Automated road transport : on the way to connected and automated mobility : Horizon 2020.
Date: 2019-08-24
Institutions: Innovation and Networks Executive Agency
Subjects: automation, innovation, investment, motor vehicle industry, research and development, road transport

On the way to connected and automated mobility

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AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT            HORIZON 2020FOREWORD

Table of
CONTENTS

Key Challenges 

ART driving you to the future

Outreach of H2020 funded
ART projects

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ADAS&ME

ARCADE

AutoMate

AVENUE

BRAVE

CoEXist

ENSEMBLE

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HEADSTART

ICT4CART

INFRAMIX

interACT

L3Pilot

Levitate

MAVEN

TransAID

TrustVehicle

VI-DAS

INEA’S role

Additional funding 
opportunities

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With an overall investment in R&D in the automotive 
sector of €54 billion in 2017, Europe is one of the 
top  world  players  in  this  field.  The  sector  has  a 
manufacturing output of close to 20 million vehicles 
and  a  contribution  to  the  European  GDP  of  6.8%, 
employing over 13 million people and with a leading 
role in research and industrial innovation.

In the context of, among others, a need for increased 
road  safety,  a  reduced  dependency  on  fossil  fuels 
and  an  ageing  and  ever-more  mobile  population, 
the  road  to  automated  mobility  represents  a  key 
opportunity for Europe to retain its leadership and 
pave the way for a new mobility landscape for all of 
its citizens. 

Through the Horizon 2020 research and innovation 
programme,  the  European  Commission  contributes 
to  Europe’s  effort  towards  highly  automated  and 
connected  driving  systems.  Since  2015,  the  EU 
budget  allocated  to  topics  launched  under  the 
Automated Road Transport and Mobility for Growth 
calls for funding has totalled €142 million. The EU’s 
contribution  is  expected  to  reach  €250  million  by 
2020. 

Market  predictions  indicate  that  20%  of  all 
vehicles sold by 2020 will have a certain level of 
automation. Many technological, industrial, health 
and societal benefits are expected from this . An 
increase in the number of automated vehicles is 
expected to result in higher safety, less pollution 
and  further  decarbonised  road  transport.  It  will 
require a new legal framework, an adapted road 
infrastructure  with  more  connectivity  and  the 
development of new professional skills.

The  Innovation  and  Networks  Executive  Agency 
(INEA)  is  responsible  for  the  implementation  of 
many  projects  in  the  field  of  Automated  Road 
Transport  and  the  related  field  of  intelligent 
transport,  building  up  a  convincing  showcase  at 
European  level  through  collaborative  research 
and innovation.

This brochure provides a comprehensive overview 
of  the  projects  managed  by  INEA  in  the  field  of 
Automated  Road  Transport.  I  hope  that  you  will 
find it informative and interesting.

INEA Director
Dirk Beckers

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CHALLENGES IN AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT

TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES

HUMAN-RELATED ASPECTS

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

H2020 Automated Road Transport aims to promote 
a  wide  market  introduction  of  highly  automated 
vehicles  that  are  nearing  automation  level  4 
under the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) 
classification system for self-driving vehicles.

Digital  technologies  such  as  Big  Data,  the 
Internet  of  Things  and  Artificial  Intelligence 
provide  a  great  potential  for  developing 
innovative  automated  driving  functions  and 
mobility solutions for the future. 

New  technology  development  is  essential  to 
achieve the required improvements in connectivity, 
performance,  productivity  and  efficiency  of  the 
overall  transport  system.  These  are  to  be  tested 
in  large-scale  pilots/trials,  as  a  necessary  step 
before market uptake.

Privacy, integrity and availability of the required 
data  and  communication  systems  will  be 
ensured through cybersecurity solutions.

Interactions  of  automated  vehicles  with  other 
vehicles,  with  the  infrastructure  and  with  other 
road users have to be addressed in the engineering 
process.  Mixed  traffic  situations  are  critical  in 
the  transition  period  towards  the  deployment  of 
automated transport solutions. 

User acceptance will be only possible if a high level 
of  safety  is  ensured  and  if  the  vehicles  cover  all 
user  expectations,  including  comfort,  connectivity 
and  shared  mobility  solutions.  The  development  of 
modern Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) will enable 
a quick adaptation to the new way of driving.

