Each year the new topics and trends in automotive research and development are discussed at the A3PS conference in Vienna. This year special attention has been put in the topics of integral safety systems and automated driving.

ANDATA presented VERONET's contribution to bridge the fields of automotive and traffic technologies. The upcoming automation in driving requires according automation in traffic control and management as well, if the full potentials with respect to traffic efficiency should be realized. Further details can be found at www.veronet.eu.