European Commission extends the authorisation to use the 24 GHz frequency band for UWB SRR until 2018, and for cars with type approval until that date for until 2022. See also: europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction... and www.hlspectrumreview.com/tags/24-ghz-srr/ 

MOSARIM workshop on mutual interference of automotive radar. MOSARIM is an EU-funded research project. Invitation and registration see www.mosarim.eu. 

SARA Plenary 11+12 November at Lindau (Continental ADC) with 18 participants from 17 companies. A 2-days-conference with a wonderful social event at Bregenz (Austria). 

Next SARA Plenary Meeting is foreseen for 11 + 12  November (instead of 4+5 November) in the area of Stuttgart 

Automotive radar sensors enable detection of objects around a vehicle and are used for important vehicle safety applications such as emergency braking and pre-crash measures. Frequency allocation is the precondition. 

Australia  announces UWB SRR band at 77-81 GHz in its Radiocommunications Class Licence Variation Notice 2010 (No. 1) 

Frequency regulation in Japan for 24/26 GHz finalized and published in April 2010. Frequency Regulation for 79 GHz UWB SRR started.
Announced: Harmonization of frequency bandwidth for Narrow Band SRR, operating in the ISM-Band at 24 GHz 

SARA member companies cooperate in MOSARIM Project (More Safety for All by Radar Interference Mitigation), a project funded by EU under FP7 

Publication of new Annex 5 of ERC/REC 70-03 regarding 200 MHz new regulation of 24 GHz narrow band Automotive Radar in Europe 

SARA welcomes Chrysler as new Cooperative Partner 

Compatibility studies regarding 24 GHz narrow band Automotive Radar and Radar Speed Meter in Europe finalized. ECC Report #134 approved and publicized 

SARA Steering Committee welcomes Hella as an Active Partner 

At the "Saving Lives Awards" ceremony, Mrs. Viviane Reding, European Commissioner for the Information Society and Media, rewarded personalities and organizations who made outstanding contributions to improve road safety based on Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). The winners were selected amongst the road safety stakeholders committed to support the Commission's objective to cut by half the number of fatalities on Europe's road by 2010.  

Commissioner Viviane Reding and Dr. Gerhard Rollmann

• Dr. Gerhard Rollmann, Chairman of the Strategic Automotive Radar Frequency Allocation Group (SARA), was prized with the 2008 Lifetime Achievement award. Dr. Rollmann's work in sensor and radar technology was of utmost importance for the eSafety initiative and it has been fully dedicated to supporting the international frequency allocation process for automotive radar worldwide.
• Robert BOSCH GmbH was granted the 2008 Industry & Technology Award for its marketing and communication effords to accelerate the deployment in the European market of eSafety technology, namely the Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
• The Swedish Road Administration (SRA) was given the 2008 Policy & Administration award for its work to deploy eSafety systems in Sweden, where now almost all new cars sold in Sweden are equipped with Electronic Stability Control (ESC)
  

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15-17 October 2008, Ulm, Hosted by Daimler AG & Continental Automotive 

SARA hosts IWPC workshop in Munich 

XX.10.08 IWPC on Automotive Radar (planned) 

Fundamental review of 24 GHz decision and new process for possible frequency allocation for UWB SRR in Europe 

SARA hosts next IWPC workshop on Automotive Radar in September 2007, Munich, Germany. See      http://www.iwpc.org/ws/0709/Radar.asp 

eSafety Aware has the goal to enhance road safety by  providing information  to drivers about safety  technologies, including driver assistance systems. The campaign ‘Choose ESC’ (ESC - Electronic Stability Control) will be launched on 8th May 2007. ESC scans driving dynamics  to provide driver assistance. The next logical step is sensing vehicles'  surroundings, which can be done by radar to provide drivers with road and safety information. 
Announcement (pdf – File) 

Web-Site www.sara-group.org started! SARA kindly invites all interested and specialists to visit us.