Intelligent Road Transport Systems

The European Passengers' Federation (EPF) welcomes in principle a revision of the 2010 Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems. Data for planning a journey, during travel and, if necessary, also for follow-up is an essential component for passenger-friendly solutions. Only data across all modes of transport allow the potential traveller to make an informed decision between the different travel options.

HERE and TomTom wish to provide feedback to the proposal of the European Commission to amend Directive 2010/40/EU on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport. We acknowledge the Commission’s endeavor to increase the deployment and operational use of ITS services across the EU.

CLEPA’s comments to the revised C-ITS Directive CLEPA, the European Association of Automotive Suppliers, appreciates the Commission’s intention to accelerate the deployment of ITS services. With the proposal of the revised Directive on Intelligent Transport Services (ITS Directive) an improved framework is provided but benefits for consumers will emerge as soon as intermodal and European wide Mobility services are…

HERE and TomTom wish to provide feedback to the proposal of the European Commission to amend Directive 2010/40/EU on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport. We acknowledge the Commission’s endeavor to increase the deployment and operational use of ITS services across the EU.

Anas (the Italian Company of the Ferrovie dello Stato Group for the State Roads) has been managing Italian roads and motorways since 1928. Today it manages about 32,000 km of roads, 21 operating rooms, 1 situation room, 18,602 bridges and viaducts, 2,034 tunnels.

BMW welcomes the revision of the ITS Directive and the EU Commission's intention to fully exploit the manifold opportunities offered by the digitization of transport infrastructures and mobility services. BMW fully supports the comments made by 5GAA, bitkom, ACEA and VDA. Nevertheless, BMW wants to point out a few aspects: 1.

CIE welcomes the European Commission’s revision of the ITS Directive and supports efforts to facilitate more efficient deployment and use of ITS solutions. However, we see that the proposed revision does not address crucial areas in the deployment of ITS technologies for active mobility, in particular cycling.

Mr COYOTE welcomed this opportunity to comment on the proposal for the revision of the ITS Directive presented by the European Commission on 14 December 2021. This is an essential revision for the development of intelligent transport, both in terms of available data, its use and the scope (types of roads) concerned.

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5G Automotive Association (5GAA) considers the proposed revision of the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) Directive (2010/40/EU) as a step in the right direction of establishing a future-proof framework to deliver cooperative, connected, and automated mobility in Europe. We welcome the consideration given to the transition towards new technologies for ITS services.

SGI Europe strongly supports the Commission’s aim at building a strong legal framework regulating data by imposing high ethical and regulatory standards. Furthermore, SGI Europe generally welcomes the Commission’s aim to make transport more sustainable and its efforts to deliver effective and seamless multimodality. We understand that data-driven innovation will play a crucial role in achieving these goals.

The German Transport Safety Council (DVR) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a directive on the revision of the rules on intelligent transport systems and draws attention to the decision of the Executive Board annexed hereto. In addition, the DVR Board of Directors took the following decision in 2018: .

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The proposal essentially includes a continuation of Directive 2010/40/EU. In addition to semantic additions and clarifications, the amendments are limited to the insertion of articles for the provision of data (Article 6a) and ITS services (Article 6b) and the establishment of an EU system for the management of security credentials of C-ITS services (Article 10a). ITS Germany e.V. and ITS mobility e.V.

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CONEBI represents the European Bicycle, Pedal Assist E-Bike, Parts & Accessories Industries via its national industry members. CONEBI welcomes the European Commission’s proposal for a revision of the ITS directive and supports the efforts to facilitate more efficient deployment and use of ITS solutions.

UNIFE - the association of the European rail supply industry - welcomes the Commission's proposal aiming to review the Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems from 2010 and recalled that UNIFE members have actively contributed to various Commission preparatory activities (workshop, consultation, Survey) in the past months.

EuroGeographics is an independent international not-for-profit organisation representing Europe’s National Mapping, Cadastral and Land Registration Authorities. By simplifying access to their data, our members are driving applications to realise a wide range of social, economic and environmental benefits all incorporating the transport component.

The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission's proposal for revision of the ITS Directive. The NPRA also welcomes the development and increased implementation of ITS, as this contributes to transport policy goals in Norway.

