C-Roads Germany – Phase 3

ongoing

Germany as member state has started to contribute to the C-Roads cooperation by the findings of the implementation and operation of eight different C-ITS services within the first project C-Roads Germany (CEF Action n. 2015-DE-TM-0431-S, 2016-2021) deployed at two pilot sites in Hessen and Niedersachsen. To address the open challenges related to the harmonisation of Day-1 and Day-1.5 services on motorways and in urban environments, the second project C-Roads Germany – Urban Nodes (CEF Action n. 2018-DE-TM-0037-S, 2019-2024) started to contribute the findings from the implementation and operation of three different (urban) pilot projects to the C-Roads platform. Since 2016, more than 236 R-ITS-S have been harmonised and implemented on German motorways and in German cities (Hamburg, Kassel, and Dresden) and the Autobahn GmbH confirmed a nationwide rollout of the C-ITS service Roadworks Warning. A total of approx. 1.500 roadworks warning trailers will be equipped and provided with a so-called Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). With the CRG-3 project, the deployment in the cities and connected motorways is to be rolled out further and new pilot cities are to be integrated into the German and European C-Roads activities. Specifically, there will be 6 pilot areas in which new services will be put into operation. These are located in Dresden, Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Hannover, Kaiserslautern, and Kassel. Specifications for deployment will be harmonised across these pilots and with the C-Roads platform so to ensure a coordinated and compliant C-ITS deployment in Germany and internationally. Harmonised evaluation methodologies aligned with the C-Roads platform will be also developed and tested. Finally, the CRG-3 project is expected to have in positive effects with respect to: ● An increase of efficiency in urban mobility due to the increasing coverage of C-ITS services in urban areas ● An increase of safety due to the support of C-ITS services ● A reduction of negative environmental impacts by the increase of efficiency ● The implementation of a total of approx. 270 R-ITS-S and more than 1,000 V-ITS-S in the pilot cities Frankfurt/Main, Hamburg, Dresden, Kassel, Kaiserslautern, and Hannover.