Holistic solutions for CCAM integration in critical scenarios (CCAM Partnership)
Horizon Europe · Grant topic
Summary
A Polish company can use this call for R&D.
Funds companies and researchers developing situation interpretation services and local architectures to resolve critical scenarios in connected and automated mobility.
- Who can apply
- Companies can lead: SME, large company, startup, research org, university.
- Amount
- €5.5M per projectTotal budget €5,500,000
- Deadline
- 07 Oct 2027 02:00 CESTin 348 days
- Status
- Forthcomingopens 3 Jun 2027
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source.
Description
Expected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:
• Detailed clustered collection of critical use cases and scenarios based on the findings of former or current national and international research projects, as well as the identification of missing aspects.
• In-depth analysis of stakeholders that may be affected by critical situations and edge cases and that have high interest and/or influence in resolving these situations through their capabilities.
• Availability of real-time holistic situation interpretation services addressing the respective needs of road users of all kinds, road operators, service providers and related perspectives, as well as its social participation and technological integration, i.e. the role of each technological component in the overall system-of-systems.
• Availability of a “local deconflicting CCAM architecture” that detects and deconflicts corner case situations (automatically through active and passive technologies or by including remote operation techniques). This includes the capability from online calculation of optimal countermeasures to ensure safety, and reduce any negative impacts on all road users, by considering available infrastructure (including also automated and connected digital components, like sensors, intelligent traffic control systems, cooperative communication), and overall conditions. Such an architecture also needs to address relevant requirements, particularly in technology and near and far communications, outlining the technical standards and investments necessary for risk mitigation. These may include solutions to increase road users’ situational awareness and the provision of reliable, accurate and timely warnings.
• Establishment of working methods and harmonization of interfaces with national/local road authorities, operators and emergency services (e.g. first responders in case of accidents), including remote operations and road enforcement. The aim must be the creation or adaption of decision-support tools that can be integrated with mobility platforms, traffic control systems, and emergency services. This also includes the definition of related shared governance models. Understanding of the requirements for public road authorities (national and local) to address CCAM critical cases, defining their role in supporting and enabling CCAM operations.
• Enhanced user acceptance through holistic CCAM solutions addressing their individual needs and requirements as e.g. road user, customer, operator, service provider, etc., in terms of trust, safety, security, etc.
Scope:
Based on the preliminary and final findings of HEADSTART[1], SUNRISE[2], EVENTS[3], ROADVIEW[4] and SYNERGIES[5] (among others), this call is focussing on CCAM solutions for critical cases, specifically situations and events that are less regular and of higher risk. These cases may also include emergency conditions and unplanned events, on local and on larger (regional, national, European) scale, such as extreme weather conditions, road incidents, cyberattacks, traffic disruptions, and sudden loss of coverage of the Operational Design Domain (ODD).
CCAM operations may be disturbed under multiple scenarios, and can vary according to the type of road, road attributes, traffic conditions, available infrastructure and technology, malfunctions, incidents, etc. Depending on the specific circumstances and the dimension of the disturbance, the impact on CCAM operations and involved agents (e.g. road users, vehicles, VRUs, infrastructure components, emergency services, operators) may vary. According to the case and the dimension of the incident, different entities and actors of the CCAM system (and even beyond, e.g. regulatory bodies and emergency and crisis response centres) are involved and may need to take part to resolve these events in a resilient, safe and secure way.
This call adopts a holistic approach, investigating critical cases not only from technological/infrastructure or vehicle-related perspectives (e.g., edge cases for automated vehicles) but also from the viewpoint of the user, customer, service provider, authority, city, etc. In particular, the focus is on how the CCAM system addresses and mitigates potential negative consequences of such events, including safety risks, emissions, loss of trust, and similar impacts. Proposed actions are expected to address all of the following aspects:
• Development of a clustered list of critical scenarios, impacted entities, role and relation of all stakeholders, the estimated impact and the optimal kind of CCAM-based countermeasure.
