European CCAM knowledge hub and tools for safe and scalable deployment (CCAM Partnership)
Horizon Europe · Grant topic
Summary
A Polish company can use this call for R&D.
Funds a European automated mobility knowledge hub, deployment tools, stakeholder cooperation and practical safety assessment support for companies, researchers and public authorities.
- Who can apply
- Companies can lead: SME, large company, startup, research org, university, public body.
- Amount
- €4M per projectTotal budget €4,000,000
- Deadline
- 07 Oct 2027 02:00 CESTin 348 days
- Status
- Forthcomingopens 3 Jun 2027
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Description
Expected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to all the following expected outcomes:
• Extended EU-wide Knowledge Base with tools supporting the safe and practical deployment of CCAM in Europe, identifying business needs and trends, including exploitation and maintenance plans to ensure the long-term availability and usage of the Knowledge Base.
• Enhanced exchanges and cooperation among CCAM stakeholders (in particular public authorities, citizens and user groups) in Europe and with countries beyond Europe on R&I and deployment topics of common interest.
• Strengthened exchanges between EU Member States and Associated Countries and coordination with a possible future Important Project of Common European Interest (IPCEI) on CCAM as referred to in the Automotive Action Plan.
• Accelerated implementation of practical safety assessment approaches and procedures from current validation projects across Member States and Associated Countries, reusing Acceptable Means of Compliance (AMC) concepts and respecting the specific integration aspects and legal conditions per MS.
• A secure application exchange platform that enables applicants and Member States and Associated Countries to collaborate in obtaining open road-testing permits.
• EU-wide federated scenario database[1] for the validation of CCAM systems linked to European in-depth accident databases.
Scope:
Several coordination and stakeholder concertation tools have been established to support the alignment and international outreach of CCAM projects. The FAME project developed a European framework for CCAM testing, evaluation and data sharing and managed the EU-wide Knowledge Base that consolidates information related to CCAM R&I and testing based on results from European and national projects, aiding researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals The platform will be extended in the project funded under the call HORIZON-CL5-2024-D6-01-05[2] to address public authorities and citizens.
Regular events such as the European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving (EUCAD) and EUCAD symposia, international outreach activities and interactions with the Member States Advisory Group (SRG), extend the work of the CCAM Partnership and facilitate and support international dialogues to exchange knowledge and align activities across Europe and globally, at research and regulatory level.
The purpose of this exchange and alignment is to address and overcome barriers to the deployment of Automated Vehicles (AV) in Europe. Since 2022, Europe has introduced several regulatory developments aimed at facilitating the rollout of highly automated vehicles. The Implementing Act for Automated Driving Systems 2022/1426, the amendment to the Delegated Regulation 2022/2236 on type-approval, as well as the UNECE WP.29 Working Party on Automated/Autonomous and Connected Vehicles (GRVA) have all proposed frameworks and methods to ensure the safety of CCAM systems on the road. Despite these advances, a major challenge persists: the fragmented regulatory landscape for CCAM in Europe, which continues to hinder large-scale deployment. The FAME[3] and Hi-Drive[4] projects are working on recommendations for a harmonized open road-testing framework. Projects like HEADSTART[5], SUNRISE[6], and SYNERGIES are operationalizing the UNECE New Assessment/Test Method for Automated Driving (NATM) scenario-based approach. The project funded by call HORIZON-CL5-2024-D6-01-02[7] will extend the safety assurance framework (SAF) with ‘In-Service Monitoring and Reporting’ post-deployment. Coordination mechanisms are essential as Member States update regulations to align perspectives and support common approval procedures.
Proposed actions are expected to address the following aspects:
• Extend the EU Knowledge Base with practical tools that support safe deployment, not only supporting researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals, but also addressing public authorities and citizens, to establish and prepare the implementation of a long-term sustainability plan for structure.
• Accelerate the exchange and cooperation between relevant European and international stakeholders, including Member States and Associated Countries, with the purpose to accelerate deployment. This by means of co-organizing high-level events such as the EUCAD conference and to coordinate with a large-scale cooperation (such as an IPCEI).
• Develop and implement practical safety assessment procedures, as well as a framework for the secure exchange of applications for open road-testing permits across European Member States, with acknowledgement for specific MS regulations and context.
• Support the realization of EU-wide federated scenario databases, with European in-depth accident databases.
The project funded under this topic is expected to continue the management and hosting of the CCAM Technology Observatory, including its database and content.
[1] https://synergies-ccam.eu/
[2] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101203053
[3] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101069898
[4] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101006664
[5] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/824309
[6] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101069573
[7] https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101203230
Who can apply, in detail
- Applicant types
- SME, Large company, Startup, Research org, University, Public body
- Purpose
- Other
- R&D relevance
- 2 of 3
- Poland eligible
- Yes
- Country limit
- —
- Region
- Any
- Consortium
- Unclear
- Readiness level (TRL)
- —
- Topics
- Automated mobility knowledge sharing
- CCAM deployment tools
- Safety assessment
- European stakeholder coordination
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.
- Other condition
- The Work Programme classifies this exact topic as a Coordination and Support Action.
- 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
- As a Coordination and Support Action, the application may be submitted by one or more legal entities established in a Member State or Associated Country; another third-country entity may be included only in exceptional cases where the topic conditions provide for it. The default three-beneficiary consortium rule does not apply to this CSA.
- 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 include an EU-wide CCAM knowledge base with safe-deployment tools, business-needs/trends information, and long-term exploitation/maintenance planning; stronger stakeholder and cross-border exchanges; and coordination around a possible CCAM IPCEI.
- Other condition
- Other expected outcomes are practical safety-assessment approaches respecting Member-State legal integration conditions; a secure permit-application exchange platform; and an EU-wide federated scenario database linked to in-depth accident databases.
- 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
- Support an EU-wide federated scenario database linked to in-depth accident databases and continue managing/hosting the CCAM Technology Observatory and its database/content.
- Other condition
- The action extends the European CCAM Knowledge Base and tools to public authorities and citizens, with a long-term sustainability plan; supports EUCAD and international outreach/member-state dialogue to reduce deployment barriers and harmonise safety-assurance/open-road-testing procedures.
- Other condition
- Develop/implement practical safety-assessment procedures and a secure exchange framework for open-road-testing permit applications across Member States, while recognising each Member State’s regulations and context.
- Other condition
- Accelerate cooperation among European/international stakeholders, including Member States and Associated Countries, using high-level events such as EUCAD and coordination with large-scale cooperation such as an IPCEI.
- 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.
Amounts and costs
- Indicative budget
- €4,000,000
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, maximumBeneficiary category under this action type
- 100 percent of eligible costs per beneficiary
General Annex G maximum for this Horizon Europe action type; not an award guarantee. For lump-sum grants, the rate is applied through the amount-setting methodology rather than shown separately in the grant agreement.
- Expected contribution per projectCommission estimated EU contribution for this topic
- €4,000,000
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
- €4,000,000
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.
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 Coordination and Support 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.