Objective In 2005, around 41,600 people were killed and more than 1.7 million injured in European road accidents. Although the number of road fatalities has declined by more than 17% since 2001, greater efforts will have to be made if the European Commission’s target of halving the number of deaths on the roads by 2010 is to be met. To realise the targets for road safety in the future, stakeholders indicate the necessity of integrating research capacities currently existing or emerging as far as possible. For this purpose the general objectives of COVER are to develop a harmonised and consistent direction of research and to accelerate the implementation of research findings of four complementary EU and US initiatives dealing with road and, in particular, vehicle safety. To maximise the benefits gained from the individual initiatives synergies between the projects will be fully exploited by coordinating the exchange and usage of results, joining dissemination actions towards relevant stakeholders, and exchanging of best practices and policies with respect to relevant aspects like test methods and deployment strategies. For the objective of dissemination – both towards relevant high-level stakeholders and the general public – a coordinated approach will be an important factor in providing a clear message and obtaining the necessary visibility. This visibility of research results will be the precondition of the effective deployment in vehicle safety products and enhanced test and evaluation methods Subsequently, COVER brings together coordinators of three FP7 and, relevant for harmonisation with the US, one USDOT initiative. Together with partners from the participating projects the coordinators identified joined research activities needed to enable the introduction of new vehicle safety technologies and related test and evaluation methods in an efficient (cost and time) manner. Keywords Active Safety Assessment methods Coordination Integrated Safety Passive Safety Programme(s) FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics) Topic(s) SST-2007-4.1-04 - Integral system solutions for safety Call for proposal FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator HUMANETICS EUROPE GMBH EU contribution € 88 682,00 Address IM BREITSPIEL 6 69126 Heidelberg Germany See on map Region Baden-Württemberg Karlsruhe Heidelberg, Stadtkreis Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paul Lemmen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (7) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN Germany EU contribution € 21 603,00 Address TEMPLERGRABEN 55 52062 Aachen See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Städteregion Aachen Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Ernst Schmachtenberg (Prof.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIRESEARCH BV Netherlands EU contribution € 76 099,00 Address DELFTECHPARK 37 J 2628 XJ Delft See on map Region West-Nederland Zuid-Holland Delft en Westland Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Cor Van Der Zweep (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data BUNDESANSTALT FUER STRASSENWESEN Germany EU contribution € 49 099,00 Address BRUEDERSTRASSE 53 51427 Bergisch Gladbach See on map Region Nordrhein-Westfalen Köln Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Hildegard Behr-Greinert (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CENTRE EUROPEEN D'ETUDES DE SECURITE ET D'ANALYSE DES RISQUES France EU contribution € 23 849,00 Address 215 AVENUE GEORGES CLEMENCEAU 92000 Nanterre See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Hauts-de-Seine Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Pascal Baudrit (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data GROUPEMENT D'INTERET ECONOMIQUE DERECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES PSA RENAULT France EU contribution € 95 204,00 Address 2 10 BOULEVARD DE L EUROPE 78300 Poissy See on map Region Ile-de-France Ile-de-France Yvelines Activity type Other Administrative Contact Frederick Getton (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Total cost No data TRL LIMITED United Kingdom EU contribution € 100 040,00 Address CROWTHORNE HOUSE NINE MILE RIDE RG40 3GA WOKINGHAM See on map Region South East (England) Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Berkshire Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Maria Mcgrath (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data FIRST TECHNOLOGY SAFETY SYSTEMS (EUROPE) Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Kleveringweg 6-8 2600JA DELFT See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Paul Lemmen (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data
