The Croatian pilot is making strong progress as the data-collection campaign continues across the selected test locations. The activities focus on gathering detailed information on road conditions and driver behaviour both before and after the implementation of planned measures, enabling a reliable comparison of their impact.

Baseline data collection at the first pilot location has now been successfully completed, while activities at the second location are currently ongoing. These efforts represent an important step toward understanding the current state of road infrastructure and driver interactions with the road environment.

Assessing road infrastructure and traffic conditions

During the pilot activities, the project team collected a range of data describing the existing road conditions. This included assessments of traffic sign and road marking quality, pavement roughness, and traffic flow speeds. Such measurements provide essential input for the project’s analysis and will later support the evaluation of the effectiveness of the implemented safety measures.

Analysing driver perception with eye-tracking technology

A significant part of the data collection involved the use of eye-tracking glasses, which allow researchers to analyse how drivers visually perceive and interact with the road environment while driving. In total, 30 drivers completed the test route using the eye-tracking equipment, providing valuable information on where drivers focus their attention and how they detect road signs, markings, and other elements of the traffic environment under current conditions.

Supporting the evaluation of future safety measures

The data collected during this phase will serve as a baseline dataset for the Croatian pilot. Once the planned measures are implemented, the same routes will be analysed again in order to compare driver behaviour, perception, and road conditions before and after the interventions.

These activities contribute to CAMBER’s overall objective of supporting data-driven road safety improvements and more efficient maintenance of secondary roads across Europe.

CAMBER was proudly represented at this year’s RTR Conference in Brussels, a flagship event bringing together leading European research and innovation initiatives in transport and mobility.

Olivera Rozi, CAMBER project coordinator, presented the project during Session 7: Better Infrastructure Safety on Urban and Rural Roads, sharing the stage with sister projects EvoRoads and iDriving. The session contributed to a broader discussion on how infrastructure, data and innovation can be integrated to improve road safety across Europe.

Presenting CAMBER’s Vision and Progress

The session provided an opportunity to present CAMBER’s overall objectives, current progress across work packages, and next steps as the project moves into its implementation phase. The presentation highlighted CAMBER’s integrated approach to improving safety on urban and secondary roads through:

• New-generation data sources
• Digital Twin development
• Integrated safety and maintenance systems
• Low-cost, evidence-based safety interventions

Particular emphasis was placed on how CAMBER supports proactive, data-driven decision-making for road authorities, helping shift road safety management from reactive crash analysis to predictive risk prevention.

During the Q&A session, discussions focused on practical measures that make roads safer and on how the data collected within CAMBER will continue to generate value beyond the project’s lifetime. These exchanges underscored the importance of ensuring long-term usability, scalability and policy relevance of project results.

Contributing to the EU Road Safety Cluster White Paper

CAMBER was also featured in the newly launched joint white paper by the EU Road Safety Cluster, titled “Advancing Road Safety Through Data: Challenges, Solutions, and Policy Insights from EU Road Safety Projects.” Coordinated by the PHOEBE project, the publication brings together insights from 11 EU-funded initiatives and highlights the critical role of high-quality, interoperable data in strengthening road safety policy and practice across Europe.

CAMBER’s contribution reflects its commitment to advancing Digital Twin frameworks, innovative data integration and practical solutions tailored to secondary roads.

Sharing Knowledge and Strengthening Collaboration

Beyond the formal presentations, RTR offered a valuable platform to exchange experiences, connect with peer projects and strengthen collaboration within the European road safety community. The event reinforced the shared ambition of contributing to Vision Zero through coordinated research, innovation and policy engagement. CAMBER remains committed to delivering practical, scalable and data-driven solutions that support safer and more resilient road infrastructure across Europe.

The EU Road Safety Cluster has published a new white paper titled “Advancing Road Safety Through Data: Challenges, Solutions, and Policy Insights from EU Road Safety Projects”, bringing together insights from multiple EU-funded research and innovation initiatives working to improve road safety and automated mobility across Europe.