Driver behaviour and response will drastically change 
with the introduction of highly automated vehicles. 
Socio-economic  and  human  factors  have  to  be 
considered in the design of human centred solutions.

Seamless and harmonised cross-border EU and 
national regulation is a key factor for market 
introduction of Automated Road Transport.

Common procedures for testing, validation and 
certification  will  allow  the  standardisation  of 
solutions. Standards should also apply to data 
exchange and communication solutions.

Ethical, legal, environmental, safety aspects are 
to be regulated. The liability and responsibility 
of  every  actor  in  the  road  system  has  to  be 
defined  before 
introduction  of  automated 
driving.

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AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT              

DRIVING YOU TO THE FUTURE

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AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT 
OUTREACH OF PROJECTS 
FUNDED BY HORIZON 2020

PARTNERS FROM
18 EU MEMBER STATES
6   NON-EU COUNTRIES

United States of America

China

Australia

Legend:

EU country involved 
in H2020 Automated Road Transport

Non-EU country involved 
in H2020 Automated Road Transport

EU country

Non-EU country

201  
36  
€142 M

BENEFICIARIES
CITIES HOSTING 64 TEST SITES
TOTAL EU FUNDING

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ADAS&ME
ADAPTIVE ADAS TO SUPPORT INCAPACITATED 
DRIVERS MITIGATE RISKS EFFECTIVELY THROUGH 
TAILOR MADE HMI UNDER AUTOMATION

ARCADE
ALIGNING RESEARCH & INNOVATION FOR 
CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED DRIVING IN 
EUROPE

29/02/2020

30/09/2021

01/09/2016

STATENS VAG- OCH TRANSPORTFORSKNINGSINSTITUT(VTI) 

€ 8,998,950 

www.adasandme.com

01/10/2018

ERTICO

€ 3,000,000

www.connectedautomateddriving.eu

(ADAS)  that 

The ADAS&ME project develops Advanced Driver Assistance 
Systems 
incorporate  driver/rider  state, 
environmental context and adaptive interaction. The goal 
is  to  automatically  transfer  the  control  between  vehicle 
and  user,  that  way  improving  efficiency,  environmental 
impact and safety for all vehicle types: conventional and 
electric car, truck, bus and motorcycle.

fatigue – has been conducted successfully. A multimodal 
adaptive  Human  Machine  Interface  (HMI)  framework 
and  personalised  user  profiles  that  take  into  account 
inter-individual  differences  constitute  a  step  toward  the 
reduction  of  automated  systems’  development  costs,  
better performance of sensor and data analysis systems, 
and optimised HMI strategies.

The ADAS&ME approach is to develop driver/rider vehicle 
interactions  that  avoid  critical  scenarios  by  warning  the 
users  and  automatically  activating  a  support  system.  An 
adaptive  architecture  and  technical  implementation  for 
all main systems and use cases has been developed and 
the data collection for all targeted driver states - including 
sleepiness,  visual  distraction,  rest,  stress,  emotions  and 

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Test  sites:Barcelona  (Spain),  Lommel 
(France), 
Versailles 
(Belgium), 
Braunschweig 
(Germany);  Södertälje 
(Sweden) to Wolfsburg (Germany)

The  ARCADE  project  aims  to  build  consensus  across 
stakeholders from all sectors on a sound and harmonized 
deployment  of  Connected,  Cooperative  and  Automated 
Driving (CAD) in Europe and beyond.

ARCADE federates a CAD stakeholder network through the 
regular organisation of workshops and the co-organisation 
with the European Commission of the EUCAD Conferences 
and  symposia.  It  also  supports  the  Trilateral  EU-US-
Japan cooperation on ART. Through the joint CAD Network 
activities, experts exchange on best practices and lessons 
learnt.  They  build  up  synergies  and  a  common  approach 
to  development,  testing  and  validation  of  CAD.  A  main 
objective  is  the  contribution  to  the  definition  of  future 
research and innovation priorities in Europe for the main 

thematic areas related to the deployment and adoption of 
CAD (e.g. STRIA CART and ERTRAC CAD Roadmaps). 

