Ayvens Societe Generale Group is organizing a Webinar on Trends and Developments in Mobility, which will take place online on 13 November 2025. This Event, aims to educate the participants on the developments in the automotive industry, the transition to electrification, the new era of mobility global trends and developments as well as safe mobility and road safety approaches.

The Institute of Transport Economics (TOI) organized with great success the 13th International Cycling Safety Conference (ICSC2025) which was held in Oslo, Norway, on 4–6 November 2025. The ICSC is the central meeting place for research aimed at improving cycling safety through scientific work. The annual ICSC conferences aim to disseminate relevant scientific findings to everyone interested in cycling safety and offer a first-class forum for sharing scientific results and learning from one another. This year’s theme was “Knowledge for Prevention”.   NTUA actively contributed with the following papers:

•   Uncovering Injury Risks in Micromobility: A Comparative Machine Learning Study
•   A Decade of Micromobility Injuries in Europe: Demographic and Temporal Trends
•   Investigating Urban Cycling Demand Utilising Crowd sourced Data

Together for Safer Roads Global Coalition recently published a Report titled Optimizing Fleets with Telematics presenting key insights on how vehicle telematics can transform fleet safety and reduce crash risks through data-driven interventions. This Report analyzes over 60 million driving trips globally, identifying correlations between telematics-based driver monitoring and significant reductions in risky behaviors such as harsh braking and speeding. Furthermore it emphasizes the value of AI-powered analytics and proactive driver coaching in improving fleet safety performance. 

The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) of the European Commission recently reached a provisional agreement, aiming to modernize EU driving licence rules. Some of the changes include more systematic checks of the fitness to drive, stricter rules for novice drivers and accompanied driving schemes for 17-year old drivers. The new Directive also includes licencing rules in line with technical advancements and allowing citizens to obtain their driving licence in their home Member State under certain conditions. Finally special emphasis is placed on protecting vulnerable road users, as driver tests will require proof of awareness toward pedestrians, cyclists, and micromobility users. 

The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) of the European Commission recently adopted its first Progress Report on the European declaration on cycling, showing strong momentum across the EU to boost cycling infrastructure and policies. The Report confirms cycling’s role as a clean, affordable and health-boosting way to travel. It also highlights the need to improve aspects such as cycle logistics, safe parking, charging in buildings, carriage of bikes on trains, climate-proofing infrastructure and engagement with industry. Cities are stepping up cycling measures to meet the targets of the climate-neutral and smart cities mission. 

The Directorate General for Mobility and Transport (DG Move) of the European Commission released the Statistical Pocketbook 2025 “EU Transport in figures”. In this Statistical Pocketbook, key road safety Tables are contained, together with several other Tables on transport statistics, providing a complete picture of current trends in transport in Europe. Data on road fatalities for the EU Member States and associate countries allow for time series comparisons and country rankings.  

In a recently published study conducted at Stanford University (USA), using a range of parameters for each scientist’s research contribution and influence, million Scientists data from Scopus database were analyzed. According to this study 1,074 Greek scientists are contained in the global top 2%, among which 162 Scientists from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). 28 Scientists from the School of Civil Engineering of NTUA are among the top 2% researchers in the world (4 within the top-ten of NTUA) and 8 among the Department of Transportation Planning and Engineering (3 within the top-ten of the School of Civil Engineering) 2024: (Eleni Vlahogianni, George Yannis, Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, Eleonora Papadimitriou, Christina Plati, Apostolos Ziakopoulos) All years: (Matthew Karlaftis†, John Golias). 

NTUA is now generating a Special Issue titled “Emerging Solutions and Technologies for Smart Mobility and Vehicle Safety in Transportation” on Vehicles Journal, with Guest Editors: Dr. Eva Michelaraki and Prof. Dr. George Yannis. This Special Issue aims to present cutting-edge research on novel solutions and technological advancements in smart mobility, transportation safety, and intelligent vehicle systems. We welcome contributions that explore data-driven approaches to traffic management, machine learning applications for driver behaviour analysis, crash prediction and prevention strategies, automation in transportation systems, and the role of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) in improving road safety. Deadline for manuscript submission is until 15 December 2025. Researchers can submit their contributions here. 

NTUA is now generating a Special Issue titled “Automated Driving Systems: Latest Advances and Prospects” on Electronics Journal with Guest Editors: Dr. Eva Michelaraki and Prof. Dr. George Yannis. This Special Issue aims to bring together cutting-edge research on the latest developments, emerging trends, and future prospects in automated driving. We encourage researchers from academia and industry to explore novel methodologies and contribute their latest findings, addressing the challenges and opportunities in the deployment of fully automated driving systems. Deadline for manuscript submission is until 15 April 2026. Researchers can submit their contributions here. 