CAMBER is proud to be among the contributing projects, together with its sister projects EvoRoads and iDriving. As a Horizon Europe initiative focused on safer urban and secondary roads, CAMBER brings specific expertise in integrating safety and maintenance systems, leveraging new-generation data sources, and developing digital twin frameworks tailored to secondary road environments. Through its pilots across Europe, CAMBER demonstrates how high-quality, interoperable and well-governed data can enable proactive and evidence-based decision-making aligned with the EU’s Vision Zero objectives.

The white paper examines persistent challenges in road safety data, including fragmentation, under-reporting, inconsistent definitions, limited coverage of vulnerable road users, and constraints related to data governance and privacy. Drawing on experiences from Horizon Europe and Erasmus+ projects, it highlights innovative solutions such as AI-based analytics, digital twin models and federated data spaces, areas where CAMBER actively contributes through its real-world testing and validation activities.

By consolidating lessons learned across projects, the white paper provides clear policy recommendations to strengthen data governance, improve interoperability, address under-reporting through data linkage, and accelerate the deployment of digital infrastructures that support safer, smarter, and more resilient mobility systems.

For CAMBER, participation in this joint publication reinforces the project’s commitment to ensuring that its research results contribute not only to pilot demonstrations, but also to broader European policy discussions and long-term road safety improvements.

On 27–28 January 2026, CAMBER partners came together in Madrid for two days of focused discussions, alignment and collaboration as the project moves further into its 2nd year. Beyond the technical agenda, the meeting provided a valuable opportunity to reconnect in person, exchange ideas and strengthen cooperation across the consortium.

Hosted by the Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible, the General Assembly marked an important milestone: Work Package 2 (Methodological and Technical Approach) has officially concluded, establishing the theoretical foundations, evaluation framework and technical specifications that guide the project.

With the groundwork complete, CAMBER is now fully transitioning into technical development, Digital Twin creation and pilot deployment.

Digital Twins and safety solutions move forward

Partners advanced discussions on:

• Testing and validating shortlisted low-cost safety interventions

• Assessing ADAS performance on secondary roads

• Developing Digital Twins in all pilots

• Integrating new-generation data sources into safety and asset management systems

Close coordination between the Work Packages of data collection, technical development and pilot testing is ensuring that evaluation methods and performance indicators remain harmonised across all pilot sites.

Advancing implementation at pilot level

Across the five pilot sites, activities are progressing steadily as CAMBER moves further into implementation. In Cascais, preparations continue for the deployment of safety measures, alongside data collection activities. In Trikala, development of the pavement intelligence platform is advancing, supported by the integration of the iRAP framework for safety assessment. The North Holland pilot is progressing with risk-based road segmentation and the use of ROMO data to strengthen monitoring and evaluation processes. In Croatia, digital twin-related data collection is ongoing in parallel with preparations for planned safety interventions. Meanwhile, in Spain, the ground-truth campaign along the N-120 has been successfully completed, with post-processing and analysis now underway.

Focusing on impact: Key Exploitable Results workshop

A dedicated workshop was also held on Key Exploitable Results (KERs), helping partners define how CAMBER’s outputs will translate into real-world impact. Through interactive group work, the consortium identified exploitation routes, stakeholder targets and long-term replication pathways to ensure that project results remain sustainable and scalable beyond the project’s lifetime.

As CAMBER progresses into its 2nd year, the Madrid meeting reaffirmed the consortium’s shared commitment to delivering practical, scalable and data-driven solutions for safer and smarter urban and secondary roads across Europe.

We are pleased to share that, as of 12 December, CAMBER has officially joined the EU Road Safety Cluster, a collaborative platform bringing together European research and innovation projects working towards a safe, inclusive and sustainable mobility system that is resilient, trustworthy and centred on the road user.

Last week, the project was presented to the Cluster for the first time by Despina Vounasis, Project Support Coordinator at EIRA, who introduced CAMBER’s objectives, approach and pilot activities to fellow initiatives active in the road safety and automated mobility domain.

