The 9th Road Transport Research (RTR) 2026 Conference was held on February 10-12, 2026, in Brussels.
As a unique window into EU-wide road transport research, RTR2026 brought together European stakeholders in 32 sessions, to discuss the latest achievements of nearly 100 European projects, and their benefits for the environment, economy and European society overall.
At RTR2026, 22 ECTRI Members were currently engaged in 64 projects presented, and coordinated 12 of those.
Several sessions were moderated by ECTRI Members on different topics:
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ECTRI President Ingrid Skogsmo, Chair of CCAM Cluster 6 and Senior Research Leader at VTI, Session “Socio-economic engagement of users and citizens in CCAM and knowledge sharing”
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Franziska Schmidt from Université Gustave Eiffel, Session “Smart enforcement for resilient, sustainable and more efficient transport operations”
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Dimitris Milakis, Vice-chair of CCAM Cluster 6 and Senior Researcher at DLR, Session “Passenger experience, inclusiveness and safety”
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Serge van Dam from KIM Session “CCAM services integration into traffic infrastructure and Water Management”
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Julian Schindler from DLR Session “Physical and digital CCAM infrastructure,”.
As a member of ERTRAC, 2Zero and CAM, ECTRI together with its Members will continue to put efforts in further developing Europe’s road transport research and innovation ecosystem into a competitive, digitally and sustainability-driven landscape.
Watch the sessions recording, available at RTR Conference YouTube Channel.
Photo credits: RTR Conference