Saracakis Group of Companies in cooperation with NTUA and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport are organizing a Workshop on Safe Driving Behavior Courses, which will be held in Athens, on 12 November 2025. This Ιnitiative aims to educate the participants on safe driving, reduce serious traffic accidents and fatalities and save the lives of young people. National road safety experts and driver safety instructors will comment on the issue. 

The Road Safety Institute “Panos Mylonas” (RSI) in cooperation with ETSC and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport are organizing the “Safe & Sober Talk”, which will take place in Athens, on 3 November 2025. International experts will share their national legislation on alcohol interlocks, an effective tool that reduces the number of alcohol-related deaths. This Event will also address the issue of drunk driving in Greece and discuss the possible development of alcohol interlock programs at the national level. Representatives from the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, the Ministry of Health, the Hellenic Police, the RSI and O.SY.A.E. Road Transport S.A. will comment on the issue.  Programme can be found here. Participation is free upon registration. 

The Sustainable Mobility and Road Safety Committee of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK) organized with great success a Meeting on Sustainable Mobility and 30 km/h speed limit in cities, which was held online on 23 October 2025. This Event focused on relevant policy recommendations, supporting Cyprus cities to adopt 30 km/h speed limits. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:

•   Benefits of the 30km/h speed limit in cities

Stella Roussou, NTUA PhD Candidate & Researcher, received the Young Researcher Best Paper on Road Safety Award 2025 during the International Congress on Transport Research 2025. The Award is granted jointly by the Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT/CERTH) and the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE). The award concerned the paper titled: “Predicting Pedestrian Violations in Urban Intersections Using ANOVA and Poisson Regression ”, co-authored by Roberto Ventura, Apostolos Ziakopoulos and George Yannis. 

According to the latest statistics released by European Commission, in 2024 19,940 people lost their lives in road crashes across the EU representing a 2% decrease compared to 2023. The overall ranking of countries’ fatality rates has not changed significantly, with the safest roads in Sweden and Denmark while Romania and Bulgaria reported the highest fatality rates in 2024. Provisional data for the first six months of 2025 shows mixed trends across Member States. While some countries like Greece, Czechia, Estonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia are giving positive signals with declining fatalities, others face renewed challenges. These early indicators underscore that road safety requires constant vigilance and sustained effort. 

The NTUA Road Safety Observatory won the Excellence in Road Safety Award of the the European Commission – People’s Choice – on 16 October 2025 in Brussels, in recognition for the great impact of the NRSO Campaign promoting 30km/h city-wide speed limits as the key policy for safer, healthier and greener cities. NTUA Prof. George Yannis mentioned that “Robust scientific evidence demonstrates that slower traffic can save thousands of lives in Europe, especially those of pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists and at NTUA we are excited to contribute with all our efforts and with our 30 Marathons campaign and see more and more cities and countries in Europe adopting the 30km/h city-wide speed limits“.   

The EU Road Safety Exchange Project of the European Commission and the European Parliament drives adoption of proven road safety measures across Europe with the active contribution of NTUA. The EU-funded Project connected road safety experts from 19 European countries to tackle specific road safety challenges, showcase European best practice and implement practical solutions to save lives on their roads. From safer roads in Lithuania to lower speed limits in Greece, the European knowledge-sharing initiative is helping governments turn successful road safety ideas into action, making faster progress toward the EU’s goal of halving road deaths and serious injuries by 2030. 

The Hellenic Institute of Transport (HIT/CERTH) in cooperation with the Hellenic Institute of Transportation Engineers (HITE) organized with great success the 12th International Congress on Transportation Research (ICTR 2025), which took place on 16-18 October 2025 in Thessaloniki, Greece. The spotlight theme of the 2025 Congress was “Transportation in the era of Artificial Intelligence“.  NTUA actively contributed with the following papers and presentations:

