The European automotive industry is undergoing a transformative shift driven by rapid advancements in digital technologies, electrification, and the growing demand for connected and autonomous vehicles. Successfully navigating this transition is of critical importance and presents both an opportunity and a challenge for Europe.  

The Chips Joint Undertaking has launched three call topics in this area as part of the ECS calls of its Work Programme 2025:

• RISC-V Automotive Hardware Platform (HORIZON-Chips-2025-IA FT1)

• AI-assisted methods and tools for Software-Defined Vehicle engineering automation (HORIZON-Chips-2025-IA FT2)

• Heterogeneous integration for high-performance automotive computing (HORIZON-Chips-2025-IA HIA)

 This information session will provide valuable insights into the call.

Agenda:

14:00-14:05 (5 min) Welcome note by the Chips JU  1.Intro_Automotive_FTs_Call2025_InfoS_3Apr25.pdf 

14:05-14:15 (10 min) Overview of the European Automotive Action Plan (EC – Max Lemke) 2.250425 Chips JU Info Session Automotive_v3.pdf 

14:15-14:35 (20 min) Focus topic 1: RISC-V Automotive Hardware Platform + Q&A (Chips JU, Georgi Kuzmanov)  3.FT_RISCV_Automotive_Call2025_InfoS_3Apr25.pdf 

14:35-14:55 (20 min) Focus topic 2: AI-assisted Methods and Tools for Software-Defined Vehicle Engineering Automation + Q&A (Chips JU, Huascar Espinoza)  4.FT_AI-assistedTools4SDVengineering-Call2025.pdf 

14:55-15:15 (20 min) Focus topic 3: Heterogeneous integration for high-performance automotive computing + Q&A (Chips JU, Eric Fribourg-Blanc)  5.HI4HPA_Call2025_EFB.pdf 

15:15–15:30 (15 min) Q&A and conclusive discussions

The recording of the info session is available here: