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iCar Support Newsletter - issue 2
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The iCar Support Newsletter Issue 2, August – December 2010
In this issue... New eSafety Recommendations Two Workshops took place in 2010 for reviewing the old 28 eSafety Recommendations
eSafety Forum activities and results Five eSafety Forum Working Groups delivered their final reports in 2010 eSafety Forum ELSA Task Force final report The report has been delivered to the EC and eSafety Forum members in September 2010 eSafety Observers Network 1st meeting The meeting took place on 4th October in Timisoara, Romania and focused on the approval of the Terms of References and next steps
13th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting 12th-13th October in Brussels, Belgium The meeting gathered 70 eSafety Forum members and focused on discussions regarding research, innovation and deployment issues, as well as on the future of the eSafety Forum in the changing political environment
eSafety Awards 2010 The ceremony took place in the context of the 13th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting on 13th October and was led by Deputy Director General of Directorate General of Information, Society and Media, Mr Zoran Stančič
Dissemination activities This item gives an overview of iCar Support and eCall presence in events during the fall of 2010
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New eSafety Recommendations
The November 2002 eSafety Working Group report listed 28 Recommendations for
further actions to accelerate the development, large-scale deployment and use of
active safety systems (Intelligent Integrated Safety Systems). These
Recommendations guided the work of the eSafety Forum over the past years and
were monitored twice a year by previous projects the eScope and eSafety Support.
As the latest update of the 28 Recommendations list under eSafety Support project
was dated end-2008, the new iCar Support project undertook the task of reviewing
this list. For this, the iCar Support Team organised two workshops, which took place
on 17th June and 13th September 2010, to which all the eSafety Forum chairs, WG’s
and Task Forces co-chairs from the active and concluded Groups were invited to
participate. iCar Support prepared the original document, which was based on the
latest Recommendations Note at end-2008 and also included the recommendations
of the WGs who concluded their activities in the meantime. This document was
revised and agreed on during the two workshops. The resulting list was presented at
the eSafety Forum Plenary meeting on 12th-13th October 2010 to the Forum
members and was approved unamended. The eSafety Recommendations list was
also presented to the eSafety Observers Network at the first meeting of the Group
meeting on 4th October 2010 in Timisoara and was also approved by this Group.
The document is not yet final and the members of the eSafety Forum are invited to
send their feedback on the eSafety Recommendations. A third workshop will be
organised in January 2011 to finalise the list of recommendations and to establish
“Champions” – leaders responsible for monitoring the progress of
the implementation of each Recommendation. The current state of work on the
eSafety Recommendations list can be consulted here.
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eSafety Forum activities and results
The eSafety Working Groups and Task Forces are focusing on domain-specific
priority areas that are important for the implementation of the eSafety Working Group
recommendations, and in line with the actions brought forward in the Commission
Communication.
2010 was a very successful year for the eSafety Forum Working Groups and Task
Forces. Five Working Groups (WGs) and the eSafety Forum ELSA Task Force
concluded their activities and delivered their final reports: NDF WG, eSecurity WG,
SOA WG, Intelligent Infrastructure WG and IRM WG.
A short debriefing about their activities is given below.
1. NDF WG Final Report
Summary:
The use of “Nomadic Devices” (or NDs) or portable and aftermarket devices used in
the vehicle by a driver for support, assistance, communication or entertainment, is
increasingly common. The Term Nomadic Device covers all types of portable
information, communication and entertainment equipment, as well as accessories
that can be brought inside the vehicle by the customer to be used while driving.
These include Personal Navigation Assistants or devices (PNDs); Internet
Appliances (iTouch); Portable CD/DVD Players; Music Players (iPod, Sony, etc.);
Mobile Computing (PDSs, UMPCs, Laptops); Mobile Phones/Smart Phones (iPhone,
Nokia, HTC, Samsung, Blackberry, LG, Sony- Ericsson); Gaming Devices (Nintendo,
PlayStations Portable, Sega); Portable TVs. As in-car use of such devices grows
rapidly, there are concerns that this should not lead to driver distraction and
increased safety risk. The lack of standards for device “docking” in the vehicle, and
for safe installation and use, imply added costs, inconvenience and perhaps risks for
the user. The need for a safe HMI goes back to 1995/96 as a request of a high level
expert group from Member States directly appointed by the Commission.
