SYS2WHEEL will provide brand-independent components and systems for integrated 3rd generation commercial battery electric vehicles (cBEVs) for CO2-free city logistics. High efficiency, performance, packaging and modularity enable efficient integration. Mass production costs of e-powertrain components and systems will be considerably reduced, while eliminating negative impact on drivability, safety and reliability. The same components and systems shall be used for different commercial vehicle categories, sub-categories and brands, in urban and inter-urban applications. The project will foster the transition to a broad range of cBEVs and will accelerate market penetration of e-powertrain components and systems. SYS2WHEEL will demonstrate its results on N1 and N2 cBEVs and assesses the related potential for the whole range of L and N category cBEVs as well as extensions to M1 and M2 passenger carriers. Essential enabling elements in SYS2WHEEL are e-motors for both, in-wheel and e-axle systems, a novel suspension for in-wheel systems, the in-wheel and e-axle systems themselves, time-sensitive networking, advanced controls, affordable and efficient processes, as well as scalability/ transferability of innovations. Specifically SYS2WHEEL will reduce costs in mass production by at least 20% through components becoming obsolete and reduction of wiring costs due to application of time-sensitive networks. The powertrain efficiency will be increased by improved e-motor windings, advanced rare-earth magnets, reduced powertrain rotating parts, reduced losses, advanced controls and weight reduction. Affordability, and user-friendliness will be addressed by enhanced modularity and packaging, automotive quality by advanced fail-operational safety and ISO 26262 compliance, modular and scalable technologies and lowered total cost of ownership. Space-saving approaches in SYS2WHEEL lead to more freedom for batteries, cargo and drivers.

ADVICE aims at increasing the number of HEVs up to 10% of all vehicles registered in the mid-term range. This will be achieved by focusing on a market segment called “premium class”, which covers medium class, upper medium class and luxury vehicles up to SUVs. This segment is facing severe problems in reaching European environmental exhaust targets, when running on fossil fuel only, not the least due to the considerable vehicle weight. In ADVICE three physical demonstrator vehicles are built, ranging from mild-hybrid, plug-in-hybrid to full-hybrid and – concerning fuel type – from gasoline to diesel-driven. In addition, it will be shown that the whole range in between these demonstrator vehicles can be well covered by means of validated simulation, yielding a complete coverage of the whole “premium class” segment. ADVICE aims for a reduction of exhaust and CO2 emissions on WLTP of 20% and a 25% increase in electric driving range for P-HEVs at a maximum premium cost of 5% for HEV (15% for P-HEV) with respect to the best in-class non-hybrid diesel vehicles. Particular attention is devoted to optimum driveability and drive performance, which are essential when purchasing a “premium class” vehicle and thus crucial to achieve the market penetration aimed at. These objectives will be accomplished by: * Architecture-level hybrid powertrain solutions, suited to be modularly applied to different segments to increase their volumes while reducing costs * Advanced predictive control strategies and model predictive control strategies, taking the entire vehicle into account (not only the hybrid part) * Novel optimised approaches in the aftertreatment system * Newly developed high-temperature electronics, enabling novel strategies and approaches for energy- and thermal-management * Multi-core processor architectures, enabling sophisticated control strategies and models processed on-board the vehicles ADVICE results will be verified through vehicle validator independent tests

