RadioLabs - Consorzio Università Industria

06/03/2026

Il 27 febbraio al Tecnopolo d’Abruzzo all’Aquila è stato presentato P-CAR – il nuovo laboratorio dedicato alla validazione delle tecnologie per la guida connessa ed autonoma che punta a trasformare la Regione in un Hub europeo per la mobilità connessa ed autonoma. La presentazione si è svolta nell’ambito del convegno L’ECOSISTEMA INNOVATIVO DELLA REGIONE ABRUZZO PER UNA GUIDA CONNESSA, AUTONOMA E PIU’ SICURA promosso da Radiolabs, Università dell’Aquila e Polo Innovazione Automotive. All’evento hanno partecipato oltre 80 esperti, istituzioni, agenzie spaziali italiana ed europea, università e grandi imprese impegnate nello sviluppo delle tecnologie per la guida autonoma.

Tema centrale dell’evento è il laboratorio P-CAR di Radiolabs, sostenuto da ASI attraverso il programma NAVISP 3 di ESA, che introduce un sistema di simulazione ad altissima fedeltà per validare i sistemi di guida basati su tecnologie satellitari. Università, industria e Istituzioni condividono l’importanza di P-CAR per un ecosistema che rafforza il ruolo dell’Aquila nella nuova filiera spazio-automotive.

10/11/2025

Satellite technology on the innovation path of train control systems

Exciting news from VICE4RAIL featured at WCRR 2025

The World Congress on Railway Research (WCRR) 2025, the world’s largest international congress focused on railway innovation, is just around the corner. This year’s event—co-located with IHHA 2025 during Rail Research Week—will feature hundreds of presentations and workshops on key topics shaping the future of rail. The conference is scheduled to be held at the Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, CO, USA, from November 17 to 21, 2025.

The benefits of a new technology do require validation and certifications before they enter into daily operations. We are thrilled to announce that three papers will be presented at the WCRR 2025 conference, which highlight how VICE4RAIL project is contributing to the adoption of GNSS technologies with a novel and cost-efficient validation and certification process.

📄 VICE4RAIL Presentations at WCRR 2025:

· Transforming Rail Safety and Efficiency: A Certification Methodology for GNSS Integration into ERTMS Using a Hybrid Virtualized Testing Environment 🗓️ November 19, 10:55 📍 Interactive Session: TESTING & STANDARDS – Colorado Hall | CH-D 👤 Presented by Nerea Canales Sebastian, RFI, Italy

· Certification Approach for Innovative Product and System Development: Managing Third-Party Evaluation for Railway Signaling Technologies in an Interoperability Framework 🗓️ November 20, 09:15 📍 Oral Session: SIGNAL SYSTEM MANAGEMENT – Colorado Hall | CH-F 👤 Presented by Carmine Zappacosta, Italcertifer, Italy & Alessandro Basili, Bureau Veritas Italia, Italy

· The Role of Continuity Attribute for Train Positioning Technologies Based on GNSS and ERTMS 🗓️ November 20, 13:40 📍 Oral Session: ATO & TRAIN POSITIONING – Colorado Hall | CH-A 👤 Presented by Dr. Aleš Filip, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

🔗 For more details, check-out the full conference program: https://railresearchweek.com/download-brochure/

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn latest achievements of VICE4RAIL led by a European team to exploit GNSS technologies for improving the economical sustainability and competitivity of the ERTMS train control system. Join us in shaping the next chapter of rail innovation!

Rail Research Week 2025 features two of the leading preeminent global rail events, the IHHA and the WCRR. Both events will run alongside each other and feature over 700 sessions across 12 different streams, not to mention a plethora of joint networking opportunities. See below for the latest program...

24/06/2025

Il progetto CYBORG – CYbersecure Block-chain based in-vehicle cOmmunications towRd post quantum cryptoGraphy – ha l’obiettivo di proteggere flussi di dati eterogenei dei sistemi di bordo veicolo e provenienti da fonti esterne, assicurando un posizionamento sicuro e resilinete ai guasti per i sistemi di guida autonoma.
CYBORG introduce innovazioni chiave, tra cui l’uso della tecnologia blockchain per registrare in modo sicuro gli scambi di dati tra le centraline e i sistemi di bordo, garantendo tracciabilità attraverso informazioni certificate nel tempo. Il progetto promuove, inoltre, l’evoluzione della tecnologia Crypto Engine, sviluppata inizialmente con il progetto Shine-On, verso la crittografia post-quantistica al fine di offrire i massimi livelli di protezione dei dati in accord agli standard NIST.
I risultati di CYBORG saranno applicabili nei settori della guida autonoma veicolare e delle smart road, nonché in ambiti contigui come quello ferroviario e marittimo.
Il progetto è cofinanziato dal Centro di Competenza Cyber 4.0, coordinato da Radiolabs, con partner Drivesec e la collaborazione dell’Università dell’Aquila.

12/05/2025

📢 The Brochure is Now Available!
We are thrilled to announce that the VICE4RAIL brochure is now available on our website! This comprehensive document provides valuable insights into our innovative solution, designed to enhance efficiency, sustainability, reducing maintenance costs, and optimizing railway operations.
📄🔗VICE4RAIL Brochure (https://lnkd.in/dGCxG98m)
Explore the brochure to learn more about our project. Visit our website today and discover how VICE4RAIL is paving the way for the future of transportation.

