The European Commission, in collaboration with the European Partnership on Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM) and CCAMbassador, is set to host the sixth European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving (EUCAD 2027) from 9-10 June 2027 in Brussels, Belgium.
The EUCAD Conference is a biennial event that brings together stakeholders from both the public and private sectors. Participants include representatives from European institutions, national and local authorities, industries, research centres and academia, road operators, public transport providers, regulators and users. Thought leaders and experts share their insights on the challenges and opportunities surrounding the development and deployment of CCAM solutions. The conference features contributions from international speakers, offering global perspectives.
The Conference consists of thematic sessions featuring interactive panel discussions to discuss the latest developments and outstanding challenges in CCAM research, innovation, and deployment. An exhibition and demonstrations of CCAM initiatives and solutions are also accessible throughout the duration of the event.
EUCAD 2027 will bring together leading industry experts, researchers, and policymakers to exchange insights, foster collaboration, and drive progress toward the deployment of smart, sustainable, and innovative mobility solutions across Europe.
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Topics:
CCAM Large-Scale Demonstrations and flagship pilots in Europe and beyond
This topic focuses on programme‑level, cross‑initiative and ecosystem‑level learning from large‑scale CCAM demonstrations, rather than on the deployment of a specific automation level or individual services. Sessions can address coordination mechanisms, scaling and replication approaches, and governance models, with a strong emphasis on cross‑project learning, stakeholder engagement and assessment.
Autonomous Driving Level 4 Deployment
This topic focuses on the concrete deployment of SAE Level 4 automated driving services, including technical, regulatory, operational and business aspects at service and fleet level, rather than on programme level demonstration coordination. Robotaxis, shuttles, ODD and operations could be addressed under this topic.
Governance enabling AVs
Sessions proposed under this topic could address different levels of regulations (UNECE, EU, MS, local, passenger transport, etc.) as well as other enabling conditions, such as, among others, public procurement.
Safety by design
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NextGen technologies for AD
Sessions under this topic should focus on such NextGen technologies, both coming and expected, and how to effectively absorb them in automated driving technologies.
Value-Based Deployment of CCAM Systems
This topic proposes to reconnect societal values with technological and service development. It explores how key societal trends such as sovereignty, climate objectives, safety needs, ageing populations and labour market transformations can be translated into operational competitive values and concrete design guidelines for CCAM systems. It also examines how enabling technologies for CCAM deployment (e.g. software-defined vehicles, AI-driven systems, data platforms) and policy frameworks can support value-based deployment across passenger and freight transport.
Building Trust in Automated Mobility: Safety, Liability, and Societal Readiness
This topic explores the drivers, barriers, and dynamics of trust across different user groups and societal contexts, whilst addressing the ethical and regulatory frameworks that will define the future of autonomous mobility. It examines how governance, transparency, real-world performance and safety assurance collectively shape public confidence, as well as the requirements to achieve responsible development and deployment of automated vehicles.
Inclusion of digital infrastructure in autonomous driving
Topics for this session should address the role of digital services in enabling autonomous driving, including remote operations, fleet monitoring, traffic management integration, cloud services, and infrastructure-supported cooperation with vehicles. Contributions should also explore cybersecurity, regulatory approval, homologation challenges, and infrastructure-to-vehicle interaction frameworks, including SAE J3216 agreement-seeking and prescriptive coordination concepts.
Data and AI for automated driving
This topic brings together the technical, governance, and strategic dimensions of data and AI in CCAM, from federated data provisioning and cooperative driving architectures to simulation pipelines and V2X-integrated AI models, to safety of AI (by both design and assessment).
Sessions under this theme should address not only the state of the art, but the concrete steps needed to turn data and AI assets into safe, scalable, and sovereign European capabilities.
Out-of-the-box
Submissions that do not correspond to any of the selected topics for EUCAD 2027 are also welcome, provided they are interesting, innovative and highly relevant for CCAM. It is, however, imperative to use this topic ONLY if the session subject cannot be linked with any of the other topics. Submissions incorrectly received under this topic shall not be considered.