The FIA European Bureau (EB) welcomes the Commission’s proposal for a revised ITS Directive; below some aspects that deserve further attention: ITS for better planning – Today, drivers increasingly rely on digital information to plan their journeys and to receive (real-time) information during their trips.

CONFEBUS takes note of the Proposal for a Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) and its Annex, which implies a revision of the current rules. New technologies have a profound impact on the bus and coach sector, one of the most sustainable means of transport and a key instrument for achieving the objectives of the European Green Deal.

ASECAP Statment Data sharing to enhance real time information in terms of traffic and services is of high importance for road operators. ASECAP members already provide to their grantor the requested data to enhance road safety.

Transport companies welcome the proposal and note the following. Although, in principle, the proposal concerns information to authorities which can then be disseminated to interested parties in order to improve the functioning of traffic, it also concerns support for automated mobility, tracking and tracing, traffic information, travel planning and reservations.

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Huawei welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Commission's proposal for revision of the ITS Directive. We consider that the EU regulatory framework should be conducive to European competitiveness and foster the development of innovative business models. As such, the participation and added value of different stakeholders, both public and private, should be duly taken into consideration.

Kapsch TrafficCom welcomes the European Commission‘s proposal for the revision of the ITS Directive. It lays the initial building blocks for automation and improving road safety, whilst at the same time assuring coherence with other EU policies that depend on radio communication along Europe’s road network.

The European Passengers’ Federation (EPF) fully supports any initiatives to facilitate EU-wide multimodal travel information (including information on environmental impact), ticketing and payment, which would allow passengers to make an informed and sustainable choice in an integrated transport system.

MOBIVIA welcomes the revision of the ITS Directive and the Commission's intention to accelerate the deployment of more efficient, safer, more inclusive and more environmentally friendly mobility. The digitalization of vehicles, infrastructures and more broadly the transport ecosystem offer prospects that are currently insufficiently explored.

Move EU, the leading voice of the European ride-hailing sector, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the European Commission’s roadmap on the Revision of the ITS Directive, and to share its recommendations for a modern mobility system.

AETIS, the association representing European Electronic Toll Service (EETS) Providers, welcomes the opportunity to be inform the work of the European Commission on the review of the ITS Directive. At this stage of the drafting process, we first and foremost insist on the need for the new ITS Directive to work hand in hand with the EETS Directive, which must be transposed by the EU Member States by 19 October 2021.

Scania CV AB welcomes the plan of the European Commission to review the ITS Directive and appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the objectives and policy options enumerated in the inception impact assessment. Please refer to our detailed response attached.

Introduction of who we are and what we do: Cycling Industries Europe (CIE) is the voice of cycling business, actively promoting the sector in Europe and worldwide. CIE brings together leading experts and companies from diverse fields including shared mobility, consultancy, digital services, logistics and financial services.

ACEA welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Commission (EC) on this Inception Impact Assessment on the revision of the ITS Directive. Please refer to our detailed response attached to this summary. We agree with the EC that attention should be given to the lack of interoperability and cross-border continuity of applications, systems and services.

5G Automotive Association (5GAA) welcomes the initiative of the European Commission to review the EU rules on intelligent transport systems (ITS) with the objective to accelerate the deployment and use of these systems.

Eurocities welcomes the proposal for a revision of the Directive on intelligent transport systems (ITS). ITS are an important tool for tackling congestion in cities, promoting integration and intermodality, improving and encouraging use of public transport and increasing safety.

As part of its new Smart and Sustainable Mobility Strategy, the European Commission will revise the Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems (“ITS Directive”). In the attached document, eu travel tech is providing its input to feed the preparation of this revision by the Commission, focusing specifically on the facilitation of seamless multimodal travel through data-sharing between transport services suppliers and…

ANEC recognizes that there is a lot on the positive side regarding this topic (see economic, social and environmental impacts), but we must monitor consumer interest as it is suggested under 'likely impacts on fundamental rights'.

