The European Integrated Project "SAFESPOT"-How ADAS applications co-operate for the driving safety

SAFESPOT is a relevant initiative, in the form of an integrated project (IP), co-funded by the European Commission Information Society Technologies, which is aimed at understanding and assessing the potential of a co-operative approach in terms of road transport safety improvement. Such initiative is also directly supported by EUCAR, the research association of the car manufacturers. The paper covers some aspects of the vehicle centered applications, showing specifically the peculiarities and the benefits of the co-operative approach. Some of the limits of the classical ADAS applications are also pointed out and compared to the V2V and V2I communication approach.