Recommendations:
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• Implement the four passive safety related recommendations of chapter 4 in the
ESoP update.
• Until more sophisticated future fixation solutions are available nomadic device
manufacturers should recommend to their customers to fix a nomadic device on the
left lower corner of the windscreen or for cars with fixed side windows (MPV, etc.) on
this side windscreen.
• Start campaigns to create customer awareness on safe mounting of Nomadic
Devices. This is a joint effort of NDMs, user organisations, insurances and public
authorities.
The Group decided to continue their activities. More information about this Group
and the final report can be found on the iCar Support website here.
2. eSecurity WG Final Report
Summary:
Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) bring the promise of more safety, comfort,
security, environment preservation and energy consumption reduction. However, the
resulting increase in electronics and communications is raising security and privacy
issues that could jeopardise deployment. The eSecurity Working Group was set up
within the eSafety Forum as a discussion platform involving all stakeholders with two
objectives: to discuss vulnerability aspects of electronics and communications in
road transport while taking into account existing practice and emerging Research
and Technology Development (RTD) initiatives, and to agree on recommendations to
improve or eliminate the vulnerabilities.
Recommendations:
• To insure separation between independent vehicle-based systems and interactive
systems. Vehicle based systems should remain under the responsibility of the OEMs
and should not be affected by interactive systems.
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• Investigate liability issues of applications beyond informing systems (systems that
have an immediate impact on driving). Further research work is needed to
understand and monitor these effects.
• Harmonise legal measures in place within Member States concerning improvement
of electronic security (e.g. regulations on manipulation of mileage). Today
inconsistencies among legal framework within the Member States exist.
• Address security issues raised by specific applications. In particular define
evaluation criteria and methods which stakeholders can use in their decision
process.
• Undertake further work to identify further recommendations for privacy by design
approach.
More information about this Group and the final report can be found on the iCar
Support website here.
3. SOA WG Final Report
Summary:
In order to deal with tomorrow’s transportation challenges, systems allowing vehicles
to communicate with other vehicles and with the infrastructure, also known as
cooperative systems, are needed. A precondition for the successful introduction of
such co-operative systems is that existing services can be extended and future
services can easily be introduced on the same in-vehicle and roadside infrastructure.
This calls for a common view on Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA). SOA
concepts and related technologies are expected to play an important role in
facilitating service interoperability and cooperation among stakeholders and
specialised parties. eSafety services require involvement of different partners
providing parts of an eSafety service. Public safety organisations and health systems
need to co-operate with OEMs and 3rd party service providers. The combination of
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partners may vary from country to country – the service provided however has to be
available with a consistent quality.
Recommendations:
• SOA should be strongly considered as a better alternative for implementing safety
/ITS solutions compared to a centralised closed platform approach
• Initiate a study which focuses on governance of the relationships among
stakeholders (with respect to trust, quality, SLAs, commercial aspects, DRM,
privacy)
• Define a common ontology and semantic for describing eSafety services.
More information about this Group and the final report can be found on the iCar
Support website here.
4. Intelligent Infrastructure WG Final Report
Summary:
The report focused on a common definition of Intelligent Infrastructure that states:
The Intelligent road Infrastructure is the organisation and technology of the roadside
and back office for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) based
(cooperative) traffic and transport services beneficial for road users and/or road
network operators. When Infrastructure is Intelligent and provides ICT based
technology, it results in responsive, interactive and if needed pro-active services and
systems. A survey was conducted to understand the Intelligent Infrastructure (II)
related Services that should be taken into account when dealing with the II and also
identifying the main stakeholders involved in them.
Recommendations:
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• Support stakeholders to achieve their objectives to improve mobility, contribute to
energy efficiency and increase road safety by deploying beneficial and cost-efficient
Intelligent Infrastructure (II) services.
