NewControl will develop virtualized platforms for vehicular subsystems that are essential to highly automated driving (realizing functions such as perception, cognition and control), so as to enable mobility-as-a-service for next generation highly automated vehicles. Its overarching goal is to provide an industrially calibrated trajectory towards increased user-acceptance of automated control functions, through an approach that is centered on the premise of safety by design. Newcontrol will deliver: 1. Fail-operational platform for robust holistic perception through a combination of Lidar, Radar, and sensor fusion 2. Generalized virtual platform for stable and efficient control of propulsion systems 3. Cost- and power-efficient, high-performance embedded compute-platforms for in-vehicle perception, cognition, and control 4. Robust approaches for implementing, verifying, and certifying automated control for safety-critical applications Several (12) demonstrators will be built to showcase the project’s findings and their capability to facilitate perception, cognition and control of next generation highly automated vehicles. The developments in NewControl will facilitate significant cost reductions for essential modules necessary for future automated vehicles. Concomitantly, these developments will improve the safety and reliability of automated systems to levels necessary for mass-market deployment. These innovations will leverage the expertise of industrial (OEMs, Tier-1, Tier-2 and technology providers) and research partners along the complete semiconductor, automotive, and aviation value chains, providing Europe with a competitive edge in a growing market. Importantly, NewControl's innovations will improve the market penetration of safety-centric automation systems, contributing directly to the European goal of zero road fatalities by 2050.

The overarching goal of BEYOND5 is to build a completely European supply chain for Radio-Frequency Electronics enabling new RF domains for sensing, communication, 5G radio infrastructure and beyond. BEYOND5 is first and foremost a technology project gathering most significant European actors covering the entire value chain from materials, semiconductor technologies, designs and components up to the systems. BEYOND5 will drive industrial roadmaps in More than Moore (MtM) in adding connectivity features on existing CMOS Technology. The ambition is to accomplish sustainable Radio Frequency SOI platforms to cover the frequency range from 0.7GHz to more than 100GHz, and to demonstrate the technical advantage of SOI, which allows combining large scale integration, low power consumption, cost competitiveness and higher reliability; thus, resulting in high volume production of trusted components with low environmental impact in Europe. This objective will be achieved in a “Time to Market” approach using the 3 major work streams: 1. Technology enhancement in three European industrial pilot lines: • 300mm RF SOI substrates pilot line in Soitec, supported by the “Substrate Innovation Center” in CEA LETI to prepare future generations. • RF-SOI 65nm pilot line for 5G FEM in ST addressing both sub-6GHz and 28GHz domains. • 22FDX pilot line addressing Digital Signal Processing of radio module and RF reliability, in GF 2. European RF design ecosystem strengthening, based on a large fabless community using FD-SOI and RF-SOI platforms 3. Six Leading edge systems aggregating the value chain to demonstrate added-value of the technology at the user level: • NB IoT for Smart Asset Tracking, • Contactless USB for high-data rate communication, • V2X for autonomous connected trucks, • 5G Low Power Digital Beamforming Base Station for Indoor dense spaces, • Automotive MIMO Radar with embedded AI, • Car Interior Radar for passenger monitoring.

Open Educational Resources on Enabling Technologies in Wearable and Collaborative Robotics (WeCoRD) project will establish a strategic partnership for modernising postgraduate and continuous professional education in the field of robotics, making it more relevant to the users, labour market and industry needs, boosting skills and employability of learners.According to the International Federation of Robotics, collaborative and wearable robots have become the largest trend in robotics with high demand for skilled graduates. Collaborative industrial robots enable manufacturers to improve productivity by complementing human skills, relieving employees of heavy, unergonomic and tedious tasks. They play a vital role in the automotive sector. For millions of people with physical disabilities, wearable robotic technologies make everyday life easier or assist their rehabilitation. The EU collaborative robots market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 50.02% during 2018-2026. The global surgical robots market is rapidly expanding and is anticipated to reach $19.96bn in 2019. This means that the development of robotics could have a significant impact on Europe’s capacity to expand a competitive industry with millions of related jobs at stake.There has been a clear focus on developing more user-friendly robots as current models often have flaws that disappoint users. As per Multi-Annual Roadmap for Robotics in Europe 2020, development of enabling technologies to improve wearable and collaborative robots is one of the main priorities. The more user-centered is the design of such robots produced in Europe - the greater are the overall acceptance of technology among users and the global market share. These days, the market is dominated by the US and Japan. Given that an increasing number of EU citizens will need healthcare/rehabilitation in the coming decades, massive introduction of well-designed medical and rehabilitation robots could have a significant social and economic impact for the EU. The knowledge of physiology, neuroscience, ergonomics, interaction design is therefore becoming a more widely sought professional quality for robot engineers.In this context, WeCoRD project aims to enhance the EU higher education capacity in teaching enabling technologies in wearable and collaborative robotics for medical and industrial applications to fill in the skill gap between, on the one hand, the industry and the labour market needs and, on the other hand, the quality and quantity of the graduates. WeCoRD brings together five internationally renowned institutions from Turkey, Belgium, Russia and the Netherlands to combine their advanced expertise on enabling technologies in a validated innovative course offer of excellence, extended with professionally produced open educational resources, and an online Virtual Lab aimed at accessibility and fostering implementation across Europe. The project partners will select the most relevant methods, tools, and findings in engineering, design and medical research to introduce them into curricula by producing four dedicated transdisciplinary modules. These will equip graduates with the right skills and with the mindset of future technology leaders.Consultations with industry/medical stakeholders will guide the consortium's selection of learning methods and objectives, assessment criteria, research methodologies, required skills, and competences, filling the gap between research, education and the workplace. Three innovative teaching modules comprising the course will be validated during transnational Summer Schools, resulting in first-hand experience and feedback data. The fourth module is aimed to make biomechatronics accessible to medical students as future users of robots in surgery and rehabilitation. It will be validated by experts.Various participants are considered for the pilots and beyond. Mechanical Engineering students from partner universities are direct end-users of the project outputs. Other participants who enroll in the course through the Virtual Lab or in replications across Europe will include all types of learners, educators, professionals and industry workers. Five public events will be the main dissemination activities for relevant stakeholders, who are essential as the target audience, users of the Virtual Lab, multipliers of the knowledge, and a source of valuable feedback.WeCoRD's impact will be strongest at EU level, while also providing benefits to society and the economy at local, regional and national level. Through intensive cross-border and transdisciplinary cooperation, the project will produce results that are likely to become self-sustaining and develop further, such as the WeCoRD teaching community and the Virtual Lab. The project will help to prepare graduates for the robotics industry and other employers, thus contributing to making the economies of the Erasmus+ Programme countries more research-driven, knowledge-based, and competitive.

