Call for nominations for eSafety Awards 2011

The eSafety initiative, which brings together the European Commission, public authorities, industry and other stakeholders in a drive to accelerate the development, deployment and use of intelligent vehicle safety systems, is holding its fifth edition of the eSafety Awards which will be presented on 24 October, 2011, at the next eSafety Forum Plenary meeting in Brussels, Belgium.
May 21, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
RSSThe eSafety initiative, which brings together the 1690 European Commission, public authorities, industry and other stakeholders in a drive to accelerate the development, deployment and use of intelligent vehicle safety systems, is holding its fifth edition of the eSafety Awards which will be presented on 24 October, 2011, at the next eSafety Forum Plenary meeting in Brussels, Belgium.

Nominations are now open until 20 May, 2011, for candidates in the three categories. The Policy Award nominates a person or team from a public administration body which has taken the lead in implementing measures to facilitate eSafety deployment in Europe. The Industry/Technology Award Nominates a person or team from a company or industry initiative which has played a key role in accelerating deployment of eSafety systems in Europe, while the final award is the National / Local ITS Implementation Award. This is for an action such as a pilot, Field operational test (FOT), etc. which has accelerated ITS implementation at National / Local level acting as a European showcase.

For more information, visit www.icarsupport.eu

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Developing integrated transport networks
    September 20, 2012
    A major initiative in managing numerous transport networks as a single system has moved into a significant phase with design of sophisticated new ITS systems. Jon Masters reports. Detailed design work is under way on two pilot projects pursuing a common principle – that transportation can be made more efficient or effective if the various networks and modes of travel are managed as a whole system. This is the central tenet of the US Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Integrated Corridor Management (ICM)
    Read More
  • European Bus Forum to show developments in European bus operations
    April 8, 2016
    Returning to Manchester in June 2016, the European Bus Forum is coming back to show the new faces, changes and developments to bus operations across Europe and the UK. Produced by the urban transport publication, Eurotransport and hosted by Transport for Greater Manchester, the one day conference and gala dinner will once again prove to be an unrivalled event for collaboration and high-standard networking. Improving vehicle safety is a key strategy used in addressing international and national road ca
    Read More
  • Congestion index for major European cities
    July 11, 2012
    TomTom has launched its first quarterly Congestion Index that identifies and analyses traffic congestion in major cities across Europe. The report, initially covering 31 cities, finds Warsaw the most congested city in Europe. On average, journey times in Warsaw are 42 per cent longer than when traffic in the city is flowing freely and 89 per cent longer during morning rush hour.
    Read More
  • Flexible, demand-based parking charges ease parking problems
    April 10, 2012
    Innovative parking initiatives on the US Pacific Coast. David Crawford reviews. Californian cities are leading the way in trialling new solutions to their endemic parking problems. According to Donald Shoup, a professor of urban planning at the University of California in Los Angeles, drivers looking for available spots can cause up to 74% of traffic congestion in downtown areas. One solution is variable, demand-responsive pricing of parking.
    Read More

Highlighted Content