FOTsis will soon be launching its campaign to attract volunteer drivers that will participate in the Field Operational Tests (FOTs) deployed by the project across nine test-sites (of four test-communities) A total of 7 services will be tested, the so called FOTsis services:

• S1: Emergency Management
• S2: Safety Incident Management
• S3: Intelligent Congestion Control
• S4: Dynamic Route Planning
• S5: Special Vehicle Tracking
• S6: Advanced Enforcement
• S7: Infrastructure Safety Assessment

A high number of volunteers will be required to match the scale of the trials. Naturally, the profile of the drivers will depend on the nature of the services tested. Thus, whereas the project can rely on normal drivers for services S2, S3, S4, S6 and S7, it will require special drivers for the S5 and emergency vehicle drivers for S1.

The comprehensive recruitment strategy will be deployed to attract volunteers that will rest on the following pillars:

• Highway advertisement (brochures, flyers, leaflets) on toll barriers, rest and service areas and industrial sites adjacent to the Test Sites
• Internet/Websites advertisement that will be carried out mainly via the dedicated sites of the FOTsis project and toll operators. The possibility of involving other related projects and traffic related organisations will be examined
• Campaign toward motorist club of the FIA
• Car hire companies advertisement

The participation will be encouraged by giving incentives to the volunteers, like, for example, the provision of free smart phone applications.

The Field Tests will take place in four different locations across Europe, in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Germany. They are expected to commence in October 2012 and will last for a total of 18 months.