TN-ITS AT THE 13TH OPEN AUTO DRIVE FORUM
2020-07-09 08:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels)
The 13th Open Auto Drive Forum, the cross-domain platform driving standardizations in the area of autonomous driving, goes virtual!
The event will take place online the 9th July 2020.
Join us from 8:00 to 12:00 (CET) (GMT+7, Beijing/Shanghai)! TN-ITS will be represented by our president, Christian Kleine, who will update you on the recent status of deployment of the TN-ITS services across Europe and the platform strategies regarding automated driving.
Furthermore, the standardization initiatives ADASIS, NDS, SENSORIS, SIP-adus, TISA, TN-ITS and ASAM OpenX, with which TN-ITS mantains close cooperation, will give an overview of their recent activities regarding automated driving.
The online event is free of charge. Registrations are open, don’t forget to register here.

Webinar: Micro-mobility: now the safe alternative?
2020-07-15 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
Micro-mobility has been changing how people move in cities since its launch. Now, as the world adjusts to a new reality, micro-mobility is seen as the potentially safer and more secure alternative to other means of transport in our cities. On 15 July, ERTICO ITS Europe and Partner DEKRA are co-hosting a webinar, which will discuss the micro-mobility sector’s emergence from the impact of the COVID19 pandemic, the role of micro-mobility in the recovery of the urban transport scene and its potential as a solution for safer travel.
Moderated by Johanna Tzandaki, ERTICO Director for Innovation and Development, guest speakers participating in the webinar will share their own experiences, achievements and lessons learnt on the topic. Panellists, including Kerim Galal of DEKRA Digital, Odysseas Raptis from the Greek City of Trikala and Ricardo Vitorino from Ubiwhere, will discuss how industry leaders and city authorities can mitigate the barriers to micro-mobility, making it the safe option on the road for travelling short distances and ensuring that it gains real public acceptance and pride of place in our modern cities.
Micro-mobility: now the safe alternative will take place on 15 July at 15.00. Please register here.

Messages from the road for a safer and smarter future - Online
2020-07-20 08:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
SAFESTRIP is back with an interactive online final event! Join us on 20 July, witness LIVE demonstrations in streaming directly from the pilot site in Athens.
SAFE STRIP has developed an innovative technological solution enabling C-ITS applications through low-cost integrated smart strips on existing road infrastructure (optional). After almost three years of work and several pilot trials on European roads, the SAFE STRIP partners are inviting you for a day of exciting virtual showcases followed by a high-level online panel discussion with project participants, public authorities and road operators.
Click here to see the draft agenda.
Click here to register.

Webinar: Experiences and recommendations for EL-Vs usage in urban environments in pre and post COVID -19 era
2020-09-01 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels)
ELVITEN demonstrates how electric light vehicles (EL-Vs) can be used in urban areas and be integrated into the existing transport network of six European cities: Berlin, Roma, Bari, Genoa, Malaga, and Trikala.
During these demonstrations, ELVITEN has sought to make users more familiar and facilitate them to use EL-Vs instead of ICE vehicles for their private transport and for light urban deliveries. It has also collected information sets made of real usage data, traces from dedicated ICT tools, and users’ opinions after real trips.
The information and data collected will be used to generate detailed guidelines and business models for service providers, planning authorities, and manufacturers in order to make EL-Vs more attractive and more integrated in the transport and electricity networks.
In this regard, ELVITEN partners organise a webinar on “Experiences and recommendations for EL-Vs usage in urban environments in pre and post COVID -19 era” which will be held on 1 September 2020, from 10.00 am to 12.00 am.
ELVITEN wishes interested stakeholders and members to participate in the webinar to discuss and understand the COVID-19 impact on e-mobility along with some recommendations. The webinar will also have a question & answer session where you can interact with the panellists.
Click here to find the agenda.
To join the ELVITEN webinar on 1 September, please follow this link.
To know more about ELVITEN project offer to Follower Cities, click here.
To download the agenda (pdf), click here.
To register, click here.

