EC’s FP7 Call for Research Proposals

Date: 14/9/2009

Source: CORDIS – FP7

On 30^th July 2009 the EC issued a new call for research proposals.   A call for “ICT for safe, clean and smart mobility” may be of interest to the HA and is summarised below.

ICT for safe, clean and smart mobility (Part of Challenge 6) – “ICT continues to provide new intelligent systems that assist the driver to avoid accidents, provide drivers with real time information to avoid congestion, and optimise a journey or the engine performance to improve energy efficiency. Autonomous on-board systems are complemented with vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure co-operative technologies and improved, flexible traffic network management. The future transportation system needs cleaner and more efficient vehicles, energy-efficient intelligent infrastructure (including cooperative traffic control and management systems), as well as new mobility concepts. Improving safety remains a key objective.”

Within the above Challenge there are a number of research topics that may be of interest to the HA:

• Objective ICT-2009.6.1: ICT for Safety and Energy Efficiency in Mobility. Available funding – IP (Large-scale integrating project)/ STREP (Small or medium scale focused research action): EUR 48 million(£42 million), of which a minimum of 50% to IPs and a minimum of 30% to STREPs and CSA (Coordination and Support Action): EUR 5 million(£4.4 million)
  • ICT for Intelligent Vehicle Systems - for further improving road safety and overall performance of transportation systems. This can include: advanced methods for traffic situation detection and communication (including vulnerable road users), technologies for addressing digital footprint, data security and privacy of in-vehicle applications. Projects need to take an integrated approach to safety, considering together the infrastructure, vehicles, drivers and other transport users
  • ICT for Clean and Efficient Mobility - for further improving energy efficiency and reducing CO₂ emissions in all modes of transport. This can include: new tools, systems and services supporting energy-efficient driving based on co-operative infrastructure and energy-optimised, adaptive traffic control and management technologies and systems for urban areas and inter-urban road networks. Also included are methodologies for assessing the impact of advanced ICTs in energy efficiency and CO₂ reduction
  • Coordination and Support Actions - A common research agenda for energy efficiency by enhancing international cooperation; increased user awareness and dissemination of research results by supporting the Intelligent Car Initiative and the eSafety Forum, by supporting standardisation and by preparing a common showcase for cooperative systems.

• Objective ICT-2009.6.2: ICT for Mobility of the Future. Available funding- IP/STREP: EUR 32 million (£28 million) and CSA: EUR 5 million (£4.4 million)
  • Field Operational Tests for Integrated Safety Systems and Co-operative Systems - to assess improvements in the efficiency of the transport system, in the safety of all road users and in making individual mobility more comfortable. This includes large-scale test programmes aiming at a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency, quality, robustness and user-friendliness of close-to market systems, before their full-scale deployment in Europe. Where needed, performance validation of safety-related co-operative systems can be envisaged in controlled proving ground environments emulating realistic levels of complexity.

The deadline for submission of all proposals is 26 October 2009.

A full list of calls and more detail on the calls described above can be found at FP7 ICT Work Programme then expanding the “Information Package” menu and downloading “Work Programme 2010 – Information and communication Technology (ICT)” document.

HA recommended to consider potential for involvement in this programme

Keywords: Cooperative vehicle systems, Environment, European Commission, Project, Safety, Standard, Traffic management