eCoMove: integration of results and conclusions

The eCoMove project developed and analysed several applications aiming to improve fuel economy and reduce emissions. V2X communication is used to connect traffic management and road side units with vehicles and enables information exchange between all participants. The research questions of the project focused on the reduction of fuel consumption, the change of driver behaviour and the impact of the applications on the traffic system. This paper summarizes the main findings of the project and elaborates on the three high level research questions in more detail

C-ITS implementation issues: barriers and possible solutions

Cooperative ITS for road traffic offer potentials regarding road safety and traffic efficiency that go significantly beyond what can be achieved with isolated vehicle and infrastructure systems. However, besides functional and technical aspects there are legal and institutional, financial, political and culture barriers that need to be addressed and must be overcome in order to successfully deploy cooperative services on a broad level throughout Europe. This paper contains an analysis of identified barriers and their possible solutions on the basis of the eCoMove project and several research projects that deal with to C-ITS implementation