Webinar on the status and challenges in safety validation of automation technology
2020-09-08 14:00 - 16:00 (Europe/Brussels)
This webinar will focus on current status and challenges in safety validation of automated vehicles as one of the key pieces to achieve a safer and more secure and transport system, as foreseen with the introduction of CAD on our roads. The session will look into what is needed in order to create a commonly accepted safety validation framework. On-going work on harmonized test and validation methodologies will be presented as well as research activities that address the new technical challenges arising from higher levels of automation. The importance of the human factors and interaction design as a key element to ensure system ”fair” reliance of the systems will be brought up as well.
Date: 8 September 2020
Time: 14:00 – 16:00 CET
Speakers:

Kelly Funkhouser – Program Manager, Vehicle Interface Testing, Head of Connected and Automated Vehicles, Consumer Reports
Mikael Ljung Aust – Driver behavior specialist, Volvo Car Corporation
Richard Schram – Technical Director, Euro NCAP
Roland Galbas – Project Manager Chassis System Control – Advanced Engineering (CC/ENA), Robert Bosch GmbH
Álvaro Arrúe – Project Manager, Connected and automated driving, Applus IDIADA

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Please register your participation here.
This webinar is co-hosted by the ERTICO Academy and the EU-funded ARCADE project.

ERTICO Academy Webinar: Traffic management - loop and governance
2020-09-11 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Brussels)
With the developments in CCAM and the gradual move from scheduled to demand driven mobility, information on real-time traffic should ideally loop backwards to the traffic control and management points. If we wish to have a mobility system that is able to ‘see’ the whole picture of traffic on real time, we need to re-think mobility and its modes and explore systems that can satisfy the complex needs and requirements of all stakeholders involved.
This ERTICO Academy webinar aims to discuss how traffic management is currently evolving as well as the goals and objectives it should be reaching. Panellists from SWARCO, ARMIS, the Austrian Institute of Technology and the Joint research Centre (EC) will brainstorm in an interesting discussion.
Come and join us!
Date: 11 September 2020
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CET
Presentations:

Dr. Laura Coconea, – Head of Innovation Office ITS Division, SWARCO AG | Topic: “Challenges and evolution of Traffic Management”
Pedro Barradas, Chief Strategy Officer, ARMIS ITS | Topic: “The world is changing. Mobility too”
Dr. Wolfgang Ponweiser, Senior Research Engineer, Austrian Institute of Technology | Topic: “Traffic Management – From the user to the System and back”
Dr. Biagio Ciuffo, Scientific Officer, European Commission Joint Research Centre | Topic: “Automated Vehicles or Automated Road Transport? Setting the level of ambition to disrupt road transport”

Moderated by Dr. Johanna Tzanidaki, Director for Innovation & Deployment, ERTICO – ITS Europe
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Please register your participation here.

CAD Study - Final Conference
2020-09-15 10:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
ERTICO, Ecorys, IRU, М-Five, SEURECO, TRT, UITP and VTT will present their findings as part of a European Commission Study on the impact of Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) on jobs and employment at the “CAD Study Final Conference” on 15 September 2020.
Join us from 10:00 to 16:30 CET to learn about and discuss the consequences of CAD deployment on the workforce and the potential policy options for proactive action and timely response.
The first session will present the employment and social impacts of CAD deployment in four scenarios focusing on:
1. The labour market (jobs created or lost);
2. Change in required skills and competences;
3. Change in the professional and socio-economic characteristic of the workforce in the wider road transport sector;
4. Cross-cutting issues (e.g. gender balance, social inclusions);
5. Social impacts of new business models.
The second session will present proposed policy recommendations in key policy areas for timely action to enhance the positive and mitigate the negative effects of CAD deployment on jobs and employment. These recommendations provide policy options as inputs for a wider discussion on creating a social roadmap for CAD, including relevant actors and specific instruments.
The webinar will conclude with a panel discussion by stakeholders on the implications of the CAD Study’s results and recommendations.
The publication of further results, such as the full final report, will be communicated to attendees.
Register here by 08/09/2020 (September 8, Tuesday) to receive the access link and the final agenda.
Click here to view the draft agenda.
Background information
The CAD Study, launched by the European Commission (DG RTD) in 2019, covers the potential impact of CAD on jobs and employment in the wider road transport sector. The social impacts of CAD deployment were studied in four scenarios – from low to high uptake of CAD technology and differentiating between futures focusing on shared or private mobility – in a timeline extending up to 2050.
In a layered approach, the Study takes into account potential consequences at EU, national and regional (NUTS2) levels for professional drivers and others in the road transport workforce, such as those involved in infrastructure provision, maintenance and IT personnel, customer service, administration, and management. Our results, which make a distinction between impacts on passenger and freight road transport, also relate to the impacts in manufacturing sectors (e.g. vehicle manufacturing, electronics and communication technologies).
The Final Conference marks the completion of the 16-month CAD Study. The objective is to present our results so that they can be of use to local, national and EU authorities, as well as the social partners in road transport to formulate future policies in regard to CAD in road transport.

