Event: AVENUE @ European Commission’s Urban Mobility Days 2020

On the 1st of October 2020, Prof. Dimitri Konstantas (H2020 AVENUE Coordinator) presented the project at the European Commission’s Urban Mobility Days 2020.

Program and slides can be found at: https://www.eltis.org/in-brief/news/urban-mobility-days-2020-session-slides

Video of AVENUE’s presentation at the event can be found below:

Magazine: Horizon Magazine – Driverless shuttles: what are we waiting for?

Source: Horizon Magazine
Date: 25 February 2020



Event: H2020 Avenue – Mid-Term Review

On Friday January 31th, 2020, the mid-term review of the AVENUE project took place at the European Commission premises in Brussels.

During the review, the consortium presented the work conducted and the major results obtained during the first 18 months of the AVENUE project and answered the questions by the reviewers and representatives of the European commission.

The consortium is thankful to the European Commission, the Project Officer and the Reviewers for the constructive input, the fruitful discussions and the helpful recommendations on how to proceed and to improve in the upcoming period of the project.

Maroš Šefčovič and 6 teen climate activists

Maroš Šefčovič – Vice President of the European Commission for the Energy Union and coordination of the EU Space Strategy

Following Greta Thunberg inspiring speech at the European Parliament this week, I am delighted to invite 6 of her hashtag#YouthForClimate peers from different European countries for a chat inside an autonomous electric minibus. We will be broadcasting live on the European Commission‘s main Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube accounts on Tuesday 16:30 CET! https://lnkd.in/dmw8DAFhashtag#FridaysForFuturehashtag#YouthClimateStrike

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Véhicules autonomes en France : que prévoit le plan d’expérimentation du gouvernement ?

Source: Développez.com

Elisabeth Borne

Quelques heures après que le Parlement européen ait adopté la proposition de loi de la Commission européenne sur les voitures connectées, la France a, à son tour, annoncé que des initiatives commenceront à être mises en place afin de favoriser le développement des véhicules électriques sans chauffeurs. C’est du moins ce qu’a déclaré Élisabeth Borne, la ministre des Transports français, le mercredi passé sur le plateau de France Info. Elle a annoncé quelques idées établies par le gouvernement afin de développer l’utilisation des véhicules électriques autonomes en France notamment un plan découpé en seize expérimentations réparties dans tout le pays.

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