Partners

Applus+ IDIADA is a global partner to the automotive industry with over 30 years’ experience supporting our clients in product development activities by providing design, engineering, testing and homologation services.
IDIADA’s success in product development is built on a unique blend of highly experienced engineers, state-of-the-art test and development facilities and the constant drive towards innovation.
The company has over than 3,400 professionals and an international network of subsidiaries and branch offices in 24 countries, ensuring our clients receive customized added-value solutions.

The Federal Highway and Transport Research Institute (BASt) is the practice-oriented, technical-scientific research institute of the German Government in the field of road engineering. It is dedicated to the diverse tasks resulting from the interactions between humans, transport, infrastructure and the environment. Its mission is the improvement of safety, environmental compatibility, efficiency and performance relating to roads.

Emotion3D is an Austrian company developing software for in-cabin analysis based on artificial intelligence and computer vision. Its technology allows monitoring of drivers and passengers, including detection of distraction, drowsiness, and impairment, as well as support for adaptive human–machine interaction. The solutions are hardware-agnostic and designed to comply with international safety and regulatory standards such as NCAP and UNECE. emotion3D works with automotive manufacturers and Tier-1 suppliers worldwide to provide reliable, data-driven software for mobility systems.

The i2CAT research centre drives advanced digital solutions through applied research and innovation. The centre has over 20 years of multi-technology expertise in 5G/6G, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), Cybersecurity, Blockchain, Space Communications, Immersive, Interactive, and Digital Society Technologies. With an approach focused on knowledge transfer, i2CAT generates a tangible impact on the economy and improves people’s lives by connecting public administration, private enterprise, the scientific community and citizens. i2CAT is part of the CERCA network and is accredited by the TECNIO certification.

As a global semiconductor leader in power systems and IoT, we enable game-changing solutions for green and efficient energy, clean and safe mobility, as well as smart and secure IoT. Today, we are facing a new era of mobility with rising expectations around electrification, automation, convenience, and reliable connectivity. Our semiconductor solutions drive the transformation towards clean, safe, and smart mobility services across all means of transport. 
We are increasingly digitalizing cockpit, infotainment, comfort, and lighting applications as we take automated driving to the next stage with higher levels of computation performance, connectivity, security, and safety. Supporting the transition towards electrical/ electronic (E/E) vehicle architectures and thus to software-defined vehicles, we are pushing the boundaries of edge artificial intelligence (AI).

Being “The Research University in the Helmholtz Association”, KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility, and information. For this, KIT employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life. KIT is one of the German universities of excellence.

As part of RWTH Aachen University, the Institute for Automotive Engineering (ika) researches the entire vehicle, including its systems and their interactions. From the initial idea through innovative component and system concepts to vehicle prototypes, the Institute’s employees are shaping the vehicle of the future. The ika makes a recognized contribution to solving current and future challenges both in public projects and in cooperation with automobile manufacturers and suppliers. 
The basis of our intensive research work for large parts of the automotive industry as well as public funding bodies at EU, federal and state level is our extensive infrastructure, which ranges from drive, battery, chassis and tire test benches to acoustic, thermodynamic and servo-hydraulic test facilities to a complete vehicle crash facility and test tracks including state-of-the-art measurement technology. In addition, there is up-to-date software and hardware equipment for all necessary simulation disciplines.

At SWOV Institute for Road Safety Research, it is our mission to use knowledge from scientific research to contribute to safer road traffic. SWOV helps answer questions policymakers and other road traffic professionals are confronted with. SWOV is a non-profit organization. Most of SWOV’s research is made possible by public funds. SWOV works for decentralised and semi-governments. But also consulting firms, companies and international clients use our research experience, such as the European Union. 
SWOV is independent with respect to its knowledge and research findings. A programme advisory board and a scientific advisory board advise us about our programming and the quality of our research. This research is typically interdisciplinary and always undergoes quality evaluation. SWOV-knowledge is public knowledge. SWOV develops fact sheets and reports to provide you with brief, clear and substantiated answers to road safety questions.

Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA oversees the wholesale sales and marketing of Toyota, GR (GAZOO Racing) and Lexus vehicles and parts and accessories, as well as Toyota’s European manufacturing and engineering operations. Toyota directly employs over 24,000 people and has invested over EUR 11 billion in Europe since 1990. Its eight European manufacturing plants are located in Portugal, the UK, France, Poland, Czech Republic and Turkey. Today, there are approximately 16.5 million Toyota, GR and Lexus vehicles on European roads, whose drivers are supported by a network of 28 National Marketing and Sales Companies and around 2,800 retail sales outlets in 53 countries.

We educate students and advance knowledge in science & technology for the benefit of humanity. We integrate education and research to enable our students and scientists to become thought leaders and to design and achieve the unimaginable. In close collaboration with our public and private partners, we translate our basic research into meaningful solutions. At TU/e, we embrace and live our four CORe values: Curious, Open, Respectful and Responsible.

Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a young university, founded in 1956 by industry, local government and academia. Today, their spirit of collaboration is still at the heart of the university community. We foster an open culture where everyone feels free to exchange ideas and take initiatives.

WMG is a world leading research and education group, transforming organisations and driving innovation through a unique combination of collaborative research and development, and pioneering education programmes. As an international role model for successful partnerships between academia and the private and public sectors, WMG develops advancements nationally and globally, in applied science, technology and engineering, to deliver real impact to economic growth, society and the environment. 
An academic department of the University of Warwick, and a centre for the HVM Catapult, WMG was founded by the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development.

VALEO is a leading tier1 automotive supplier, developing state-of-the-art automotive products and systems. The Brain division (ValeoCDA) leads research and innovation in ADAS, Connected and Automated Driving, User Experience, and automotive Digital Services. The teams develop new hardware and AI-embedded software, focusing on perception technologies using deep neural networks and AI, Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM), trajectory planning, decision-making, and control systems. These advancements are then validated on demonstrator vehicles, poised for rapid market integration. In this context, Valeo will contribute its extensive expertise and advanced urban autonomous vehicle prototypes to the CERTAIN project. The prototype will serve as critical real-world use cases, providing invaluable data and scenarios for the validation of AI-based CCAM systems.

ZF is a global technology company supplying advanced mobility products and systems for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial technology. Its comprehensive product range is primarily aimed at vehicle manufacturers, mobility providers and start-up companies in the fields of transportation and mobility. ZF electrifies a wide range of vehicle types. With its products, the company contributes to reducing emissions, protecting the climate as well as enhancing safe mobility. Alongside the automotive sector – passenger cars and commercial vehicles – ZF also serves market segments such as construction and agricultural machinery, wind power, marine propulsion, rail drives and test systems.

The Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH) was founded in March 2000, it is a legal entity governed by private law with non-profit status, supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Innovation (GSRI) of the Greek Ministry of Development. CERTH suggests one of the most important Research Centers in Greece with a main mission: The promotion of innovative research for the benefit of society. Dedicated to this purpose, CERTH lies at the forefront of basic, applied and technological research to provide solutions to society’s modern challenges. CERTH places a strong emphasis on innovation, which is demonstrated -among others- by the establishing collaborations with the industry.

DAF Trucks is a subsidiary of PACCAR Inc, a global technology company that designs and manufacturers light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. DAF provides a full range of tractor units and vocational trucks, offering the right vehicle for every transport application. DAF is also a leading provider of services, including MultiSupport repair and maintenance contracts, financial services from PACCAR Financial and a first-class parts delivery service from PACCAR Parts.

ERTICO – ITS Europe is a public-private partnership with nearly 120 members across eight sectors of the ITS community, including service providers, suppliers, research institutions, public authorities, and vehicle manufacturers. It drives innovation and stakeholder collaboration through co-funded projects, platforms, and advocacy, focusing on connected and automated mobility, eco-mobility, urban mobility, and logistics. ERTICO also organises the annual ITS Congress and, every third year, the ITS World Congress in Europe. Looking ahead, ERTICO continues to build international cooperation, foster policy dialogue, and support evidence-based decision-making to accelerate the digital and sustainable transformation of transport across Europe and beyond.