ARCADE  also  consolidates  an  online  Knowledge  Base  of 
reference  information  on  CAD,  including  an  overview  of 
stakeholders,  methodologies, 
regulations,  standards, 
best  practices,  roadmaps  analysis  and  public  road  test 
undertakings. ARCADE is open to Associated Partnerships 
for contributions.

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteCoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteAutoMate

AUTOMATION AS ACCEPTED AND TRUSTED 
TEAMMATE TO ENHANCE TRAFFIC SAFETY AND 
EFFICIENCY

AVENUE

AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES TO EVOLVE TO 
A NEW URBAN EXPERIENCE

31/08/2019

30/04/2022

01/09/2016

OFFIS EV

€ 4,918,426

www.automate-project.eu

Coordinator

EU contribution

Website

01/05/2018

UNIVERSITE DE GENEVE

€ 15,599,780

www.h2020-avenue.eu

© AutoMate

© AVENUE

The  success  of  future  complex  automated  vehicles  will 
depend on how they interact, communicate and cooperate 
with humans. For the design of an automated system, the 
overall  driver-automation  system  should  be  considered, 
where driver and automation are considered as members 
of one team that share the driving task, who understand 
and support each other in pursuing cooperatively the goal 
of driving safely, efficiently and comfortably from A to B.

modelling and monitoring, V2X communications, planning 
and  execution  of  human-like  safe  manoeuvres  and  the 
implementation  of  an  innovative  concept  of  human-
machine interaction. These enablers have been integrated 
into  6  demonstrators  (3  vehicles  and  3  simulators)  that 
will  be  evaluated  in  simulated  and  real  environments  in 
the next months to measure and quantify the benefit of 
the TeamMate concept.

The overall objective of Automate is to develop, evaluate 
and demonstrate this «TeamMate Car» concept as a major 
enabler of highly automated vehicles.

To  achieve  this  objective,  AutoMate  has  developed  9 
technology  enablers,  including  driver  and  environment 

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Test  sites:  Ulm  (Germany),  Versailles 
(France), Turin (Italy)

The AVENUE project aims to demonstrate that autonomous 
vehicles will be a key element of the solution for the public 
transportation services of tomorrow. The project will assess 
the road behaviour and safety of the autonomous vehicles 
in public transportation and complex road situations. It will 
also demonstrate the economic, environmental and social 
advantages of autonomous vehicles for both the exploiting 
companies  and  the  users,  opening  the  way  for  their  full 
scale  adoption  and  integration  in  public  transportation 
services.

AVENUE  is  organised  around  four  major  demonstration 
sites,  where  fleets  of  autonomous  vehicles,  providing 
door-to-door, free and dynamic routing will be integrated 
to existing public transportation services. The goal will be 

to improve the service offerings for urban and sub-urban 
areas with low to medium service demand. 

The  demonstrator  sites  represent  the  most  important 
models in public transport in Europe in terms of business 
organisation, service areas, social targets, and city and road 
layout.  All  four  demonstrators  will  operate  autonomous 
vehicle  transport  services  throughout  the  whole  duration 
of the project, collecting valuable information on the issues 
related  to  operation  and  integration  to  existing  urban 
public transport services. At the same time they will raise 
awareness among citizens and public authorities about the 
expected advantages of these new technologies.

Test  sites:  Geneva  (Switzerland),  Lyon  (France), 
Copenhagen (Denmark), Luxembourg

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteBRAVE

BRIDGING GAPS FOR THE ADOPTION 
OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES

CoEXist
AV-READY’ TRANSPORT MODELS AND ROAD 
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE COEXISTENCE 
OF AUTOMATED AND CONVENTIONAL VEHICLES

31/05/2020

30/04/2020

01/06/2017

01/05/2017

STATENS VAG- OCH TRANSPORTFORSKNINGSINSTITUT(VTI) 

RUPPRECHT CONSULT-FORSCHUNG & BERATUNG GMBH

€ 2,990,539

www.brave-project.eu

© BRAVE

€ 3,474,068

www.h2020-coexist.eu

© CoExist

The  BRAVE  project  aims  to  improve  safety  and  market 
adoption of automated vehicles. It takes into consideration 
the needs and requirements of the users, other road users 
concerned (drivers and vulnerable road users) and relevant 
stakeholders  (i.e.  policy  makers,  standardization  bodies, 
certifiers, insurance companies), assuring safe integration 
of key enabling technology advancements.

