EU and U.S. signed a joint Declaration of Intent on research cooperation in cooperative systems

Date: 9/12/2009

Source: Europa

The European Commission Information Society and Media Directorate-General (EC/DGINFSO) and the Research and Innovative Technology Administration of the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT/RITA) have signed a Declaration of Intent on research cooperation in cooperative systems. The agreement builds on the Implementing Arrangement regarding cooperative activities in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) research applied to road transport that was signed by the U.S. and EU in January 2009.

The joint declaration states:

“Based on the V2V and V2I Research Plans, developed under the IntelliDrive Initiative in the U.S., and the Technical Road Map for development of Cooperative Systems, developed by a Task Force of the EC/DGINFSO, the parties intend to identify the research areas which would benefit from a harmonised approach and which should be addressed by coordinated or joint research.

The parties further intend to support research in cooperative systems in a manner which is compatible with this harmonised approach and avoids duplication of efforts. This work may be supported by a Strategic Research Agenda, where joint research areas are identified.”

ITS Radar International will continue to monitor EU – US cooperation in ITS

Keywords: Cooperative vehicle systems, European Commission, Project