Road and Automotive

EU Space plays a big role in the road transportation and automotive sectors – including improving safety and sustainability. Galileo enables Europe’s eCall emergency service and is used to track the transport of dangerous goods, implement road user charging schemes and reduce traffic congestion. Copernicus is used to monitor emissions and, when combined with Galileo’s accurate positioning, such critical infrastructure as tunnels, motorways and bridges. EU Space technology also enables a range of smart mobility solutions. 

Road and Automotive In Action

UCP 2025 User Needs and Requirement Reports

UCP 2025: User Needs and Requirements reports available

Based on the User Consultation 2025 outcomes, explore how EU Space market segments are evolving and how these insights can support the further development of the EU Space Programme services and related technologies. 

The report reflects how global space downstream sector has expanded beyond Earth Observation and Global Navigation Satellite System to include emerging areas like Secure Satellite Communication and Space Situational Awareness.

The new EUSPA market report is here!

The report reflects how global space downstream sector has expanded beyond Earth Observation and Global Navigation Satellite System to include emerging areas like Secure Satellite Communication and Space Situational Awareness.

A collage of four circular images showing a tram, highway traffic, boat, and bus, representing EU transportation with #EUSpace and a map of Europe in the background.

Connecting the transportation dots with EU Space

European GNSS and Copernicus Earth Observation data not only play a key role in individual modes of mobility, they are also essential to creating a truly intermodal transport system.

EUSPA signature with TAS

EUSPA Secures Continuity of EGNOS Services

EUSPA signed with Thales Alenia Space a contract named LIFEX 1 (Life Extension Phase 1), to ensure that EGNOS V2 continues to provide reliable, secure, and high-performance navigation services for Europe’s aviation, maritime, land transport, mapping and agricultural sectors beyond 2028.

Learn what sets the Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) apart from other GNSS augmentation services.

Have you met HAS?

The Galileo High Accuracy Service (HAS) celebrates its successful first year setting this Galileo service apart from other GNSS augmentation services and is poised to meet the rising demand for high-precision global navigation services.

Fast Facts

15
million cars use Galileo worldwide and 9 million are used in Europe.
3
million trucks use Galileo and EGNOS in Europe.
6
EU countries have successfully implemented GNSS-based tolling systems.
82,000
km of tolled roads are operated with EGNOS and Galileo on-board units for heavy trucks.

Road and Automotive R&D projects