CAMBER continues its stakeholder engagement activities in Trikala with the successful organisation of the second of three planned stakeholder workshops for the Greek pilot. Held on 22 September 2026 as part of European Mobility Week 2026, the workshop marked another important milestone in establishing a local Community of Practice. The event was co-organised by ISENSE Group, which leads the Trikala pilot, and e-Trikala.

The workshop opened with a welcome speech by Vasilena Mitsiadi (e-Trikala), followed by an introduction to the CAMBER project by Katia Pagle (ICCS). Pinelopi Alexiou (ICCS) then led an interactive activity focused on understanding and improving public space through quality indicators.

Following a briefing on how to observe the road environment and use the CAMBER app, participants took part in an exploratory cycling activity through the city, putting these tools into practice while experiencing the local road environment firsthand. The activity was followed by a short break and mini-interviews, providing an opportunity to gather participants’ observations and feedback.

The workshop concluded with a presentation of the CAMBER data dashboard, demonstrating how the information collected is visualised and managed. Vangelis Tsougiannis (ICCS) led a hands-on training session on using the dashboard and managing data, before George Vallas (e-Trikala) delivered the closing remarks.

The feedback and observations collected during the workshop will contribute to validating CAMBER’s innovative approach to integrating road asset and safety management, helping ensure that the solutions developed reflect the needs and experiences of local road users.

How can Digital Twins and data from multiple sensing technologies help make road safety and maintenance more proactive?

This question was at the centre of a recent online workshop that took place on September 23rd, 2026, bringing together the EU-funded CAMBER, EvoRoads and iDriving projects to explore how digital technologies can support safer, more data-driven road infrastructure management.

Across the three presentations, the projects showcased different approaches to collecting, integrating and analysing road data, while demonstrating how digital environments can support the testing and implementation of safety and maintenance interventions.

Thomas Bapaume (Gustave Eiffel University) presented iDriving‘s approach to building realistic Digital Twin models with limited and heterogeneous data. Its work combines heterogeneous sources—including UAVs, cameras and traffic data—and detection results are used as simulation parameters to estimate dangerous road-user behaviours, road-user characteristics and road conditions, allowing safety indicators to be evaluated under different simulated scenarios. The resulting insights can support a range of applications, from providing information and alerts to road users to supporting traffic management, city planners and road authorities. Looking ahead, the project is extending its Digital Twin with a maintenance component, additional road-user behaviours and scenarios, and CARLA for 3D traffic representation and incident reconstruction.

Federico Pinciotto (Fondazione Links) presented EvoRoads’ Smart Mobility Digital Twin, designed as a single access point for data from the project’s pilot sites and technical partners. Using a common data model, the platform integrates heterogeneous data sources and supports both real-time data exchange and historical analysis. In the Italian pilot in Turin and the Piedmont region, the Digital Twin is being used across three scenarios, including vehicle–pedestrian interactions, road surface condition monitoring, and pedestrian behaviour at signalised intersections. Data from cameras, LiDAR and mobile sensing units are used to generate safety and maintenance insights, supporting interventions such as variable message signs and road maintenance planning.

Bernard Kosovec (Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences – University of Zagreb) presented CAMBER‘s approach to testing low-cost road safety interventions through simulation before their implementation in real-world conditions. The project focuses on improving safety on urban and secondary rural roads, with the driving simulator study examining different treatments for hazardous rural curves. By combining driving behaviour, eye-tracking data and participant feedback, the study evaluated how different road markings and surface treatments influence speed, lateral positioning and driver attention. The findings are now being taken into the field through a real-world evaluation of an anti-skid surface, illustrating how simulation can support the selection and validation of safety interventions before wider implementation.
Together, the presentations demonstrate how Digital Twins can connect data, simulation and real-world road management, supporting more informed decisions on safety and maintenance.

Watch the full webinar recording and explore the approaches, pilot activities and methodologies presented by the three projects.

Source: EvoRoads – Digital Twins for smarter road safety and asset management: watch the webinar

On 24 September 2026, CAMBER held its third stakeholder meeting of the Croatian pilot in Zagreb, bringing together representatives from the road sector to discuss the progress of the project, ongoing activities within the Croatian pilot and challenges related to road infrastructure management and safety.

