ERTRAC Annual Conference 2025

ERTRAC will host its annual conference 2025, "Which Research Agenda for Road Transport in FP10?", in Brussels on 1^st of July.

• Timing: Tuesday 1 July 2025, 09:30 - 16:00 (CEST)
• Location: Palais des Académies, Rue Ducale 1, 1000 Brussels
• Setup: Full day conference with keynote speeches and panel debates

The event is supported by the EU project STREnGth_M.*

Draft programme:

09:00 – Arrival of participants
09:30 - Opening session: FP10 is on the horizon: what place does road transport research have in it? How can the research agenda of ERTRAC, 2Zero, CCAM and other relevant Partnerships be handled in the future? How can large flagship initiatives bring a tangible impact on European competitiveness
10:00 - Energy & Environment session: electrification of road transport, charging and grid integration challenges, battery technologies, role of alternative fuels, etc.
10:45 - Circularity and Competitiveness session: LCA, alternative materials, reverse factory and recycling, role of AI and digitalisation, etc.
11:30 - Urban Mobility session: innovation in urban mobility plans, mobility solutions for all, urban space, innovation for urban logistics, etc.
12:15 - Lunch break
13:30 - Long Distance Freight Transport session: implementation challenges of electrification and automation in LDFT, innovative logistics schemes, vehicle-infrastructure cooperation
14:15 - Road Safety session: safety system approach, safety of two-wheelers, validation, predictive safety, next roles for AI, etc.
15:00 - Connectivity and Automation session: next steps for deployment of CCAM, Software-Defined-Vehicles, vehicle-infrastructure coordination, AI, etc.
15:45 – Conclusions and next steps for new ERTRAC Strategic Research Agenda
16:00 End of conference

To participate to the conference, please fill the following form.

Registration is mandatory. This event is limited to companies and organisations involved in European road transport research. ERTRAC has the right to reject applications not fitting the research activities of the platform.

The event is free of charge.

For any question, please contact the ERTRAC office at info@ertrac.org.

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* STREnGth_M has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 101096253.