International workshop on FOT results and data

FOT-Net has been established by the European Commission to network Field Operational Tests (FOT) organisers in one platform to address common issues related to the practical organisation, set up and follow-up of FOT results. FOT-Net has organised a free workshop to be held at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday 14 October before the ITS World Congress opening ceremony, to exchange knowledge, best practices and foster cooperation for FOT activities and supporting the coherent development and implementati
July 15, 2013 Read time: 1 min
FOT-Net has been established by the 1690 European Commission to network Field Operational Tests (FOT) organisers in one platform to address common issues related to the practical organisation, set up and follow-up of FOT results.

FOT-Net has organised a free workshop to be held at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday 14 October before the 6456 ITS World Congress opening ceremony, to exchange knowledge, best practices and foster cooperation for FOT activities and supporting the coherent development and implementation of FOTs at European and International level.  Four round table discussions will target issues related to: Data and impact analysis; Strategies for deployment and sharing of cooperative systems data.

For more information on companies in this article

Related Content

  • Keeping a weather eye on road conditions
    September 26, 2014
    Drive C2X has shown that advanced warning of poor road conditions could cut fatalities, as David Crawford explains. Connected vehicle (CV)-based warning technologies could mean 6% fewer deaths and 5% fewer injuries in road traffic accidents in Europe, according to the final results of the European Commission (EC) co-funded DRIVE C2X project. According to the European Centre for Information and Communication Technologies (EICT) which provided management support, these “prove that CV systems work and can hav
    Read More
  • US IntelliDrive cooperative infrastructure programme
    February 2, 2012
    The 'rebranding' of the US's Vehicle-Infrastructure Integration programme as IntelliDrive marks an effort to make the whole undertaking more accessible both in terms of nomenclature and technology. Shelley Row, director of the ITS Joint Program Office within USDOT's Research and Innovative Technology Administration, talks about the changes
    Read More
  • EU supports Netherlands greener fuel pilot
    March 13, 2015
    The EU's TEN-T Programme is to provide over US$4 million of funding for a study and pilot on the development of alternative refuelling infrastructure on the main Dutch highways. A network of greener and cheaper liquefied natural gas (LNG) and liquefied bio gas (LBG) service stations will help to prepare the roll-out at European level. The project aims to pave the way for the European deployment of LNG/LBG as a fuel for medium and long haul road transport. To this end, the project will pilot the construction
    Read More
  • Hard shoulder running aids uniform traffic flow and safer driving
    January 23, 2012
    David Crawford detects a market for European experience. Well-established now in at least three European countries, Hard Shoulder Running (HSR) on motorways is exciting growing interest in the US. A November 2010 Report to Congress by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), on the Efficient Use of Highway Capacity, notes the role of HSR in the European-style Active Traffic Management (ATM) strategies now being recommended for implementation in the US where, until recently, they were virtually unknown.
    Read More

Highlighted Content