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En En Amendments 1 European Parliament 2019-2024 Committee on Transport and Tourism 2020/2216(INI) 10.12.2020 AMENDMENTS 1 - 87 Draft opinion Kosma Złotowski (PE660.188v01-00) Shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers (2020/2216(INI)) AM\1220392EN.docx PE662.047v01-00 EN United in diversityEN AM_Com_NonLegOpinion PE662.047v01-00 2/45 AM\1220392EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Josianne Cutajar, Rovana Plumb, Maria Grapini, Sara Cerdas Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1. Welcomes the approach the European Commission intends to adopt on the digital transition, which distinctly outlines clear goals to be achieved in the next decade and focuses, among other things, on connectivity, cybersecurity and skills; is of the opinion that such a structured vision will be beneficial to the transport and tourism sector and will contribute to making the European Union a global digital leader; Or. en Amendment 2 Nicola Danti, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dominique Riquet, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Caroline Nagtegaal Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) Draft opinion Amendment -1. Stresses the enormous potential of AI in the transport sector, increasing automation for road, rail, waterborne and air transport; highlights the role of AI to foster multimodality and the modal shift as well as the development of smart cities, improving the travel experience of all citizens by making transport, logistics and traffic flows more efficient, safer and more environmentally friendly; Or. en Amendment 3 AM\1220392EN.docx 3/45 PE662.047v01-00 EN Nicola Danti, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dominique Riquet, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Caroline Nagtegaal Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable and adequate funding for European and adequate funding for European research programmes on artificial research programmes as well as for intelligence (AI) and for the process of investments on artificial intelligence (AI) building infrastructure for intelligent and on infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the transportation systems (ITS), including the development of the 5G network; secure deployment of the 5G and the development of the 6G networks; notes that the level of uptake of AI in the transport sector will depend on modern digitalised infrastructure; points out that the upgrading of relevant transport and digital infrastructure in the TEN-T network needs to be accelerated; calls therefore on the Commission to propose mechanisms in its revision of the TEN-T regulation and Rail Freight corridors regulation to ensure this acceleration; Or. en Amendment 4 Josianne Cutajar, Rovana Plumb, Sara Cerdas Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Urges Member States to include in and adequate funding for European their recovery plans projects for the research programmes on artificial digitalization of transport; stresses the intelligence (AI) and for the process of need to ensure stable and adequate EU building infrastructure for intelligent funding for European research programmes transportation systems (ITS), including the on artificial intelligence(AI), blockchain, development of the 5G network; and the Internet of Things (IoT), and for the process of building transport and ICT infrastructure for intelligent transport systems (ITS), including the development of the 5G and future wireless networks for PE662.047v01-00 4/45 AM\1220392EN.docx EN the full potential of digitalised transport to unfold; Or. en Amendment 5 Sven Schulze Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable and adequate funding for European and adequate funding for European research programmes on artificial research programmes on artificial intelligence (AI) and for the process of intelligence (AI) and for the process of building infrastructure for intelligent building infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the transportation systems (ITS), including the development of the 5G network; development of the 5G network; stresses that a 5G network will offer completely new job opportunities for the transport sector and will mean a significant increase in productivity for European economies; Or. de Amendment 6 Tilly Metz Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable and adequate funding for European and adequate funding for European research programmes on artificial research programmes on artificial intelligence (AI) and for the process of intelligence (AI) and for the process of building infrastructure for intelligent building infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the transportation systems (ITS); underlines development of the 5G network; the need to increase energy efficiency by promoting the use of renewable technologies and to consider the impact on the natural environment and human AM\1220392EN.docx 5/45 PE662.047v01-00 EN health when further developing AI technologies in the transport sector; Or. en Amendment 7 Kosma Złotowski Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable and adequate funding for European and adequate funding for European research programmes on artificial research programmes on artificial intelligence (AI) and for the process of intelligence (AI) and for the process of building infrastructure for intelligent building infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the transportation systems (ITS), including the development of the 5G network; development of the 5G network; underlines that the funds allocated for this goal in the MFF 2021-2027 are insufficient; Or. en Amendment 8 Maria Grapini Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable and adequate funding for European and adequate funding for European research programmes on artificial research programmes on artificial intelligence (AI) and for the process of intelligence (AI) and for the process of building infrastructure for intelligent building infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the transportation systems (ITS), ensuring development of the 5G network; high transport safety standards, including the development of the 5G network; Or. ro PE662.047v01-00 6/45 AM\1220392EN.docx EN Amendment 9 Anne-Sophie Pelletier Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Draft opinion Amendment 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable 1. Stresses the need to ensure stable and adequate funding for European and adequate funding for European research programmes on artificial research programmes on artificial intelligence (AI) and for the process of intelligence (AI) and for the process of building infrastructure for intelligent building infrastructure for intelligent transportation systems (ITS), including the transportation systems (ITS); development of the 5G network; Or. fr Amendment 10 Dominique Riquet Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment 1 a. Stresses that the deployment of AI in the transport sector will require the construction and modernisation of existing and new transport infrastructures; warns about the significant gap between the lifetime of digital and physical transport infrastructures; calls on Member States to provide safe, high-quality transport infrastructures facilitating the deployment of connected and automated mobility services; Or. en Amendment 11 Jörgen Warborn Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) AM\1220392EN.docx 7/45 PE662.047v01-00 EN Draft opinion Amendment 1a. Underlines the fact that technological developments in the field of transport and mobility, in particular AI applications and autonomous vehicles, offer great potential for simplifying the daily lives of people and businesses and for providing safer, more efficient and more affordable transport solutions; Or. sv Amendment 12 Nicola Danti, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dominique Riquet, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Caroline Nagtegaal Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment 1 a. Regrets in this regard the European Council’s decision to cut the budget of the digital envelope of the Connecting Europe Facility; calls on Member States to ensure adequate support to the digitalisation of the sector in the framework of their national recovery and resilience plans; Or. en Amendment 13 Sven Schulze Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Draft opinion Amendment 1a. Emphasises the enormous global growth potential of AI applications, of which Europe should secure a large share on the basis of an intelligent mix of PE662.047v01-00 8/45 AM\1220392EN.docx EN policies; Or. de Amendment 14 Josianne Cutajar, Rovana Plumb, Maria Grapini, Sara Cerdas Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Draft opinion Amendment 1 b. Calls for a sound industrial policy, based on the digital and environmental transition, aimed at developing an underlying EU infrastructural, logistical, computational and digital capacity that would help achieve EU digital leadership in all sectors; urges the Union to secure its transport supply chain, through diversification of supply and by decreasing its dependency on third countries for materials and services, as the interruption of the latter could impact public health and security; calls
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