Supporting the driver in conserving energy and reducing emissions

Project Information

ecoDriver

Grant agreement ID: 288611

Project closed

Start date 1 October 2011

End date 31 March 2016

Funded under

• Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Total cost € 14 628 285,00

EU contribution € 10 700 000,00

Coordinated by

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS
United Kingdom

Project description

Low carbon multi-modal mobility and freight transport

ecoDriver addresses the need to consider the human element when encouraging "green" driving, since driver behaviour is a critical element in energy efficiency. The focus of the project is on technology working with the driver. The project aims to deliver the most effective feedback to drivers on green driving by optimising the driver-powertrain-environment feedback loop. It will carry out a substantial programme of work to investigate how best to win the support of the driver to obtain the most energy-efficient driving style for best energy use. Feedback coverage will include preview of the upcoming situation, optimising the current driving situation as well as post-drive feedback and learning. The project will address this across a wide range of vehicles -- e.g. cars, light trucks and vans, medium and heavy trucks and buses -- covering both individual and collective transport, and will optimise feedback to drivers for both nomadic devices and built-in systems and compare the effectiveness of each. The project will evaluate HMIs and feedback to drivers via both nomadic devices and built-in systems and compare the effectiveness of each. In each case a range of HMIs and feedback styles will be assessed. The project aims to examine driving not only with current and near-term powertrains but also with a full range of future vehicles, including various types of hybrid and plug-in electric vehicles. A comprehensive evaluation will be carried out both in the laboratory (a variety of driving simulators) and in real world driving in both the private and fleet contexts. Scenarios will be developed to assess the implications for the future effectiveness of green driving support. The target of ecoDriver is to deliver a 20% improvement in energy efficiency by autonomous means alone, which opens up the possibility of greater than 20% savings in combination with cooperative systems.

Fields of science

Not validated

• social sciences › social geography › transport › electric vehicles

Programme(s)

• FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Topic(s)

• ICT-2011.6.6 - Low carbon multi-modal mobility and freight transport

Call for proposal

FP7-ICT-2011-7
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS

• EU contribution: € 1 961 139,00
• Address: WOODHOUSE LANE ; LS2 9JT Leeds ; United Kingdom
• Region: Yorkshire and the Humber › West Yorkshire › Leeds
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Martin Hamilton (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

Participants (15)

EUROPEAN ROAD TRANSPORT TELEMATICS IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATION ORGANISATION - INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS & SERVICES EUROPE

Belgium

• EU contribution: € 603 528,00
• Address: AVENUE LOUISE 523 ; 1050 BRUXELLES
• Region: Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest › Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
• Activity type: Other
• Administrative Contact: Jean-Charles Pandazis (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG

Germany

• EU contribution: € 724 662,00
• Address: MERCEDESSTRASSE 120 ; 70372 Stuttgart
• Region: Baden-Württemberg › Stuttgart › Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Katharina Deckhert (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

BMW FORSCHUNG UND TECHNIK GMBH

Participation ended

Germany

• EU contribution: € 477 683,00
• Address: HANAUER STRASSE 46 ; 80992 MUENCHEN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Eva Gruber (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Germany

• EU contribution: € 673 950,00
• Address: TEMPLERGRABEN 55 ; 52062 Aachen
• Region: Nordrhein-Westfalen › Köln › Städteregion Aachen
• Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
• Administrative Contact: Christian Sahr (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT

Germany

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: PETUELRING 130 ; 80809 Munchen
• Region: Bayern › Oberbayern › München, Kreisfreie Stadt
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Eva Gruber (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

REICH FRANZ

Germany

• EU contribution: € 122 940,00
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Franz Reich (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

FUNDACION PARA LA PROMOCION DE LA INNOVACION INVESTIGACION Y DESARROLLO TECNOLOGICO EN LA INDUSTRIA DE AUTOMOCION DE GALICIA

Spain

• EU contribution: € 990 442,00
• Address: POLIGONO INDUSTRIAL A GRANXA CALLE A PARCELAS 249-250 ; 36400 Porrino Pontevedra
• Region: Noroeste › Galicia › Pontevedra
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Rosa Blanco (Ms.)
• Total cost: No data

INSTITUT FRANCAIS DES SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES DES TRANSPORTS, DE L'AMENAGEMENT ET DES RESEAUX

France

• EU contribution: € 750 274,00
• Address: BOULEVARD ISAAC NEWTON 14 CITE DESCARTES 14-20 ; 77447 MARNE LA VALLEE CEDEX 2
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Olivier Orfila (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

CARRIERWEB IRELAND LIMITED

Participation ended

Ireland

• EU contribution: € 0,00
• Address: LOWER BAGGOT STREET 132 ; 2 DUBLIN
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Irina Naumova (Mrs.)
• Total cost: No data

CENTRO RICERCHE FIAT SCPA

Italy

• EU contribution: € 538 630,00
• Address: STRADA TORINO 50 ; 10043 Orbassano
• Region: Nord-Ovest › Piemonte › Torino
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Massimo Casali (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

HERE GLOBAL B.V.

Participation ended

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 7 385,00
• Address: KENNEDYPLEIN 222 ; 5611 ZT Eindhoven
• Region: Zuid-Nederland › Noord-Brabant › Zuidoost-Noord-Brabant
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Stephane Dreher (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TOM TOM TELEMATICS B.V.

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 112 511,00
• Address: DE RUI JTERKADE 154 ; 1011 AC AMSTERDAM
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Administrative Contact: Miguel Pascual (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

TOMTOM INTERNATIONAL BV

Participation ended

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 291 153,00
• Address: DE RUIJTERKADE 154 ; 1011 AC Amsterdam
• Region: West-Nederland › Noord-Holland › Groot-Amsterdam
• Administrative Contact: Michiel Wesseling (Mr.)
• Total cost: No data

NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK TNO

Netherlands

• EU contribution: € 2 154 344,00
• Address: ANNA VAN BUERENPLEIN 1 ; 2595 DA Den Haag
• Region: West-Nederland › Zuid-Holland › Agglomeratie ’s-Gravenhage
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Rino Brouwer (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data

STATENS VAG- OCH TRANSPORTFORSKNINGSINSTITUT

Sweden

• EU contribution: € 1 291 359,00
• Address: OLAUS MAGNUS VAG 35 ; 58195 Linkoping
• Region: Östra Sverige › Östra Mellansverige › Östergötlands län
• Activity type: Research Organisations
• Administrative Contact: Katja Kircher (Dr.)
• Total cost: No data