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This network was launched in 1998 as a follow up and enlargement of the Civil Engineering Plan of the French state, which ended in 1998. The main objective is to co-ordinate research in urban civil engineering. It encompasses all public and private civil ...
FranceIn 2005, the association ASTRID (Agency for technology support, industrial research and development) was replaced by the competitive cluster "Véhicule du Futur". What is a competitive cluster?-> France decided in 2004 to combine the key facto ...
FranceThe GRRT was set up officially in 1983 to develop research and automated systems in transport. Its aim is to stimulate co-operation between the universities of Lille and Valenciennes, the Institute of transport research (Institut de recherche sur les tran ...
FranceIERSET was a co-operative research institute created by companies and research centres to develop research and activities around one theme: communication systems and on-board systems for different means of transport. In 2006, IERSET merged with an associa ...
FranceINRETS was created in 1985 and falls under the authority of the ministries of research and transport. Its main objectives are to make and assess all research and technological developments to improve systems and means of transport and traffic from a techn ...
FrancePredit is a national programme to encourage innovation and co-ordinate research. Predit 2 was launched in 1996 in order to carry out research to further the improvement of transport on a day-to-day basis, through scientific and technical excellence. It wa ...
FranceIn the next 20 years, the organisation of transport will be subject to major changes. For this reason, public authorities and professional actors are thinking together on these transformations and on answers developed in Europe and throughout the world. T ...
FranceN/A Research stream for the improvement of environmental and energy performance of road vehicles. This research permits improved knowledge of emission continuum, diffusion and exposure. The main directions of research are as follows: Effects on health and ...
FranceResearch on comfort and ergonomics cannot be totally dissociated from safety issues. The driver's position, the quality of air temperature or acoustics play a great part in the general comfort of passenger compartment. The overlaps between different ...
FranceInternational competition requires the implementation of innovative and environmentally friendly solutions. For years, industry has set quality at the heart of design and production processes. This step must also be applied to transport. The priorities of ...
FranceN/A This research theme in road or guided transport aimed at satisfying the user by the use of more economic, energy saving and reliable transport. It deals notably with propeller systems, brakes, cleaning up, and energy control. Respect for the environme ...
FranceN/A The target was to perfect a series of demonstrators of new vehicles, which integrate components and innovative sub-systems. Projects covered by this theme demonstrate the validity of innovative concepts and emergent technologies. Five themes are cover ...
FranceFrance's rail infrastructure needs to be used in an optimal way in order to ensure the lasting development of the transport system. This includes the direction to follow concerning the development of technologies for rail equipment and high-speed tra ...
FranceUrban mobility is an essential element of society and must take advantage of recent technological advances. The group continues research related to targets to improve the comfort and performance of vehicles and reduce environmental nuisances, with a const ...
FranceStatistically, the number of passengers and daily time spent travelling has remained stable for the last fifteen years. On the other hand, the distance travelled and the average speed have considerably increased. Local governments and transport authoritie ...
FranceN/A The purpose of this group was to promote telematics applications that will advance road safety and road operations. Targets are the improvement of road safety as well as quality of service by optimal use of existing infrastructure. Before new systems ...
FranceN/A The task of this group was to define, follow and estimate on-site field trials of multi-modal freight systems likely to perceptibly and rapidly increase the competitiveness of these systems. Pre- and post routing to/from ports by rail-road combination ...
FranceN/A The Train command-control sub-programme aimed to contribute to the following: more scheduled, safer and cheaper guided public transport; an increased capacity of nodes and heavily loaded rail lines; better informed passengers and freight users and fac ...
FranceN/A The target of this group was to contribute towards quality of transport by the development of services specific to each category of travellers. The reflection took into account users' expectations before and during their trips. A special consider ...
FrancePredit is a national programme to encourage innovation and co-ordinate research. This programme aims at encouraging the creation of transportation systems that are economically and socially more effective, safer, more energy-efficient and more environment ...
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