Last Wednesday, 22 October, the CONDUCTOR and IN2CCAM projects jointly held a Final Event in Brussels. The event brought together partners from both projects, representatives from the European Commission, the CCAM Association, and other associated projects for the exchange of lessons learned and open discussions. The conversations spanned from safety concerns, the importance of data, the role of digital infrastructure, challenges for cross-border connections, interoperability and societal acceptance.
The sister projects CONDUCTOR and IN2CCAM will officially conclude at the end of October after 36 months of intense work integrating CCAM services and fleet and traffic management systems under the framework of the CCAM Partnership. As part of this last phase, both projects are focused on securing the scalability and replicability of their solutions, contributing to the acceleration of large-scale deployment of CCAM in Europe and fostering the competitiveness of the EU’s automated automotive sector.
Building on CONDUCTOR & IN2CCAM legacy
CONDUCTOR and IN2CCAM are leaving an extensive list of takeaways, from pilots and use cases to technical papers, novel methodologies, policy recommendations, and business models.
By developing a new generation of fleet and traffic orchestration tools, the CONDUCTOR project has advanced the management of future CCAM. Through pilots across Europe, it demonstrated how coordinated management of mixed traffic, comprising various ratios of automated and conventional vehicles, can enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability. By combining real-time data, simulation, and priority-based control, CONDUCTOR enables the dynamic balancing of transport demand across modes and regions. Its results support the transition towards multimodal, interoperable, and inclusive mobility systems, strengthening the foundations for large-scale CCAM deployment in European cities and corridors.
Through the integration of the physical, digital and operational infrastructures, and real-life tests and simulations across six Living Labs (Tampere, Trikala, Turin, Vigo, Bari and Quadrilatero), the IN2CCAM project has collected an invaluable amount of data to support the integration of CCAM services and technologies into traffic management. The outcomes will support authorities in integrating CCAM solutions, strengthen research and education through university–industry collaboration, inform policy and regulatory frameworks, and enhance workforce wellbeing by reducing human involvement in transport and logistics.
The results from both projects will help fuel the European CCAM ecosystem towards enhanced safety, inclusivity and sustainability.
Scaling up CCAM solutions across Europe
Four panel discussions ran throughout the day to address key aspects of the seamless integration of CCAM. Kicking off, Raquel Sanchez (Nommon), Andrei Perpey (NeoGLS), and Jose Rodriguez (ERTICO), under the moderation of Maria Pia Fanti, project coordinator of IN2CCAM, discussed how to scale up CCAM solutions across Europe. The panellists highlighted the crucial role of reliable, high-quality data to model, predict, and adapt mobility services, as well as to ensure that connected and automated vehicles can trust and interact safely with the infrastructure. They emphasised the need for replicable, scalable approaches and regulatory alignment to build trust among stakeholders. Discussions also underscored the importance of robust digital infrastructure, the advancement of proven technologies such as C-ITS, and the growing need to address cybersecurity as a key priority for safe and reliable CCAM deployment.
Andrea de Candido from the European Commission noted that only a few EU Member States currently have CCAM regulations and highlighted the Commission’s initiative for cross-border testbeds to help deploy fleets and boost market uptake across Europe. As shown by initiatives like Italy’s first AV testing in Turin, driven by IN2CCAM, EU projects are paving the way for broader CCAM adoption.
Interoperability and integration: Building the future of multi-modal mobility
The second panel was moderated by Gregor Papa, technical coordinator of CONDUCTOR, and featured Christos Ballis (ICCS), Katja Saje (GoOpti), and Apostolos Vouitsis (CERTH). It explored the importance of interaction between systems, actors, and transport modes to achieve efficient, user-centric mobility across Europe. Discussions highlighted that interoperability not only benefits travellers through smoother journeys but also empowers operators with better data and coordination tools. AI and data integration play a vital role in enabling predictive, adaptive, and multimodal traffic management, while trust, collaboration, and regulation remain key to real-world implementation. Strong partnerships between academia, industry, and public authorities were seen as vital to bridge silos, align incentives, and ensure innovation translates into sustainable, connected mobility for all.
Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in CCAM: Ensuring societal acceptance and readiness
François Brambati (DeepBlue), Ioanna Kourounioti (Panteia), and Lorenzo Valletta (TTS Italia), moderated by Stephane Dreher, ERTICO Head of CCAM, brought interesting perspectives into a critical aspect for CCAM deployment: the user. Focused on the human and societal dimensions of automated mobility, the discussion highlighted the need for workforce reskilling, especially in digital skills, data analytics, cybersecurity, and multidisciplinary engineering roles, to support the transition to CCAM-related jobs and address driver shortages. Panellists stressed that full social acceptance is neither realistic nor required; instead, tailored approaches, ongoing dialogue, and awareness events, like those organised by IN2CCAM, are crucial to understand public concerns and building trust.
The panel also emphasised co-creation between social scientists and engineers, proactive communication of project results, and continued testing to identify barriers and limitations without framing them as weaknesses. Addressing liability, responsibility, and public authority resource gaps were seen as key enablers for smoother adoption. Successful CCAM deployment requires balancing innovation with human factors, trust, and societal readiness.
The role of data in shaping the future of CCAM
The fourth panel, moderated by Agostino Mangini (POLIBA), focused on how data governance, interoperability, and security underpin the success of connected and automated mobility. Carolina Viceto (Ubiwhere) and Kostas Cheliotis (Frontier Innovations) discussed the challenges of data fragmentation, unclear governance models, and limited data sharing across stakeholders. The panel emphasised the importance of establishing common data standards, interoperable systems, and digital twins to enable connected learning and accelerate innovation. Kostas also explored the development of data spaces as frameworks to support secure, transparent, and efficient data exchange between providers and users. Balancing openness with privacy was identified as a key priority, requiring compliance with GDPR and national laws, minimising unnecessary data collection, and clearly communicating how data is used to build trust among users. Overall, the panel concluded that well-structured, collaborative data ecosystems are essential to ensure a secure, ethical, and innovation-driven future for CCAM in Europe.
Building on collaboration: the road ahead for CCAM in Europe
The event also featured the participation of Hamid Zarghampour, Vice Chairman of the CCAM Association, who underlined the key role of the CCAM Partnership in connecting projects, fostering collaboration, and building on the legacy of previous initiatives. He emphasised the importance of inclusiveness as a matter of democracy and the need for a strong, interconnected ecosystem where projects can learn from one another and grow together.
Several ongoing CCAM projects, including PodIUM, FRODDO, Carmony, and CHORUS, were showcased in a dedicated roll-up area, giving participants the chance to explore their progress. Together with other initiatives such as SYNCHROMODE, AugmentedCCAM and IEXODDUS, these projects form a vibrant cluster driving forward the shared European vision for connected, cooperative, and automated mobility.
As new calls for follow-up projects are launched, the focus will increasingly shift toward large-scale demonstrations, with greater attention to public transport and freight integration. The event closed with a strong sense of momentum, reflecting a collective commitment to shaping a safe, inclusive, and sustainable CCAM ecosystem.
