Abstract
Field Operational Tests (FOT) are large-scale test programmes aiming at a comprehensive assessment of the efficiency, quality, robustness and acceptance of ICT solutions used for smarter, safer, cleaner and more comfortable transport solutions. In Europe, these tests were mainly carried out at the national level. However, in recent years, a common European framework has been established and has led to the launch of a number of European FOTS supported by the FOT-Net platform. FOT-Net was set up in 2008 to provide a strategic networking platform for all stakeholder groups from public and private sectors playing an active role in running or national, European and international FOTs (e.g. US and Japan). (Author/publisher)