Safe and green road vehicles (SAGE)
Research Project, 2011 – 2014

The SAGE network of regional research driven clusters will facilitate an increasing pace of innovation within the major European growth market for innovative road vehicles for passengers and goods. The science and technology Scope of SAGE is innovative road vehicles for passenger and goods transport. The main technology drivers for the research driven clusters of SAGE are safety for drivers, passengers and other road users greening of road transport and usability, in terms of affordability, functionality, and attractiveness. The goal is to strengthen European competitiveness in the road vehicles sector. To achieve this, the project work will address five key objectives: 1. Assess the current and future capacity of Europes most important regional research driven clusters 2. Assemble a portfolio of best practices as regards the key aspects of cluster management and regional R&I policy deployment 3. Ensure that all European regions with a potential to contribute can do so 4. Development of a common SAGE agenda with long and short term goals for innovation, research and education and 5. Integrate an innovation and IP management system consortium-wide to enable efficient and reliable knowledge exchange. The automotive industry is a major economic driver in all the participating and the potential growth in jobs and GDP from this is significant. SAGE will enhance the efficiency of European innovation in the road vehicles sector and promote a faster response to consumer and societal demand for safe and green transportation. SAGE has been developed as a complementary consortium comprising different types of clustering modalities. It will yield very tangible output as regards the inclusion of more regions into the research driven automotive industry, primarily through the Warsaw region, where a knowledge-cluster on electric-hybrid mobility is being constructed during the spring of 2011.

Participants

Ingrid Skogsmo (contact)

Chalmers, Vehicle and Traffic Safety Centre at Chalmers (SAFER)

Collaborations

Centro Ricerche Fiat (CRF)

Orbassano, Italy

Continental Automotive Gmbh

Hannover, Germany

Hochschule Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany

Moveo

Saint Etienne Du Rouvray, France

Polytechnic University of Turin

Torino, Italy

Region Västra Götaland

Vänersborg, Sweden

Regione Piemonte.

Torino, Italy

Stadt Regensburg

Regensburg, Germany

Volvo Group

Gothenburg, Sweden

Warsaw University of Technology

Warszawa, Poland

Funding

European Commission (EC)

Project ID: EC/FP7/285833
Funding Chalmers participation during 2011–2014

Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure

Sustainable development

Driving Forces

Transport

Areas of Advance

More information

Project Web Page

www.sage-project.eu

Project Web Page at Chalmers

http://www.chalmers.se/safer/EN/projects/s...

Latest update

2020-09-02