Recital (1) · Directive (EU) 2023/2661

(1)The Commission’s communication of 9 December 2020 entitled ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy – putting European transport on track for the future’ (‘the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’) identifies the deployment of intelligent transport systems (‘ITS’) as a key action for achieving connected and automated multimodal mobility, and therefore contributing to the transformation of the European transport system in order to achieve the objective of efficient, safe, sustainable, smart and resilient mobility. This complements the actions announced under the flagship strategy on the greening of freight transport to foster multimodal logistics. The Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy also announced for 2022 a revision of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1926^note to include mandatory accessibility of dynamic datasets, as well as an assessment of the need for regulatory action on rights and duties of multimodal digital service providers together with an initiative on ticketing, including rail ticketing. This Directive should ensure that ITS applications in the field of road transport enable seamless integration with other modes of transport, such as rail or active mobility, thus facilitating a shift to those modes whenever possible, to improve efficiency and accessibility.

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accessibility of data
means that it is possible to request and to obtain data in a digital machine-readable format;
availability of data
means that data exists in a digital machine-readable format;
interoperability
means the capacity of systems and the underlying business processes to exchange data and share information and knowledge, making the continuity of ITS services possible;’;
multimodal digital mobility service
means a service providing information on traffic and travel data, such as the location of transport facilities, schedules, availability or fares for more than one transport mode, which may include features enabling the making of reservations, bookings or payments, or the issuing of tickets;
NAP
means a digital interface set up by a Member State that constitutes a single point of access to data, as defined in specifications referred to in Article 6;
primary road
means a road outside urban areas, designated by a Member State, that connects major cities or regions, or both, and that is not classified as part of the comprehensive trans-European road network or as a motorway.’;
road data
means data on road infrastructure characteristics, including fixed traffic signs and their regulatory safety attributes as well as infrastructure for recharging and for refuelling with alternative fuels;’;
standard
means standard as defined in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council;
underlying information
means information within the scope of this Directive that has been determined to be relevant for informing road and ITS users, in particular by road authorities where they are responsible for such information;