Advancing remote operations to enable the sustainable and smart mobility of people and goods based on operational and societal needs (CCAM Partnership) – Societal Readiness Pilot
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- Programme / Call: Horizon Europe – Cluster 5, Climate, Energy & Mobility, Call ID HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D6-01
- Action Type: HORIZON-RIA (Research & Innovation Action) – Lump-sum grant
- Indicative EU Contribution per Project: up to €22.5 million (one single lump-sum paid against agreed work packages and deliverables)
- Total call budget: See Work Programme (typically 1–3 projects expected to be funded)
- Opening / Deadline: 06 May 2025 – 04 Sep 2025, 17:00 Brussels time
- TRL at start / end: approx. TRL 3-4 ➜ TRL 5-6 (societal-readiness pilot, not large-scale demo)
What is Funded
1. Research & system-of-systems integration for remote operations of SAE L4 automated vehicles in urban, rural and/or confined areas (2 distinct use-cases).
2. Societal-Readiness activities: multi-stakeholder engagement, co-creation, RRI methods, gender & inclusiveness analyses.
3. Safety assurance framework: methodologies, validation tools, EU-CEM application, links to SUNRISE & other CCAM projects.
4. Business & governance models: at least two viable business cases, policy recommendations, operator training curricula.
5. Infrastructure & communication requirements: incl. 5G/6G SNS components, cyber-security, data privacy, interoperability.
6. Human-factor research: cognitive load, situational awareness, job quality standards, skills mapping.
7. Environmental & rebound-effect assessments: life-cycle, energy-sufficiency, equity impacts.
Eligibility Snapshot
- Consortium: Minimum 3 independent legal entities from 3 different EU Member States or Associated Countries.
- Mandatory disciplines: Engineering, CCAM technology, Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) and stakeholder engagement expertise.
- Third-country partners: eligible if funding secured; USA, China, etc. need own funds unless association arrangements exist.
- Security restrictions: communication-network sensitive components subject to EU restrictions.
Funding Model – Lump Sum
- Proposal must include detailed cost breakdown but EC will reimburse a single fixed lump sum upon completion of work packages/deliverables.
- No financial reporting of actual costs; focus on credible, auditable work-plan.
- Pre-financing (~60-80 %) released at signature; balance after technical review.
Linked Policy Context
- Co-programmed Partnership CCAM – projects must report KPI data.
- Alignment with EU 2022/1426 framework, UNECE regulation on remote operations, European Common Evaluation Methodology (EU-CEM).
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🇪🇺 Strategic Advantages
EU-Wide Advantages and Opportunities for HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D6-01 (Societal Readiness Pilot)
1. Gateway to the EU Single Market
• 450 + million consumers & users: Demonstrating remote operations that work in Madrid, Munich and Malmö instantly multiplies the addressable customer base and data pool for training AI/ADS systems.
• Early-mover advantage: Projects can validate solutions under a common EU framework before global competitors, positioning consortia for rapid commercial roll-out when UNECE and EU laws converge.
2. Cross-Border Collaboration & Knowledge Exchange
• Mandatory multinational consortium: At least three member/associated states are required, ensuring immediate access to diverse road environments (Nordic rural, Central-European urban, Mediterranean mixed traffic) and cultural contexts for RRI.
• CCAM Partnership community (>300 organisations): Built-in channels for peer review, KPI benchmarking and dissemination to national testbeds (e.g. Germany’s ALP.Lab, France’s TEQMO, Finland’s Aurora).
• Data interoperability: Harmonised datasets through EU-CEM accelerate scenario generation and mutual recognition of safety validation results.
3. Alignment with Flagship EU Policies
• European Green Deal & Fit-for-55: Remote operation enables higher vehicle utilisation, mode-shift to shared mobility and reduced empty mileage—directly supporting CO₂ reduction targets.
• Smart & Sustainable Mobility Strategy (SSMS): Contributes to milestones on automated/connected mobility in all modes by 2030.
• Digital Decade & 5G/6G SNS JU: Leverages Europe-wide 5G corridors and upcoming 6G test networks, ensuring telecom/automotive convergence.
• AI Act & Cyber-resilience Act readiness: Early compliance research on generative-AI-assisted remote operations eases future market approval.
4. EU-Level Regulatory Harmonisation
• UNECE WP.29 & EU 2022/1426: Results feed directly into type-approval and safety validation discussions, lowering fragmentation costs vs. 27 national pilots.
• Pan-European liability & operator certification blueprint: Evidence generated can underpin an EU-wide "remote operator licence" concept, avoiding multi-state re-training.
• Cross-border operation stress-tests: Legal/technical enablers for seamless handover between traffic management systems (TMS) across borders.
5. Embedded in the EU Innovation Ecosystem
• Access to Europe’s RTOs & Living Labs: E.g. VTT, Fraunhofer, RISE, CEA offer TRL 5-7 facilities; EIT Urban Mobility and EIT Digital amplify exploitation.
• SSH excellence: World-class social science faculties (e.g. KU Leuven CES, TU Delft STS) help fulfil Societal Readiness and RRI ambitions.
• Standardisation pathways: CEN/CENELEC and ETSI working groups can fast-track project outputs into European standards.
6. Funding Synergies & Blended Finance
• Structural funds & Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF): Member States can co-finance pilot corridors or remote-operation control centres.
• CEF-2 Digital: Supports 5G/6G deployment on TEN-T roads, complementing communication prerequisites identified in the project.
• European Investment Bank (EIB): Positive ESG profile fits EIB green mobility lending; Horizon lump-sum de-risks follow-on loans.
• EIC Transition / Accelerator: SMEs can spin off validated components (cybersecurity modules, HMI) into commercial ventures.
7. Pan-European Scale & Impact Potential
• Replicability toolkit: Guidelines, business models and operator-training curricula are designed for EU-wide take-up, enabling municipalities and logistics operators in any region to replicate.
• Network effects: Multiple pilots across climates and traffic cultures create a richer safety case than any single national site, accelerating public acceptance.
• Export leverage: EU-validated solutions become de-facto global benchmarks in markets following UNECE regulations.
8. Strategic Differentiators vs. National Schemes
1. Lump-sum simplicity: Reduces administrative overhead, freeing effort for cross-country coordination.
2. Mandatory RRI & SSH integration: Helps anticipate societal backlash (job displacement, privacy) early—often overlooked in national tech-centric calls.
3. Policy feedback loop: Direct line to DG MOVE, DG CONNECT and CCAM KPI monitoring—not available in purely national grants.
9. Actionable Next Steps for Applicants
• Map consortium across at least three distinct ODD contexts (dense urban, rural, confined area) to maximise EU relevance.
• Engage telecom partners active in SNS JU projects to leverage pre-commercial 6G nodes.
• Align KPIs with EU-CEM and prepare data-sharing MoUs compliant with Data Act.
• Budget for CEN/ETSI standardisation workshops (eligible under Horizon dissemination costs).
• Plan joint policy briefs with stakeholder associations (ACEA, UITP, ETF) to shape upcoming delegated acts under the SSMS.
Bottom Line: Operating at EU scale under HORIZON-CL5-2025-04-D6-01 multiplies market reach, leverages unrivalled cross-border knowledge and positions consortia at the centre of Europe’s regulatory and innovation engines—advantages unattainable through isolated national funding.
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