USDOT Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture workshop

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is hosting the fourth in a series of interactive workshops to discuss and seek feedback on its Connected Vehicle Reference Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) efforts. The 3-day training workshop is designed to bring together state and local government stakeholders who are planning connected vehicle deployments, device manufacturers who need to know the overall scope of the architecture, researchers and academics, and standards developers. The workshop will be
May 11, 2015 Read time: 2 mins
The EU's TEN-T programme has awarded 75 research and innovation projects a total of US$540 million in research grants, aiming to make Europe's transport systems greener, safer, and more competitive.

All transport modes are covered including road, rail, water and air transport, as well as environmentally friendly vehicles, intelligent transport systems (ITS) and improvements to logistics and freight systems.

Numerous projects are concerned with sustainable urban mobility, such as the US$4.5 million Silver Stream project which will develop safe electric vehicles to improve the mobility of elderly people in European cities.

The US$6.7 million ELIPTIC project will upgrade and optimise electric public transport infrastructure in 12 European cities, while the US$6.6 million XCYCLE project will improve cycling safety through technology.

Other projects include the development of a 100 per cent electric ferry in Denmark, a system to optimise efficiency in air travel and developing co-operative ITS systems.

Under Horizon 2020, the EU's US$89 billion research and innovation programme, US$7b billion has been earmarked for transport research. The TEN-T programme will fund US$3.2 billion of this amount, funding around 400 projects with an average size of US$7.8 million.
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