• Stakeholders should always keep an eye on the user; in the end these II services
are being developed for the user.
• To achieve a large-scale deployment of the II services via the deployment of the II
laying the foundation for the services. Without II, the services could not be provided.
• Efforts need to be complemented by the development and parallel introduction of
intelligent vehicles, meaning intelligent in-vehicle and nomadic systems.
More information about this Group and the final report can be found on the iCar
Support website here.
5. Implementation Road Maps WG Report 2010
Summary:
The Implementation Road Maps Working Group of the eSafety Forum commenced
its activities in July 2003. The objectives were:
1) to identify the technical and economical potential of the industry as well as the
topics and a time table for infrastructure improvements by the public sector with
regard to eSafety systems capable of affecting road fatalities in Europe by 2010, and
2) to develop a regularly reviewed road map which focuses on technological steps
and economic implication models for the introduction of intelligent integrated road
safety systems as well as the required improvements in road and information
infrastructure. The priority vehicle based systems now include: blind spot monitoring;
Adaptive headlights; Obstacle & collision warning; Lane departure warning;
Emergency Braking (added in 2008).
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The priority infrastructure-related systems are: eCall; Extended environmental
information (Extended FCD); RTTI (Real-time Travel and Traffic Information);
Dynamic traffic management; Local danger warning; Speed Alert; Dynamic
navigation (added in 2010).
One key question is how to promote the deployment of these systems in future.
There are also differences in feasibility between vehicle-based systems and more
infrastructure / or mixed systems because their business cases vary.
Recommendations:
• The automobile industry, European Commission, the Member States and other
stakeholders should enhance the customer awareness of the safety benefits of such
systems in vehicles through joint well structured and harmonized European
campaigns, driver training & education programs, and media (consumer magazines).
• The Member States and insurance companies should give financial/fiscal
incentives to customers to buy vehicles equipped with effective systems fulfilling the
detailed specifications and standards drawn up for such specific systems.
• The EC and the Member States should support frequency allocations for radio-
based systems.
The European Commission should initiate actions to make information on the
availability and actual integration of eSafety systems in vehicles available for
accident research, deployment monitoring and other relevant purposes across
Europe.
More information about this Group and the final report can be found on the iCar
Support website here.
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eSafety Forum ELSA Task Force final report
The European Commission (DG INFSO) requested an eSafety Forum Task Force to
elaborate a proposal on a European Large Scale bridging Action (ELSA) on ICT in
Transport. The objective of organising an ELSA was to speed up innovation of the
Road Transport sector by applying ICT through large scale implementation, testing
and demonstration of the latest developments and to bring them to the market. The
objective of innovation in transport is to address the societal challenges of
environmental impact, safety and efficiency of road transport, which means reducing
CO2 output, fatalities and congestion. New developments in ICT, like Future Internet
and Pv6, offer further the possibility of new services to transport users through
European wide Service Platforms. Other important societal goals with respect to
road transport are within the area of road safety and the efficient use of the available
infrastructure. One of the big opportunities to be exploited is also the optimal use of
all modes of transport (road, rail, water and air): the development of co-modality. The
key for this development is not only the lay-out of the various transport modes but
the use by citizens and businesses. A number of basic principles of how to organise
an ELSA emerged:
• Current developments in cooperative systems (V2V, V2I and I2V communication)
offer a good starting point to develop connected vehicles and connected travellers.
• Developing the maturity of solutions by stepwise scaling up in a follow-up of
activities is an important prerequisite for authorities
• Innovative technologies should be brought to the market in a number of test-beds
which are more or less permanent for the duration of the ELSA.
• In every test-bed a number of consecutive and parallel actions could take place to
bring new developments to the market starting on a small scale, to demonstrate
them, to test and evaluate them and to take decisions on next steps.
• Evaluations and go/no-go decisions should be performed in a time-efficient way to
have maximum throughput in a given timeframe.
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• An ELSA should run for 6 or 8 years with activities of 2 year duration.
