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ITS European Congress Lisbon 2023
The 15th ITS Europe Congress was hosted by the city of Lisbon, from 22 to 24 May 2023. The event’s theme was ‘The Game Changer’, and the programme included topics reflecting some of the most challenging issues and opportunities in mobility. Over 2500 attendees participated in more than 100 Programme sessions.
The EUCAR project Hi-Drive was featured as part of the technical programme on Wednesday 24 May 2023, in the session “Extended and defragmented Operational Design Domains for higher automation” with Aria Etemad, Volkswagen AG, as speaker. Hi-Drive advances the European state-of-the-art of automated driving from SAE Level 3 ‘Conditional Automation’ further up towards...
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Project in Focus: ZEFES
The ZEFES project develops “Zero Emission Flexible vehicle platforms with modular powertrains serving the long-haul freight EcoSystem”. It addresses the decarbonisation of long-distance freight transport by demonstrating real-world applications with battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) across Europe.
On 11 May 2023 ZEFES held, as part of the Transport and Logistics 2023 conference, a seminar on zero-emission heavy-duty road transport: perspectives and innovation testing in real operations. At this event, ZEFES informed the participants about the vehicles, infrastructure, and logistics operations requirements to accelerate the adoption and...
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EUCAR Annual Conference 2023
The EUCAR Annual Conference took place on 5 May 2023 in Autoworld, Brussels.
The Conference highlighted the crucial role of collaborative research and innovation in the automotive industry in creating knowledge and attracting skills. The theme is particularly relevant in the context of the European Commission's Year of Skills initiative, which aims to promote and improve the acquisition of skills and competencies in Europe.
The conference raised awareness of people's importance, talents, and skills in transforming mobility. We encourage individuals, businesses, and governments to invest in developing skills and competencies to make the transition a success.
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EUCAR and EUCAD 2023 reception
EUCAR together with the European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving – EUCAD 2023 organised a reception in the evening of 3 May 2023 in Autoworld, Brussels.
Signe Ratso, Deputy Director General, DG RTD addressed the audience with a welcome speech followed by the EUCAR Chair, Jean-François Salessy, Vice President, Advanced Technologies and Expertise, Renault Group. Salessy highlighted, “We live in times of unprecedented societal challenges [...] that drive the transformation of our society, demanding innovations and new solutions.”
Guests experienced tangible evidence of innovation in Connectivity and Automated Driving, Zero-Emission Mobility, LCA, and Circular Economy...
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Updated projects in the EUCAR Project Book
The EUCAR Project Book contains an overview of all the current research and innovation projects in our priority areas. The projects have been updated and the following new projects have been added: eBRT2030, MODI, STREnGth_M, SUNRISE, TranSensus, V4Safety, ZEFES. Find out about these projects in our Project Book...
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ERTRAC celebrates its 20 years anniversary
The European Road Transport Research Advisory Council (ERTRAC) celebrates its 20th anniversary with a two-day event in Brussels.
The event starts with the evening reception on 5 July 2023. The next day the ERTRAC annual conference takes place, highlighting the history of ERTRAC and, through dedicated sessions, giving input on the following key research fields for transport:
Energy & Environment
Urban Mobility
Road Safety
Connectivity and Automation
Circularity and Competitiveness
The event is an excellent opportunity to network and discuss the following research topics promoted at the European level.
For more information and to register for the event, follow...
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