STATUS OF IVHS EUROPEAN ACTIVITIES

In the middle to late 1980s the Europeans and the Japanese were regarded as the world leaders in intelligent vehicle-highway systems. The European reputation was based upon two major programs that had attracted worldwide attention because of their financial expenditures and level of effort. Those programs were PROMETHEUS (PROgraMme for European Traffic with Highest Efficiency and Unprecedented Safety) and DRIVE (Dedicated Road Infrastructure for Vehicle Safety in Europe).