• Development and testing of tools and services for the detection of critical situations and edge cases, also based on the tools and approaches for robust environment perception done in HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-02.
• Development and testing of CCAM-based countermeasure solutions. Where applicable, the use of artificial intelligence methods and digital infrastructure support should be considered, aligned also to the tools and approaches for robust decision making done in HORIZON-CL5-2026-10-D6-02. The solutions also should reference common EU Emergency Response Protocols, e.g. for first responders. Also, the creation of decision-support tools and the integration of those into mobility platforms, traffic control systems, and emergency services must be considered. In general, customer/user understanding and trust in the CCAM system is crucial in the adoption of a new service. In building trust, it is vital to take into consideration the user perspective and investigate how critical cases can be managed in a way that is effective for the improvement of customer perception.
• Validation and evaluation of solutions in terms of resulting risk reduction and potential negative impacts of critical cases. Solutions will need to be targeted against the scenarios identified and the stakeholders affected and would aim to either eliminate the risk to the service resilience or reduce its likelihood and impact as far as reasonably practicable. This also includes the quantification of the impact, which may also be deduced by using simulation. In addition, also the integration of the solutions into existing platforms needs to be validated in relevant environments (TRL 5). The outcomes of this call are expected to feed into future CCAM demonstrations.
This topic requires the effective contribution of SSH disciplines and the involvement of SSH experts, institutions as well as the inclusion of relevant SSH expertise, in order to produce meaningful and significant effects enhancing the societal impact of the related research activities.
Projects funded under this topic are expected to build on the insights and outcomes of the CCAM Technology Observatory, exploring and leveraging complementarities between their own activities and the Observatory’s findings.
This topic implements the co-programmed European Partnership on ‘Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility’ (CCAM). As such, projects resulting from this topic will be expected to report on results to the European Partnership ‘Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility’ (CCAM) in support of the monitoring of its KPIs.
Projects resulting from this topic are expected to apply the European Common Evaluation Methodology (EU-CEM) for CCAM[6].
Technology Readiness Level - Technology readiness level expected from completed projects
Activities are expected to achieve TRL 5-6 by the end of the project – see General Annex B.
[1] https://www.headstart-project.eu/
[2] https://ccam-sunrise-project.eu/
[3] https://www.events-project.eu/
[4] https://roadview-project.eu/
[5] https://synergies-ccam.eu/
[6] See the evaluation methodology here.
Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- SME, Large company, Startup, Research org, University
- Purpose
- Research and innovation
- R&D relevance
- 3 of 3
- Poland eligible
- Yes
- Country limit
- —
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Unclear
- Readiness level (TRL)
- —
- Topics
- Connected and automated mobility
- Critical traffic scenarios
- Real-time situation interpretation
- Cooperative conflict resolution
Machine-classified from the call text; check eligibility at the source. 23 Oct 2026
Conditions
Typed facts extracted from the source documents by Scindu's grant-data review. Each value keeps its own conditions. Unknown means unstated, not zero or unlimited.
- Consortium requiredBeneficiaries; affiliated entities do not count toward minimum
- Yes
Unless the topic provides otherwise, at least three independent legal-entity beneficiaries from three different countries: one from a Member State and two others each from different Member States or Associated Countries.
- Other condition
- The Work Programme classifies this exact topic as a Research and Innovation Action (RIA).
- Other condition
- This topic implements the co-programmed CCAM Partnership, and project results are expected to be reported to that partnership for KPI monitoring.
- Other condition
- General Annex B makes legal entities established in China ineligible for Research and Innovation Actions unless otherwise stated. It lists specified destination exceptions, including the Cluster 5 Climate sciences and responses for the transformation towards climate neutrality destination, and permits case-by-case exceptions for justified reasons. The topic-specific eligibility section refers to General Annex B and lists its own exceptions; it does not state an exception to this China eligibility rule.
- Other condition
- Horizon Europe projects must focus exclusively on civil applications.
