Digital & Automatic up to Automated Train Operations
Funds one flagship consortium to demonstrate next-generation automatic train control, from remote driving to fully automated operation, across passenger and freight rail.
The action runs for an indicative 30 months and is paid as a lump sum rather than reimbursed cost by cost, with the EU covering 60% of eligible costs and the consortium expected to cover the rest, partly through in-kind contributions if a member is a private company. The Joint Undertaking reviews progress at periodic maturity checkpoints against the project's targets, and a weak result at one of t…
This topic wants a single large-scale Flagship Project that develops and demonstrates next-generation Automatic Train Control covering high-speed, urban, regional and freight lines. It expects demonstrations of automated driving up to GoA3/4, safe train positioning, remote driving, perception systems, virtual coupling and next-generation braking, building on results from the earlier FP2-R2DATO project.
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