, and more than 50% of the Partners receive EC funding from projects coordinated by or developed with ERTICO.
ERTICO offers its Partners a unique multisector platform where consensus on the current ITS issues can be built and concrete results achieved. The commitment and dedication shown by the Partners is vital to the success of ERTICO’s ongoing activities.
»» IFSTTAR – French Institute of Science and Technology, Development and Networks
Throughout 2010, Partners were very active within ERTICO, attending a range of meetings, workshops, webinars in addition to the General Assembly and Forum held in Brussels in June. Several meetings were also held with individual Partners, in particular to facilitate the introduction of new Partners and discuss areas of mutual interest and potential collaboration.
Seven new applications were approved by the Supervisory Board during 2010 to join the ERTICO partnership:
For more information about becoming an ERTICO Partner, please contact:
Rasmus Lindholm, Head of Partnership Services, +32 (0) 2 400 07 39, r.lindholm@mail.ertico.com or
»» SINTEF »» ICOOR – Interuniversity Consortium for Optimization and Operations Research »» Cinterion Wireless Modules »» Institute for Transport Studies, Leeds University
»» IBM »» TeamNet During the first quarter of 2011, the Supervisory Board approved the application of the University of Newcastle and XeroxACS. Consequently as of 31 March 2011, ERTICO has a total of 96 Partners. For information on the ERTICO Partners, please consult the ERTICO website www.ertico.com
Anna Limbrey, Partnership Services Manager, +32 (0)2 400 07 19, a.limbrey@mail.ertico.com
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1.2
92%
93%
83%
86%
87%
91% 84%
85%
90%
91%
91%
89%
93%
97%
98% 93%
1
Partner Participation
67%
58%
57%
0.6
0.4
0.2
0
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Active Participation Partner involved in specific activies (projects & Fora) Partner Participation in at least 1 project/approved proposal Partner attended GA/Think Tank
65%
66% 65%
65%
68% 63%
65% 65%
65% 65%
65%
68% 66%
0.8
Partners Industry
Continental Automotive GmbH
Fiat Group
www.continental-corporation.com
www.fiatgroup.com
Allianz
Peter Saeger
Gianfranco Burzio
www.allianz.com
Director Cross Divisional Systems
CRF - Product Research
Jacques Amselem
Systems & Technology Automotive
EU Network
Head of Pay-Per-Use Unit / Allianz Group
Thomas Salbert
Luisa Andreone
Public Private Partnership
Product Research European Network
AVL List GmbH www.avl.com
Systems & Technology, Automotive
Honda Motor Europe
Helmut Matschi
http://world.honda.com/
Director, Research Coordination
Member of the Executive Board Continental AG
Filip Sergeys
BMW Group
Division Interior
Josef Affenzeller
www.bmwgroup.com Joachim Scholten Strategy, Targets, Innovation and Vehicle Validation Dept. Development Abroad, Type Approval and Traffic Management
Denso Europe BV www.denso-europe.com Jean-Michel Henchoz Research Engineer Business Planning
Government Relations – Regulations IBM http://www.ibm.com/de/de/ Richard D. Weinstock ITS Solutions Executive (CEE), Intelligent Transportation Systems
EU Technical Research Department Kapsch TrafficCom AG
Cinterion Wireless Modules GmbH
Efkon AG
www.kapschtraffic.com, www.kapsch.net
www.cinterion.com
www.efkon.com
Josef A. Czako
Marcel Visser
Daniel Ulz
Global Vice Preisdent Automotive
International Marketing Manager
Group Director, International Business Development
Cobra Automotive Technologies SpA
Ericsson AB
www.cobra-at.com
www.ericsson.com
Michelangelo Ruggiero
Anders Fagerholt
Logica
Marketing Manager
Program Manager Telematics
www.logica.com
Business Unit Networks
Richard Harris
Michaela Harrich Partner and Project Development Manager
Director, Intelligent Transport Systems MetaSystem www.metasystem.it www.octotelematics.com Giorgio Maldini R&D Homologation Manager R&D Department
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Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Europe
NXP Semiconductors
Ramsys Inc
http://global.mitsubishielectric. com/bu/automotive/index.html
www.nxp.com
www.ramsys.hu
Frank Daems
Erzsébet Adamik
Jan Billig