Webinar: 5G-MOBIX Evaluation Framework
2020-09-16 15:00 - 16:30 (Europe/Brussels)
This webinar is organized to present the various aspects of the Evaluation Framework of the 5G-MOBIX project.
An overview of the project’s evaluation framework will be provided, specifying the evaluation objectives. Discussions will include information regarding the evaluation methodology, selected KPIs, measurement tools and data management processes, across the different corridors and local trial sites. Taking a holistic approach, the project will further present the activities on assessing the potential business and societal impacts of the systems and applications demonstrated in 5G-MOBIX cross-border corridors and trial sites. This will also include aspects related to the user perception of the technological advances and the corresponding acceptance of solutions.
Date: 16 September 2020
Time: 15:00 – 16:30 CET
Speakers:

Konstantinos V. Katsaros, ICCS
Marta Miranda, CTAG
Oscar Agustin Catsaneda, DEKRA
Sadeq Zougari, AKKA
Maija Federley, VTT
Emanuel Sousa, CCG

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Please register your participation here.
This webinar is hosted by the ERTICO Academy.

How to make CCAM in Cities a reality
2020-09-18 09:30 - 15:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
The SHOW (SHared automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption) project will host its 1st Pan-European Workshop, titled «How to make CCAM in Cities a reality» on 18 September 2020. In this Workshop a selection of high-level Keynote Speakers will share their views and experiences about Connected and Cooperative Automated Mobility, while you’ll also have the opportunity to discuss with the members of SHOW during interactive sessions about Use Cases for CCAV in Urban Mobility and Best Practices for Business and Operating Models.
Your participation in our Workshop “How to make CCAM in Cities a reality” will be valuable and will help us further investigate the trends, priorities, needs and initiatives towards shared, connected and electrified automation in urban transport.
Register here.

23rd International IEEE Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems - Virtual Conference
2020-09-20 - 2020-09-23 | Virtual event
The International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC) welcomes papers and presentations in the field of Intelligent Transportation Systems, dealing with new developments in theory, analysis, simulation and modeling, experimentation, demonstration, case studies, field operational tests, and deployments. ITSC 2020 particularly invites and encourages prospective authors to share their work, findings, perspectives and developments as related to implementation and deployment of advanced ITS applications.
The IEEE ITSC 2020 topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
· Autonomous and cooperative systems
· Cooperative Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS)
· Information and Communication Technologies
· Field trials, tests, and deployment
· Sensor technologies
· Traffic control and management
· Security, privacy and safety systems
· Smart mobility
· Products and services
· Modelling, control and simulation algorithms and techniques
· Air, road, rail, waterways transportation networks and systems
· Logistics and supply chain
· Big data and naturalistic datasets
· Deep learning and Artificial Intelligence
· Human factors and behavioural modelling
Click here for more information.

Get-2-Gether workshop on cybersecurity
2020-09-28 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Graz, Austria, Graz
ERTICO is part of the European project HEADSTART, which defines and develops test, validation and certification methodologies and procedures for Connected and Automated Driving (CAD) functions including Key Enable Technologies (KET) such as communications, cybersecurity, and positioning.
By joining the Get-2-Gether Workshop on “Cybersecurity Standardization Status and Tooling” on Monday 28 of September at 17:00h, participants will learn more about HEADSTART project and the Functional Safety Community (FuSaCom).
Click here to register.
Due to COVID pandemic restrictions, only 30 participants are able to attend the workshop physically in Graz but all participants may attend virtually.
The final agenda is available here to read and download. If you wish to attend the workshop, please register here for free. Should you have any questions, please contact Ms Nikoletta Karitsioti (nikoletta.karitsioti@iccs.gr) or contact us on the HEADSTART email info@headstart-project.eu.

