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ROADSCOR awarded EIT Urban Mobility’s Targeted Open Call to revolutionise road safety 

Amsterdam, Netherlands – (28 January 2025) 

ROADSCOR (Road Optimisation Analysis for Design Safety by Conflict Review) is accelerating the development and adoption of its innovative road safety evaluation approach, thanks to a significant grant from EIT Urban Mobility through their Targeted Call. The tool aims to enhance the safety of vulnerable road users (VRUs) by optimising road design without relying on crash or near-miss data. The project, valued at €589,762 and financed 65% by EIT Urban Mobility, will help bring the methodology closer to wide-scale implementation. EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. 

Roadscor, in collaboration with esteemed partners Siemens Digital Industries Software, Aimsun, and Royal HaskoningDHV, will progress the tool from Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 7 to TRL 9 by conducting comprehensive assessments for reference cases in two major European cities. Insights gained from these real-world applications will guide the refinement of the data-driven tool, ensuring it meets the practical needs of engineers and road authorities for assessing and improving intersection safety. 

As founder of Roadscor, Robbert Lohmann stated: “We are excited to receive this grant from EIT Urban Mobility. Their recognition and support highlight the innovative nature of the approach. The decision of leading European cities from Belgium and Italy to collaborate with the cooperating parties demonstrates their trust in our tool and reflects the growing need across Europe to improve road safety for vulnerable road users. This grant not only validates our efforts but also propels us forward in our mission to support the creation of safer urban environments worldwide.” 

Willem-Frederik Metzelaar, Head of Innovation Hub West at EIT Urban Mobility commented: ‘we are delighted to be able to support Roadscor. It is an important step towards increasing road safety. As Europe is preparing itself for enormous infrastructural maintenance and renewal projects Roadscor comes at the right time to design safe futureproof roads. Also, Roadscor will facilitate a more complex modality mix using the roads. More active travel, Light Vehicles, and Autonomous Vehicles next to what we already know. Roadscor prepares us for this’.  

KEY OBJECTIVES: 

Key objectives of the EIT Urban Mobility project: 

  • Data-Driven Risk Assessments: Perform risk assessments for urban intersections, demonstrating the impact of suggested safety measures and modifications. 
  • Technological Readiness: Take the tool from TRL 7 to TRL 9, empowering traffic engineers with a cutting-edge solution to evaluate intersection designs for VRU safety. 
  • Score definition: Develop a standardised score using insights from the reference cases, ensuring it meets the needs of traffic engineers, decision-makers, and road authorities for practical, actionable safety improvements.  

The innovative approach supports the safety of VRUs by providing objective conflict analysis of all possible movements at urban intersections. As European cities increasingly prioritise active mobility, the safety of vulnerable road users (VRUs) such as pedestrians and cyclists become a top concern for urban planners and road authorities. Roadscor empowers traffic engineers with actionable insights, enabling the design of safer intersections that prevent serious injuries and saves lives. This solution aligns with the European Commission’s Vision Zero goals, aiming to eliminate fatalities by 2050 and a 50% reduction by 2030. 

ABOUT THE PARTIES: 

Roadscor: the commercial partner and project leader for delivering the innovative safety evaluation software tool. The company was founded by a former Siemens Commercial Director, who recognised the potential to apply automotive technology to assess road infrastructure safety for all road users, including vulnerable road users (VRUs). Leveraging his experience with road authorities, city planners, and engineering companies, he established the company in April 2024. 

Siemens Digital Industries Software: Siemens, a leading provider of simulation software, offers Simcenter Prescan for developing and virtually verifying Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. Their proprietary Critical Scenario Creation methodology generates unsafe-unknown scenarios based on road design and recorded data. As the original developer of this methodology, Siemens contributes its expertise to the project and supports traffic engineers in conducting conflict analysis.  

Aimsun: a global leader in digital mobility solutions for transportation authorities, highway agencies, public transit operators, and consultancies. Aimsun’s simulation and predictive data analytics help customers understand and predict transportation network performance, aiding decision-making. Their pedestrian and bicycle models are crucial for conflict analysis. As an expert partner, Aimsun contributes its extensive experience in traffic modelling, particularly for vulnerable road users.  

Royal HaskoningDHV: Royal HaskoningDHV is an independent consultancy which integrates 140 years of engineering expertise with digital technologies and software solutions. Their engineers were the first to recognise the potential of conflict analysis to enhance road safety. With their integrated approach, Royal HaskoningDHV conducts the assessments for the reference cases and advises road authorities on design modifications and measures to promote safe road user behaviour. 

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