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Monday, September 17, 2007

Intelligent cars: Commission leads the drive for safer, greener and smarter cars

The European Commission outlined new plans to accelerate the drive for safer, cleaner and smarter cars. The Commission will start negotiations with European and Asian automotive industry associations later this year to reach an agreement on offering the pan-European in-vehicle emergency system (eCall) as a standard option in all new cars from 2010.

The Commission's new Intelligent Car Communication adopted today has three main priorities: safer, cleaner and smarter cars.
To improve safety, the policy document encourages the take up of accident avoidance technologies such as eCall or the Electronic Stability Control. To make road transport greener, the Commission will propose in 2008 a plan to roll-out the most effective low-CO2 technologies. For smarter road transport, the Commission calls on relevant stakeholders to develop a standard interface to connect mobile navigation devices with other systems integrated into the vehicle.


The Intelligent Car initiative is part of the EU's i2010 strategy and was launched in February 2006. On 19-20 September, and EU-funded research project will exhibit its final results at the Intelligent Car Yearly Event in Versailles, France. Prototype vehicles will also be on display.

Source  Press Room - European Commission

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