Nomadic Device Forum (NDF)
Nomadic devices include all types of information and communication as well as entertainment devices that can be brought into the vehicle by the driver to be used while driving. Current examples are mobile phones, portable computers, Pocket PCs, PDAs, mobile navigation devices, iPods, DVD Players and future multi-functional smart phones.
The importance of a safe human machine interface (HMI) for all information and communication devices when used in a vehicle and for mobile systems in particular has been stressed many times in resolutions, opinions and conclusions by several European institutions. On one side, the HMI working group of the eSafety Forum was updating the European Statement of Principles of 2001 for safe installation and use and delivered its recommendations by February 2005. This resulted in an EC Recommendation by end of 2006. On the other side, the NDF was first set up under the AIDE project to offer a communication platform for the many different stakeholders to discuss the implementation of the new ESoP via a voluntary agreement.
With the AIDE project coming to an end in April 2008 and due to its importance, the NDF became part of the eSafety initiative and was made responsible to find a consensus among the different stakeholders and to draft a Memorandum of Understanding as the base for a voluntary implementation agreement.
Over the last three years the Forum has organized a number of workshops and meetings to discuss important issues around nomadic devices and their use within the vehicle, addressing the most important use cases, the potential requirements for and main characteristics of a common Nomadic Device Gateway, related business aspects and HMI issues including the awareness and take up of the "ESoP".
The current NDF acts as a European consensus platform to reach cross-sector agreement on issues related to ND safety, technical harmonization, in-vehicle integration and safe use.
A first and major deliverable is an agreed MoU to implement the ESoP, to create a commonly accepted gateway for in-vehicle integration and to identify joint business opportunities.
Status:
Active
Related documents:
| Name |
Format |
| ToR Nomadic Device Forum |
 .pdf (60 KB) |
| Action Plan |
.pdf (521 KB) |
| Memorandum of Understanding |
.pdf (96 KB) |
| Distribution list |
.pdf (18 KB) |
Meetings:
Chairs:
| Name |
Organisation |
e-mail address |
| Wolfgang Reinhardt |
ACEA |
wr@acea.be |
| Mark Jendzrok |
Medion |
mark.jendrzok@medion.com |
|