These  insights  will  lay  the  foundation  for  the  integration 
of  innovative  Advanced  Driving  Assistance  Systems  and 
Human  Machine  Interface  concepts.  These  new  concepts 
will be validated back against the baseline requirements 
using  an  agile,  iterative  and  incremental  user-centric 
methodology.  Propositions  of  advancements  on  the 
regulation will be made.

the 

study  of 

After  18  months,  the  project  has  issued  an  exhaustive 
requirements  and 
Multidisciplinary 
expectations of drivers and other stakeholders  regarding 
the use of automated vehicles, including social, economic, 
security  and  ethical  considerations.  Focus  groups  and 
experts’  interviews  have  been  conducted  and  the  next 
steps of the project include a population survey.

Test sites: Vransko (Slovenia), Stuttgart 
(Germany),  Linköping  (Sweden),  Linas-
Montlhéry (France), Barcelona (Spain)

The mission of CoEXist is to systematically strengthen the 
capacities  of  road  authorities  and  other  urban  mobility 
stakeholders  in  preparation  for  the  transition  towards  a 
shared road network with an increasing share of connected 
and automated vehicles (CAV) at higher automation levels.

(DE),  CoEXist  will  assess  to  what  extent  infrastructure  is 
automation-ready  and  whether  the  introduction  of  CAVs 
improves traffic performance, space efficiency, and safety. 
This will help identifying needs for adaptation and design 
recommendations.

Following  a  trans-disciplinary  approach,  CoEXist  has 
developed  an  automation-ready  framework  to  support 
local authorities in reducing uncertainties and building up 
their capacity to make structured and informed decisions 
about CAV deployment in a mixed road environment. The 
project has further developed microscopic and macroscopic 
modelling  tools  to  include  different  types  of  CAVs. 
Through  their  application  in  eight  use  cases  in  Helmond 
(NL),  Milton  Keynes  (UK),  Gothenburg  (SE)  and  Stuttgart 

Test sites: Milton Keynes (UK), Stuttgart 
(Germany), 
(Sweden), 
Gothenburg 
Helmond (The Netherlands)

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteCoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteENSEMBLE

MULTI-BRAND PLATOONING TO BECOME 
A REALITY IN EUROPE

31/05/2021

01/06/2018

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST 

NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK (TNO)

€ 19,802,512

www.platooningensemble.eu

Coordinator

EU contribution

Website

HEADSTART

HARMONISED EUROPEAN SOLUTIONS 
FOR TESTING AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT 

31/12/2021

01/01/2019

IDIADA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY SA

€ 5,999,028

www.headstart-project.eu

© ENSEMBLE

© HEADSTART

Platooning  technology  has  significantly  advanced  in  the 
last decade; to move ahead towards deployment of truck 
platooning,  though,  an  integral  multi-brand  approach  is 
required. 

In  this  framework,  ENSEMBLE  will 
implement  and 
demonstrate  multi-brand  truck  platooning  on  European 
roads,  enabling  a  single  truck  to  platoon  with  any  other 
truck. 

realising  pre-standards 

for 
ENSEMBLE  aims  at 
interoperability  between  trucks,  platoons  and  logistics 
solution providers, to speed up market pick up of system 
development  and  implementation  and  harmonise  legal 
frameworks in the member states.

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During the first year, the consortium has concentrated on 
setting the specifications for the implementation of multi-
brand platooning. Truck manufacturers and suppliers will 
follow  up  for  implementation  on  their  own  trucks  during 
year 2, while the knowledge partners will perform impact 
assessments.  Year  3  will  focus  on  testing  the  multi-
brand  platoons  on  test  tracks  and  international  public 
roads.  The  evaluation  of  technical  results  against  the 
initial  requirements  will  also  include  the  impact  on  fuel 
consumption, drivers and other road users.

Test  sites:  Seven  differently  branded 
trucks  in  one  or  more  platoon(s)  under 
real  traffic  conditions  across  national 
borders  will  be  explicitly  determined  in 
the coming period.

