Tag Archives: road safety

CLAAS and BMW create the Large Vehicle Alert System to promote road safety

Harsewinkel, Germany, 17-Nov-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Large Vehicle Alert System, a new development to enhance road safety, has been unveiled by CLAAS. The company is teaming up with BMW AG at Agritechnica, the world’s leading trade fair for agricultural machinery, … Read the full press release

AXA, IFC and the World Bank to promote road safety especially in low to middle income countries

Road traffic injuries are a global public health and development problem, killing over 1.2 million people per year and injuring 20-50 million more, according to the World Bank and the World Health Organization AXA, IFC and the World Bank are … Read the full press release

Telefónica I+D introduces an app to encourage good driving habits and road safety – Drivies

Drivies is an app, available on Android and iOS, which encourages good driving habits and road safety, combining the principles of gamification with the latest monitoring technology. This application, a first in Spain, can also be used by good drivers … Read the full press release

Bosch Chassis Systems Control division president Gerhard Steiger won Eurostar 2013 award in the “Supplier Division CEO” category

Road safety: “Bosch is a technological leader in automated driving” Eurostar 2013 award for Bosch manager Bosch is conducting test drives on German freeways Series start of traffic-jam assist in 2014 03-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fingers off, hands up – for Gerhard … Read the full press release

EC promotes the roll out of intelligent information services for road safety and transport efficiency

Brussels, 16-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today adopted two regulations to promote the roll-out of ‘intelligent information services’, such as real-time warnings about dangerous road conditions ahead and information on safe and secure parking places for truck drivers. They can … Read the full press release

The European Road Safety Day – May 6

European Road Safety Day, dedicated to reducing pedestrian fatalities in urban areas Brussels, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Road Safety Day – May 6 – is the Commission’s contribution to the United Nations Global Road Safety Week, whose theme this year … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz and Michael Schumacher announced a long-term partnership far beyond motorsport and Formula 1

Stuttgart, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mercedes-Benz and Michael Schumacher today announced a long-term partnership which will extend far beyond motorsport and Formula 1. Michael Schumacher will mainly be involved with topics relating to the future, in particular the further development of the … Read the full press release