Does automated driving need any infrastructure (adjustment) at all? Is this discussion rather car manufacturers’ and telematics industry’s proactive market development? Will Europe risk its strategic technological strength in transport management by trying to learn abroad? A joint effort in cross-industry research and development has brought significant achievements in the field of connected driving in Europe. In this paper we evaluate recent achievements in connected driving and outline next-level challenges in bringing connected driving and automated driving to metropolitan areas. Based upon our lessons learnt and our assessment of what is being achieved in similar activities, the paper gives a flavour of what makes infrastructure fit for automated driving in mixed-traffic situations in urban areas. The paper presents an implementation and deployment approach to Intersection Safety for the urban environment. It highlights constraints of urban installations and scenarios and proposes a solution.