HEADSTART aims to define testing and validation procedures 
on  specific  functionalities  of  Connected  and  Automated 
Driving  (CAD)  functions,  including  key  technologies  such 
as  communications,  cyber-security  and  positioning.  The 
tests  will  be  in  both  simulation  and  real-world  fields  to 
validate safety and security performance according to the 
key users’ needs.

The  project  will  bring  together  the  consortium  with 
European  and  national  CAD  stakeholders  to  cluster  the 
most relevant existing initiatives, develop methodologies, 
procedures and tools and drive in a harmonised European 
solution  for  testing  and  validation  of  automated  road 
vehicles.  Within  the  lifetime  of  the  project,  relevant 
stakeholders  will  be  able  to  join  the  experts’  network  to 

configure  together  the  methodologies  used  and  promote 
the project results’ adoption. Ultimately, the project aims 
to facilitate consensus by creating and managing an expert 
network of CAD testing.

Test sites: Sandhult (Sweden), Barcelona 
(Spain), Aldenhoven (Germany), Helmond 
(The  Netherlands),  Eindhoven 
(The 
Netherlands)

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteICT4CART

ICT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR CONNECTED 
AND AUTOMATED ROAD TRANSPORT

INFRAMIX

ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE READY FOR 
MIXED VEHICLE TRAFFIC FLOWS

31/08/2021

31/05/2020

01/09/2018

01/06/2017

INSTITUTE OF COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS (ICCS)

€ 7,996,572

www. ict4cart.eu/

The ICT4CART project consists of 21 partners from 9 EU 
countries,  united  in  their  vision  to  build  a  sustainable 
future for connected and automated vehicles. 

ICT4CART’s  goal  is  to  provide  an  ICT  infrastructure 
architecture  to  address  existing  gaps  in  the  area  of 
connected  and  automated  driving.  This  high-level 
architecture  will  ensure  performance  and  resilience  for 
different groups of applications according to the needs of 
higher levels of automation (L3 & L4). 

its  architecture,  by 

Through 
integrating  a  hybrid 
communications approach and mechanisms for seamless 
exchange  of  data,  ICT4CART  will  address  the  challenges 
faced by the transition of advanced levels of road vehicle 

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AUSTRIATECH - GESELLSCHAFT DES BUNDES FUR 

TECHNOLOGIEPOLITISCHE MASSNAHMEN GMBH

€ 4,899,404

www.inframix.eu

automation. 

Instead of working on generic solutions, ICT4CART builds 
on four specific high-value use cases (urban and highway) 
which will be demonstrated and validated under real-life 
conditions  at  the  project  test  sites  in  Austria,  Germany, 
Italy and across the Italian-Austrian border.

Test  sites:  Laßnitzhöhe  area  (Austria), 
Ulm  (Germany),  Verona  (italy),  Graz 
(Austria), Trento Centro (Italy)

The  INFRAMIX  project  aims  to  design,  upgrade  and 
adapt  both  physical  and  digital  elements  of  the  road 
infrastructure,  ensuring  an  uninterrupted,  safe  and 
efficient traffic in the transition period with automated and 
conventional vehicles. This also includes ways of informing 
all  types  of  vehicles  about  the  road  operator’s  control 
commands and proposing new visual signs and electronic 
signals. INFRAMIX ensures that the proposed adaptations 
will not jeopardize safety, quality of service and efficiency.

In  order  to  achieve  this,  INFRAMIX  will  develop  a  co-
simulation  environment,  combining  the  modelling  of  the 
vehicle  behaviour  with  the  traffic  simulation  to  examine 
different mixed traffic scenarios.

It will also design and implement novel traffic estimation, 
monitoring and control strategies.

The  project  will  develop  hybrid  testing  systems,  coupling 
infrastructure  elements  and  vehicles  on  real  roads  with 
virtual traffic environment.

Lastly, it will aluate traffic safety and user’s appreciation, 
and create a Road Infrastructure Classification Scheme.