The meeting gathered stakeholders with different roles and perspectives within the road sector, including representatives of road authorities, road designers and engineers, as well as professionals working in road management, maintenance and safety. Their participation provided an opportunity to connect the project’s research and technical activities with practical experience and the everyday needs of those responsible for planning, managing and improving road infrastructure.

The meeting opened with an overview of the CAMBER project, its current status and key developments, followed by a closer look at the project objectives and expected contribution of the Croatian pilot. Participants were also updated on progress within Work Package 5 (Pilot testing and evaluation), including the implementation status across pilot locations in Croatia.

The project team then presented the selected pilot locations in greater detail, together with the issues identified through the project activities and the measures planned or already implemented to address them. This provided a basis for an interactive discussion on the approaches being explored, lessons learned and considerations for the next stages of implementation. Stakeholders shared their perspectives and feedback, providing valuable input from professionals directly involved in different stages of road planning, design, management and maintenance.

An important aspect of the stakeholder engagement process has been the continuity of participation, with several stakeholders attending all three meetings held in Croatia so far. This ongoing involvement has allowed participants to follow the pilot’s progress over time, review new developments and results and provide feedback throughout the implementation process.

By maintaining this continuous exchange between the project team and road practitioners, CAMBER is helping ensure that the Croatian pilot remains closely connected to real-world needs and practical experience as it moves forward.

CAMBER partner AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology has successfully completed another comprehensive ground-truth data collection campaign at the Trikala pilot site in Greece.

Using RoadLab, AIT’s measurement vehicle, the team conducted detailed surveys across selected road sections in Trikala. The advanced measurement systems collected high-precision reference data on road geometry, slope, transverse and longitudinal levelness, pavement condition, and the location of key infrastructure elements. Together, these measurements provide a detailed picture of the road environment and its physical characteristics.

The campaign was carried out in close collaboration with e-Trikala, whose local expertise and on-the-ground support were crucial in ensuring that the data collected were accurate, reliable and relevant to the local road environment.

The resulting datasets will contribute to CAMBER’s work on road asset management and safety, providing a robust evidence base for better-informed maintenance decisions and the development of innovative solutions. Through these activities, the Trikala pilot is helping pave the way for safer and more resilient road networks.

On 16-17 September 2026, CAMBER partners gathered in The Hague, the Netherlands, for a two-day Consortium Meeting hosted by SWOV. Beyond reviewing progress and planning the months ahead, the meeting marked an important moment for the project: the completion of its first 18 months and the transition into the second half of CAMBER.

The meeting offered an opportunity to reconnect in person, exchange ideas and align activities across the consortium following the first project Review Meeting. With the methodological foundations now established, discussions centred on how the project’s technical work is advancing towards implementation and evaluation across its five European pilot sites.

Over its first 18 months, CAMBER has laid the groundwork for an integrated approach to safer urban and secondary roads, bringing together new-generation data sources and analytics, Digital Twins, integrated asset and safety management, and innovative road safety interventions.

In The Hague, partners reviewed the latest work on data collection, fusion and provision, including existing and dynamic data, ground-truth measurements, and the development of safety and maintenance indicators. Attention then turned to the project’s technical solutions, with updates on in-vehicle safety system performance, integrated road asset and safety management, and Digital Twin development. These activities build on CAMBER’s ambition to make safety and maintenance decisions more proactive, data-driven and cost-effective.

Updates from Cascais, Trikala, North Holland, Croatia and Spain provided a closer look at how this work is translating into activities on the ground. Partners shared the latest developments at each site and aligned on the upcoming phases of pilot testing, measurement, evaluation and cost-benefit analysis, connecting CAMBER’s technical solutions with real-world conditions and the practical needs of road authorities.

Communication, dissemination, stakeholder engagement and exploitation were also central to the discussions. Partners reviewed progress against project KPIs, explored opportunities for scientific outreach, discussed feedback from CAMBER’s expert panels and continued work on linking exploitation pathways to specific project results. The second day was dedicated to the Steering Committee and one-to-one collaboration sessions, creating space for more focused technical and organisational coordination.

With the first 18 months completed, CAMBER now moves into a phase where the foundations developed so far will increasingly be applied, tested and evaluated in real-world settings. The meeting in The Hague helped align the consortium for this next stage, bringing the project another step closer to delivering practical solutions for safer, smarter and more resilient urban and secondary roads across Europe.