Urban Mobility Days 2020 - Digital Conference
2020-09-29 09:00 - 2020-10-02 17:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
The Conference combines two leading events from Europe’s transport calendar: the CIVITAS Forum Conference and the European Conference on Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs). It will bring together policymakers, local authorities, academics, NGOs, urban transport practitioners, urban planners and all those putting the SUMP concept into practice. Over 600 attendees are expected to participate in Urban Mobility Days 2020.
Click here for more information.

eCharge4Drivers at the EV Charging Infrastructure and Technology Expo
2020-09-30 - 2020-10-02
ERTICO is delighted to announce the participation of the EU funded project eCharge4Drivers at the EV Charging Infrastructure and Technology Expo. Join the project for two days of discussions and presentations all focused on EV charging:
October 1, from 9:10 to 9:30 CET: Tune in for the keynote session titled “Improving the EV charging experience within cities and for longer trips: the eCharge4Drivers project”, with Dr. Evangelia Portouli, Senior Researcher, Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS).
October 2, from 10:45 to 11:15 CET: Join the panel discussion hosted for EV Roaming policies and Project “eCharge4Drivers” with Philippe Vangeel – Secretary General, AVERE, Roland Ferwerda, Managing Director, NKL – Nationaal Kennisplatform Laadinfrastructuur, Eric van Voorden – Chairman, Dutch Organisation for Electric Transport (DOET),
Julia Poliscanova – Director- Clean Vehicles & Emobility, Transport and Environment, Baerte De Brey – CIO, Elaad.nl, and Bert Klerk – Chairman, National Agenda on Charging Infrastructure.
The Industry Forum organised by the EV Charging Infrastructure and Technology Expo gives an insight into how the industry is developing and implementing new technology into business solutions. Learn about strategies, future plans, industry expectations, improving customer experience and enabling smart charging across all charging stations. Panel discussions and sessions by key industry leaders will emphasize on how to create new and innovative business models.
More information is available on the official event’s website.
About eCharge4Drivers
eCharge4Drivers works to improve the Electric-Vehicle charging experience in urban areas and on interurban corridors, making it more convenient for users to go green! The project will demonstrate additional convenient charging options within cities, a mobile charging service, charge points at lamp posts, networks of battery swapping stations for Light Electric Vehicles and a transportable charging station service to cover temporary needs.

Transport as a Commodity and Utility Virtual Workshop
2020-10-07 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | Online
Hosted by ITS America, ERTICO – ITS Europe and ITS Asia-Pacific
Curated by MOD Alliance and MaaS Alliance
If, at its core, MOD/MaaS treats transportation supply and demand as commodities, blending both public and private sector entities in a more singular customer-driven mobility service – is it possible for our public and private road and mobility operators to achieve a fully commoditized transportation? During the “ITS World Congress ALL-ACCESS”, MaaS Alliance and MOD Alliance will host two sessions focusing on this.
The Global MOD/MaaS All Access will take two sessions to explore:
• Part 1: Wednesday, October 7 at 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT: Mobility Services as a Commodity – Does the Business Model Work? Join our distinguished panel as they pick up the threads of a controversial discussion that challenges the premise of Mobility as a Service and whether its promise to deliver choice to travelers and profit to companies can work.
• Part 2: Thursday, October 8 at 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT: Mobility Infrastructure as a Commodity – Can On-Demand Management Work? people argue that infrastructure should be treated more like a commodity than it has been, that limited resources like the curb and sidewalks can be optimized and that there is money to be made. Our panel will explore if “on demand” mobility infrastructure is possible.
“ITS World Congress ALL-ACCESS” an immersive digital education event series delivering interactive education sessions, discussion groups, live Q&As, recommended content, and vendor solution presentations in the form of case-studies, keynotes and expert panels – all accessible on demand.

The China-Europe Mobility Management Meeting on 'Smart Cities and Green Mobility'
2020-10-15 08:30 - 11:30 (Europe/Brussels)
China’s urbanization rate has exceeded 60%, and there are nearly 90 cities in China with over 1 million population. The rapid development of motor-vehicle use has been accompanied by traffic congestion and air pollution. Europe is taking measures to overcome these challenges, by means of a new growth strategy that transforms the Union into a modern, resource-efficient and competitive economy with the European Green Deal. Both the successful experiences and challenges in China and Europe and best practices in the development of greener transportation systems and innovation encouraging green mobility will be discussed by experts in the panel. This is a joint event sponsored by the China Highway and Transportation Society and the Transportation Research Board in collaboration with ERTICO-ITS Europe. ERTICO Chairman Dr Angelos Amditis and ERTICO Director of Innovation and Deployment, Dr Johanna Tzanidaki will both be presenting.
Please register here. Agenda and further information on the event can be found in this brochure.