• A Review of Legal Considerations and Liability Allocation in Connected and Automated Vehicles
• Evaluating the Impact of Driving Competitions on Driver Behavior and Safety
• Driver Profiling through Incentive-Based Cluster Analysis in a Naturalistic Driving Study
• A deep and machine learning approach to detect crash risk based on smartphone sensors and in-vehicle cameras
• Quantifying the relationship between task complexity and coping capacity on crash risk: A structural equation modelling approach
• Predicting Pedestrian Violations in Urban Intersections Using ANOVA and Poisson Regression (Young Researcher Best Road Safety Paper Award)
• Physical and psychological long-term consequences of serious traffic injuries: The IMPROVA Project
• Identifying Dangerous Street Segments and Analyzing Traffic Behavior in Athens Using Telematics, Crash Records, and TomTom Traffic Data
• Aggregating Telematics Data for Road Safety Analysis
• Road segmentation made simple: a practical comparison of segmentation models and post-processing techniques
• Optimizing Driving Behavior for Sustainable Mobility: A Systematic Literature Review
• Exploring Safe and Eco Driving Behavior through Large-scale Data using Unsupervised Learning
• A social Cost-Benefit Analysis for the provision of financial incentives and benefits for vehicle insurance policies using telematics
• Mapping Risk: Leveraging Telematics and Machine Learning to Analyze Crash Risks at Urban Intersections
• Risky Behaviours and Safety Perception of Moped Riders and Motorcyclists Globally
• Advancing Sustainable Urban Mobility: A Model-Based Analysis of a Proposed Mobility Card System in Athens and User Acceptance
• Athenian’s Preferences toward Public Space Redistribution
• Evaluating the Impact of Speed Limit Reductions on Greek Motorways: A Cost-Benefit and Acceptance Analysis
• Effects of Fatigue on Driver Behavior in Urban and Highway Environments Using a Driving Simulator
• Alcohol-Impaired Driving: Evaluating Its Impact on Urban Safety and Driver Behavior through Driving Simulator
• Eco-Driving Effectiveness in Reducing Emissions and Crashes in Rural Areas
• Exploring the impact of fuel price on driver harsh behaviour in Greece
• Evaluation of Hybrid Machine Learning Models for Risky Driving Behavior Classification: A Comparative Study Using RNN-AdaBoost, GANs, and XGBoost
• Critical Factors of Safe Micromobility in Greece
• Road Crashes Analysis in Greek Islands

The Council of Ministers of the International Transport Forum (ITF) recently adopted the Policy Recommendation on Comprehensive Road Safety, emphasizing on evidence-based policymaking, improved crash data systems, and risk-based prioritization of interventions where the greatest number of lives can be saved. This Recommendation further calls for safe speed management, stronger compliance and education measures and the accelerated deployment of vehicle safety technologies. ITF also encourages corporate engagement through a Global Road Safety Assessment Framework and highlights the importance of cross-government coordination to achieve lasting safety outcomes and progress toward Vision Zero.  

The European Transport Safety Council (ETSC) organized with great success its bi-annual Main Council Meeting which was held in Brussels, Belgium on October 15, 2025, where all the latest road safety developments and policies in Europe were discussed. NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:

• The New Greek Road Traffic Code

The University of Twente is organizing the International Conference on Smart Cycling 2026 followed by the NECTAR Workshop, which will take place in Enschede, Netherlands on 25-26 March 2026. The Conference will bring together cycling and ITS professionals, policymakers, companies, and researchers from across Europe. Through plenary and parallel sessions, it will be explored how smart technologies and cycling data can contribute to safer, more sustainable, and more attractive cycling cities. Participation is free upon registration. Researchers can submit their contributions through m.b.ulak@utwente.nl until 1 November 2025.

The European Transport Research Review (ETRR), a leading journal associated with the European Conference of Transport Research Institutes (ECTRI) has launched a new Thematic Collection, titled “Shaping Safer Behaviour: Evidence-Based Approaches in Transport Safety Research”. This Thematic Collection focuses on behavioural research in transport safety, highlighting evidence-based approaches to measure, model, and influence road user behaviour as a means to improve safety in evolving urban and technological contexts. It will bring together contributions that apply advanced tools such as Virtual Reality, Machine Learning, behavioural modelling, and simulation to real-world challenges, including the protection of vulnerable road users, the impacts of urban transformation projects, and the monitoring of safety progress through Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). Overall, this timely and impactful collection aims to spotlight innovative, data-driven strategies that promote safer mobility across Europe and beyond. Submissions are open until 31 March 2026.  

The Conference of European Directors of Roads (CEDR) together with the European Union Road Federation (ERF) are organizing the “Work Zone Safety Symposium“, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium on 2-3 February 2026. This Event will gather senior leaders, policymakers, industry and automotive representatives to advance the safety of Europe’s work zones. The Symposium will foster dialogue and deliver practical insights on how to protect workers and road users alike. 