Strengthening Collaboration on Road Safety and Mobility Innovation

Led by POLIS, the EU Road Safety Cluster connects projects addressing key challenges in road safety, cooperative and automated mobility, vulnerable road user protection, and data-driven infrastructure management. By fostering dialogue and coordination across projects, the Cluster aims to maximise impact, avoid duplication and accelerate the uptake of research results at European level.

The Cluster currently brings together initiatives such as AI4CCAM, EVENTS, EVOROADS, FRODDO, HEIDI, IDRIVING, PROTACT-US, SAFETEEN, SOTERIA, and V4SAFETY, creating a joint space for knowledge exchange and strategic collaboration.

CAMBER’s Contribution to Shared Road Safety Goals

By joining the EU Road Safety Cluster, CAMBER will actively contribute its expertise in secondary road safety, digital twins, new generation data sources, and low-cost, implementable safety measures. Participation in the Cluster will support closer alignment with related EU projects and strengthen cooperation on topics such as automated mobility readiness and user-centric safety solutions.

CAMBER looks forward to engaging in upcoming Cluster activities and working closely with partner projects to advance shared road safety objectives across Europe.

To follow Cluster updates, visit the EU Road Safety Cluster page hosted by the PHOEBE project or follow the EU Road Safety Cluster on LinkedIn.

The city of Trikala is progressing toward a significant milestone in the CAMBER project, as preparations are underway for a series of real-world demonstrations set to begin in 2026. These activities will introduce innovative digital tools designed to improve the safety, quality and maintenance of urban streets, with a particular focus on cyclists and other vulnerable road users.

Cyclist-based data collection for smarter safety insights

A central component of the Greek pilot is a mobile platform developed by ICCS, which will collect data directly from cyclists’ smartphones as they travel through the city. Using a combination of GPS tracking, video, and motion sensors, the platform will detect cracks, bumps and surface irregularities across bike lanes and streets. AI and Machine Learning (AI/ML) techniques will analyse this information, and through the iRAP framework, translate it into actionable safety insights and performance indicators.

ICCS will provide the digital platform and API that make this information accessible to local stakeholders. Working closely with eTRIKALA, the system is expected to integrate with the municipality’s control room, enabling faster and more informed decision-making on street maintenance and infrastructure planning.

Building a digital twin for enhanced road management

Beyond the urban centre, CAMBER is preparing the deployment of AIT’s RoadLab campaign along a 5 km corridor to gather high-precision “ground-truth” data. This one-time campaign will generate a detailed point cloud of the road environment, forming the foundation for a GIS-based digital twin.

This digital twin will combine high-accuracy measurements with georeferenced photos, offering a rich, real-world visual and analytical representation of the corridor. The model will feed into advanced simulation environments developed by ICCS, supporting the testing and evaluation of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) performance under realistic conditions.

Together, the cyclist-based data platform, Digital Twin, and simulation tools will provide Trikala with a comprehensive framework to assess how infrastructure and mobility technologies interact with real-world conditions. This integrated approach will support better-informed decisions on road maintenance, safety improvements and future mobility planning.

With pilot activities scheduled to begin in spring 2026, the CAMBER project is laying the groundwork for a safer, smoother and more resilient mobility network in Trikala, benefiting all who walk, cycle or drive through the city.

The CAMBER project has made important progress in Portugal with the completion of the installation of Mobileye devices on four hydrogen-powered buses operated by Cascais Próxima. These buses serve public transport lines 38 and 43 in the municipality of Cascais and will play a central role in the Portuguese pilot activities.

Using real-world operations to improve road safety

Throughout daily service along urban routes, the Mobileye-equipped buses will continuously collect data related to road conditions, traffic interactions and safety-relevant events. This real-world data will support the Cascais pilot in developing and testing new methods for assessing safety levels, with a focus on vulnerable road users (VRUs) such as pedestrians and cyclists.