The Volkswagen Group welcomes the plan of the EU Commission to review the ITS Directive in regard to its effectiveness and its goals in order to harmonize and coordinate the deployment of respective technologies in Europe and appreciates the opportunity to provide input on the policy options spelled out in the Inception Impact Assessment.

Fulfillment of European wide interoperability as the main prerequisite for a successful deployment of different solutions, in the context of subsidiarity, should be considered as a major criteria. Volvo Group notes however that the evaluation of the ITS Directive has not considered such criteria .

CER welcomes the opportunity to respond to this roadmap consultation for the Revision of the Directive on intelligent transport systems (ITS). Please find attached CER response to the consultation, which we ask the Commission to kindly consider. CER members represent 92% of rail passenger operations in EU, EFTA and EU accession countries.

ChargeUp Europe is an industry alliance acting as the voice of the electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure sector. ChargeUp Europe has been formed to accelerate the switch to zero emission mobility and ensure that people can have a seamless driver experience with access to high quality, readily available charging infrastructure across Europe.

ITS for better planning - A number of tools can help public authorities in reaching their objectives towards sustainable mobility, for example, integrated planning, including optimal use of ITS technology that can support a safer, more affordable, more sustainable and more efficient transport and mobility, fostering inter-modal complementarity in mobility planning taking local specificities into account and…

ETNO-GSMA draft feedback to European Commission Roadmap on Review of the ITS Directive As providers of connectivity, members of ETNO and the GSMA are closely involved in enabling the development and uptake of connected and automated driving. Realising the environmental, social, and economic benefits of connected and automated driving depends on the roll-out of next generation connectivity, including fibre and 5G.

As providers of connectivity, members of ETNO and the GSMA are closely involved in enabling the development and uptake of connected and automated driving. Realising the environmental, social, and economic benefits of connected and automated driving depends on the roll-out of next generation connectivity, including fibre and 5G.

Ministry of Transport, Baden-Wurttemberg In our view, the directive has largely served its purpose (at least for Germany). With the related law (IVSG) and the del. regulations, almost all of the priority measures named in Section 3 of Directive 2010/40 / EU are covered.

On October 8th, the European Commission has launched a consultation in the provision of the ITS Directive revision focusing on the impact assessment. ASECAP members have been very much committed to implement the ITS Directive and would like to take the opportunity of this consultation to submit some comments and suggestions.

The MaaS Alliance agrees that EU has taken some significant steps towards more intelligent and multimodal mobility system, the current ITS Directive playing a key role in facilitating the access to multimodal data. The access to data is the first precondition for the development of MaaS services but data availability alone does not enable an industry like MaaS developing.

UFE welcomes the consultation of the European Commission ahead of the revision of the Directive ITS. In light of the surge of electric vehicles (EVs) on the market in 2020, expected to be continued in 2021, the French electricity industry would like to highlight the need to integrate several aspects regarding electric vehicles (EVs) in the revised Directive.

In my paper recent, Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) digital marketplace impact on EU passengers’ rights https://doi.org/10.1186/s12544-020-00447-1 - published at ETRR I have underlined that the open of mobility data, which is necessary, must go hand by hand with the harmonization of EU passenger transport law which is frgamented and unimodal.

Feedback from the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (Germany), Transport and Mobility Authority, ITS Unit Processing of CAMs for traffic management purposes: • Since the processing of CAMs is not yet clearly defined at European level, it would be desirable to create the legal basis for this under the ITS Directive.

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Some industrial ITS exist yet nowadays. For example, the Renault's GPI system which manage all factories delivery and compute logistic organization with funishers. Anyway, we're here speaking about goods and spare parts, not human. Humans are not ballots and that sounds difficult to face them as ballots, we have not to forget the fundamental law of freedom of individual journey.

BEUC welcomes the foreseen revision of the ITS Directive and joins the Commission in its assessment of the three key problem drivers for the swift deployment of ITS infrastructure. We also fully support the Commission in its intention to make use of a stronger ITS Directive to achieve the European Green Deal objectives.

- The establishment of a common regulation for the information exchange between transport systems and infrastructure is an essential step to create a harmonised and interoperable ITS ecosystem. - Connected vehicles allow an exchange of information between the vehicle and the road network manager.