Heavy-duty vehicles account for about 25% of EU road transport CO2 emissions and about 6% of total EU emissions. In line with the Paris Agreement and Green Deal targets, Regulation (EU) 2019/1242 setting CO2 emission standards for HDVs (from August 14, 2019) forces the transition to a seamless integration of zero-emission vehicles into fleets. In line with the European 2050 goals ESCALATE aims to demonstrate high-efficiency zHDV powertrains (up to 10% increase) for long-haul applications that will provide a range of 800 km without refueling/recharging and cover at least 500 km average daily operation (6+ months) in real conditions. ESCALATE will achieve this by following modularity and scalability approach starting from the β-level of hardware and software innovations and aiming to reach the γ-level in the first sprint and eventually the δ-level at the project end through its 2 sprint-V-cycle. ESCALATE is built on the novel concepts around 3 main innovation areas, which are: i) Standardized well-designed, cost effective modular and scalable multi-powertrain components; ii) Fast Fueling & Grid-friendly charging solutions; and iii) Digital Twin (DT) & AI-based management tools considering capacity, availability, speed, and nature of the charging infrastructures as well as the fleet structures. Throughout the project lifetime, 5 pilots, 5 DTs and 5 case studies on TCO (with the target of 10% reduction), together with their environmental performance via TranSensusLCA will be performed. The ultimate goal is to develop well-designed modular building blocks with a TRL7/8 based on business model innovations used for 3 types of zHDVs {b-HDV,f-HDV,r-HDV}. Furthermore, 3 white papers will be produced, one of which will contribute defining the pathway for reducing well-to-wheel GHG emissions from HDVs based on results and policy assessments.

FLEXIndustries builds upon a holistic multi-disciplinary (device, process and value-chain) and multi-scale (operating, tactical and strategic) approach fostering its 7 multi-sector (automotive, biofuels, polymers, steel, pulp & paper, pharmaceuticals, cement) energy intensive industries design and deploy the most suitable Energy Efficiency Measures and Process Flexibility Methods for their industrial environments along with a positive impact onto their interconnection with the electrical & heating networks. FLEXIndustries develops and demonstrates a Dynamic Energy & Process Management Platform to monitor, analyse and optimize the most energy-intensive industrial processes, by managing properly emerging demand response mechanisms and providing plant and process flexibility as well as offering grid services. The unique premise of FLEXIndustries, is the optimal integration of i) innovative energy generation, storage and conversion assets (e.g., BESS and waste heat recovery solutions based on novel HPs, ORC and thermoelectric systems), ii) smart and digital tools for optimised operation and control, all supported by iii) novel business models and market mechanisms for enhanced industrial flexibility. Overall, FLEXIndustries has the potential to save: a) ≥ 159 GWh/ y of Primary Energy in total, b) ≥ 6.0 M€/y Life Cycle Costs on demo scale and c) ≥ 33,111 CO2-eq/y emissions at project level. Demonstration will take place in 7 industrial facilities in 6 reference countries (Turkey, Greece, Poland, Bulgaria, Germany and Italy) and will feature: a) energy efficiency and operational flexibility along with process redesign/modification, b) increased levels of electrification, digitalisation and automation, c) enhanced user satisfaction and grid flexibility services, and d) decreased environmental footprint. A highly competent team of 16 Large Enterprises, 6 Research Institutes, 8 SMEs, 2 Universities and 3 Non-profit Organizations are assembled to ensure FLEXIndustries success