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8. Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS)

29. The Chair of GRRF announced the next ITS informal group session scheduled to be held in March 2014 in Geneva.

30. He invited a presentation from two experts from the EU research project on vehicle platooning “Companion”, (GRRF-76-43). GRRF welcomed the idea of the Chair to share information about innovations related to vehicles automations and self-driving vehicles. GRRF agreed to dedicate one permanent agenda item to this subject and requested the secretariat to explore possibilities to dedicate an (additional) session (half a day) to this subject.

[A Scania video on platooning has also been posted on the WP.29 website and can be accessed via this link.]

GRRF-76-43 | Cooperative dynamic formation of platoons for safe and energy-optimized goods transportation