More information about ELSA Task Force and the final report can be found on the
iCar Support website here.
eSafety Observers Network 1st
meeting
The eSafety Observers Network consists of a panel of representatives selected from
the EU Member States and ITS National Associations who report to the EC about
their national eSafety activities. The
Observers are actively involved in
national industry, policy, or R&D
activities and are acknowledged
experts in their domain or sector. The
liaison and coordination between the
eSafety Observers community and
National ITS Associations is meant to
ensure better synchronisation
between the Intelligent Car and eSafety Forum priorities at European and national
levels, to support the work of the national eSafety initiatives within Member States
and to support EU eSafety initiatives.
The first meeting of the eSafety Observers Network took place in Timisoara,
Romania on 4 October 2010. The Observers agreed on Terms of References which
will guide their work in the following years of activity.
Agenda and meeting’s documents are available here.
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13th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting
The 13th eSafety Forum Plenary meeting took place in Brussels, at Diamant
Business Center and gathered about 80 members of the eSafety Forum. The
meeting agenda covered in the first day reporting of the eSafety Forum Activities
Working Groups and Task Forces activities and three main thematic sessions the
second day (research and innovation, deployment and the future challenges for
eSafety Forum in the currently changing political environment). The new list of
eSafety Recommendations was also presented for approval to the eSafety Forum
members during the event. Agenda and meeting’s documents are available here .
eSafety Awards 2010
The eSafety Forum organises annual
eSafety Awards - “Rewarding excellence
in deployment of eSafety systems” - to
highlight the successes of the most
outstanding,
ambitious and innovative eSafety
deployments and to reward those people
and organisations most worthy of
recognition and praise. This year’s ceremony took place in the context of the eSafety
Forum Plenary meeting, on 13th October, and the Awards were handed out by the
Deputy Director General of the Directorate General of Information Society and
Media, Mr Zoran Stančič.
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2010 winners are:
• Industry/Technology Award - Theo Kamalski, TomTom
• Policy Award – Harri Pursiainen, Finish Ministry of Transport and Communication
• Lifetime achievement Award – Wolfgang Reinhardt, ACEA
Read more about the Awards, ceremony and the winners here.
Dissemination activities
1. iCar Support supports eCall at eSafety Berlin event
iCar Support attended the eSafety Berlin
event organised under the patronage of
Peter Ramsauer, German Minister for
Transport, and featuring an eSafety
exhibition with stands of eSafetyAware
partners Bosch, Conti, Valeo, and DVR.
Supporting eCall through outreach and
dissemination, iCar Support distributed
eCall materials and fielded queries at its dedicated stand. Also attending were
experts such as André Seeck, President of Euro NCAP; Ulrich Klaus Becker, Vice-
President of ADAC; Dr Gwehenberger, Head of Accident Research of the Allianz
Center for Technology, as well as Formula 1-star Nico Rosberg.
For more information, please click here
2. iCar Support supports eCall in Strasburg, Rally of France
From 30 September to 2 October 2010, the eCall stand took part in the "Village de la Mobilité responsable" in Strasbourg, organised by the French Automobile Club AFACA in the scope of the French round of the World Rally Championship. The
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event took place at the Zénith building, which was also the WRC Service Park, attracting thousands of spectators.
The iCar Support team and the European Commission explained to the audience how eCall works, provided information materials and give-aways.
For more information about this event please click here.
iCar Support supports eCall at CLEPA Technology Day 2010
eSafety Challenge in cooperation with the Belgian Touring Club organised the launch of the Belgian eSafety On Board campaign. The event took place together with the CLEPA Technology Day on "Green Technologies for tomorrow’s mobility”.
Four separate areas were covered:
The Forum for the Automobile and Society: “Electrically chargeable vehicles: good bet or risk?”
The Forum Anticipation of Change in the Automotive Industry partnership: “The impact of the regulatory framework in the automotive industry”
The eSafety Challenge consortium will demonstrate life saving eSafety applications
Warranty experts will present a review of European warranty trends and Warranty Process Guidelines
iCar Support took part with an eCall stand to this event on 27 October at the Autoworld in Brussels.
For more information on the event, click here.