Project Aim 1. Development of a novel micro/nano sensor system called SAFESTRIP, which is integrated into road pavement tapes/markers, to provide advanced safety functions to all road users at a fraction of the cost of existing I2V/V2I nodes and roadside equipment (VMS, VDS, etc.).
Project Aim 2. Support for predictive infrastructure maintenance through dynamic road embedded sensor input. Project Aim 3. Provision of road infrastructure (mainly highways and interurban roads but also ring-roads and some rural roads) that is self-explanatory (personalized own language information and preferred system format for each driver/rider) and forgiving (key I2V/V2I information provided to vehicle cooperative system, e.g. dynamic speed limit, friction coefficient factor) for all vehicle types.
Project Aim 4. Extension of this concept to parking areas and key intermodal nodes, e.g. railway level crossings, port loading/ uploading areas, logistics facilities and, above all, work areas.
Project Aim 5. Order-of-magnitude reduction of infrastructure operating (VMS/VSL information and toll collection functions), installation and maintenance costs, making infrastructure almost energy autonomous and its modules fully recyclable.
Project Aim 6. Provision of key information on road, weather and upcoming traffic conditions to C-ITS-equipped and autonomous vehicles to support dynamic trajectory calculation and optimization.
Project Aim 7. Support for a wide range of added value services (information “pushed” to driver/rider) and facilitating of SAFESTRIP rapid market deployment and sustainability through efficient business models.
Project Aim 8. System appraisal in a controlled environment (test beds in Spain and France and two closed test tracks in Italy) and in real life conditions at two locations (highways in Greece and Italy) using four cars and 3 PTW demonstrators. Performance validation, user interface evaluation and acceptance aspects, and finally, assessment of system impacts on safety, mobility, the environment and European industrial competitiveness.