We welcome all the readers to the 6th edition of our newsletter. The EU-funded FRONTIER project promises to bring driverless cars, cutting-edge traffic management and reduced transport emissions to Europe's citizens. Visit the website here: www.frontier-project.eu |
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A new vision of transportA new vision of transport is emerging in Europe. A greater choice of transport options, self-driving cars, shared car rides, more eco-friendly vehicles, combined transport options (multimodality), and a much more integrated transport model overall promises to make the continent a global leader in the field. In a world where the population is growing and increased transport can negatively affect climate change, traffic management will play a very crucial role in overcoming transport-related risks and challenges. Against this backdrop, the EU-funded FRONTIER project, which was launched on 1 May 2021, brings together 19 high-profile partners from all over Europe, namely Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, to empower a seamless transition to a new era in transport management. |
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Discover FRONTIERFRONTIER aims to provide the network and integrated traffic management strategies of the future. It is taking into account new types of transport-automated vehicles that promise to minimise pollution and capacity bottlenecks, reduce accidents, and decrease the cost of mobility for all users (citizens, public authorities and businesses). FRONTIER is facilitating the transition towards resilient multimodal autonomous mobility by establishing the processes of collaboration and arbitration among stakeholders. It is developing the business models that will address the commercial viability of the identified solutions. FRONTIER develops, applies and tests autonomous management systems, based on advanced designs, that will constantly evolve using data generated from real-time monitoring of the transport system. This includes knowledge generated by operators and decision-makers, as well as simulation models and solutions that will lead to new mobility services and technologies. |
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 | Traffic incidents and automated response plans generator Traffic incidents and congestion mostly in urban areas represent a huge problem for modern societies since they increase greenhouse emissions and affect quality of life. Additionally, traffic incidents usually have negative effects on transportation systems and may cause delay, property and health damage, injuries, and fatalities. However, traffic management systems (TMS) aim to minimise the negative effects of such traffic incidents, decrease the overall travel time and fuel consumption, improve the overall traffic efficiency and enhance the safety of the transportation systems. |
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The high-caliber experts from nine EU-funded Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe projects, aiming to bring groundbreaking technological innovations in the transport area, and the representatives from the European Commission gathered in Brussels on the 8th and 9th of February to discuss the recent developments and the perspectives of the Multimodal Traffic Management Systems (MTM). This Cluster Meeting practically kicked off the preparation of a revised Strategic Research and Implementation Roadmap for MTM to capture all the work undertaken by these nine Horizon projects: DIT4TraM, FRONTIER, TANGENT, ORCHESTRA, ACUMEN, DELPHI, SYNCHROMODE, IN2CCAM and CONDUCTOR. Taking as the basis for the work to be performed the 2016 STRIA Roadmap for Network and Traffic Management Systems, the aim is to properly reflect the major changes in the sector and provide valuable feedback to policy-makers in the EU focusing on the strategic research needs as well as on the mature solutions that are already in place and can be utilised. The European Commission representatives from the DG MOVE, the CINEA and the JRC made an overview the MTM Policy context and the next steps of the Strategic Research and Implementation and provided their views and ideas to guide the work expected to be implemented by the cluster of the projects. The meeting was organised as a series of World cafes and interactive workshops around different research questions on the areas to be covered in the Roadmap document. FRONTIER coordinated the preparatory activities. Moreover, our experts from EURECAT, ICCS, the University of Wolverhampton and Frontier Innovations undertook the leadership of different sessions of the meeting according to their areas of expertise. We were excited to join forces with almost 50 professionals to make our sound contribution to the revised Strategic Research and Implementation Roadmap for MTM and, therefore, the future of the sector in Europe and beyond! |
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"Accelerating stakeholder collaboration with modern traffic management systems and strategies" - this is the title of the article published by the prestigious Word Highways digital magazine, referring to the work being implemented in FRONTIER. The article, prepared by the FRONTIER partner Arcadis IBI Group, highlights the importance of modern traffic management solutions and strategies that efficiently manage networks, streamline transport links, minimise emissions, support integrated cross-stakeholder operations and enhance safety. The FRONTIER's Autonomous Network and Traffic Management Engine (ANTME) and its benefits are presented. The article can be found at: https://digital.worldhighways.com/2023/global/may-jun/html5/?pn=15 (page 15) Enjoy reading! |
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FRONTIER was proud to share its remarkable results at the European Conference on the Results from Road Transport Research (RTR Conference 2024). The project's Technical Manager, Dr. Panos Georgakis from the University of Wolverhampton, presented the project's latest developments, its results and impacts in the session dedicated to Network and traffic management for future mobility. Alongside FRONTIER, other three projects (ORCHESTRA, TANGENT and DIT4TraM) of the 4FRONT cluster presented their work and took part in the interesting discussions. The session was moderated by the Project Officer of the four projects, Mr Thiago Tavares (CINEA) and Mr Serge van Dam (Rijkswaterstaat). On its 7th edition, the RTR Conference is a unique entry point into the achievement of EU-funded projects in road transport. This year, more than 700 participants enjoyed 76 projects presentations ind 26 parallel sessions and learnt about incredible final outcomes from numerous Horizon 2020 projects, providing a glimpse into the promising future of mobility in essential areas for road transport: Green Vehicle, Urban Mobility, Logistics, ITS, Safety, and Automated Transport! Check FRONTIER's presentation here. More information about the event: https://rtrconference.eu/ |
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The FRONTIER TeamFRONTIER is bringing together partners from five universities and research institutes, nine companies, and five transport authorities from all over Europe, namely Belgium, Cyprus, Greece, Luxembourg, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK, to empower a seamless transition towards a new era in transport management. This consortium boasts a multidisciplinary team of academics, traffic and transport operators, local authorities, traffic management companies, intelligent transport systems and autonomous vehicle solutions. It includes partners from several universities and research institutes, as well as companies, organisations and authorities in transport, infrastructure and information technology providers.
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| This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement N°955317 |
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