As part of CAMBER’s broader mission, the Portuguese pilot contributes to building practical, data-driven tools that help cities better understand safety risks and design more effective, proactive interventions.

Hydrogen buses as a platform for innovation

By integrating the sensing devices into hydrogen-powered buses – already an environmentally friendly mobility solution – the pilot combines sustainability with advanced safety technology, demonstrating how public transport fleets can contribute to next-generation road safety analysis.

More updates from the Portuguese pilot will follow as data collection progresses and results emerge.

The CAMBER project has reached an important milestone with the successful completion of the first phase of data collection for the Spanish pilot. This achievement marks the start of an in-depth effort to analyse road conditions and safety challenges on secondary roads in Spain.

The Vicomtech team from the Intelligent Systems for Mobility and Logistics research area carried out a detailed data-capture campaign along a 40 km stretch of the N-120 road in Burgos, a route that forms part of the historic Camino de Santiago. Using specialised sensing equipment, the team collected essential information to support the development of digital tools and safety assessments within CAMBER.

Improving safety on secondary roads

In close collaboration with the Ministerio de Transportes y Movilidad Sostenible, the Spanish pilot aims to demonstrate and evaluate innovative, cost-effective solutions to improve both the safety and maintenance of secondary roads. Particular attention is placed on the safety of cyclists, a vulnerable group frequently travelling along this corridor.

The pilot’s approach combines sensor data, digital analysis and low-cost interventions, all tested in real-world conditions. These activities will help CAMBER develop practical recommendations and contribute to better-informed road management strategies across Europe.

Collaboration in action

The CAMBER team extends its appreciation to BasqueCCAM for providing the vehicle used during the data-collection campaign. Their support has been instrumental in advancing the safety evaluation activities and the ongoing development of the project’s digital twin.

Further updates from the Spanish pilot will be shared as the next phases of analysis and testing progress.

We are pleased to announce the publication of the first scientific article linked to the CAMBER project: “A Driving Simulator-Based Assessment of Traffic Calming Measures at High-to-Low Speed Transition Zones.”

The study was conducted by Ali Pirdavani (CAMBER’s Technical Coordinator) together with Mahdi Sadeqi Bajestani, Maarten Mantels and Thibaut Spooren from Hasselt University.

This publication represents an important contribution to developing cost-effective and innovative interventions to improve road safety, which is one of CAMBER’s core objectives. Within the project, traffic-calming measures have been identified as a key intervention to enhance safety in the secondary road network.

Using a high-fidelity driving simulator, the research team evaluated various gateway designs providing valuable behavioural evidence on how different physical and psychological measures affect driver speed and stability at urban entry points. The findings offer practical insights for designing safer, more perceptually effective and sustainable transitions between high- and low-speed areas, fully aligned with CAMBER’s ambition to improve safety through data-driven, implementable solutions.

At the end of September, CAMBER partner AIT Austrian Institute of Technology successfully completed a comprehensive data collection campaign in Croatia, marking an important step in developing digital solutions for safer and smarter road maintenance.

Using the high-performance RoadLab measurement vehicle and the sensor-based MoProVe (Motorcycle Probe Vehicle) system, the AIT team carried out detailed surveys on selected sections of the Croatian national road network. The instruments collected high-precision reference data on road geometry, slope, transverse and longitudinal levelness, surface condition, and the location of infrastructure elements. In addition, motorcycle driving dynamics data – including trajectory and acceleration – were gathered to better understand the specific challenges faced by powered two-wheelers.

The campaign was conducted in close collaboration with the University of Zagreb and the Croatian Road Administration, whose local expertise was key to ensuring accurate and relevant measurements. The data collected will serve as a foundation for the development of digital twins of the road network. These digital representations will enable the simulation of different usage scenarios, improve the efficiency of maintenance planning, and ultimately enhance road safety for all users.

Further data collection campaigns will be planned in the other pilot sites in 2025 and 2026, broadening CAMBER’s research and validation activities across Europe.