ELVITEN project final event
2020-10-21 09:00 - 13:00 (Europe/Brussels)
After months of demonstrations on how Electric Light-Vehicles can be used in urban areas, and integrated into the existing transport network, ELVITEN project is coming to an end.
Save the date for the final event which will be organised on 21 October 2020.
To register to the final event, please click here. You can also have a look at the program here.
ELVITEN promotes innovation, sustainability, and urban mobility in Europe through demonstrating the usefulness of electrified L-category vehicles (EL-Vs) for urban transportation in six pilot cities: Bari, Berlin, Genoa, Malaga, Rome, and Trikala. Its aim is to achieve a mind shift among users and propose replicable usage schemes to address the issues surrounding the market deployment of EL-Vs. It also generated detailed guidelines for service providers and planning authorities to integrate EL-Vs into existing networks. Data and feedback have been collected and analysed from real users, meaning ICT tools were deployed to broker and book existing charging points and EL-Vs, engaged users and managed incentives.
Over 40000 trips were performed during the demonstrations phase in ELVITEN 6 cities. Interestingly, Trikala seems to be the city were EL-Vs were mostly used, with 9841 trips, followed by Rome with 7968 trips. During the event, ELVITEN’s further achievements, as well as vision will be discussed with the participants. The role of electromobility as a mean and solution towards a climate-neutral continent will also be investigated.
ELVITEN’s objective was to commit to more innovative and more sustainable transportation in Europe. Attend the final event to find out if the project reached its goal.
Watch the ELVITEN final video to better understand the project, and to get an overview of its most important milestones.

18th European Week of Regions and Cities
2020-10-21 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
ERTICO is delighted to announce the presentation of the European project eCharge4Drivers at the 18th European Week of Regions and Cities this October.
As the electrification in transport is taking off in the cities and regions, we need to facilitate this development with a sustainable and long-term vision. The success of the e-mobility depends on multiple factors, including the generation and provision of clean energy, wider user-acceptance and large-scale deployment of green transport. The session will aim at placing these factors into broader urban and peri-urban perspectives and present the solutions adopted in the EU-funded initiatives. It will showcase concrete cases and examples on how to overcome the common challenge in the electrification of urban transport through cooperation and networking of the European cities and regions.
Agenda:
(10 min) Short overview of the main obstacles of the electrification in the urban areas
(30 min)
Clean Mobile Energy (Interreg): presenting Smart Energy System integrating renewable Energy and Electric Vehicles
eCharge4Drivers (H2020): focusing on the users and substantially improve the EV charging experience within cities
ASSURED and SOLUTIONSPlus (H2020): addressing the integration of the e-vehicles and charging infrastructure into the urban areas
(20 min) The floor is yours

Moderator:
Sabina Asanova, Senior Project Manager, Polis, Belgium.
Speakers:
Sergio Fernandez, Head of the International Collaboration Projects department, EMT Madrid, Spain.
Angel Lopez, Director of Electromobility Strategy, Barcelona City Council, Spain.
Peter Swart, Policy Advisor Environment, City of Arnhem, Netherlands.

Click here for more details.

Source and photo credits: European Commission

COREALIS Webinar Series - HaminaKotka Port: Increasing efficiency step by step
2020-10-21 10:30 - 12:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
HaminaKotka Living Lab (LL) is one of the five LLs (together with Antwerp, Livorno, Piraeus and Valencia) in the European project COREALIS, which proposes a strategic, innovative framework, for cargo ports to handle their upcoming and future capacity, traffic, efficiency and environmental challenges. This framework is supported by disruptive technologies, including Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, next generation traffic management and emerging 5G networks, that aiming at increasing efficiency, optimising land-use, being financially viable, respecting circular economy principles and being of service to the urban environment.
The demonstration aims to showcase the actual operation of the HaminaKotka Living Lab developed innovations (Truck Appointment System: a reservation system, including real time traffic data, PORTMOD: a visualisation and simulation tool for Container Terminal operations and Port of the future Serious Game: an innovative and interactive training and simulation game for port-city developments).
Date: Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Time: 10:30 – 12:00 CET
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Please register here.
This webinar is organised by the European co-funded COREALIS project and co-hosted by the ERTICO Academy.

