Objective
The European Bus System of the Future (EBSF) project is conceived as a driver to increase the attractiveness and raise the image of the bus systems in urban areas, by means of new technologies on vehicles and infrastructure in combination with operational best practices, in a system approach. For the first time in European research, these concepts are fully endorsed by all stakeholders, with all major bus manufacturers joining their industrial capabilities along with operators and authorities pooling together in this pre-competitive research project. This project is funded on the consideration that the bus still remains the most universal solution for balanced and sustainable urban development from an economic, environmental and social standpoint, serving 80% of the total European Public Transport. The research will conceive and develop an innovative high quality bus system which will demonstrate the full potential of a new generation of urban bus networks, using state of the art clean vehicular technologies. It will integrate all necessary elements and include a breakthrough design of vehicles, infrastructures and operations placing emphasis on system approach, and identifying the potential for technical harmonisation and standardisation. The project focuses on the bus system in urban and suburban areas. For this reason all the features of the traditional bus services will be examined and developed in conjunction with the relationships between itself and the other modes of transport, in order to concentrate the objectives of the project on the development and improvement of all the characteristics of the EU Bus System of the Future. During its 48 months lifetime, the project will produce several outputs of two main families: Practical and Theoretical deliverables. The former include the results of activities aiming at technology development, and their integration, whereas the latter include concepts, tools, simulations, specifications, and recommendations
Fields of science
Call for proposal
FP7-SST-2007-RTD-1
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
1080 Bruxelles / Brussel
Belgium
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Participants (48)
16129 Genova
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31432 TOULOUSE
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76131 KARLSRUHE
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00192 Roma
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28213 BREMEN
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1980 BUDAPEST
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69003 LYON
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69456 LYON
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412 96 Goteborg
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75008 PARIS
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28003 Madrid
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28290 LAS ROZAS
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70327 STUTTGART
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80686 Munchen
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28040 Madrid
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34123 KASSEL
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69200 Venissieux
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00157 Roma
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44428 Stenungsund
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44 923 Nantes
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80995 Munchen
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NE1 7RU Newcastle Upon Tyne
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70771 Leinfelden-Echterdingen
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75012 Paris
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37133 VERONA
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010861 BUCURESTI
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151 87 Sodertalje
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1142 BUDAPEST
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5100 JAMBES (NAMUR)
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10040 VOLVERA
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54123 Skovde
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50672 Koln
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20121 Milano
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405 08 Goteborg
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00154 Roma
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27570 BREMERHAVEN
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75001 PARIS
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00185 Roma
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78260 Acheres
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SE-411 25 Göteborg
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1050-153 Lisbon
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20018 San Sebastian
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10043 Orbassano
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Participation ended
2511 BW DEN HAAG
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27568 Bremerhaven
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75008 Paris
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00176 ROMA
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77447 MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX 2
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