New autonomous car project launched

European Research Project AdaptIVe to form guidelines for liability

Teaching the motor car to drive itself is apparently a growth industry in Europe, following the announcement of yet another project aimed at taking the human factor out of road transport.

Named European Research Project AdaptIVe, the new program joins two others – SARTRE and C2X – and a host of smaller projects. C2X has grown out of C2C (Car to Car) and is supported by local firm Cohda.

An acronym for ' Automated Driving Applications & Technologies for Intelligent Vehicles', AdaptIVe formally commenced from January 31. Conducted around the MobileLifeCampus in Volkswagen's home, Wolfsburg, it is a 42-month program (three and a half years) costing €25 million.

29 companies are participating in the program, having formed a consortium. Many of the companies are also active members of the C2X program, incorporating technology and lessons learned in the new program. They include: BMW, Daimler, Ford, Opel and Volkswagen Audi Group. Others involved in AdaptIVe are: Fiat, PSA, Renault and Volvo. In addition, parts suppliers the likes of Robert Bosch, Continental and Delphi have been joined in the project by other firms and tertiary institutions. The whole program is funded by the European Commission and is being run independently of C2X and SARTRE.

"This complex field of research will not only utilise onboard sensors, but also cooperative elements such as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication," says Professor Jürgen Leohold, Executive Director of Volkswagen Group Research.

"Therefore, I am glad that most European automotive companies are cooperating in this pre-competitive field to create new solutions for automated driving."

Seven cars and one truck make up the fleet for AdaptIVe, which is also aimed at establishing a prospective legal framework for such vehicles – extending to product liability and traffic laws.

Other autonomous car safety programs:

SARTRE

C2X

C2C

Crash Avoidance Metrics Partnership

BRAiVE

Google

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