Director Business Development
Chief Executive Officer
General Manager
Patrick Pype
András Edelmayer
Director European Affairs
Director of Research & Development
Panasonic Automative Systems Europe GmbH
Renault
Gino Franco Innovation Director
www.panasonic.de
Christian Rousseau
Ralf Dirk Becker
Corporate General Secretary
R&D Department
Mobility & Transport Policy Director
Liévin Quoidbach
Peek Traffic BV
Robert Bosch GmbH
Vice President,
www.peektraffic.nl
www.bosch.de
Government Marketing & Strategy EU
Siebe Turksma
Peter Biesenbach
Product Manager Research
Senior Vice President
www.neceurope.com
PluService srl
Head of Central Division External Affairs, Governmental and Political Relations
Heinrich Stüttgen
www.pluservice.net
Vice President, NEC Laboratories Europe
Monica Giannini
Mizar Automazione – Swarco Group www.miz.it
NAVTEQ www.navteq.com
NEC Europe Ltd
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd – Belgian Branch
Head of International Cooperation PTV Planung Transport und Verkehr AG
www.nissan-global.com
www.ptv.com
Jun Watanabe
Ing Michael Ortgiese
Manager
Research & Innovation
Makoto Ikeda
Mobility Systems
Manager, Regulations and Technical Affairs
Vice President Q-Free ASA www.q-free.com Knut Evensen Chief Technologist
www.renault.com
Prof Gunter Zimmermeyer Senior Advisor / ERTICO Chairman Satellic www.satellic.com Friedemann Kirn International Account Director Telematic Services / Satellic Traffic Management
Partners Siemens AG
Thetis SpA
www.mobility.siemens.com
www.thetis.it
Volvo Technology Corporation (representing Volvo Group)
Hauke Jürgensen
Marino Mazzon
www.volvogroup.com
CEO Intelligent Traffic Systems
Manager
Mats Rosenquist
Industry Sector, Mobility Division
International Developments
Senior Vice President, Site Asia
I MO CT, Munich Hans-Joachim Schade Business Development and Sales Intelligent Transport Systems & Services Karin Kaindl
Volvo Technology Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA www.toyota.eu Nicolas Van Hoecke
Director SPA Strategy & Planning, Fuel Excellence
Senior Manager, European & Government Affairs
Director After-Market Engineering
Vialis
WirelessCar (representing Volvo Information Technology)
www.vialis.com
www.wirelesscar.com
Rudi Lagerweij
Martin Rosell
Manager, Strategy & Business Development
Managing Director
Volkswagen AG
Magnus Johansson
www.volkswagen.com
Director Business Development
Business Development & Marketing Marta Lipczyk Siemens AG Representation Office Brussels Government Affairs CC GA EU TeamNet www.teamnet.ro Mircea Cotoros
Bruno Chazalette
Prof Jürgen Leohold Executive Director Group Research
Xerox – ACS www.acs-inc.com
Martin Weiser
Robert De Beukelaer
Technolution BV
Manager Research Driver Information Systems
Solution Delivery Director EMEA
www.technolution.eu
Sabine Spell
Ygomi Europe Service LLC
Jan van der Wel
Director, Policy Trends
www.ygomi.com
Manager of Brussels Branch
Chief Executive Officer TomTom www.tomtom.com Filip Ballegeer Director Engineering Explorative Development TomTom Content Production
András Csepinszky Volvo Car Corporation www.volvocars.com Urban Kristiansson, PhD Senior Tech Advisor at R&D
External Affairs Standardisation Manager
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Public Authorities
Denmark - Danish Road Directorate www.vejdirektoratet.dk
Germany – DLR (German Aerospace Center)
Austria – Federal Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology
Åke Egemalm
www.dlr.de
Department of ITS
Christian Piehler
www.bmvit.gv.at Evelinde Grassegger Head of Unit, Mobility and Transport Technologies Franz Schwammenhöfer Head of Unit, Transport/ITS Belgium – Flemish Government, Department Mobility & Public Works
Program Director Transport Finland – Finnish Transport Agency (FTA) www.fta.fi Eini Hirvenoja Traffic Management Expert Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Uusimaa Transport & Infrastructure
Frank Köster Institute of Transportation Systems Germany - Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR) www.wdr.de Thomas Kusche Senior Editor
www.vlaanderen.be - www.mobielvlaanderen. be – www.verkeerscentrum.be
France – IFSTTAR – French Institute of Science and Technology, Development and Networks
