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Objective

HIGHWAY is to offer higher safety and location-based value added services where interactions between the person in control, the vehicle and the information infrastructure are addressed in an integrated way. HIGHWAY, through the combination of smart real-time maps, UMTS 3G mobile technology, positioning systems and intelligent agent technology, 2D/3D spatial tools and speech synthesis/voice recognition interfaces will provide European car drivers/bikers/pedestrians/etc with e- safety services and at the point of need interaction with multimedia (text, audio, images, real-time video, voice/graphics) and value-added location-based services.

Within the HIGHWAY integrated safety scenario, the role of digital maps will be central: smart, querable HIGHWAY maps will bring up-to-date information enriched with safety relevant data for the car. These comprise speed limit data to feed speed limit units and dynamic data like relevant traffic or weather information for human and possibly for non-human consumption (eg, maps will be treated as additional sensors by on-board ADAS systems). HIGHWAY maps will help drivers facing critical driving situation resulting from road topography, eg, by delaying incoming phone calls or triggering safety mechanisms based on map information like the radius of the curve ahead or speed limits or data like an accident ahead.

In addition to decreasing the probability for accidents and minimising potential damage to drivers and property, HIGHWAY services will be more cost-effective, efficient (saving time to customers) and informative. In order to address this opportunity, the HIGHWAY Consortium combines a balanced mix of committed e-safety and value-added location-based Service Providers, advanced Research Laboratories from Automotive Industry, major Geo-Spatial Players, large Mobile Telecommunication Operators, Automotive and Handset Manufacturers, medium-sized LBS System integrators.

Fields of science

• natural sciences › computer and information sciences › artificial intelligence
• natural sciences › physical sciences › astronomy › planetary sciences › planetary geology
• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › automotive engineering
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors

Programme(s)

• FP6-IST - Information Society Technologies: thematic priority under the specific programme "Integrating and strengthening the European research area" (2002-2006).

Topic(s)

• IST-2002-2.3.1.10 - eSafety of road and air transports

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project

Coordinator

TELE ATLAS ITALIA S.R.L.

Address

Via Messina 38/c
20154 Milano
Italy

Participants (9)

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SOCIETA CONSORTILE PER AZIONI

Italy

Address

Strada Torino 50
10043 Orbassano (To)

GENIMAP OY

Finland

Address

Myyrmaentie 2
01600 Vantaa

ICT TURKU OY AB

Finland

Address

Tykistoekatu 4d
20520 Turku

MOTOROLA ELECTRONICS S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Cardinal Massaia 83
10100 Torino

NETXCALIBUR SRL

Italy

Address

Via Luigi Alamanni 25
50100 Firenze

TELE ATLAS DATA GENT NV

Belgium

Address

Moutstraat 132
9000 Gent

TELIASONERA FINLAND OYJ

Finland

Address

Teollisuuskatu 15
00510 Helsinki

TIELIIKELAITOS

Finland

Address

Opastinsilta 12b
00520 Helsinki

WIND TELECOMUNICAZIONI S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Viola Cesare Giulio 48
00148 Roma