The CAMBER project is proud to celebrate a significant scientific achievement, as one of its research contributions has been recognised with a Best Paper Award at the Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) 2026 International Conference, held on 20-24 July in Istanbul, Türkiye.

The award-winning paper, “A Taxonomy of Digital Twin Applications for Road Infrastructure Safety: A Human-Factors Perspective,” was authored by Katia Pagle, Anna Antonakopoulou, and Angelos Amditis from the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS).

Selected from more than 1,100 scientific submissions from around the world, the paper introduces an innovative taxonomy of Digital Twin applications for road infrastructure safety through a human-factors perspective. The research contributes to the advancement of safer, more resilient, and user-centred road infrastructure – an objective that lies at the heart of the CAMBER project.

The award was presented during the AHFE 2026 Opening Session on 21 July 2026, with Katia Pagle accepting the distinction on behalf of ICCS.

Congratulations to the authors and the entire ICCS team on this outstanding achievement!

View the full list of AHFE 2026 Best Paper Awards here.

The CAMBER project has officially launched its stakeholder engagement activities in Trikala, Greece, with the successful organisation of the first of three planned stakeholder workshops for the Trikala Pilot. Held on 13 July 2026, the workshop marked an important milestone in establishing a local Community of Practice and implementing CAMBER’s participatory engagement strategy, bringing together citizens, local stakeholders and project partners to contribute to the development of integrated solutions for road asset and safety management in urban and secondary road networks being developed for Trikala.

The 1st Engaging Workshop was organised by the I-SENSE Group of the Institute of Communication and Computer Systems (ICCS), leader of the Trikala Pilot, in collaboration with e-Trikala. The workshop aimed to connect CAMBER’s innovative solutions and methodologies—including a mobile platform for road safety assessment of cycling infrastructure and bike lanes, digital twin modelling and simulation, and quality indicators —with citizens’ experiences and local knowledge. Through this process, the project seeks to ensure that collected data accurately reflects real conditions in Trikala’s streets and public spaces, while fostering dialogue, encouraging active participation and strengthening the connection between the CAMBER consortium and the local community.

The three stakeholder workshops planned throughout the pilot will provide a structured framework for continuous engagement, allowing local observations, needs and lived experiences to inform the project’s activities and outcomes directly.

The event opened with welcoming remarks by Vasilena Mitsiadi (e-Trikala), who introduced participants to the workshop and emphasised the importance of citizen participation in creating safer and more resilient road infrastructure. This was followed by a presentation from Katia Paglé (ICCS), who introduced the CAMBER project and its vision of integrating road asset management and road safety through innovative technologies and data-driven methodologies. The presentation highlighted how digital twins, safety-integrated maintenance strategies, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), low-cost safety interventions and next-generation data will support more informed decision-making and enhance the management of urban and secondary road networks in Trikala and beyond.

A key highlight of the workshop was its highly participatory format. Under the guidance of Pinelopi Alexiou (ICCS), participants were introduced to quality indicators for assessing public spaces before taking part in an interactive field exercise. Equipped with observation guidelines, they explored the pilot area in two groups on foot (exploratory walk) and by bicycle (exploratory cycling), generating citizen-sourced observations that complement the road safety, mobility and infrastructure analyses conducted for the Trikala Pilot.

Following the field activity, participants returned to the Matsopoulos Mill, where they worked in groups to discuss their observations, identify challenges, and exchange ideas to improve public space safety and mobility conditions. The workshop concluded with short presentations from each group, providing valuable insights that will directly feed into the co-design of solutions within the Trikala Pilot. Closing remarks and an overview of the next steps were delivered by George Vallas (e-Trikala).

The feedback and observations collected during this first workshop will play an important role in validating CAMBER’s innovative approach to integrating road asset and safety management. By combining advanced digital technologies with local knowledge and stakeholder engagement, the project aims to deliver practical, scalable solutions that support safer, better-maintained and more resilient urban and secondary road networks across Europe.

The Spanish pilot has reached another important milestone with the latest progress in the development of its Digital Twin for the Burgos area. Building on the ground-truth data collected during the pilot’s data-capture campaign, partners have recently analysed and processed the information to create a digital representation of the road that will support safer and more efficient road management.

