FUTURE-HORIZON

FUTURE-HORIZON will support ERTRAC, the European Road Transport Research Advisory Council, in identifying future research needs in the field of road transport.

Preceded by FOSTER-ROAD (2013-2016) and FUTURE-RADAR (2017-2020), FUTURE-HORIZON started in February 2021 and will last until January 2023. In particular, FUTURE-HORIZON will pursue the following objectives:

• Provide high-quality input for ERTRAC research roadmaps, strategic research agendas and other implementation documents.
• Assess RTR strategies in Europe, other established markets and emerging markets.
• Support capacity-building for local and national policymakers and practitioners, to generate and implement innovative sustainable mobility solutions.
• Utilise the expertise of a well-developed stakeholder network, incorporating also external advice in project outputs.
• Develop an ERTRAC dissemination strategy and communicate key ERTRAC activities and publications

Within FUTURE-HORIZON, POLIS is leading the communication and dissemination activities. The other project partners are AVL (Austria), ASF (Austria), AUTH (Greece), BMW (Germany), BOSCH (Germany), CONCAWE (Belgium), Centro Ricerche FIAT (Italy), FEHRL (Belgium), Fraunhofer (Germany), RWTH (Germany), UEMI (Germany), UN-Habitat (Kenya), Valeo (France), VDI/VDE (Germany), Volvo (Sweden), Wuppertal Institute (Germany).

FUTURE-HORIZON has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement number 101006598.