Test  sites:  Between  Barcelona  and  the 
French  border  (Mediterranean  Corridor), 
Between  Laßnitzhöhe  and  City  of  Graz 
(Austria)

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteCoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteinterACT

DESIGNING COOPERATIVE INTERACTION OF 
AUTOMATED VEHICLES WITH OTHER ROAD USERS 
IN MIXED TRAFFIC ENVIRONMENTS

L3Pilot

PILOTING AUTOMATED DRIVING ON 
EUROPEAN ROADS

30/04/2020

31/08/2021

01/05/2017

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT (DLR)

€ 5,527,581

www.interact-roadautomation.eu

01/09/2017

VOLKSWAGEN AG

€ 35,960,979

www.l3pilot.eu

© InterACT

Coordinator

EU contribution

Website

© L3Pilot

The interACT project will develop novel, holistic interaction 
concepts  for  automated  vehicles,  that  will  enable  their 
integration  in  mixed  traffic  environments  in  a  safe  and 
intuitive way.

interACT  will  study  and  substantially 
improve  the 
communication  and  cooperation  strategy  between 
automated  vehicles  and  other  traffic  participants.  The 
project  will  provide  an  overview  of  current  human 
interactions in traffic and will support the safe deployment 
of  automated  vehicles.  It  will  do  so  by  developing  novel 
software  and  Human  Machine  Interface  (HMI)  hardware 
components  for  reliable  and  user-centric  communication 
between automated vehicles and other traffic participants. 

Concretely,  interACT  will  use  social-psychological  models 
to compile a catalogue of interactions, identifying the main 
communication needs of road users in current and future 
traffic  scenarios.  It  will  improve  software  algorithms  and 
sensor capabilities for assessing intention recognition and 
behaviour prediction of surrounding road users. It will also 
develop a Cooperation and Communication Planning Unit to 
integrate planning algorithms, providing synchronised and 
integrated  communication  protocols.  Last  but  not  least, 
the project will ensure safety of road users by developing 
easy-to-verify software for a safety layer, as well as novel 
methods for fail-safe trajectory planning.

Test  sites:  Munich  (Germany),  Turin  (Italy), 
Braunschweig (Germany), Athens (Greece)

The  European  research  project  L3Pilot  tests  the  viability 
of  automated  driving  as  a  safe  and  efficient  means  of 
transportation on public roads with 1,000 drivers and 100 
vehicles  across  ten  European  countries,  including  cross-
border routes. The project focuses on large-scale piloting 
of  SAE  Level  3  functions,  with  additional  assessment  of 
some Level 4 functions. 

The technologies being tested cover a wide range of driving 
situations, including parking, overtaking on highways and 
driving  through  urban  intersections.  L3Pilot  covers  the 
entire range of impact assessments, from the direct effects 
on driver behaviour to even the socio-economic impacts.

By  the  end  of  its  duration,  the  L3Pilot  project  will  have 

harmonised the various test sites as regards compliance 
with automated driving testing, thus creating a European-
wide Automated Driving testing environment. To keep user 
desires in focus, L3Pilot will collect data on user acceptance 
of vehicle automation in an annually published survey. The 
partners will also involve various stakeholders to explore 
the trends and commercialisation potentials related to the 
L3Pilot functions.

Test sites: Aachen (Germany), Barcelona (Spain), 
Brussels  (Belgium),  Coventry  (UK),  London  (UK), 
Gothenburg 
(Germany), 
Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Munich (Germany), 
Offenbach (Germany), Wolfsburg (Germany), Paris 
(France), Turin (Italy)

Ingolstadt 

(Sweden), 

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteLevitate

SUBHEADING
SOCIETAL LEVEL IMPACTS OF 
CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLES

MAVEN

MANAGING AUTOMATED VEHICLES 
ENHANCES NETWORK

30/11/2021

01/12/2018

LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

€ 5,022,215

www.levitateproject.org

LEVITATE will develop a wide-ranging evaluation framework 
to  assess  the  impact  of  connected  and  automated 
transport (CAT) on all aspects of transport and individual 
mobility  as  well  as  at  societal  level.  This  framework  will 
be used to evaluate the impacts of connected automated 
vehicles  (CAVs)  on  individuals,  the  mobility  system  and 
society using a wide range of indicators. 

