Newsletter of the Connected Automated Driving in Europe Initiative
It is with great pleasure that we announce the start of the CARTRE and SCOUT projects dedicated to connected and automated driving. These two European projects stand for the European Union’s ambitio...
01 March 2017 - Read more
Horizon 2020 simplification
Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever with nearly €80 billion of funding available over 7 years (2014 to 2020). It promises more breakthroughs, discoveries and world-...
01 March 2017 - Read more
European Industry Day
Industry is changing faster than ever, driven by rapid technological change. European companies, citizens and policy-makers need to prepare for the changes that are leading the new industrial revoluti...
01 March 2017 - Read more
Digitalisation & Mobility as a Service to be a key focus at Global Public Transport Summit
Two trends that are promising to transform the world of urban mobility, Mobility as a Service and digitalisation, will be under the spotlight at the upcoming UITP Global Public Transport Summit (15-17...
28 February 2017 - Read more
EATA and the 5GAA sign Memorandum of Understanding
The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) and the European Automotive Telecom Alliance (EATA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding. The aim of this partnership is to foster cooperation in the field of...
27 February 2017 - Read more
Connected and automated driving – EATA presents deployment roadmap, submits proposal for EU-wide project
The European Automotive Telecom Alliance (EATA) today presented the next steps to make connected and automated driving a reality. During a roundtable discussion chaired by European Commission Vice-Pre...
27 February 2017 - Read more
The INTA committee concluded that the time is ripe to revamp our trade relations with Mexico
Committee Chair Bernd Lange who was in Mexico said: “This visit reinforces our conviction on the merits of deepening EU-Mexico trade relations. Mexico and the EU have both changed a lot since the la...
27 February 2017 - Read more
Bosch Ranked by Fortune as No. 1 Motor Vehicle Parts Supplier for 3rd Consecutive Year
Bosch has been named the world’s most admired motor vehicle parts supplier for the third consecutive year by Fortune. Fortune’s 2017 World’s Most Admired Companies list is based on surveys from...
23 February 2017 - Read more
The future of mobility in Europe is connected and automated
Statement from Roberto Viola and Henrik Hololei:
With more than 90% of all car accidents caused by human error, connected and automated driving promises to bring huge safety benefits on our roads....
23 February 2017 - Read more
Growth: the cost and digital imperative
Deloitte has published its yearly survey addressed to Chief Procurement Officers. This year's issue highlights the changes implemented in procurement strategies and practices due to the overall econom...
23 February 2017 - Read more
WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement enters into force to boost global economy by $1trn
A major milestone for the global trading system was reached on 22 February 2017 when the first multilateral deal concluded in the 21 year history of the World Trade Organization entered into force. In...
22 February 2017 - Read more
Safety of driverless cars
Transport Commissioner Bulc has recently called for the development of safety in driverless car technologies. But how does the Commission plan to help the development of this technology? How...
21 February 2017 - Read more
Commissioner Malmström and Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs confirm commitment for an early conclusion of EU-Japan FTA negotiations
Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Fumio Kishida met last week in Bonn to discuss the way forward for the negotiation of a Free Trade Agreement between the EU and...
20 February 2017 - Read more
High-Level Structural Dialogue on Connected and Automated Driving in Amsterdam
Secretary General, Mrs Sigrid de Vries attended the informal dialogue to discuss matters on connected and automated driving. The High-Level meeting took place in Amsterdam on the 15th of February 2017...
16 February 2017 - Read more
European Parliament backs EU-Canada Agreement
On the 15th of February, the Members of the European Parliament ratified with a large and cross-party majority the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), an agreement between the European...
15 February 2017 - Read more
State aid: Commission green-lights German green cars infrastructure
The European Commission has decided that Germany's scheme to roll out a network of user-friendly infrastructure for charging electric vehicles across the country is in line with EU state aid rules....
13 February 2017 - Read more
Global Automotive Traffic Jam Assist Systems Market to Grow with Bosch, Continental, Delphi, Mobileye & ZF TRW Dominating – Research and Markets
Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "Global Automotive Traffic Jam Assist Systems Market 2017-2021" report to their offering. The global automotive TJA system market to grow at a...
10 February 2017 - Read more
EnBW and Bosch to cooperate in battery technology
EnBW said it would cooperate with car supplier Bosch on the development of batteries for the energy market, highlighting the importance of storage technology across industries. In a first step, the co...
06 February 2017 - Read more
Further development of safety systems is a prerequisite for autonomous driving – ZF
System supplier ZF sees vehicle safety as an enabler for automotive Megatrends.
Complex demands for vehicle safety will have to be addressed for new vehicle designs and uses of the interi...
01 February 2017 - Read more
The Council of the EU has approved the legislative text of the EU Conflict Minerals regulation
Almost two months after the negotiations of the EU conflict minerals regulation were concluded, there has been some movement towards the end of the European legislative cycle. On January 24, 2017, the...
01 February 2017 - Read more
CLEPA Innovation Awards 2017
CLEPA and Deloitte are pleased to invite you to submit proposals for the CLEPA Innovation Awards 2017 which will be handed over on 29th of June 2017 in Rome.
The CLEPA Innovation Award recognize...
31 January 2017 - Read more
WTO issues panel report regarding Russian duties on vehicle imports from Germany and Italy
The World Trade Organization has ruled in favour of the European Union after launching a challenge in May 2014 against Russian anti-dumping duties on German and Italian light commercial vehicles. But...
31 January 2017 - Read more
Connectivity keeps Bosch on growth course
The Bosch Group once again increased its sales. According to preliminary figures, sales rose last year by a nominal 3.5 percent to some 73.1 billion euros. Dr. Volkmar Denner, chairman of the board of...
27 January 2017 - Read more
CETA making progress at the European Parliament
On the 24th of January, the members of the Committee for International Trade of the European Parliament backet the CETA, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union and...
24 January 2017 - Read more
Automakers team up with automotive parts suppliers to share costs in developing self-driving cars.
European automotive suppliers and automakers are working together to develop self-driving car technology. Several suppliers - notably Delphi Automotive and Bosch - are among the more popular techn...
23 January 2017 - Read more