HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-SDV-CSA

Home Funding Calls for proposals Coordination of the European software-defined vehicle platform Coordination of the European software-defined vehicle platform HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-SDV-CSA Topic Call for proposal Internal navigation General information Topic description Topic updates Conditions and documents Budget overview Partner search announcements Start submission Topic Q&As Get support General information Programme Horizon Europe (HORIZON) Call HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-SDV-CSA (HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-SDV-CSA) Type of action HORIZON-JU-CSA HORIZON JU Coordination and Support Actions Type of MGA HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG] Open For Submission Deadline model single-stage Opening date 07 July 2026 Deadline date 22 September 2026 17:00:00 Brussels time Topic description Expected Outcome: Proposals are expected to contribute to the following outcomes: Steer a European agenda to catalyse the development of a full software defined and hardware-enabled vehicle AD stack “built in Europe”, from onboard-compute architecture up to software in-vehicle up to the cloud. Establish structured intersectoral linkages between software, AI/data, hardware and deployment actors, ensuring that architectural decisions in the European AD stack are aligned across computing platforms, AI models, validation frameworks and real-world deployment environments. Promote a European R&I roadmap establishing pathways for the accelerated development of a European AI-powered AD stack, notably in close liaison with the relevant ECAVA Working Groups and relevant OSS initiatives. Ensure the engagement of key stakeholders across the Automotive value chain (including relevant OSS initiatives) toward an open-source software autonomous driving stack, including required industrial partners (such as OEMs, suppliers, tool-providers), and innovative R&I stakeholders (RTOs, universities, start-ups. If useful, already existing OSS AD stack initiatives together with the reference stacks (as S-CORE) from the Digital vehicle platform initiative playing an important role. Promote the cross-pollination of a collaborative ecosystem and testing infrastructure for an Open Source (OS) AD SW stack among industry, Member States, road operators and the EU in line with the Chips Act and AI Act. Support coordination of relevant actions on automotive hardware and software in the Chips JU the CCAM, and flagship actions in Member States partnership towards a European AD stack and ensure coherence and complementarity of newly emerging actions. Show more Topic updates 07 July 2026 The submission session is now available for: HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-SDV-CSA Show more Topic conditions and documents General conditions 1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System. 2. Eligible countries described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 A number of non-EU/non-Associated Countries that are not automatically eligible for funding have made specific provisions for making funding available for their participants in Horizon Europe projects. See the information in the Horizon Europe Programme Guide. 3. Other Eligibility Conditions described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 5a. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 5b. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026. 5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants described in the Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 and in the Annex G of the Work Programme General Annexes. Specific conditions described in the [specific topic of the Work Programme] Call Details Application and evaluation forms and model grant agreement (MGA): Guidance HE Programme Guide Model Grant Agreements (MGA) HE MGA Call-specific instructions Appendix 7 to the Work Programme - Electronic Components and Systems (ECS) - 2026 Information on financial support to third parties (HE) Additional documents: EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509 Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement Show more Budget overview Topic Budget year : 2026 Stages Opening date Deadline Contributions Indicative number of grants HORIZON-JU-CHIPS-2026-SDV-CSA - HORIZON-JU-CSA HORIZON JU Coordination and Support Actions 2 000 000,00 € Single-stage 7 July 2026 22 September 2026 1 000 000,00 € to 2 000 000,00 € 1 Items per page: 10 50 100 Showing 1–1 of 1 Partner search announcements 20 Searches of partners to collaborate on this topic View / Edit LEARs, Account Administrators or self-registrants can publish partner requests for open and forthcoming topics after logging into this Portal, as well as any user having an active public Person profile. Start submission Need help? To access the Electronic Submission Service, please click on the submission-button next to the type of action and the type of model grant agreement that corresponds to your proposal. You will then be asked to confirm your choice, as it cannot be changed in the submission system. Upon confirmation, you will be linked to the correct entry point. To access existing draft proposals for this topic, please login to the Funding & Tenders Portal and select the My Proposals page of the My Area section. Please select the type of your submission: HORIZON JU Coordination and Support Actions [HORIZON-JU-CSA], HORIZON Action Grant Budget-Based [HORIZON-AG] Start submission Topic Q&As0 item(s) found General FAQ Get support Please read carefully all provisions below before the preparation of your application. 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