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ERTICO-ITS Europe

ERTICO – ITS Europe was founded at the initiative of leading members of the European Commission, Ministries of Transport and the European Industry.

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Meeting with Ekaterina Zaharieva (Commissioner) and

18 Sept 2025 · Transport research and innovation

Meeting with Fausto Matos (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen)

27 Jun 2025 · Data Policy

Response to Apply AI Strategy

28 May 2025

ERTICO would advise that the work by the European Commission on the AI Act implementation guidelines is carried out in synch with sectoral experts via ERTICO to ensure AI in mobility is assessed based on functional risk, not sectoral overreach, preserving space for innovation. ERTICO's experience since 1991 on innovation in transport and mobility is invaluable for a good understanding of the dynamics of data and AI in our sector. We bring together experts from the public and private sectors and have various innovation platforms. One of the focal platforms is TM 2.0 (traffic management public/private actors). Of specific relevance is the work and position of TM 2.0 on the high risk qualification of traffic control centers. ERTICO has developed a broad record track of insights in AI through our EU funded projects and activities via platforms. We plead for dedicated EU funding in the upcoming MFF & FP 10. Current areas are AI factories, EMDS to support piloting of safe, interoperable AI solutions in traffic management, logistics, and public transport. Our members are working on the EU automotive action plan where AI has a prominent role. Other focal points are the acceleration of ITS deployment through robust digital infrastructure, interoperable data streams, and real-world testing facilities, investment in reskilling and capacity-building via sectoral academies, enabling cities, SMEs and public operators to apply AI safely and ethically. Strengthen public-private partnerships to align technical expertise with policy goals is another key vector. Positioning smart mobility as a strategic vertical in the Apply AI Strategy will help to drive safer, more efficient, and sustainable European transport while embedding ethics, transparency, and citizen trust at its core. Relevant documents from ERTICO: 1. White paper on perspectives of AI in transport and mobility: https://erticonetwork.com/ertico-publishes-white-paper-on-perspectives-on-artificial-intelligence-in-the-domain-of-transport-mobility/ 2. Position Paper on AI (high risk qualification) and traffic management from TM 2.0 Innovation Platform: https://tm20.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ERTICO-TM20_PositionPaper_AI-Act-Guidelines_FINAL_18122023.pdf 3. Output of the ERTICO Focus on session on data and AI (with DG CNECT/MOVE): https://erticonetwork.com/erticos-focus-on-event-highlights-key-innovations-and-challenges-in-transport-digitalisation/ 4. Cooperation with ITS National organisations on AIAMO : https://erticonetwork.com/ertico-its-europe-and-its-germany-collaborate-to-drive-ai-innovation-in-mobility/
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Meeting with Anna Panagopoulou (Cabinet of Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas)

11 Apr 2025 · Introductory meeting

Meeting with Herald Ruijters (Deputy Director-General Mobility and Transport)

29 Jan 2025 · Artificial Intelligence; ITS directive; ERTICO Supervisory Board meeting; ITS European Congress 2025

Response to Working Programme of the ITS Directive for the period 2024-2028

26 Aug 2024

Full text of our comments in the written contribution in attachment. Following the DG MOVE workshop of 19 March 2024 and the subsequent inputs that ERTICO gave through the European ITS Advisory Group, we welcome the opportunity to provide comments now on the text of the Working Programme documents. ERTICO-ITS Europe is a unique European public/private partnership incepted by the European Commission in 1991. We value the cooperation with the Commission as our partner for our EU funded projects, sector dialogues, thought leadership activities, ITS Congresses and more broadly the deployment of intelligent transport systems across Europe with our members and colleagues of the national ITS organisations. Our comments and suggestions pertain to the following aspects: 1. C-ITS 2. eCall 3. SRTI 4. Taxonomy TN-ITS matters are covered in a separate contribution from ERTICOs Innovation Platform TN-ITS.
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Meeting with Magda Kopczynska (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

26 Jan 2024 · Presentation of the organisation and its main activities

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

5 May 2022 · ITS

Response to Urban Mobility in the EU

18 Dec 2018

The appropriateness of Urban Mobility Package 2013 should be evaluated from the perspective if it supports the following critical elements: 1. CONNECTED, AUTOMATED, SERVICE-BASED, SHARED AND CLEAN MOBILITY: The future of mobility is a highly intelligent connected, automated, service-based, shared and clean ecosystem deploying the full potential of all promising technology drivers. Wide-scale piloting and support for interoperability are excellent tools in facilitating this development of ecosystem and the Union’s strong presence through different programmes and funding lines are invaluable for the future. 2. SYSTEMIC PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS: A city-business partnership framework delivers sustainability as a profitable service. By shifting the focus from the optimal use of vehicles to the optimal use of the system as a whole a lot can be achieved. More precise KPIs for environmental performance as well for the customer experience are still needed. 3. INNOVATION-DRIVEN REGULATION: The regulation should be used to facilitate innovations and to establish a level playing-field for various solutions. When considering new regulation, technology-neutrality should be embraced, and avoid regulating modes or industries in silos. It is important that market newcomers, SMEs and start-ups are invited to stakeholder consultations. Improving urban mobility and creating solutions meeting users’ expectations and needs requires a more global mobility approach beyond urban areas, and establishment of an integral mobility architecture that spans from city centre, across the urban and suburban area and beyond. In policymaking a multi-stakeholder approach and structure is necessary and different stakeholders need work seamlessly together also to create better interoperable governance. 4. MULTIMODAL AND MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPROACH: In future, individual transport modes will be more and more interconnected, physically and digitally. Long-haul transport and urban delivery and mobility will be better aligned. Mobility as a Service (MaaS), as well as the equivalent in freight, Delivery as a Service (DaaS), will be soon well established, providing users with new application solutions and comprehensive services. The scope of traffic management will expand beyond road vehicles to cover all modes, also cycling and walking, and beyond ground transportation to also integrate drones. Cities should be supported in order to gain capabilities to integrate this new aerial dimension to their urban mobility system. All new solutions as well the comprehensive MaaS approach needs to be included to the Urban Mobility Package and related policy tools like SUMP and SULP Guidelines (Sustainable Urban Mobility/Logistics Plans). 5. ACCESS TO DATA: Access to secure and high-quality data is one of the key components to foster the development of new services and optimised transport system. Questions around data sharing and related business models, have a direct impact on the viability of the services and should be therefore considered as a part of the urban mobility toolkit. 6. INTEGRATION AND INTEROPERABILITY OF SERVICES: Harmonised APIs are an enabler for “plug-and-play city”. The projects and European Union’s funding should be used to promote the modernisation and interoperability of different systems and services. 7. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTEGRATED DIGITAL AND PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE: The seamless integration of (autonomous) driving as a part of the IoT ecosystem and smart cities, requires the right digital infrastructure and wireless mobile networks taking in particular into account the advanced needs of security and privacy and connectivity. ERTICO is ready to provide its insights and expertise during the review of the UMP2013, to support the development of the Urban Mobility framework so that it will take into account the points mentioned above and their organizational, operational and technological aspects. Please see attachment for more information.
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Meeting with Roberto Viola (Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

1 Aug 2017 · Connected and Automated Driving - ITS congress 2018 in Copenhagen

Meeting with Henrik Hololei (Director-General Mobility and Transport)

29 Jan 2016 · C-ITS platform

Meeting with Violeta Bulc (Commissioner) and

5 Oct 2015 · Meeting ERTICO representative