NordicWay 2 and NordicWay 3 are ongoing Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) pilot projects that enable vehicles, infrastructure and network operators to communicate safety hazards and other information from roads in the Nordic countries between different stakeholders. The ultimate goal of Nordicway is to enhance traffic safety and fluency and environmental benefits by reducing CO2 emissions.
The projects are a collaboration between public and private partners in Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark and build on the achievements from the previous NordicWay project. NordicWay will demonstrate the use and feasibility of Day 1 and Day 1.5 C-ITS services in the challenging Nordic environment, inside and outside cities. The C-ITS services are defined in use cases with scenarios showing how the different types of actors interact in the NordicWay Environment.
NordicWay is co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union. The EU support is up to 50% of the budget, split in the following manner:
- NordicWay (2015-17) €5.2 million
- NordicWay 2 (2018-20) €18.9 million
- NordicWay 3 (2019-23) €19 million
Examples of the services implemented by Nordicway
In Vehicle Signage: The service informs drivers about actual, static and dynamic road signs via in-vehicle systems. Road signs can be mandatory or advisory.
Probe Vehicle Data: The service is to provide vehicle-generated data about vehicles, road conditions and traffic situations to road users, road operators and other types of service providers
Road Works Warning: The service warns road users about nearby road works (mobile, static, short-term, long-term).
Hazardous Location Notifications: The service warns road users about potentially dangerous situations or events on the road. Warnings include information about the location and type of a hazard, distance to the hazard, its expected duration, etc.
Source: European Commission