To provide affordable and accessible mobility solutions to both emerging and advanced markets the GIANTS (Green Intelligent Affordable Nano Transport Solutions) project aims to develop a completely new electric vehicle platform. The platform is based on user demands and will be demonstrated and validated in use cases in both emerging and advanced markets showcasing the practicality of GIANTS technology. Rather than focussing on the development of a typical skateboard-solution common in the automotive sector, GIANTS offers a much more flexible and mission tailored approach: It is built on a set of technology solutions, which together allow to produce light electric vehicles (L5, L6 and L7) suited for urban traffic solutions. It offers modularity, scalability, and interoperability, and features innovative charging and energy optimization solutions. The platform will include a lightweight, blind mating and portable 48 V battery, a scalable e-drivetrain, a standardized vehicle control system, and roof solar panels. A vehicle configuration tool will also be available to enable 3rd parties to design vehicles based on the platform. The success of the platform will be assessed in terms of platform usability, manufacturability, vehicle operation, user acceptability, environmental benefits, and business viability. Additionally, a concept for recycling, reuse and refurbishment will be developed. GIANTS will reduce the cost of ownership for electric vehicles and provide climate-neutral solutions for urban transport that are user-friendly, energy efficient, and can improve air quality, thus the project will increase the user acceptance and lead to EU leadership in world transport markets. Demonstration activities with prototypes are expected to raise awareness of the GIANTS technology and facilitate its uptake by major original equipment manufacturers. The potential for the GIANTS technology is 1.5 million vehicles sold annually from 2028 onwards.

SHOW aims to support the migration path towards affective and persuasive sustainable urban transport, through technical solutions, business models and priority scenarios for impact assessment, by deploying shared, connected, cooperative, electrified fleets of autonomous vehicles in coordinated Public Transport (PT), Demand Responsive Transport (DRT), Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and Logistics as a Service (LaaS) operational chains in real-life urban demonstrations in 5 Mega, 6 Satellite and 3 Follower Pilots taking place in 20 cities across Europe. By deploying a fleet of 74 L4/L5 AVs of all types (buses, shuttles, pods, robo-taxis, automated cars connected with MaaS and cargo vehicles) and for all transport operators (passengers, cargo and mixed transport) in both dedicated lanes and mixed traffic, connected to a wide range of supporting infrastructure (5G, G5, IoT, etc.) and operating under traffic speeds ranging from 18 to over 50km/h, it aims to satisfy 7 UCs families and 22 single UCs; that together cover all urban automated mobility needs and wants of the stakeholders (i.e. as reported within SPACE initiative and in ERTRAC roadmap). Project pilots will last for 24 months, with real service seamless operation in each pilot site lasting at least 12 months and will transport with AV fleets over 1,500,000 passengers and 350,000 units of goods. Being the bigger and more holistic ever real life CCAV urban demonstration initiative, it is user led (by UITP) and realised by a Consortium of 77 Partners, 13 third parties, [terminating 9 partners and 6 third parties] and with the additional support of 60 stakeholders (connected through LoS, including major stakeholder Associations) and twinning actions with 11 organisations the US, S. Korea, Australia, China, Taiwan and Singapore.

The HADRIAN project represents a human-centered revolution in the definition of driver roles in automated driving (AD) that starts with human mobility needs within the larger framework of European future mobility visions in the areas of shared, individual, and freight mobility. Holistic driving system solutions are conceptualized based on realistic arrangements of vehicle and infrastructure capabilities matched with human capabilities to achieve safe, acceptable, and trustworthy use of AD functionality and transitions between AD levels. The HADRIAN project focuses on the utility of dynamically adjusting (fluid) human machine interfaces (HMI) that take environmental and driver conditions into account to provide adaptive signals, information, or transfer authority that the driver needs to safely transition between AD levels. For this fluid HMI (f-HMI), real-time driver status models, novel sensor and information fusion methods & algorithms, as well as decision logic algorithms for contextually sensitive interventions and information offerings will be developed. A (fluid) tutoring system will provide a step-wise training of the driver and enable calibrated levels of trust. The HADRIAN project aims to increase the safety of AD level transitions by 85 % compared to traditional, non-adaptive HMIs, and achieve acceptability of 95%. Nineteen human participant studies, covering a broad range of driver demographic and cultural factors, will explore and evaluate f-HMI concepts and driver monitoring methods in driving simulators and field demonstrations. Field demonstrations will be performed using the full range from light to larger passenger vehicles and freight vehicles/trucks (L, M, and N class). Eventually, the HADRIAN demonstrators and effectiveness metrics will be translated into guidelines and recommendations for OEMs world-wide for human-systems integration of safe, acceptable and trustworthy AD technologies and functionalities.