EvoRoads has reached a key milestone shortly after its 18-month midpoint. In January 2026, Deliverable D1.3 – KPIs Quantification Methodologies, Data Space, User Interfaces and Integrated Platform V1 – was released, presenting the first consolidated architectural and methodological baseline of the project.
The deliverable defines the architecture of the EvoRoads integrated platform, bringing together user needs, safety criteria and data analytics into a coherent system that supports evidence-based road infrastructure safety management across diverse European contexts. Designed to function across contrasting road realities — from dense urban streets to secondary rural networks — the architecture turns safety ambition into operational tools.
D1.3 represents the first full expression of the EvoRoads platform. It integrates dynamic Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), user interfaces and the Safe Mobility Data Space (SMDS) into a single, structured backbone. This foundation will support pilot demonstrations and guide the refinement of future platform releases. Furthermore, D1.3 also establishes methodological traceability between project objectives, user needs and technical design choices, ensuring cross-workpackage alignment from the outset.
A defining characteristic of the deliverable is its approach to transferability. Rather than replicating solutions, EvoRoads separates a common architectural backbone from locally configurable tools. This enables the platform to adapt to urban streets, rural corridors or regional networks without losing coherence. Each pilot tests the same core system under different conditions. What changes is the context; what remains stable is the logic, governance and integration model — making scale-up realistic rather than rhetorical.
Central to this scalability is the Safe Mobility Data Space. The SMDS provides a structured environment where heterogeneous road safety data are ingested, harmonised and shared through controlled interfaces. By aligning data models, metadata and access policies, it enables interoperability across pilots while preserving data ownership, traceability and compliance.
Thanks to the framework established in D1.3, safety-related observations can be transformed into actionable knowledge. Road operators can identify emerging risks — such as deteriorating pavement, damaged signage or connectivity gaps — through digital tools and prioritise preventive action. Instead of merely recording casualties, authorities can intervene before collisions occur, reducing exposure rather than reacting to consequences.
By bringing multiple stakeholders onto a shared platform — from operators and planners to policymakers and researchers — EvoRoads promotes coordinated, evidence-based decision-making. In doing so, it moves one step closer to its ultimate objective: advancing Vision Zero through a proactive Safe System approach.
We thank Angela-Maria Despotopoulou from Frontier Innovations, the lead partner for Deliverable D1.3, for their contribution to this article.
