Collaboration platform for the European connected and autonomous vehicle of the future
Funds a single collaboration platform that coordinates Europe's software-defined and autonomous-vehicle projects into shared standards and open-source building blocks.
Collaboration Platform for the European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle of the Future is a European Commission call that funds a single platform coordinating Europe's software-defined and autonomous-vehicle projects into shared standards and open-source building blocks. This is a single-stage DIGITAL Simple Grant, so applicants submit one full proposal rather than going through a short-listing ro…
The call funds a collaboration platform supporting the European Connected and Autonomous Vehicle Alliance (ECAVA), coordinating industry, national and EU-funded projects on software-defined vehicles, in-vehicle computing, automotive AI and autonomous driving. The winner steers alignment on shared architectures and interfaces, incubates joint developments toward series production, and runs a repository and digital collaboration platform building on efforts like Eclipse SDV, AUTOSAR and COVESA.
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