Presentation of mid-term results on CAD functions | HEADSTART EU project
2020-10-22 | Online
HEADSTART is a European Union-funded project in charge of defining a harmonized European testing and validation methodology of CAD functions including its key enabling technologies (i.e. V2X communication, cyber-security, positioning) and to demonstrate its benefits through different applied use-cases.
The project is now halfway through its duration, so it is important for the HEADSTART consortium to have the opportunity of presenting both the current results and future activities. For this purpose, a workshop is organized, including presentations and an interactive discussion with all participants.
During the online event the participants will have the opportunity to listen and discuss the following topics:

Introduction to the mid-term event and the project;
Scenario-based validation for CAD: initiatives, projects and state of the art;
The HEADSTART methodology in a nutshell: harmonisation and progress;
From Methodology to Procedures: From ‘what’ to ‘how’ to do CAD validation;
The HEADSTART use cases;
HEADSTART Expert Group: come join us.

Click here to register.
For the agenda and for more information, please visit HEADSTART’s website.

COREALIS Webinar Series - Valencia port: Empowering the port-city sustainability
2020-10-27 10:00 - 11:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
Valencia Living Lab (LL), is one of the five LLs (together with Antwerp, Haminakotka, Livorno and Piraeus). of the COREALIS European project, which proposes a strategic, innovative framework, for cargo ports to handle their upcoming and future capacity, traffic, efficiency and environmental challenges. This framework is supported by disruptive technologies, including Internet of Things (IoT), data analytics, next generation traffic management and emerging 5G networks, that aiming at increasing efficiency, optimising land-use, being financially viable, respecting circular economy principles and being of service to the urban environment.
The demonstration aims to showcase the actual operation of the Valencia Living Lab developed innovations (Truck Appointment System: a reservation system, including real time traffic data, Just-In-Time Rail Shuttle Service: a feasibility study for key port-hinterland corridors, Innovation Incubator Scheme: a scheme making the port the epicentre of the local industrial landscape and Port of the future Serious Game: an innovative and interactive training and simulation game for port-city developments).
Date: Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Time: 10:00 – 11:30 CET
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Please register here.
This webinar is organised by the European co-funded COREALIS project and co-hosted by the ERTICO Academy.

Webinar: How CAD and AVs can support the sustainability of transport
2020-10-27 13:00 - 14:30 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
Sustainable transport has three dimensions:
(1) Environment; Does CAD reduce emissions or noise? Does it help us achieve the carbon neutrality goals? How does it affect land use and livability?
(2) Economy: Do AVs promote sustainable modal choices? Do they improve the efficiency of the transport networks?
(3) Society: How much will CAD improve safety? Does it improve public health or quality of life? What about social equity, do AVs promote access to goods and services for as many people as possible?
This workshop starts with discussion on different mechanisms how CAD and AVs can support the sustainability of transport and what we know now about the impacts. It also discusses what kind of expectations and concerns different stakeholders have and whether the automated mobility can be made inclusive and environmentally friendly. The session is interactive, and audience is invited to contribute via polls and discussion.
Date: 27 October 2020
Host: Stéphane Dreher, ERTICO – ITS Europe
Moderator: Satu Innamaa, VTT, Finland
Speakers:
Scott Smith, U.S. DOT Volpe Center, USA (Energy and Environmental Impacts of Automated Vehicles: Framework and Preliminary Results)
Toshimasa Nakagawa, NILIM/MLIT, Japan (Automated Driving Services in Rural Area)
Rune Elvik, The Institute of Transport Economics (TØI), Norway (Safety impacts of CAD)
Sascha Westermann, Hochbahn – ITS PMO of the City of Hamburg, Germany (Impacts of CAD on livability of cities and sustainable modal choices)
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Please register here.
This webinar is co-hosted by the ERTICO Academy and the EU co-funded ARCADE project.

Webinar "Experiences and recommendations for EL-Vs usage in urban environments"
2020-10-28 14:30 - 16:00 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
ERTICO is delighted to invite you to the webinar “Experiences and recommendations for EL-Vs usage in urban environments” to be held on October 28, 2020. Registration is free of charge.
During the webinar, partners from the European-project ELVITEN will present the main project’s outcomes after three years of research work and will encourage the interactive discussion around electromobility in urban environments.
Click here for the agenda.

