First eSafety Observers Regional Meeting, Vigo, Spain, 15 May 2006

The First Regional eSafety Observers meeting took place on 15 May in Vigo, Spain. Bringing together eSafety stakeholders from Spain and Portugal, the meeting informed participants about the eSafety initiative and its latest developments.
 

A press conference took place with eSafety Support, CTAG (Automotive Technological Centre of Galicia) and the Galician Council for Innovation, Industry and Commerce. Jacob Bangsgaard, Director of the eSafety Support project, explained to the local and specialised press that “the eSafety initiative is a project that requires the involvement of all audiences and has the objective of making the public aware of the importance of incorporating safety systems in the vehicles in order to reduce the number of fatal victims in accidents”.
 

The meeting’s morning session provided an overview of the eSafety initiative and the status of eSafety implementation in the EU. Spanish eSafety Observers reported on the status of eSafety in their country. In the afternoon session, eSafety stakeholders presented ongoing activities in their respective countries. The meeting then led into a discussion on the “Next steps for eSafety in the EU and on the Iberian Peninsula”. The meeting concluded with a guided tour of CTAG’s facilities where participants had the opportunity to view the latest technological solutions for the car industry.

Agenda	.pdf (391 KB)
List of Participants	.pdf (110 KB)
Minutes	.pdf (1012 KB)

Presentations

Title of the Presentation	Speaker	Presentation
The eSafety Initiative
The eSafety Initiative  & the Intelligent Car Initiative	Francisco Ferreira, European Commission	.pdf (6857 KB)
Status of implementation of eSafety in the EU	Alessandro Carrotta, eSafety Support	.pdf (1829 KB)
Spanish Observers report on the eSafety status in Spain
eSafety Report	Francisco Sánchez, CTAG	.pdf (611 KB)
State of the Art in Spain - DGT perspective	Ramón Cirilo, LISITT, Universidad de Valencia	.pdf (1823 KB)
Portuguese and Spanish Stakeholders presentations
Road Safety Issues in Portugal. The Portuguese Road Centre's Role	H. Machado Jorge, CRP - Portuguese Road Centre	.pdf (153 KB)
ARMAS - Active Road Management Assisted by Satellite	Paulo André, Autoestradas do Atlântico	.ppt (5220 KB)
Between ITS and eSafety: some thoughts on the last chain	Antonio Lucas, DGT - Dirección General de Tráfico	.pdf (4270 KB)
FICOSA International, "Moving forward with the automobile"	Edouard Rozan, FICOSA	.pdf (8486 KB)
“eSAFETY in Spain, past and future” (un update on the current status)	Jesús Monclús, FITSA	.pdf (1823 KB)
TRACKSS - Technologies for Road Advanced Cooperative Knowledge Sharing Sensors	Manuel Serrano Matoses, ETRA I+D	.pdf (501 KB)
eSafety-related Activities at the University of Alcalá (UAH)	Miguel Ángel Sotelo Vázquez, Department of Electronics, University of Alcalá	.pdf (1987 KB)
Pan-European solution for emergency calls from vehicles: E-Merge & eCall	Rosa Canellas, ITS Systems, RACC	.pdf (3770 KB)
Conclusions		.pdf (909 KB)

Press Coverage

Note to the Press

.pdf (43 KB)

Date	Subject, Publication	Read
15.05.2006	El Centro de Automoción de Galicia crea un "coche inteligente" con tecnología al servicio de la seguridad, Europa Press	.pdf (914 KB)  .pdf (314 KB)
16.05.2006	Coches Seguros como el de Bond, El Correo Gallego	.pdf (1220 KB)
16.05.2006	Galicia desarrolla un prototipo de coche que "vigila"todo su entorno, El Correo Gallego	.pdf (621 KB)
16.05.2006	I+D+i aboga por las nuevas tecnologías para reducir los accidentes en carretera, El Progreso	.pdf (1220 KB)
16.05.2006	eSafety apuesta por la electrónica para ganar seguridad en vehículos, Expansión	.pdf (1220 KB)  .pdf (1220 KB)
16.05.2006	El CTAG construye un coche inteligente, Diario de Pontevedra	.pdf (653 KB)
16.05.2006	La automoción gallega recibirá fondos tecnológicos de la UE para investigar coches más seguros, Economía	.pdf (653 KB)
16.05.2006	El Centro de Automoción de Galicia crea un coche inteligente, Atlántico	.pdf (611 KB)
16.05.2006	El CTAG, referente en aplicaciones electrnónicas para la seguridad, Galicia	.pdf (611 KB)
16.05.2006	La UE impulsa los sistemas electrónicos de seguridad, Faro de Vigo	.pdf (585 KB)
16.05.2006	CTAG se consolida como centro de referencia en aplicaciones electrónicas para la seguridad, Autoindustria.com	.pdf (611 KB)
16.05.2006	Coche intelixente para ir seguros ó coller o volante, Galicia Hoxe	.pdf (611 KB)

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