The project addresses the needs of municipalities, regional 
authorities and national governments that wish to prepare 
for the increasing prevalence of connected and automated 
systems, understand the implications for mobility policies 
and identify the most effective measures to achieve wider 
societal objectives. Time horizons will cover short-term to 
long-term  reflecting  the  progressive  introduction  of  CAT 

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31/08/2019

01/09/2016

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT (DLR)

€ 3,149,661

www.maven-its.eu

© Levitate

© MAVEN

technologies.

It will apply the framework to a wide range of use cases 
and  scenarios  to  forecast  expected  impacts  of  CATs  and 
develop a back-casting methodology that will enable cities 
to  identify  the  most  appropriate  CATs  interventions  to 
enable them to achieve their policy objectives.

Cooperative  automated 
vehicles  and  Cooperative 
infrastructure  will  get  more  and  more  present  in  the 
near future. The Managing Automated Vehicles Enhances 
Network  (MAVEN)  project  aims  to  to  improve  traffic 
efficiency and safety with management functions at both 
vehicle and infrastructure level. The project has developed 
new  solutions  for  platoon  planning  that  also  includes 
a  tactical  level.  This  is  where  platooning,  lane  changes 
and  optimal  speed  for  approaching  an  intersection  are 
the main targets. The interactions with the infrastructure 
were  organised  as  negotiations  and  supported  by  new 
and  extended  message  sets,  which  are  in  the  process 
of  being  standardised  now.  The  project  has  developed  a 
patented algorithm for dynamic traffic light controllers to 

support  automated  vehicles  approaching  an  intersection 
with  a  predictable  count-down,  while  maintaining  high 
traffic  efficiency.  The  combined  use  cases  of  platooning, 
speed advice and green wave have demonstrated during 
simulations  that  it  is  possible  to  eliminate  stopping  at 
intersections completely. This has a potential CO2 reduction 
of 80 tons per year per intersection.

Test  sites:  Helmond (The Netherlands), 
Braunschweig (Germany)

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteCoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteSUBHEADINGTransAID

TRANSITION AREAS FOR 
INFRASTRUCTURE-ASSISTED DRIVING

TrustVehicle

IMPROVED TRUSTWORTHINESS AND WEATHER-
INDEPENDENCE OF CONDITIONAL AUTOMATED 
VEHICLES IN MIXED TRAFFIC SCENARIOS

31/08/2020

31/05/2020

01/09/2017

01/06/2017

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUER LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT 

(DLR) € 3,836,354

www.transaid.eu

KOMPETENZZENTRUM - DAS VIRTUELLE FAHRZEUG, 

FORSCHUNGSGESELLSCHAFT (VIF)

€ 4,998,904

www.trustvehicle.eu

© TransAid

© TrustVehicle

Coordinator

EU contribution

Website

Coordinator

EU contribution

Website

is 

TransAID 
the  first  European  project  developing 
hierarchical  traffic  management  procedures  to  allow 
the  smooth  integration  of  automated  vehicles  in  traffic 
systems, especially around those areas of the road where 
vehicle automation reaches its limits.

TransAID  is  looking  into  how  future  vehicle  automation 
systems are going to act on the road. Special focus is put 
on  the  behaviour  of  the  systems  when  reaching  system 
limits, i.e. when facing a situation which cannot be handled 
by the systems without help – for example by starting a 
take-over  request  and  giving  control  back  to  the  driver. 
The  project  is  going  to  simulate  this  behaviour,  not  only 
for single vehicles, but for the predicted market shares in 
the upcoming years. This would allow the assessment of 

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the impact on traffic safety and efficiency. Based on this, 
hierarchical traffic management systems will be developed, 
enabling a controlled movement of the vehicles by taking 
into  account  their  abilities.  The  developed  systems  will 
be  prototypically  implemented  and  the  effects  will  be 
assessed in simulation and real world tests. The findings 
will be aggregated to create guidelines and a roadmap for 
stakeholders.