Mobility in Central Macedonia: Innovation Priorities and Impact
2020-10-30 11:30 - 14:00 (Europe/Brussels)
The Region of Central Macedonia and ERTICO –ITS Europe are co-organising a panel discussion on ‘Mobility in Central Macedonia: Innovation Priorities and Impact’ which will take place online on 30 October 2020.
The Region of Central Macedonia and ERTICO –ITS Europe, the public-private partnership of Stakeholders on Intelligent Transport Systems in Europe, aim at enhancing awareness among public authorities on innovation and its benefits in the area of sustainable and smart urban mobility. The event will be attended by 50 Mayors of the Central Macedonia Region and representatives of government institutions and selected mobility stakeholders. This high-level event will be opened by 2 Ministers and the President of the European Committee of the Regions, the Region of Central Macedonia, the Mayor of Thessaloniki and the Chairman of ERTICO –ITS Europe Dr Angelos Amditis.
Agenda of the event:
11.30-12.00 Connecting to the virtual meeting
12:00-12:10 Speech by Konstantinos Gioutikas, Region of Central Macedonia
12:10-12:20 Speech by Apostolos Tzitzikostas, President of the Committee of the Regions
12:20-12:25 Speech by Kostis Hatzidakis, Minister for the Environment and Energy
12:25-12:30 Speech by Kostas Karamanlis Minister of Infrastructure and Transport
12:30-12:40 Speech by Konstantinos Zervas, Mayor of Thessaloniki
12:40-12:50 Speech by Dr Angelos Amditis, Chairman of ERTICO – ITS Europe & Director of Research ICCS12:50-12:55 Slido questions to the Mayors
12:55-13:25 Panel discussion: “Mobility in Central Macedonia: Innovation priorities and Impact” Moderated by Dr Angelos Amditis, Chairman of ERTICO – ITS Europe & Director of Research ICCS.
Panellists:
• Dr Evangelos Bekiaris, Director of CERTH/HIT
• Prof. Zissis Samaras, Director of the Lab of Applied
Thermodynamics, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, AUTH
• Dr Eftymios Bakogiannis the Secretary-General of Spatial
Planning and Urban Environment
13.25-13.35 Intervention: Dr Odisseas Raptis, CEO e-Trikala
13.40-14.00Interactive discussion with the audience (the Mayors).
The discussion moderated by the ERTICO –ITS Europe Chairman, Dr Angelos Amditis.

5G MOBIX Webinar: 5G for Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM)
2020-11-06 10:00 - 14:45 (Europe/Brussels) | Online
Don’t miss this unique 5G experience on 6 November. Learn about the use cases, trial sites and particularities of each of the three H2020-ICT-18-2018 5G PPP corridor projects 5G-MOBIX, 5GCroCo and 5G-CARMEN for a morning entirely dedicated to the latest.
Together with experts from the European Commission, WINGS ICT Solutions, PSA, Cellnex Telecom, IMEC, Ericsson and UIC, participants will learn how the corridor projects’ address a number of technical, organisational, business and administrative challenges that the provision of CCAM functionality over 5G connectivity poses in highway and national border (corridors) environments.
The webinar will be structured in two parts: the first part will show the ongoing CCAM work and the white paper produced by the three H2020-ICT-18-2018 5G PPP corridor projects, while the second part will introduce the new CAM related Projects under the 5G-PPP ICT-53-2020 call.: 5GBlueprint, 5GMED, 5G-ROUTES.
Click here for the draft agenda.
For more information and registrations, click here.

Virtual ITS European Congress 2020
2020-11-09 - 2020-11-10 | Online
The Mobility R-evolution is on its way: join the first ever Virtual ITS European Congress by ERTICO.
On 9-10 November, the ITS European Congress will go digital, engaging the ITS Community to exchange ideas, discuss the latest trends and brainstorm about the mobility of the future in an innovative virtual format.
This is a great opportunity to join the conversation in just one click: experience the same energy of a face-to-face event and shape the future of smart mobility together with industry key players and stakeholders.
The hosting platform offers plenty of interactive tools: live streamed sessions, presentations, chat, surveys, polls, Q&A, a content library available for consultation and a digital exhibition.
If you are interested in sponsorship and exhibition opportunities, browse the website and learn more.
Register here!