The Economist Impact organized with great success the 9th Sustainability Summit for SE Europe & the Mediterranean, which took place in Athens, Greece on 13-14 October 2025. This Event was held under the theme “Seeking a new balance amidst a derailed green transition” and focused on climate action,  clean technologies, environmental protections and climate policies.   NTUA actively contributed with the following presentation:

• Sustainable Transport for Equity and Growth

The United States Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Transport Canada in cooperation with participating ESV member countries are organizing the 28th International Technical Conference on The Enhanced Safety of Vehicles (ESV) which will take place in Toronto, Canada, on 12-15 May 2026. The conference will be held under the theme “Advancing Innovation: Technologies for Safer Vehicles”. Researchers can submit their contributions until 19 December 2025. 

The Transport and Mobility Laboratory of EPFL is offering an advance course on Discrete Choice Analysis: Predicting Individual Behavior and Market Demand, which will take place in Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland, on 25-29 January 2026. This one-week Program will be delivered by Prof. Moshe Ben-Akiva and Prof. Michel Bierlaire, undertaking an in-depth study of discrete choice models and their applications. This Course is designed for professionals (from industry and public authorities) and academic researchers (professors, researchers, PhD students), interested in understanding and predicting consumer choices, demand and market share, such as marketing analysts, managers, planners, economists, engineers, operations researchers. Registration is open until 23 January 2026. 

The International Road Traffic Safety Analysis and Data (IRTAD) Group and the International Transport Forum (ITF) organized with great success the 40th Meeting which took place in Paris, France, on 1-2 October 2025. In this meeting, the latest international road safety developments were discussed. Members and observers from many countries enriched the discussion aimed to improve road safety across the globe. Particular emphasis was given to road safety data collection and analysis.  NTUA actively contributed with the following presentations:

• TRENDLINE project: Speed and speeding behaviour in Europe
• Infrastructure use & safety feeling of different road user types globally results from the ESRA 3 project

NTUA organized with great success the “Researcher’s Night” science fair, which took place in Athens, Greece on 26 September 2025. The IVORY project was showcased in this Event, presenting its overall research goals and activities to young students from primary and secondary schools, as well as fellow NTUA and Athens university researchers and faculty. In parallel, the NTUA IVORY DCs had the opportunity to engage with visitors and present their individual doctoral research progress, with several contributions :

• Julia Porto – Proactive risk mapping and infrastructure safety management
• Aristotelis Tsoutsanis – Data fusion of traffic, behaviour & infrastructure for holistic driver assistance
• Simone Paradiso – AI for road safety monitoring and crash prediction from micro- to macro levels
• Aristotelis Styanidis – Road safety prediction on the basis of ethically sound physiological measurements

The European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion (EuroSafe) in cooperation with the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) and LaHeRS organized with great success the EU-Safety 2025 Conference which took  place in Heraklion, Greece on 1-2 October 2025. This conference aimed to strengthen the field of injury prevention and safety promotion in Europe by facilitating the exchange of scientific knowledge and enabling networking opportunities for researchers, safety organisations and academics.    NTUA actively contributed with the following papers and presentations:

• •   Leveraging Smartphone Telematics for Urban Traffic Safety: A Data-Driven Analysis of Unsafe Driving Events and Crash Risk
  •   Machine Learning-Based Categorization of Central Roads in Athens Using Crash Risk Analysis
  •  Current State of Road Safety in Greece: Existing Deficiencies and Urgently Needed Interventions

 

SAFER Vehicle in cooperation with Chalmers University of Technology, Université Gustave Eiffel and University of New South Wales Sydney are organizing the 10th International Conference on Driver Distraction and Inattention (DDI2026), which will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden on 20-22 October 2026. This Conference is the primary international event on this topic, attracting delegates from more than 20 countries. It is designed to bring participants – from academia, industry and government – up-to-date on the developments and trends in the field of inattention and distraction in driving. Researchers can submit their abstracts until 1 March 2026. 

The WHO Mortality Database was updated in February 2025, incorporating the latest mortality and population data reported by Member States. It is a comprehensive compilation of mortality data reported annually through civil registration and vital statistics systems. The database is the leading global source for comparative epidemiological studies of mortality by cause and provides access to cause-of-death data from 1950 to the present. It is accompanied by a visualization portal that enhances accessibility, impact and relevance by allowing users to explore and export data in multiple formats. The mortality data are organized according to revisions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), with detailed data available from ICD-7, ICD-8, ICD-9, and ICD-10. For the purposes of road safety research, the database provides information on the number of deaths due to road traffic crashes, the road fatality rate per 100,000 population, and the percentage of road traffic crash deaths out of total deaths, enabling robust monitoring and analysis of this major public health issue.