Transforming data into actionable insights

The Digital Twin is being developed to synthesise data from various sources into a single interactive platform, providing a comprehensive overview of the road environment. It has several key objectives: to support data-driven decision-making for traffic management, identify critical road safety hotspots, evaluate specific road conditions, and perform a digitalised information quality assessment while creating a new road inventory.

To achieve these objectives, dedicated components are being developed within the Digital Twin’s web interface, allowing users to visualise and analyse different types of infrastructure data in an intuitive way.

Exploring the road through the Digital Twin

One of the first features currently under development is the Road Characterisation section. This interactive component will enable users to explore the information collected, including georeferenced point clouds, extracted road markings, traffic signs, vegetation, and other road inventory data.

By providing a detailed digital representation of the road environment, the platform will support infrastructure assessment, improve information quality, and help road authorities better understand road conditions and prioritise safety interventions.

As development progresses, the Spanish pilot will continue demonstrating how Digital Twins can help transform road data into practical tools for safer, smarter and more resilient secondary road networks across Europe.

CAMBER has officially taken over the leadership of the EU Road Safety Cluster, marking a new chapter in the collaboration between European research and innovation projects working towards safer, smarter and more sustainable mobility.

After joining the Cluster in December 2025, CAMBER has played an active role in fostering knowledge exchange and promoting data-driven approaches to road safety. As of July 2026, the project is coordinating the Cluster’s activities, building on the work previously led by POLIS and the PHOEBE project, reinforcing cooperation across the European road safety research community.

A collaborative platform for road safety innovation

The EU Road Safety Cluster brings together 12 EU-funded projects addressing key challenges in road safety, cooperative, connected and automated mobility, vulnerable road user protection, and digital infrastructure management. By encouraging collaboration between complementary initiatives, the Cluster helps maximise the impact of European research, accelerate knowledge transfer and support the uptake of innovative solutions by policymakers, road authorities and industry.

As Cluster lead, CAMBER will facilitate collaboration between member projects, coordinate joint communication and dissemination activities, and support the development of shared initiatives that advance road safety research and innovation across Europe.

Moreover, it will help strengthen the collective voice of European road safety research, promoting closer alignment between innovation, policy and implementation. By fostering collaboration across complementary projects, the Cluster aims to ensure that research outcomes effectively support the EU Road Safety Policy Framework 2021-2030 and contribute to achieving the long-term Vision Zero ambition.

Driving collaboration through shared knowledge

One of the first major achievements of the Cluster this year was the publication of the joint white paper “Advancing Road Safety Through Data: Challenges, Solutions, and Policy Insights from EU Road Safety Projects” released in February 2026.

CAMBER contributed to the publication by sharing its expertise in secondary road safety, integrated safety and maintenance management, new-generation data sources and Digital Twin technologies, demonstrating how these innovations can support road authorities in making smarter, more proactive infrastructure decisions.

The CAMBER project has reached another important milestone in the Cascais pilot with the successful completion of a dedicated traffic counting campaign aimed at strengthening the project’s data-driven approach to road safety and infrastructure management.

Conducted in May 2026 across selected road sections in the municipality of Cascais, the campaign focused on measuring traffic volumes and vehicle speeds using static automatic counters. Data was collected during both daytime observation periods and continuous 24-hour monitoring, providing a comprehensive picture of traffic patterns under different operating conditions.

The collected data will play a key role in supporting the calibration and validation of crowdsourced vehicle-sensing datasets, helping to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information used within the project. It will also contribute to the estimation of Annual Average Daily Traffic (AADT) values, an important indicator for several CAMBER pilot demonstrations and safety assessments.

By combining traditional traffic monitoring techniques with innovative data sources, the Cascais pilot is helping to build a more robust understanding of how roads are used and where safety improvements can have the greatest impact.

This latest campaign builds on earlier pilot activities, including the installation of Mobileye devices on four hydrogen-powered buses operated by Cascais Próxima. Together, these complementary data collection efforts are creating a rich evidence base that will support the development of innovative safety assessment methods, with particular attention to vulnerable road users.

The traffic measurements are currently being processed and validated to ensure consistency and suitability for further analysis. Once integrated with other data sources collected in the pilot, the results will contribute to the development of CAMBER’s data-driven tools for safer and more efficient road management.

As activities continue across the Portuguese pilot, CAMBER remains committed to demonstrating how innovative technologies and high-quality data can support safer, smarter and more sustainable road infrastructure across Europe.