[7] The Strategic Goals of CEDR agreed at its Warsaw Governing Board meeting of April 2016[8] are; – Help NRAs to keep ahead of the curve, anticipate future trends and prepare them to face new challenges – Reinforce NRAs role as key providers of efficient and seamless mobility from an end user perspective within the transport system – Facilitate and optimise the efficient use of resources, making the best use of existing infrastructures.
CEDR has established MoUs with the World Road Association - PIARC and the European Rail Infrastructure Managers.
[9] In the field of cooperative ITS (C-ITS), CEDR also signed a collaboration with the motorway concessionaires association ASECAP,[10] the cities network in transport POLIS[11] and the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium[12] to form the Amsterdam Group as a strategic alliance to facilitate joint deployment of cooperative ITS in Europe.
[15] The programme was initially started with support from the Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (European Commission) under the title ERA-NET ROAD.
[16] The aim is to produce research results that can implemented by CEDR members and contribute to a safe, sustainable and efficient road network across Europe.