- Other condition
- If the project uses satellite-based Earth-observation, positioning, navigation and/or related timing data or services, beneficiaries must use Copernicus and/or Galileo/EGNOS; other data and services may also be used.
- Other condition
- Where a Type 2 detailed budget is required, estimates may include subcontracting, purchases, and other cost categories per beneficiary/affiliated entity and work package. Subcontracting must cover action tasks and meet the MGA eligibility and best-value/no-conflict conditions; purchases follow the beneficiary’s usual purchasing practices and best value for money or lowest price, with no conflict of interest. These are estimated-cost rules, not separate LS reimbursement promises.
- Other condition
- Expected outcomes also include harmonised work methods/interfaces with authorities/operators/emergency services and decision support, plus greater user acceptance through solutions addressing trust, safety and security.
- Other condition
- Expected outcomes include a clustered collection of critical use cases/scenarios and missing aspects, and analysis of stakeholders affected by critical cases and their ability/influence to resolve them.
- Other condition
- Expected outcomes include real-time holistic interpretation services and a local deconflicting CCAM architecture for detecting/deconflicting corner cases and selecting countermeasures, considering road users, infrastructure, safety and communications.
- Other condition
- For this topic, entities assessed as high-risk suppliers of mobile network communication equipment, and entities they own or control, are ineligible as beneficiaries, affiliated entities, and associated partners under General Annex B’s communication-network restriction.
- Other condition
- The call overview indicates around 1 project(s) expected to be funded under this topic. This is a planning estimate, not a guaranteed award count or consortium-size rule.
- Other condition
- The specific topic conditions state that eligible costs take the form of a lump sum under the Horizon Europe lump-sum decision. This is not direct reimbursement of each actual payroll or invoice.
- Other condition
- The call Work Programme specifies lump-sum funding but does not identify its subtype. For project-based Type 2 lump sums, the Commission’s guidance calls for realistic estimates by cost category, beneficiary/affiliated entity, and work package, using costs eligible under the programme’s actual-cost rules, in line with normal practices, reasonable and necessary for the activities. Confirm the subtype in the call’s submission system before treating that Type 2 estimate table as call-specific.
- Other condition
- Public universities (higher education establishments) established in China and administered by or under the supervision of China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology are ineligible to participate in any action under all parts of this Work Programme.
- Other condition
- This topic requires effective SSH-discipline contribution and involvement of SSH experts and institutions, with relevant SSH expertise included to enhance social impact. The Work Programme does not specify named positions, headcount, salary, or a particular contract type.
- Other condition
- The granting authority may, for up to four years after the action ends, object to a transfer of ownership or exclusive licensing of results under the specific Annex 5 provision.
- Other condition
- Address high-risk, less-regular CCAM critical cases, including emergencies and unplanned local-to-European events such as extreme weather, road incidents, cyberattacks, traffic disruptions and sudden loss of operational-design-domain coverage; develop a clustered list of scenarios, impacted stakeholders, estimated impact and countermeasure types.
- Other condition
- Develop/test tools and services to detect critical situations/edge cases and CCAM countermeasures; consider AI and digital-infrastructure support where applicable, reference common EU emergency-response protocols, and consider decision-support integration into mobility platforms, traffic control and emergency services.
- Other condition
- Validate/evaluate risk reduction and negative impacts against identified scenarios and affected stakeholders; quantify impact (including by simulation); validate integration into existing platforms in relevant environments at TRL 5. User perspective and trust are central.
- Other condition
- The Work Programme expects activity to reach TRL 5–6 by project end. This is an expected range, not a guarantee or a separately imposed funding entitlement.
- Other condition
- The Work Programme allows the responsible Director-General to open the call up to one month before or after its planned opening and to delay its deadline by up to two months. These are call-programme flexibilities, not a claim that a change occurred.
- Other condition
- The Work Programme schedules this call to open 2027-06-03 and sets the deadline as 2027-10-07 at 17:00 Brussels local time.
- Technology readiness level at end, maximum
- 6 TRL
Both endpoints describe the expected end-of-project range; they are not independent eligibility floors or ceilings.
