ITS – studies, works or mixed

The objective is to modernise transport infrastructure and to facilitate road traffic on the TEN-T network, including urban nodes.

Studies and / or works related to the following projects addressing Intelligent Transport Systems for road (ITS), as well as interfaces with other modes of transport:

• • projects related to the deployment and/or upgrade of ITS infrastructure and services in compliance with the priority areas of Directive 2010/40/EU^[1], as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2661^[2], on the deployment of ITS. This also includes the upgrade of eCall Public safety answering points for receiving and handling eCall, and the upgrade of National Access Points taking into account the recommendations of the CEF projects NAPCORE and Data4PT.
• • projects related to deployment of cooperative ITS (C-ITS). Projects must deploy C-ITS stations to provide C-ITS services based on the hybrid communication approach defined in the European C-ITS Strategy^[3]. In addition:
    • C-ITS deployments should ensure compatibility with the specifications developed by the C-ROADS platform and interoperability with existing C-ITS stations deployed in accordance with those specifications;
    • C-ITS deployments should be in line with Security Certificate Policy for deployment and Operation of European C-ITS;
    • The project should demonstrate cooperation with the C-Roads Platform.

Priority may be given to proposals that involve implementation in several EU Member States.

Where relevant, ITS projects should seek synergies with 5G corridors deployment.

Where relevant, projects should take into account the innovative new technologies and solutions in the fields of smart applications for transport resulting from Horizon Europe activities as well as the re-use of the European Digital Building Blocks^[4].

Intelligent Transport Systems supported under CEF must be accessible for use by all operators on a non-discriminatory basis.

This topic focuses on the deployment or upgrade of ITS infrastructure and services. It may include data collection and dissemination that are necessary for these objectives, including the digitalisation of processes needed for this purpose. It also includes projects that address specifically the requirements of Article 6a of Directive 2010/40/EU, as amended by Directive (EU) 2023/2661, on the availability of data and deployment of ITS services, corresponding to data types and ITS services listed in Annexes III and IV of that Directive, and related geographical scope, including when indicated in Annex III for roads in cities at the centre of urban nodes.

ITS projects can be located on the core, extended core and/or comprehensive network as well as in urban nodes of the TEN-T network. In case the application covers certain road sections outside the TEN-T network, applicants have to justify their need and demonstrate their positive effects for the TEN-T network.

[1] Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2010 on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport

[2] Directive (EU) 2023/2661 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 November 2023 amending Directive 2010/40/EU on the framework for the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems in the field of road transport and for interfaces with other modes of transport

[3] COM (2016) 766: "A European strategy on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems, a milestone towards cooperative, connected and automated mobility").

[4] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/wikis/display/DIGITAL/Digital+Homepage