News and events


5th IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Vehicular Communications

10 August 2012

CALL FOR PAPERS After the past successful WiVEC editions in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011 the fifth IEEE WiVEC symposium will be co-located with the 77th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2013 Spring, and will take place in Dresden on the 2nd and 3rd of June 2013.

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euroFOT study demonstrates how driver assistance systems can increase safety and

26 June 2012

Results from four-year study unveiled at the euroFOT Final Event in Brussels on 26-27 June

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TNO Tests Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Vehicles At Innovits Advance

15 March 2012

The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, is in the process of developing its own low cost and highly practical CACC technology.

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euroFOT - Data analysis: A Gargantuan task

euroFOT - Data analysis: A Gargantuan task

02 May 2012

Several of the 28 euroFOT project partners are currently analysing hundreds of terabytes of data collected on European roads over the course of 12 months.

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In the Spotlight: euroFOT - Bringing Intelligent Vehicles to the Road

In the Spotlight: euroFOT - Bringing Intelligent Vehicles to the Road

02 May 2012

Read the full FOT-Net interview with Aria Etemad, the euroFOT project coordinator explains how euroFOT results will impact traffic safety and efficiency, and invites readers to take part at the euroFOT final event

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euroFOT at ICTTP 2012

euroFOT at ICTTP 2012

30 March 2012

The 5th International Conference on Traffic and Transport Psychology will take place in Groningen, The Netherlands, from August 29-31, 2012. On 29 August, four presentations will be given on euroFOT.

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ITS World Congress 2012

ITS World Congress 2012

22 October 2012

Under the motto - Smarter on the way -, ITS Vienna 2012 will focus on the benefit of ITS for all traffic users.

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SafetyWeek 2012

SafetyWeek 2012

08 May 2012

Active and passive automotive safety will be presented at event in Aschaffenburg, Germany

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euroFOT Final Event Registration

euroFOT Final Event Registration

26 June 2012

euroFOT Final Event Registration

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euroFOT presentation at the final workshop of Prologue project

euroFOT presentation at the final workshop of Prologue project

30 June 2011

euroFOT's impact assessment has been presented during the final workshop of the Prologue project in Vienna, Austria on the 22 June 2011

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FOT-Net Final Events - Download Presentations!

FOT-Net Final Events - Download Presentations!

09 December 2010

The events were organised by FOT-Net in cooperation with the EC-funded projects euroFOT, TeleFOT, PROLOGUE and DaCoTA.

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Prologue Workshop held in Germany

Prologue Workshop held in Germany

21 October 2010

This event took place on 18 November and was held in German.

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euroFOT visits US FOTs’ test sites

euroFOT visits US FOTs’ test sites

24 September 2010

US FOT US trip

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euroFOT featured on euronews TV channel

euroFOT featured on euronews TV channel

16 July 2010

The euroFOT project was promoted on the FUTURIS magazine of the euronews TV channel

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euroFOT at HUMANIST conference

euroFOT at HUMANIST conference

18 May 2010

euroFOT partners presented implementation and evaluation of pre-studies providing background information for the data analysis

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Presentation of euroFOT Experimentation, 26 May on the French Test Site!

Presentation of euroFOT Experimentation, 26 May on the French Test Site!

21 April 2010

The French Field Operational Test, as part of the euroFOT EU FP7 project carried out by CEESAR with the help of RENAULT and INRETS, presented and demonstrated during on Wednesday 26 May 2010 in Paris.

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euroFOT - Italian Test Site News

euroFOT - Italian Test Site News

19 April 2010

The Italian Field Operational Test, as part of the euroFOT EU FP7 project carried out by CRF - Centro Ricerche FIAT and Politecnico di Torino, has just started. The test will involve up to 500 drivers for a period of 9 months.

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Paper at HUMANIST Conference

Paper at HUMANIST Conference

17 March 2010

The HUMANIST Conference 2010 took place on 29-30 April in Berlin, Germany. euroFOT presented a paper.

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European Conference on Human Centred Design for ITS - April 2010

European Conference on Human Centred Design for ITS - April 2010

19 November 2009

The European Conference on Human Centred Design for ITS was held in Berlin, on April 29-30, 2010. Representatives from the euroFOT project attended this event.