- Technology readiness level at end, minimum
- 5 TRL
Both endpoints describe the expected end-of-project range; they are not independent eligibility floors or ceilings.
Amounts and costs
- Indicative budget
- €5,500,000
Topic budget as stated in the portal's budget table. Lump-sum and per-project limits are in the call conditions.
- Eligible cost limitEligible direct costs in MGA categories A–D, with stated exclusions
- 25 percent of eligible direct costs
The HE MGA flat-rate calculation excludes volunteer costs, subcontracting, financial support to third parties, and exempted specific cost categories. For these topics the grant is a lump sum; this is an underlying estimate/eligibility rule, not a separately reimbursed 25% payment. Operating-grant restrictions may also make indirect costs ineligible under the lump-sum guide.
- Funding intensity, maximumRIA beneficiaries under this action type
- 100 percent of eligible costs per beneficiary
General Annex G maximum for a Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Action is 100% of eligible costs for all beneficiary types. This is a maximum funding rate, not an award guarantee.
- Expected contribution per projectCommission estimated EU contribution for this topic
- €5,500,000
The overview identifies this as an amount around which outcomes could be addressed; different proposal amounts are not precluded. This is not a fixed minimum, maximum, or award guarantee.
- Topic allocationTopic-specific indicative allocation in the 2027 Work Programme call table
- €5,500,000
The Work Programme labels the amount indicative; call footnote says the budget is subject to Union budget appropriations. It is a topic allocation, not a per-beneficiary grant amount.
Personnel and services
Other role
Staff cost the grant can fund
These are cost-category estimate inputs only if this call uses a project-based Type 2 lump-sum detailed budget. The Work Programme only identifies lump-sum funding and does not identify the lump-sum subtype. A role row does not advertise a vacancy, fix a headcount, salary, or hiring entitlement; the lump sum is paid for action implementation, not separately as actual payroll. MGA A.2/A.3 requires assignment to the action, employee-like working conditions, and (unless agreed otherwise) the result belonging to the beneficiary; the calculated rate must correspond to actual costs and not be significantly different from similar employee tasks.
Other role
Staff cost the grant can fund
These are cost-category estimate inputs only if this call uses a project-based Type 2 lump-sum detailed budget. The Work Programme only identifies lump-sum funding and does not identify the lump-sum subtype. A role row does not advertise a vacancy, fix a headcount, salary, or hiring entitlement; the lump sum is paid for action implementation, not separately as actual payroll. Under the HE MGA, employee costs may qualify when the person works for the beneficiary under an employment contract/equivalent appointing act and is assigned to the action; eligible remuneration components and calculation follow Article 6.2 A.1.
Other role
Staff cost the grant can fund
These are cost-category estimate inputs only if this call uses a project-based Type 2 lump-sum detailed budget. The Work Programme only identifies lump-sum funding and does not identify the lump-sum subtype. A role row does not advertise a vacancy, fix a headcount, salary, or hiring entitlement; the lump sum is paid for action implementation, not separately as actual payroll. MGA A.4 permits such action work to be declared as personnel costs only where the person is an SME owner or natural-person beneficiary not receiving a salary and the amount is calculated as the applicable unit cost under Annex 2a.
Other role
Required staff
The topic requires effective SSH-discipline contribution and involvement of SSH experts and institutions with relevant SSH expertise. The Work Programme gives no named position, headcount, salary, or employment arrangement.
Source documents
Call facts
- Opens
- 3 Jun 2027
- Deadline model
- Single-stage
- Programme
- Horizon Europe · 2021 - 2027
- Call
- HORIZON-CL5-2027-06 · MOBILITY
- Types of action
- HORIZON Research and Innovation Actions
- Source
- ec.europa.eu
- Checked
- 24 Oct 2026
- Portal updated
- 7 Oct 2026
- Review status
- Partial review
- Reviewed
- 23 Oct 2026
This is a summary of the source page, not the official text. Eligibility, conditions and the submission system are at the source.