Programme Category
Programme Name
Programme Description
The joint undertakings have three general objectives, in accordance with Article 4 of the SBA:
- strengthening and integrating the scientific, innovation and technological capacities and facilitating collaborative links,
- securing sustainability-driven global leadership and resilience of Union value chains in key technologies and industries and on developing and
- accelerating the uptake of innovative solutions throughout the Union addressing climate, environmental, health, digital and other global challenges.
Identifier Code
Call
Summary
Τhe action will provide the basis for an SDV reference architecture, supported by development tools, facilitating prototyping and testing, with a focus on the hardware abstraction layer embedded in a holistic SDV architecture.
Detailed Call Description
The action will contribute to reinforcing the resilience and competitiveness of European automotive supply chains by reducing the dependence on specific automotive processors, notably solutions offered by non-EU providers, avoiding vendor lock-in and ensuring the adoption of the most competitive solutions on the market. This will also facilitate the integration of emerging European processors and open-source hardware.
The topic targets concepts and solutions for an SDV reference architecture and implementation of a hardware abstraction layer that abstracts from the underlying central or distributed computing topologies (MP, SoC, DCU, ECUs, etc.) and that allows the dynamic mapping of computing resources to different runtime environments which enable the execution of advanced sensing, control and perception functions at the edge, whilst supporting the integration of emerging advanced high-performance chip architectures or open hardware like RISC-V. This will provide a first basis for the development of a common European SDV platform facilitating the integration of digital components, systems and functions in the vehicle.
The topic includes the definition of common and open APIs for the integration of higher level vehicle functions, and should manage the integration of legacy frameworks like AUTOSAR and emerging frameworks like for example the ECLIPSE SDV Working Group and COVESA, while ensuring real-time performance, system integrity, safety and security in the respective vehicle domains.
The proposed reference architecture shall:
- define core functionalities to be targeted by SW developers and to be implementable in (various) underlying hardware;
- provide appropriate abstractions of hardware resources to be managed by a run-time system and its services;
- propose integration concepts for new functional extensions and align with a broader SDV reference architecture including the middleware and interfaces to the application framework.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
The EU contribution per project is capped at €20 000 000 and the maximum contribution per partner in a project is limited to 40% of the total EU funding for the project.
The maximum EU Contribution as percentage of the eligible cost for both calls is:
- Large Enterprise (for profit non-SME) – 25%
- SME (for profit SME) – 35%
- University/Other (not for profit) – 35%
Thematic Categories
- Information and Communication Technologies
- Information Technology
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
- Small-Medium Enterprises and Competitiveness
Eligibility for Participation
- Educational Institutions
- Large Enterprises
- Legal Entities
- NGOs
- Non Profit Organisations
- Other Beneficiaries
- Private Bodies
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
- Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
- State-owned Enterprises
Eligibility For Participation Notes
There are specific eligibility criteria relevant to each KDT JU Participating State: these are listed in the KDT JU Work Programme 2023.
Eligibility conditions are described in Annex 1 (page 80) and Annex 4 (National/Regional specific eligibility conditions, page 84) of the KDT JU Work Programme 2023.
For detailed information about the eligibility conditions for each call, please visit the KDT JU Work Programme 2023.
The consortium should be coordinated by a leading European industrial actor of the automotive industry (OEM or tier 1), or by a neutral organisation well established in the sector. The consortium must include:
- a large and representative number of European OEMs of motorised vehicles with headquarters in several Member States;
- a large and representative number of European tier-1 automotive suppliers and technology companies, including semiconductor companies
- universities and research and technology organisations bringing the newest advances in relevant digital and other technologies and/or acting act as neutral mediators
Call Opening Date
Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
Contact
Address:
White Atrium Building
Avenue de la Toison d’Or 56-60
1060 Βrussels
Belgium
Τelephone: 00 32 2 221 81 02
Email: enquiries@kdt-ju.europa.eu
(Publish Date: 13/03/2023-for internal use only)