The UN proclaims the period 2021–2030 as the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, with the goal of reducing road traffic deaths and injuries by at least 50%
The United Nations General Assembly has published a resolution proclaiming the period 2021–2030 as the Second Decade of Action for Road Safety, with a goal of reducing road traffic deaths and in...
07 October 2020 - Read more
Transport sector calls for an EU framework on the governance of B2B data
Representatives from the road, air, maritime, rail, manufacturing and logistics sectors call on European decision makers to adopt an EU framework on the governance of business-to-business (B2B) data t...
07 October 2020 - Read more
Learn more about future skills needs via the DRIVES Project Webinars!
DRIVES Consortium is organising a series of five webinars to mark the European Skills Week. The upcoming webinars will serve as an introduction to the Skills and Transformation of the EU Automotive Se...
05 October 2020 - Read more
EC: Outcome Research and Innovation Days
The European Commission has brought together thousands of policymakers, researchers, innovators, businesspeople and citizens in a unique digital event on the future of research and innovation....
05 October 2020 - Read more
ARCADE Project: The CAD Knowledge Base represents a step towards the successful integration of autonomous mobility
AustriaTech as an Agency of the Austrian Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology acts as an interface between industry, research and policy. We have been...
05 October 2020 - Read more
EC: New recommendations for a safe and ethical transition towards driverless mobility
The European Commission has published on 18th September a report by an independent group of experts on Ethics of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs). Who should be responsible in case of a collisi...
05 October 2020 - Read more
First ROADPOL Safety Days launched
On 16th September, ROADPOL, the European network of traffic police forces, launched the very first ROADPOL Safety Days – a Europe-wide campaign to raise awareness of road safety. The aim of the init...
05 October 2020 - Read more
European Council Conclusions include call for an ambitious EU industrial policy
Today, the European Council Conclusions were accepted by EU Heads of State and Government.
CLEPA welcomes the inclusion of a significant paragraph entirely dedicated to “Single Market a...
02 October 2020 - Read more
Executive Vice President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, opposes ban on internal combustion engine
The European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety exchanged views with Mr Frans Timmermans, Executive Vice President of the Commission, on "Stepping up Europe's 2030...
01 October 2020 - Read more
Forum for Mobility & Society: Artificial intelligence at the core of future safe and sustainable mobility
The mobility sector is progressively increasing the number and breadth of state-of-the-art artificial intelligence applications. Next-level improvements could drive both huge competitive advantages, a...
01 October 2020 - Read more
Skills high-level roundtable: A sectorial pact for skilling the automotive sector
The High-Level Roundtable on skills for the Automotive Sector (23 September) brought together industry representatives, academia, trade unions and employer´s associations to discuss the...
25 September 2020 - Read more
Joint industry letter to European Commission President: “The notification deadline for the SCIP database must be postponed”
On Monday 21st September, a coalition of 40 industry organisations wrote a letter to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for decisive action to solve implementation issues withi...
21 September 2020 - Read more
2030 Climate plan: Technology openness holds key to climate neutrality
Automotive suppliers are in full support of climate neutrality by 2050
Any changes to vehicle targets for 2030 must take form in more comprehensive approach to regulating CO2 emissions
Dis...
16 September 2020 - Read more
Media outreach of automotive industry press release warning on severe repercussions of EU-UK ‘no deal’ scenario
CLEPA, ACEA and the SMMT, along with 21 national associations, have warned collectively that the automotive sector could face severe repercussions of a ‘no deal’ scenario. Economies and...
15 September 2020 - Read more
Only weeks left to save EU and UK auto sectors from €110 billion ‘no deal’ Brexit disaster
EU and UK automotive leaders unite to call for urgent agreement of an ambitious free trade deal before the end of the transition period in just 15 weeks’ time.
New calculations show the cat...
14 September 2020 - Read more
Summer recess over, Brexit and CO2 policy take centre stage – Newsletter Editorial September 2020
With an Indian summer sweeping over Brussels, the heat is on politically as well with important dossiers gearing up for conclusion. More short-term oriented, the negotiations between the EU and the UK...
11 September 2020 - Read more
EC: Digital Transport Days 2020 – Save the Date!
European Commissioner for Transport Adina Valean, in cooperation with the German Presidency of the Council of the European Union, has the pleasure to announce that Digital Transport Days 2020 w...
09 September 2020 - Read more
EC: EIC (Enhanced European Innovation Council) prize for Innovative Batteries for eVehicles
The European Commission has launched the fifth of six European Innovation Council (EIC) Horizon Prizes, on Innovative batteries for eVehicles, worth €10 million. The EIC Horizon Prizes are part of t...
09 September 2020 - Read more
New rules for securing cyberattacks in connected vehicles
Car manufacturers selling in Japan, South Korea and the European Union will be required to secure connected vehicles against cyberattacks under a new regulation set by the United Nations.
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09 September 2020 - Read more
EC: Proposal for more clarity and predictability of measures restricting free movement in the European Union
The Commission has adopted a proposal for a Council Recommendation to ensure that any measures taken by Member States that restrict free movement due to the coronavirus pandemic are coordinated and c...
08 September 2020 - Read more
ARCADE Project: Analysis challenges in the safety validation of automation technology
Due to the cancellation of the EUCAD 2020 Symposium, organised by the ARCADE initiative, with the support of the European Commission, the ARCADE consortium is hosting online sessions that look into...
08 September 2020 - Read more
Horizon Europe: Survey to boost the First Strategic Plan 2021-2024
Horizon Europe, the ninth European Research and Innovation Framework programme (2021-2027), is the key instrument of the Union for supporting research and innovation. It also plays an important role i...
07 September 2020 - Read more
EC: Actions to make Europe’s raw materials supply more secure and sustainable
Today, the Commission presents an Action Plan on Critical Raw Materials, the 2020 List of Critical Raw Materials and a foresight study on critical raw materials for strategic technologies and sec...
07 September 2020 - Read more
EC: Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles enters into force
On the 1st of September, the EU Regulation on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles started to apply. Adopted in May 2018, the new Regulation significantly overhauls and tightens th...
02 September 2020 - Read more
Project DRIVES at the core of automotive skills priority
On 1 July, the European Commission released a Communication on a ‘European Skills Agenda for Sustainable Competitiveness, Social Fairness and Resilience’.
In a letter addressed to Commission...
01 September 2020 - Read more