EU Member States programmes on connected and automated driving
Description
Several national and regional plans have been launched in Europe and a number of European Member States have started to prepare and implement large scale testing of CAD functions on public roads.
This session will provide an overview of current policy measures adopted by European Member States including available funding programmes and support to large-scale testing facilities.
National activities regarding pilots and testing of CAD will be illustrated by elaborating on objectives, scale, type of tests, and levels of automation.
In particular, aspects related to required modification of road infrastructure and types of infrastructure (e.g. physical, ITS communication) will be considered.
The main objective of the session is to support mutual understanding of current initiatives, to discuss alignment between national and EU initiatives and to identify possible areas of cooperation.
Moderator

Katrina Sichel
Speakers

Antti Vehviläinen
Director General, Finnish Transport Agency, Finland

Jean-François Sencerin
Programme Director, Autonomous Vehicle PFA/NFI, France

Hamid Zarghampour
Programme Officer, Swedish Transport Administration, Sweden

Ian Forbes
Head of the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Department for Transport, The United Kingdom

Henriette Spyra
Strategic Coordinator Mobility Transformation & Transport, Austria

Jaime Moreno García-Cano
Deputy-Director General for Mobility, Directorate General for Traffic, Spain

Dr. Tobias Miethaner
Director General Digital Society, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI), Germany