ir Nele Dedene
www.ifsttar.fr
Afdeling Verkeerscentrum, Departement Mobiliteit en Openbare Werken
www.nfm.gov.hu
Hélène Jacquot-Guimbal
Lajos Szücs
General Director
Director General, Department for Transport Infrastructure
Czech Republic – Ministry of Transport
Blanka Kosinova
France – Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing http://www.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/
Czech Ministry of Transport Representative
MEDDTL/DGITM/SAGS/MTI
Directress of Space Technologies and Satellite Systems Department
Jean-François Janin
www.mdcr.cz / www.spacedepartment.cz
Martin Pichl
ITS Task Force Manager
Hungary – Ministry of National Development
Sznezsanka B. Szlatényi Adviser, Department for International Relations Ireland – Department of Transport www.transport.ie
Germany – Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Stadtentwicklung
James Caffrey
Person responsible for work Head of the Galileo, ITS & GMES Unit
www.bmvbs.de
Freight & Logistics Policy Division
Space Technologies and Satellite Systems Department
Federal Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Development
Denmark – North Denmark Region (Region Nordjylland) www.rn.dk Svend Tøfting Project Manager
Sabine Dannelke Head of Division Transport Optimization & Telematics in Transport Reiner Wünsch Vice Head of Division Transport Optimization & Telematics in Transport
Technology Specialist
Italy – Ministry for Infrastructures and Transport www.mit.gov.it Massimiliano Zazza Directorate General of ICT, Statistics and Communication
Partners Luxembourg – Administration des Ponts et Chaussées
Slovak Republic – Ministry of Transport, Construction and Regional Development
Spain – Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT)
www.pch.public.lu - www.cita.lu
www.mindop.sk
Federico Fernandez-Alonso
Georges Simon
Richard Vojna
Deputy Director on Traffic
Head of Department, Division des travaux neufs (DTN)
General State Counsellor
Norway – Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA)
Director
www.vegvesen.no
Miloš Dunajský
Ivar Christiansen
State Officer
Director,Traffic Management Section
Road Safety Unit
General Director, Directorate General of Land Transportation
Slovenia – Ministry of Transport
Benito Bermejo Palacios
www.sigov.si/mpz
Deputy Director of Management, Analysis and Innovation of Rail and Road Transport, Directorate General of Land Transportation
Eirik Skjetne Director, ITS Section
Marian Hanták Road Department
Poland – General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways
Dean Herenda
www.gddkia.gov.pl
Directorate for Roads
Secretary
Lech Witecki General Director Ziemowit Cyndrowski Head of International Co-operation Section
Spain – Basque Government - Department of Housing, Public Works and Transport www.euskadi.net Iñaki Arriola López
www.dgt.es
Monica Colas Coordinator Observatory Road Safety Spain - Ministry of Development www.fomento.es Manel Villalante i Llauradó
Ángel Cabo Astudillo Area Manager - Headship of Projects, Directorate General of Land Transportation Jaime Huerta Gómez de Merodio General Secretary, ITS Spain
Portugal – Instituto da Mobilidade e dos Transportes Terrestres (IMTT.IP)
Regional Minister Ernesto Gasco Gonzalo
Sweden – Swedish Transport Administration (STA)
www.imtt.pt
Vice-Minister of Transport and Public Works
www.trafikverket.se
Maria Luisa Nunes Head of International Relations Department
Mikel Díez Sarasola Transport Director
Portugal – EP-Estradas de Portugal, SA
Jose Viteri
www.estradadeportugal.pt
www.mlcluster.com
António Manuel Rodrigues
General Manager, MLC - ITS Euskadi
Head of Road Telematics Department
Monica Sundström Senior Advisor/ President and Spokesman ERTICO – ITS Europe Mari-Louise Lundgren Stategist, Strategic Development Mats Petersson Head of Unit,
Saudi Arabia – Ministry of Transport
Market and Planning
www.mot.gov.sa
Kent Olsson
Eng Abdullah Al Mogbel
TCC Coordinator,
Deputy Minister of Transport for Roads
Road Traffic Management
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Switzerland – Directorate General of Swiss Customs www.lsva.ch Camille Simon Expert Switzerland – Swiss Federal Roads Office (FEDRO)
