Circular Plastics Alliance: A step closer to 10 million tonnes of recycled plastics
The Circular Plastics Alliance (CPA), which gathers 245 public and private actors covering the whole plastics value chains, has delivered its first actions.
Those delivered actions pursue the Allia...
11 November 2020 - Read more
ARCADE Project: Shared driving responsibility in highly automated vehicles
Jo-Ann Pattinson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Institute for Transport Studies, and responsible of legal issues in autonomous vehicles, shares with ARCADE some main issues in the domain of conn...
10 November 2020 - Read more
What does the new US Presidency hold for automotive suppliers and other key industries in the EU?
Reboot of climate and trade policies
A new president in the White House is likely to bring a new dynamic to the EU-US relationship and multilateral environment, foremost in the areas of trade...
10 November 2020 - Read more
UNECE: Framework document on automated/autonomous vehicles of level 3 and higher is now available
The Framework document’s primary purpose is to provide guidance to World Forum for Harmonization of Vehicle Regulations (WP.29) subsidiary Working Parties (GRs) by identifying key principles for the...
04 November 2020 - Read more
EC: Application deadline nears for €10 million EU challenge for innovative electric vehicle batteries
Noting that electromobility offers one of the best solutions to the challenge of environmental sustainability, the European Union, through its European Innovation Council (EIC), has issued a challenge...
03 November 2020 - Read more
The United Nations Road Safety Fund has opened a call for proposals
The UNRSF 2020 Call for Proposals is open between 30 October 2020 and 31 January 2021 (23:59 CET). Through this Call, the Fund will disburse USD 4 million to approved projects aimed at reduc...
31 October 2020 - Read more
DRIVES Project: Regions and industry discuss how to boost educational needs while safeguarding industrial communities
Which innovation trends can support the transition to low-carbon economies? How do we navigate the energy transition? Introduce intelligent transport systems? And introduce automated and connected veh...
30 October 2020 - Read more
ARCADE Project: Workshop on common evaluation methodology for automated driving tests
On 23 November 2020, ARCADE is organising an online worshop to discuss future development of new evaluation activities and tools for comprehensive assessment of automated driving.
Experiences and...
27 October 2020 - Read more
Cooperation between automotive industry and regions is crucial to ensure a successful sector transformation
Together with political leaders from European regions, CLEPA participated in the Green Transformation Summit during the EU’s Week of Regions and Cities
In the framework of the European Week of...
26 October 2020 - Read more
CLEPA is collecting stories of technology & research aid initiatives undertaken by automotive suppliers during the COVID-19 health crisis
As well as substantial donations during the health emergency of 2020, many companies from the mobility ecosystem proactively used their facilities to develop technologies and produce brand-new protect...
23 October 2020 - Read more
DRIVES: Project DRIVES and Project ALBATTS at the 18th European Week of the Regions and the Cities
In the frame of the 18th European Week of the Regions and the Cities, Project DRIVES and Project ALBATTS organised the workshop Regions & skills in the automotive industry on October 13th....
19 October 2020 - Read more
Joint call for a new Pact for Skills for automotive sector
CLEPA, together with its partners in EU-projects DRIVES and ALBATTS, presents a joint strategy to roll out a dedicated Pact for the sector
The EU automotive sector is calling for a strategy that s...
15 October 2020 - Read more
CLEPA 2020 Innovation Awards ceremony goes digital!
Every year, the CLEPA Innovation Awards invites companies from across the automotive supply industry to share their latest and greatest efforts in innovation excellence. For 2020, the 5th edition of t...
08 October 2020 - Read more
High-level meeting on connected and automated driving aims at strengthening cooperation
The Ministry of Transport and Communications arranged a ministerial Meeting on Connected and Automated driving on 7 October. Finland is chairing the High Level Meeting on Connected and Automated Drivi...
08 October 2020 - Read more
Accelerated sector transformation ups pressure on policy makers – Newsletter Editorial October 2020
An overview compiled by CLEPA of announced job cuts by automotive suppliers and vehicle manufacturers since March, when the COVID-19 crisis hit Europe, indicates that some 100,000 jobs in the automo...
07 October 2020 - Read more
European Forum for Manufacturing: Technology-neutrality will empower climate targets
The EU’s Green Deal will shape the future of Europe’s manufacturing economy. As such, its role in the automotive industry should be part of the conversation. With this in mind, CLEPA, together wit...
07 October 2020 - Read more
Applications for the EU Urban Road Safety Award are open
The EU Urban Road Safety Award highlights the contribution made by local authorities towards improving the safety of European roads.
It rewards outstanding and innovative achievements by local au...
07 October 2020 - Read more
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