Press Release: Road safety: a new push through new technologies

The Commission adopted the eSafety Communication on 15 September 2003, laying down a set of measures for supporting the industry in developing safer and more intelligent vehicles and enabling their rapid introduction into the market. The goal is halving the number of road deaths in Europe by 2010. To achieve it, the European Commission proposes the broad deployment of advanced information and communication technologies (ICT) in cars. The general framework for Community actions regarding road safety had been presented in a recently adopted Road Safety Action Programme. The adopted eSafety Communication is based on extensive consultations with industry and other players. It builds on the Action Programme by bringing forward many detailed actions to improve the use of ICT in vehicles. These measures will potentially affect all types of vehicles in the future and are important for all road users.

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