A European flagship to deploy automated & autonomous mobility across borders

Pan-EU Autonomous Vehicle (AV) Launchpad

Autonomous vehicles could reduce road deaths by up to 90% by eliminating human error, which causes 9 in 10 road fatalities today. Yet, automated mobility solutions (up to SAE level 3) and autonomous mobility solutions (SEA levels 4 and 5) are held back by fragmentation today in the EU. Vehicle manufacturers must navigate a fragmented patchwork of complex permitting processes to test on public roads. Without sufficient testing on public roads, it is impossible to demonstrate the immense advantages that automated, autonomous and connected driving would have, and by extension, free the way for commercial deployment.

We need a European flagship investment programme for the first industrial deployment of automated and autonomous mobility technology, besides the vital need for a more harmonised testing framework. This initiative should be a joint effort by Member States to test and roll out automated and self-driving vehicle technologies across national borders. It would ensure that automated and autonomous vehicles work safely, smoothly and cross-border on all EU roads, not just in one place. All this will translate into accelerated vehicle approvals, lower costs, and greater opportunities for Europe’s leadership in connected, automated, autonomous and climate-friendly transport.

90%

Potential reduction in road deaths with autonomous vehicles.

Project scope:

Launch a IPCEI project backed by Member States to advance the development of automated driving technologies, e.g, software-defined vehicle (SDV) technologies as well as advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), and develop a distributed testbed for clean, connected, and autonomous vehicles (CCAVs)
Link real-life test roads with virtual simulations, smart traffic control using AI, and systems that let cars communicate with roads, signals, and other vehicles (i.e. vehicle-to-everything infrastructure.

KPIs by 2030:

Demonstrated reduction in time-to-certification for autonomous vehicles

ROIs by 2030:

Faster go-to-market for validated automated and autonomous systems, reducing R&D overhead and regulatory delays.
Million in new revenue from autonomous features integrated into production vehicles across the EU.