C-ROADS

C-ROADS France is a pilot project for the deployment of cooperative intelligent transport systems (C-ITS), i.e. systems based on the exchange of information between connected vehicles and between the vehicle and the road. The vehicles are equipped with sensors that detect events (slippery road, impact, sudden braking, etc.) and on-board units that transmit the information to the upstream vehicles (V2V) and to the operator (V2I) via road-side units. The operator can also transmit information (road works sites, etc.) to the on-board units in the vehicles (I2V).

The aim of the project is to develop and test innovative, interoperable C-ITS solutions that can be deployed on a large scale, anticipating the marketing of vehicles equipped and adapted for these services.

One of the main achievements of C-Roads France is the creation of the CoopITS smartphone application, first available in the Bordeaux region and then rolled out across France as part of InDiD. This smartphone application was created in order to deploy services as soon as they are available, while waiting for connected vehicles to become widespread in Europe.