Digital Transport Days 2020 – Save the Date!
2020-11-18 | Virtual event
European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean, in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has the pleasure to announce that Digital Transport Days 2020 will be held this year on 18 November in digital format.
Join us for this conference addressing new mobility challenges and the European vision of digitalisation for transport and mobility. We will in particular discuss to what extent the COVID-19 pandemic has affected transport and mobility, and how digitalisation can contribute to recovery and a return to a ‘new normal’ life. We will also exchange views on the contribution of digitalisation to the EU Green deal, to TEN-T networks and to the further development of the European mobility data space.
Come to keep up to date with the latest developments in the field, to help define and implement enabling policies , and to contribute to the development of customer-oriented services!
Come and discuss your ideas with public officials, experts, industry and service providers!
Further details will follow soon. For any questions and comments, feel free to contact the European Commission at info@digitaltransport.eu.
Source and photo credits: European Commission

6th DATEX II Forum – At the heart of connectivity
2020-11-25 | Online
To safeguard the health of all participants, DATEX II is organising its 6th DATEX II Forum in a slightly different setting:

On the original scheduled first day of the DATEX II Forum, 25 November 2020, a series of webinars will start;
The physical Forum will take place on 9/10 June 2021 in Paris.

With the finalisation of Version 3, DATEX II is now at the heart of connectivity, supporting the digitalisation of road traffic and travel information. Next to important updates implemented for national road operators and service providers, DATEX II has broadened its focus to the domains of urban mobility, electro mobility charging infrastructure, logistics, electronic traffic regulations and cooperative, connected and automated mobility. Both the webinars and the Forum will reflect these themes and topics in both the management and technical streams.
For more information, please click here.

Webinar on City Moonshot initiative
2020-11-27 14:00 - 15:30 (Europe/Brussels)
ERTICO is organizing a webinar on the City Moonshot initiative exciting findings. Up to now, ERTICO City Moonshot has conducted one-to-one interviews with 50 cities globally. The City Moonshot team wants to celebrate the first findings by sharing them with ERTICO Partners exclusively.
The agenda of the webinar:
– Welcome and background to the initiative
– Where are we today and what we have learned
– Related activities and next steps
– Open discussion.
ERTICO City Moonshot team is in the process of interviewing 300 cities worldwide to understand their current needs and plans for the future on the following topics:
1. Sustainability (air quality and climate change)
2. Data sharing
3. Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).
The overall goal of the City Moonshot is to help the ERTICO Partnership to better coordinate the work between public and private sectors and ultimately lead to faster uptake of intelligent transport solutions.
This event is open only to ERTICO Partners. If you have not received an invitation link yet, please contact the ERTICO Partnership team.

H2020 Road Transport Research European Conference
2020-11-30 - 2020-12-01 | Online
More than 70 projects dealing with road transport research funded under the Horizon 2020 Transport programme, will present their results at the 4th edition of the H2020 Road Transport Research European Conference (#H2020RTR20). Amongst these, ERTICO activities SAFE STRIP, ELVITEN and C-MobILE will have the opportunity to share their results and advancments.
Co-organised by the European Commission, ERTRAC and EGVIA , the H2020 Road Transport Research European Conference brings together leading-edge projects from road transport research to discuss their results, and reflect on the future of the fields covered by their research. The participating projects this year cover a number of areas, including green and electric vehicles; automated transport; safe, efficient, and resilient infrastructure; clean, inclusive, and safe mobility.

Registration
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SHOW 1st Ideathon - Help us decide the best possible automated urban mobility solutions!
2021-01-15 | Online
SHOW supports the deployment of shared, connected, electrified automated vehicles in cities, to advance sustainable urban mobility. Real-life demonstrations will take place in 20 cities across Europe, to test the integration of automated vehicle fleets in public transport, demand-responsive transport (DRT), Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and Logistics as a Service (LaaS) schemes.
In order to foster users’ and stakeholders’ engagement in the project and to develop solutions matching with their needs, ERTICO – together with EPF, CERTH & UITP – is organizing a series of Ideathons, Hackathons and Focus groups.
Οur first – online – Ideathon will take place on January 15th 2021 and we would really like you to participate, as we believe that you can offer great added value and we would really appreciate your input!
What’s in it for you?
By participating in the SHOW Ideathon you will:

Contribute to the development of automated urban mobility solutions that address end-users’ real needs
Get access to advanced knowledge on automated mobility and gain insights in the needs of different user groups
Be part of the biggest and most holistic initiative ever piloting automated vehicles in urban environments in Europe.

Register now here! Seats are limited so do not wait (we will confirm your participation).
For more information, contact:
Dr Nikolaos Tsampieris, n.tsampieris@mail.ertico.com
Frank Daems, f.daems@mail.ertico.com
Jana Habjan, j.habjan@mail.ertico.com