The Institute of Computer and Communication Systems (ICCS) is the oldest and one of the largest academic research institutes in Greece. It is the research branch of the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), and it was founded in 1989 as an independent, non-profit body. Since then, ICCS has a valuable impact on the country’s scientific output by producing outstanding research results in areas such as hardware and software technology, computer network technology, digital communications technologies, automation technologies, energy and power production technologies, biomedical and biomechanics technologies, information systems and management decision technologies, photonic technologies for communications, etc. ICCS offers a world-class research environment and a dynamic hub that nurtures learning, continuous skill cultivation, international collaboration, and innovation, uniquely adapted to the ever-changing landscape of the digital age.

JLR’s Reimagine strategy aims to deliver a sustainability‑rich vision of modern luxury by design. We are transforming our business with the aim to become carbon net zero across our supply chain, products, and operations by 2039. Electrification is central to our strategy and before the end of the decade our brands will each have a pure electric model, while Jaguar will be entirely electric. 
The flexibility of our world-leading powertrain technologies means we can continue to offer hybrid and ICE vehicles in our ranges as we begin to roll out full BEV options, to match demand in the global transition to electric.

Established in the Netherlands in 2010, MAPtm is a leading Small to Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) specializing in innovative solutions for traffic management. We are consultants and experts in various fields, including Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility (CCAM). Traffic management demands smart and innovative solutions. This requires a partner who not only advises but also possesses deep knowledge of the latest systems and developments, proficient in both implementation and operation. MAPtm has the necessary expertise and skills to elevate operational traffic management to the next level and manage operations on your behalf. We achieve this through our expert consultants, digital tools, and operational services.

Siemens AG is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility, and healthcare. The company’s purpose is to create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers customers to accelerate their digital and sustainability transformations, making factories more efficient, cities more livable, and transportation more sustainable. A leader in industrial AI, Siemens leverages its deep domain know-how to apply AI – including generative AI – to real-world applications, making AI accessible and impactful for customers across diverse industries. Siemens Digital Industries Software, in the Netherlands, develops Simcenter Prescan, a high-fidelity simulation tool, for virtual verification of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles.

Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt offers over 75 bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in engineering and economics across its six faculties. More than 8,100 students are currently enrolled on these programmes. In addition to providing high-quality, practical-oriented education, THI is also highly committed to research and development. With over 70 professors conducting research in eight institutes and more than 300 researchers, THI covers a wide range of research fields. Through its CARISSMA research centre, which consists of three institutes, THI has established itself as the leading scientific centre for vehicle safety research in Germany. As the Bavarian AI mobility hub, THI is establishing an artificial intelligence centre with the support of the High-Tech Agenda Bavaria.

TNO is an independent public research organisation. With over 4,000 specialists, we work together with entrepreneurs, scientists, policymakers, individuals, and society as a whole to create a safe, healthy, sustainable, and digitally connected society.

The University of Leeds is one of the largest universities in the UK. It is part of the elite Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the UK, and is renowned globally for the quality of our research and teaching. The University is ranked in the top 75 universities in the world according to the QS World University Rankings 2024. It currently has more than 39,800 students from all over the world, and is ranked as  the 35th most international university in the world (Times Higher Education ranking 2020). The university contributes £1.3 billion every year to the UK economy.

Vaive Logistics is the new technology start-up committed to the development and commercialisation of autonomous delivery vehicles in the context of urban last-mile logistics operations. Vaive helps external companies optimize their logistics operations, reduce their environmental impact, and create a more efficient and secure delivery system. This is achieved thanks to Ona, an electric vehicle designed to operate autonomously eliminating the need for a human driver.

Vicomtech is an applied research centre for Interactive Computer Graphics and Multimedia located in San Sebastian (Spain). It is a non-profit association, founded in 2001 as a joint venture by the Fraunhofer INI- GraphicsNet Foundation and the EiTB Broadcasting Group. The role of Vicomtech in the market is to supply society with technology by transfer of primary research to industry. This is done through collaborative R&D projects. Vicomtech develops its activity in the field of Information Technologies, especially the convergence of Computer Graphics and Computer Vision (Visual Computing), Data Analytics & Intelligence, Interactive Digital Media and Language Technologies.