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Systems (APTS), Connected and Cooperative Automated Vehicle Systems, Fleet Management and Asset Monitoring, Automotive Telematics, etc. Specific modes of transportation ranging from rail/tram/metro to drones, vehicles, and buses increasingly rely on artificial intelligence (AI) to manage outcomes such as improved performance and safety in areas such as traffic/congestion, collision avoidance, passenger information, intermodal switches within one journey, carbon emission, etc. All these systems and ecosystems will be guided and governed by standards and regulations, some of which are being developed and some that will be developed at the national and international levels. Market access for U.S. companies into the EU market for the smart mobility ecosystem will be determined by how seamlessly the U.S. products and services can be incorporated into this complex ecosystem at different stages of the product development cycle. It is very important for U.S. companies to be aware of the different EU strategies and directives that have impact, either directly or indirectly, on the smart mobility ecosystem.
The European Commission’s strategy for sustainable and smart mobility will lead to many commercial opportunities for companies and technologies that can transform transportation to be smarter and greener. The European Parliament and the Council have reached a political agreement on strong rules to decarbonize and modernize the mobility sector. They provisionally agreed on new CO2 emission standards for cars and light vans in the EU for the period after 2020. Emissions from new cars will have to be 37.5% lower in 2030 compared to 2021 and emissions from new vans will have to be 31% lower. The Commission aims by 2030 to have at least 30 million zero-emission cars on European roads with 100 cities being climate neutral and that all road vehicles in the EU should have zero emission by 2050. By 2025, the EU aims to produce enough battery cells to meet the needs of the European automotive industry, powering at least 6 million electric vehicles via at least 15 new battery giga-factories being built in Italy, France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, and Sweden.
Alternative fuels, such as hydrogen, would play a key role in this transformation. The Commission’s Hydrogen Strategy envisions that hydrogen refueling stations will be needed for the uptake of hydrogen fuel-cell buses and trucks. Hydrogen is expected to provide at least 13% of the energy demand by 2050 in Europe. Hydrogen as a fuel source is also envisioned for all modes of transportation – including ships, drones, aircrafts – in other words, an ecosystem of hydrogen producers, manufacturers, ports, and airports. The EU aims to achieve this goal through a variety of means such as a proposal to revise its criteria for selecting and supporting Trans-European
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The EU’s Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy
ACEA – European Automobile Manufacturers Association: http://www.acea.be/
CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers: http://clepa.eu/
European Commission – DG for Mobility & Transport: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/about-us_en
Strujni krug – Association of Electric Car Drivers in Croatia: https://www.strujnikrug.hr/
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