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Piloting Automated Driving on European Roads

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Pan-European testing environment to study the effects of connected automated driving

Connected and automated driving has the potential to drastically alter transportation and create far reaching impacts. With this in mind, the EU-funded L3Pilot project is executing large-scale piloting of automation with developed SAE Level 3 and Level 4 functions exposed to different users and mixed traffic environments in variable conditions. The project will equip 70 vehicles and the test fleet comprising 13 different vehicle brands. More than 750 test participants will drive 400,000 kilometres, half of them in automated driving mode. L3Pilot will pave the way for scaled-up driving tests with automated series vehicles in real-life traffic that will be taken up by the follow-on project Hi-Drive. Project work will underscore the leadership of Europe's automotive industry in developing reliable, thoroughly tested and user-friendly technology.

Objective

The overall objective of the L3Pilot project is to test the viability of automated driving (AD) as a safe and efficient means of transportation, exploring and promoting new service concepts to provide inclusive mobility. This high-level objective is detailed as four major technical objectives: (i) create a standardised Europe-wide piloting environment for automated driving (ii) coordinate activities across the piloting community to acquire the required data (iii) pilot, test, and evaluate automated driving functions and connected automation (iv) innovate and promote AD for wider awareness and market introduction. The European automotive sector must remain competitive in vehicle automation in the face of increasing competition from the US and Asia. Only by joining forces in pilot testing and evaluation of AD systems with real users will European industry meet the challenge coming from overseas. The project will focus on large-scale piloting of SAE Level 3 functions, with additional assessment of some Level 4 functions. The functionality of the systems used is exposed to variable conditions in 11 European countries, 100 vehicles and 1000 test drivers. The approach will be to adapt the FESTA methodology for testing automated driving needs. The tested functions cover a wide range from parking to overtaking, and urban intersection driving. Due to its large coverage of driving situations, L3Pilot is unique, and the first project which will demonstrate and test such a comprehensive menu of automated driving functions. The data collected will also be made available for third parties outside the consortium, for further use. The evaluation of the data will focus on technical, user acceptance, driving and travel behaviour, impact on traffic and society. The project promotion will include user outreach campaigns with four showcases, and the creation of a comprehensive guideline - a Code of Practice - with best practices for the development of automated driving functions.

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Call for proposal

H2020-ART-2016-2017

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Sub call

H2020-ART-2016-Two-Stages

Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

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VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Net EU contribution
€ 2 845 863,12
Address
BERLINER RING 2
38440 Wolfsburg
Germany

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Niedersachsen Braunschweig Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 4 065 518,74

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