Test sites: Braunschweig (Germany)

The  introduction  of  automated  vehicles  to  the  market 
raises  various  questions  and  problems.  One  of  those  is 
the  trustworthiness  of  the  automated  systems  and  in 
this connection the user’s perception and acceptance. The 
user’s perception is especially important during SAE level 
3  automated  driving,  where  the  driver  must  be  able  to 
resume vehicle control, and during the initial deployment 
of  automated  systems,  where  mixed  traffic  situations 
occur,  in  which  automated  and  human-driven  vehicles 
share the same road space. The project TrustVehicle aims 
to investigate critical scenarios, especially in mixed traffic 
situations  and  under  harsh  weather  conditions,  and  to 
improve trustworthiness. 

For a user-centric approach, the driver’s impressions and 

feelings are crucial for L3AD driving since he/she should be 
able to resume vehicle control if needed. Therefore, they 
are strongly considered in the whole development process 
of the different components that constitute the automated 
system. Questionnaires and tests on the driver simulator 
are  some  of  the  measures  taken  within  TrustVehicle  to 
assure  the  involvement  of  the  user  in  the  development 
process.

Test  sites:  Tampere  and  Helsinki 
(Finland),  Gothenburg  (Sweden),  Ford 
Otosan Inonu Proving Ground (Turkey)

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VI-DAS

VISION INSPIRED DRIVER 
ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS

31/08/2019

01/09/2016

VICOMTECH

€ 6,225,246

www.vi-das.eu

Road accidents, which are mainly caused by human error, 
are a major safety concern nowadays. Technologies have 
been  developed  to  tackle  this  issue,  but  they  are  often 
limited to monitoring the exterior of the vehicle. However, 
for  achieving  automation,  both  the  surrounding  of  the 
vehicle as well as the driver should be deeply analysed.

Unlike other existing solutions, VI-DAS proposes the next-
generation  720º  connected  Advanced  Driver  Assistance 
Systems (ADAS), which monitors both the outside and the 
driver  status  based  on  non-invasive  technologies.  After 
capturing and analysing data, the system sends feedback 
real-time  to  better  understand  the  driving  context.  As  a 
result, VI-DAS will keep the driver in the loop during mode 
transitions in semi-automated driving or ADAS modes.

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In  short,  VI-DAS  will  take  the  automotive  industry  one 
step  closer  in  the  path  towards  autonomous  driving,  the 
long-awaited  goal  of  our  society.  The  main  objective 
is  to  increase  road  safety  and  position  Europe  as  the 
leader  in  the  autonomous  driving  field.  In  order  to  reach 
this  ambitious  milestone,  VI-DAS  brings  together  leading 
international firms and institutions.

Test  sites:  Milovice  (Czech  Republic), 
Eindhoven (The Netherlands)

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CoordinatorEU contributionWebsiteADDITIONAL ROAD TRANSPORT RESEARCH
AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

INEA implements most of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme budget, in total €28.7 billion 
out of €30.4 billion for the 2014-2010 period (€23.5 million for transport, €4.7 billion for energy, and €0.5 
billion for telecommunications). The CEF Transport programme objectives are to remove bottlenecks, 
provide  missing  links,  and  ensure  sustainable,  efficient  and  intelligent  transport  systems  (i.e.  ITS). 

While funding the deployment of ITS services along the Core Network Corridors, CEF is also supporting the 
implementation of C-ITS and gradually preparing the European infrastructures for the future automated 
road transports. Through real life pilots, C-ITS services are deployed and evaluated, while interoperability 
and  technical  harmonisation  is  ensured  across  different  Member  States  and  road  operators.

INEA’S ROLE

INEA is an Executive Agency established by the European Commission to implement parts of EU funding 
programmes for transport, energy and telecommunications.

The Agency provides its stakeholders with expertise and high-level programme management, while at 
the same time promoting synergies among programmes, in order to contribute to economic growth 
and benefit EU citizens.

INEA supports Road Transport research together with the European Commission’s Directorates-General 
for Research & Innovation (DG RTD), and for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE). 

The Agency plays a crucial role in turning road transport policy set by the Directorates-Generals into 
successful implementation of research and innovation projects.

HORIZON 2020

INEA is the gateway to funding under the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges „Smart, green 
and integrated transport” and „Secure, Clean and Efficient Energy” with a total budget of 
over €5 billion (€2.3 billion for Transport and €3 billion for Energy) to be granted by end 
2020. 

INEA’s total contribution to Automated Road Transport related projects will amount to €250 
million in the period 2015-2020. 

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