• A £41 million project to develop a pan-European vehicle
12th November 1987, Page 8
12th November 1987
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— • A £41 million project to develop a pan-European vehicle
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navigation and safety system is expected to be given the go-ahead by Transport ministers at their next Council meeting.
The project, called DRIVE, has two objectives; to coordinate the development of a multi-lingual vehicle navigation system by 1990; and to oversee the development of an anticollision system for use throughout Europe by 1995.
Technological changes mean the time is ripe to develop a Europe-wide approach to road transport infrastructure, says the EEC.
The DRIVE project is due to last for 30 months, from 1 January 1988. It will entail 750 man years of work and will involve industry, network/broadcasting operators, research institutions and other enterprises, who, as contractors, will provide at least 50% of the development costs.