Stay tuned for more updates and Follow us here and in the project website: https://www.vice4rail.eu/

12/05/2025

📢 Rail User & System Requirements is now on line!
A key milestone for the development of the HYVICE platform
The project comprises 6 Work Packages, each with different functions to achieve the overall objectives.
The Deliverable D2.1 - part of the WP2 - highlights the Regulatory and Standard procedures for the certification of the ERTMS to define the main requirements for developing the HyVICE platform. This platform – first in Europe based on hybrid virtualized environment – will be designed to testing and validating certifiable GNSS-based train positioning devices and augmentation systems in a rail operational environment. Upon the release of the D2.1 the next step is the development of a rigorous and industry-acceptable testing and processing methodology to assessing the capability of the positioning system in edge cases where the mitigation risks capabilities associated with GNSS signal interference, multipath, and integrity failures play a major role to meet the safety requirements.
📌WP2 objectives are:
- Specification of HyVICE user and system requirements.
- Development of the industry-accepted certification schemes for the HyVICE.
- Investigation and exploitation of synergies and best practices to certify rail, automotive and maritime GNSS applications.
📄🔗D2.1-Rail-user-system-requirements (https://www.vice4rail.eu/deliverables/)

This document defines the rail user and system requirements that will drive the development of HyVICE framework. It leverages outcomes from previous and ongoing EU initiatives, particularly the Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking Flagship Project 2 (FP2) R2DATO.

To get the latest updates, visit the project website: https://www.vice4rail.eu/

20/03/2025

HD-MOTION - Hub for Digital MObility TransformatION, è un progetto nazionale dedicato al settore della mobilità sostenibile, coordinato da CIM4.0.
Il progetto nasce con l'ambizione di imprimere una rapida accelerazione della competitività degli agenti, siano essi privati o pubblici, del settore della mobilità attraverso utilizzo delle tecnologie abilitanti digitali quali AI, Cybersecurity e High Performance Computing.
Lo stesso, attraverso i propri servizi, si articola seguendo quattro pillar: Prova prima dell'investimento, attività di sviluppo delle competenze, supporto all'accesso alle fonti di finanziamento e creazione ed animazione di un ecosistema nazionale ed internazionale dedicato alla mobilità sostenibile.

I servizi a catalogo sono pensati per rispondere alle esigenze degli attori del settore mobilità, comprese le pubbliche amministrazioni, in un ottica di piena sostenibilità - economica, sociale ed ambientale.
Radiolabs è partner del progetto, che si svilupperà su due anni e che includerà per le imprese aderenti servizi di:
Test before invest;
Formazione:

Attraverso la collaborazione virtuosa del folto partenariato che compone il progetto, composto dal mondo accademico, dall’industria e dall’ ecosistema dell’innovazione, si vuole concretizzare una crescita della capacità competitiva e della sostenibilità delle imprese e della pubblica amministrazione sul territorio italiano, andando a colmare deficit e ritardi di carattere tecnologico e digitale.

Sito web:

Un progetto nazionale coordinato da CIM4.0 per accelerare la competitività nel settore della mobilità sostenibile attraverso tecnologie digitali come AI,

29/01/2025

VICE4RAIL project- Hybrid Virtualized Testing for Certification of EGNSS in Railway Train Positioning

The Kick-Off meeting of the VICE4RAIL project- Hybrid Virtualized Testing for Certification of EGNSS in Railway Train Positioning – took place in Prague on November 19th at EUSPA premises.
The objective of VICE4RAIL is twofold: to help develop a standardised methodology for the certification of satellite technologies and to provide innovative tools to facilitate their integration into the European railway system.
A key element of the project is HyVICE, an innovative "hybrid" test environment (from which the acronym Hybrid Virtualized Testing for Certification originates), which combines two types of data: those collected in a real environment and for this RFI's railway circuit in Bologna San Donato will be used, and those generated virtually through simulations in CEDEX's ERTMS accredited laboratory in Madrid
The KO meeting gathers all partners of the consortium and count with the participation of Daniel Lopour (EUSPA Project Officer) who welcomed all the participants and highlighted main contribution of the project to the EUSPA activity in the railway sector. During the KO main objectives, tasks, activities and deliverables of all the WPs were presented by their leaders. It was the first time that all the project partners meet together and a good occasion to stablish the basis of the project partners contribution.
RFI (FSI group) is the project coordinator with SNCF, Italcertifer, Bureau Veritas, CEDEX, Sogei, the University of Pardubice, the University Gustave Eiffel, and Radiolabs as members of the consortium.

23/05/2024

Yesterday, the first EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme project aiming to explore the advantages of satellite-based communication in the railway domain has been kicked-off. The S5LECT project funded within Horizon Europe, will further strengthen the ties between space and rail sector and will prepare the foundation for future uptake of EUSpace in railway telecommunication. S5LECT will also analyze the technical feasibility and economic potential of satellite-based communication in the context of the ERTMS evolution.
Congratulations to the entire consortium led by Groupe SNCF, with Ceit Centro Tecnológico; Institut de Recherche Technologique RAILENIUM; THALES SIX GTS FRANCE SAS, and Radiolabs as the project partners.

13/12/2023

Short video about GALITS (GAlileo Localization In Train Signalling) project.The GALITS project, based on a new multi-sensor platform, compatible with the Vir...