1 Project part-financed by the European Union INVENTING THE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE.

1Projectpart-financed by the European Union

INVENTING THE URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS OF THE FUTURE

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ISSUES OF TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

Global Efficiency of the urban and long distance transportation systems

Improving safety and safeness of vehicles

and systems

Addressing increasing mobility

needs at monitored costs

Improving environmental

friendliness

Designing

vehicles for the future

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European reference in the field of urban transport system design and development

Competitivenesscluster

A complete chain oftraining and research

organizations

Rhone-Alpes region : a long tradition of

excellence in Europe for industrial vehicles

A region ofmanufacturers and servicesin the truck and car sector.

Lyon: a European capital for experimentation

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OUR VISION

LUTB : long term vision 2015

> A reference in Europe and around the world, from research to building of urban mass transport systems for passengers and goods.> Balanced, innovative solutions, tried and tested in the field, addressing the social, economic and industrial challenges that urban transport presents.

LUTB short term vision 2008 :

A recognized initiative visible through

- Federative projects- First output of R&D projects - ‘des processus maîtrisés’ - A European cooperation network

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GIVING THE WORD TO ALL THE ACTORS

Gouvernance :

Board with 22 members representing

USERS

BOARD

SCIENTIFIC

BOARD

INSTITUTIONAL

BOARD

INDUSTRIAL

BOARD BOARD

AUTOMOTIVE

13 Members

Including

5 SMEs at least

5 Members2 Members 3 Members 1 Member

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Association

The association LUTB has 61 members (Sept 2007)

Industrials  : 50 including 29 SMEs (Volvo Trucks, Irisbus-Iveco, Plastic Omnium, Michelin, France Telecom, Siemens VDO, …)

Scientifics: 8 (Lyon University, INSA, IFP, INRETS,…)

Users : 2 (Keolis, Alliance Logistique)

Institutions : 1

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R&D and animation programs

• 4 collaborative R&D programs

Motorization &

Powertrain

IntegratedSecurity & Safety

Architecture &

Comfort

Transport systems

• 3 priority interdisciplinary programs

Shared testing facilities an resources

Permanent reflexion groups (Think Tank)

Global communication :

2007 World Truck&Bus forum à Lyon, 2008 LUTB scientific congress

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Competitiveness cluster + Automotive cluster

Main issues

Coordinations towards all the actors of the local automotive sector (including industrial, research cebters, service providers ….)more than 900 industrials and organisms

Strengthen the leadership of the local automotive sector.

Improve the competitiveness of the companies of this sector with 3 priorities :- The global performance of manufacturing - Innovation and R&D

- Access to global markets

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Global production performance

- Lean Management Institute for lean production

- Alfa program (shared information system between manufacturers and suppliers)

- Visit of companies to study the best practice

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Access to global markets

- Collective pavillon on trade shows (Equip’Auto- Paris, IAA Hanover, Automechanika-Frankfurt

- Missions towards OEMs and tier 1 suppliers

- Communication at various events and congresses (SAE Diesel in Chicago, MUTA Montreal)

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Management priorities through 2007

LUTB

CommunicationMembers

Gouvernance and strategy

Support for R&D projects

Lobbying/ European networking

Partnership with other clusters

Think tank

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R&D Projects

40 R&D projects have been labelized (Global amount 50 millions €)

65 SME and 39 laboratories taking part

13 projects being subsidized sofar

Subsidies : 13 billion €

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Provided Services

Building a Club, and developping collective actions

- Creativity and reflexion permanent group (Think tank)

- Convention INPI-Lyon Urban Truck & Bus

- Intelligence services (strategic, economic, technology…)

- Ecole de l’innovation – Innovation School to develop R&D project with various partners

- Collaborative information system (secured Internet workingplateform …)

- Regularly organising meeting to allow formal presentation and unformal meetings between members.

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THINK TANK

Main objective- Gather members and bring them to think the future

(Prospective vision, club)- Think about the evolution and technology roadmap for the 4 R&D programs

The issue- Providing an overview for the issues of the pole- Place these issues in the wider environment (socialogical, economic, …)

- Break the short term technology vision

Meetings organised all year long- Identify new R&D projets- Building up project teams.

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3 year convention with INPI

The 4 programs get 50% founding by the INPI

Prestation RISC : Patent research

PI policy for SMEs

Training for members and LUTB team

Observation and sector intelligence for each R&D program

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The intelligence system

Global intelligence system

THINK TANKSCreativity

Shared data base plateform

Intelligencegroup

Technologyinformaton

Economicinformation

MEMBERS

Le (EIC)gal information

InternationalBenchmarking

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The permanent managing team

Pascal NIEF Isabelle RIVIERE CAZAUXGeneral Manager AnimatorPhone : +33 (0)4 72 40 59 29 Phone . +33 (0)4 72 40 57 33 [email protected] [email protected]

Bruno MASUREL Frédéric MIRIBELRelation with Members International Relationship Phone : +33 (0)4 72 40 57 09 Phone : +33 (0)4 72 40 57 [email protected] [email protected]

Cedric DOGER Janique TURBANT R&D Projects SecretaryPhone : +33 (0)4 72 40 56 97 Phone : +33 (0)4 72 40 57 [email protected] [email protected]

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