Objective
The transport sector contributes to about 25% of total CO2 emissions in the EU and is the only sector where the trend is still increasing. Taking into account the growing demand on the road transport system and the ambitious targets of the EC’s Transport White Paper, it is paramount to increase the efficiency of freight transport.
The vision of the AEROFLEX project is to support vehicle manufacturers and the logistics industry to achieve the coming challenges for road transport. The overall objective of the AEROFLEX project is to develop and demonstrate new technologies, concepts and architectures for complete vehicles with optimised aerodynamics, powertrains and safety systems as well as flexible and adaptable loading units with advanced interconnectedness contributing to the vision of a “physical internet”. The optimal matching of novel vehicle concepts and infrastructures is highly important, requiring the definition of smart infrastructure access policies for the next generation of trucks, load carriers and road infrastructure.
The specific technical objectives, main innovations and targeted key results are:
1. Characterise the European freight transport market (map, quantify and predict), the drivers, the constraints, the trends, and the mode and vehicle choice criteria
2. Develop new concepts and technologies for trucks with reduced drag, which are safer, comfortable, configurable and cost effective and ensure satisfaction of intermodal customer needs under varying transport tasks and conditions.
3. Demonstrate potential truck aerodynamics and energy management improvements with associated impact assessments of the new vehicle concepts, technologies and features developed in the AEROFLEX project.
4. Drafting of coherent recommendations for revising standards and legislative frameworks in order to allow the new aerodynamic and flexible vehicle concepts on the road.
To achieve an overall 18-33% efficiency improvement in road transport / long haulage by 2025+.
Field of science
- /engineering and technology/mechanical engineering/vehicle engineering/aerospace engineering/aeronautical engineering
- /social sciences/social and economic geography/transport/freight transport
Call for proposal
H2020-GV-2017
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Funding Scheme
IA - Innovation actionCoordinator
80995 Munchen
Germany
Participants (25)
5643 TW Eindhoven
10156 Torino
151 87 Sodertalje
405 08 Goteborg
10043 Orbassano
2628 XJ Delft
48612 Horstmar
Participation ended
4153 BV Beesd
54100 Sakarya
582 16 Linkoping
63040 Clermont Ferrand
Participation ended
1170 Brussels
41296 Goeteborg
51147 Koln
80686 Munchen
6802 CC Arnhem
43710 Santa Oliva
1059CM Amsterdam
3010 Kessel Lo
2595 DA Den Haag
30625 Hannover
1000 Bruxelles
2901 LB Capelle Aan De Ijsel
30453 Hannover
4153 BV Beesd