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Transport Research Arena 2010 - 7-10 June 2010, Brussels

Transport Research Arena 2010 - 7-10 June 2010, Brussels

19 November 2009

TRA 2010 will take place in Brussels on 7-10 June. Representatives from the euroFOT project will be attending this event.

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ITS World Congress 2010, 25-29 October, Busan, Korea

ITS World Congress 2010, 25-29 October, Busan, Korea

19 November 2009

The 17th ITS World Congress 2010 will take place in Busan, Korea on 25-29 October 2010. Representatives from the euroFOT project will be attending this event.

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VDA Technical Congress 2010 - 24-25 March, Ludwigsburg, Germany

VDA Technical Congress 2010 - 24-25 March, Ludwigsburg, Germany

15 March 2010

VDA Technical Congress 2010 took place on 24-25 March 2010 at FORUM AM SCHLOSSPARK, in Ludwigsburg, Germany.

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EUCAR event at Autoworld on Collaborative Automotive R&D

EUCAR event at Autoworld on Collaborative Automotive R&D

05 October 2009

EUCAR Reception (9 November 2009) and Conference (10 November 2009) at Autoworld, Parc du Cinquantenaire - Brussels, on Collaborative Automotive R&D.

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Watch the euroFOT video now

Watch the euroFOT video now

24 September 2009

The eight intelligent vehicles systems tested within the euroFOT project are now explained in a comprehensive video featuring interviews from various researchers

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euroFOT at the ITS World Congress in Stockholm!

euroFOT at the ITS World Congress in Stockholm!

16 June 2009

The 16th ITS World Congress took place from 21 to 25 September in Stockholm

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Volvo cars showcasing euroFOT

Volvo cars showcasing euroFOT

21 January 2009

The cars of the future should not be able to crash! Volvo cars is presenting the euroFOT project to the public.

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Second FOT-Net International workshop

Second FOT-Net International workshop

11 March 2009

The Second FOT-Net International workshop was held in Stockholm on 21 September 2009 (before the Opening Ceremony of the ITS World Congress)

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FOT-Net seminar on data gathering and handling

FOT-Net seminar on data gathering and handling

11 March 2009

FOT-Net seminar on data gathering and handling took place in Munich on 13 May 2009

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FOT-Net 2nd Stakeholders Meeting

FOT-Net 2nd Stakeholders Meeting

11 March 2009

The 2nd FOT-Net Stakeholders meeting was held in Brussels on 21 April 2009

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FOT-Net seminars on the combination of functions

FOT-Net seminars on the combination of functions

04 January 2008

6 February 2009, Schiphol, Amsterdam

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International Field Operational tests stakeholders met in New York

International Field Operational tests stakeholders met in New York

17 December 2008

The first international workshop in the framework of the FOT- Net project was successfully held on 20 November this year, after the ITS World Congress in New York.

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Join FOT-Net

Join FOT-Net

07 October 2008

The network of Field Operational tests stakeholders

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euroFOT in the media

euroFOT in the media

01 August 2008

Watch the EURONEWS magazine on human and machines working together on road safety

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ITS World Congress, 16-20 November 2008, New York

ITS World Congress, 16-20 November 2008, New York

08 October 2008

The 15th World Congress on ITS and ITS America's 2008 Annual Meeting was the largest event in the world for ITS leaders, policy makers and other industry professionals. Registrants had access to both the Annual Meeting and World Congress events, including more than 200 extraordinary education sessions, exciting tours, a grand-scale exhibition hall, and limitless opportunities to connect with an international audience in a world-class city. Several session covered Field Operational Testing, including presentation of euroFOT!

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Europe's roads need intelligent vehicle safety systems

Europe's roads need intelligent vehicle safety systems

07 October 2008

Key road safety players representing national and European interests meet on 25 and 26 September 2008 to review how hi-tech safety systems for cars, so called eSafety systems, can help reduce the number of fatalities and injuries on Europe’s roads.

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FOT-Net international workshop

FOT-Net international workshop

07 October 2008

on 20 November 2008 in New York, US, in the Jacob Javits centre after the ITS World Congress

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