Infrastructure Operators
Telecom Italia
ASFA (Association Professionnelle Autoroutes et Ouvrages Routiers)
Senior Project Manager
www.autoroutes.fr
Vertical Platforms Innovation (ITS, Logistics & Tourism)
Jean Mesqui
www.telecomitalia.it Marco Annoni Technology & Operations - Network - TILAB
www.astra.admin.ch
Executive Director
Gerhard Petersen, Dipl. Ing. ETH/SIA/SVI
Annie Canel
www.vodafone.com
Senior Advisor Traffic Management
Director of Operations
Günther Weber
Malika Seddi
Vodafone Group Research & Development
The Netherlands - Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment http://english.verkeerenwaterstaat. nl/english/
Director of International Affairs Gwenaelle Toulminet European Projects
Ronald Adams Strategic Advisor for Network Management
Egis www.egis-group.com
United Kingdom – Department for Transport www.dft.gov.uk
Martial Chevreuil Vice-President ITS & Innovative Services
Jordan Giddings
Directeur du Développement et de la Stratégie
Deputy Chief Scientific Adviser
Ville et Transport
Serena Cussons Head of Branch, Roads Policy Division
Orange Business Services www.orange-business.com Stéphane Petti Business Development Manager – Automotive
Vodafone
Partners Users
Others
DEKRA e.V. - Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug Ueberwachungsverein
ADAC e.V. (Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club)
ACEA (Association des Constructeurs Européens d’Automobiles)
www.dekra.com
www.adac.de
www.acea.be
Bernhard Labudek
Ivan Hodac
Managing Director, Representation of DEKRA e.V. to the European Union
Director, International Cooperation
Secretary General
Johann Grill
Eskil Sturesson
Director, Consumer Protection and Public Policy
Director Regulatory Affairs
Royal Dutch Touring Club ANWB (Dutch Automobile & Tourist Association)
Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH)www.certh.gr - www.hit.certh.gr
Oliver Deiters
Head of Global External Affairs and Public Policy FIA www.fiabrussels.com Jacob Bangsgaard Director General Region 1
www.anwb.nl
Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT)
Ferry Smith
Prof George A. Giannopoulos
Manager Public Affairs
Director of the Hellenic Institute of Transport
www.iccs.gr
Eliza Gagatsi
Research Director
RACC Automobile Club (Reial Automobil Club de Catalunya - Spain) www.racc.es Josep Mateu Director General Miquel Nadal RACC Foundation Director
Transport Engineer, Hellenic Institute of Transport Evangelos Mitsakis Associated Researcher
Lluis Puerto
CTAG – Automotive Technological Centre of Galicia (Spain)
RACC Foundation
www.ctag.com
Technical Director
Luis Moreno Diéguez
Josep Laborda
General Director
RACC Foundation
Francisco Sánchez Pons
ITS Projects Manager
Electronics and ITS Director
Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS) Angelos Amditis
ICOOR – Interuniversity Consortium for Optimization and Operations Research www.icoor.it Mauro Dell’Amico CEO innovITS www.innovits.com Phil Pettitt Chief Executive
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Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds
TNO Mobility
www.its.leeds.ac.uk
Muriel Attane
Prof. Oliver Carsten
EU Manager Mobility
IRU (International Road Transport Union) Umberto de Pretto
VDA (German Association of the Automotive Industry) www.vda.de - www.iaa.de
Deputy Secretary General
Verband der Automobil Industrie E.V. (VDA)
www.iru.org
Michael Nielsen General Delegate, IRU Permanent Delegation to the EU
www.tno.nl
Michael Niedenthal Head of Transport Department VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
ISMB (Istituto Superiore Mario Boella)
www.vtt.fi
www.ismb.it
Risto Kulmala
Ricardo Scopigno
Research Professor
Head of Navigation Lab
Chief Executive
Newcastle University – Transport Operations Group www.ncl.ac.uk Prof. Phil Blythe Professor of ITS and Director of Transport Operations Research Group SINTEF www.sintef.no Per J. Lillestøl Research Director Tecnalia www.tecnalia.es/sect_automocion.php Alberto Peña ITS Unit Manager
ERTICO – ITS Europe 326 avenue Louise, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium Tel +32 (0)2 400 07 00 Fax +32 (0)2 400 07 01 info@mail.ertico.com www.ertico.com