Automotive R&D: Energy, Transport & ICT Dr. Simon Godwin Director, EUCAR JRC Roundtable, Brussels, 15 th February 2012
European Automobile Industry OEMs turnover of 536bn (total automotive industry 847bn). OEMs 26 billion R&D investment per annum about 5% of turnover. The industry directly and indirectly employs more than 12 million people in the EU, one in every 16. 2
EUCAR Members The 14 major European Automotive Manufturers 3
EUCAR Mission by: To Strengthen the Competitiveness of the European Automotive Manufturers through Strategic Collaborative R&D Identifying, formulating and prioritising the common R&D needs, Interting with the European Commission, national bodies and other key stakeholders in order to represent, promote and communicate these common R&D needs, Initiating, supporting and monitoring impt studies, R&D projects and programmes. 4
EUCAR research domains and working groups 5
Fuels & Powertrain: challenges & research needs Challenges for Future Mobility Limited Resources Growing Population and Urbanization CO 2 Emissions and Air Pollution EUCAR Research Priorities 1. Internal Combustion Engine 2. Hybrid Electric Vehicle 3. Battery Electric Vehicle 4. Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle 5. Fuels 6
Fuels & Powertrain: research needs Electrification of the vehicle Engine geometry Advanced emissions control Advanced combustion Internal Combustion Engine Heat management Variable systems Engines with alternative fuels Improved batteries Electric motors Infrastructure Post li-ion batteries High voltage system Electric powertrain Energy management system Fuel cells Hydrogen storage Fuels 7
Integrated Safety: challenges and research needs Challenges for Safety EU Policy Targets Customer Demands Halving fatalities 2010-2020 ERTRAC 2030 60% reduction in fatalities and severe injuries 30% reduction in cargo lost to theft and damage Safety as Prerequisite EUCAR Research Priorities 1. Design the vehicle in terms of integrated safety 2. Anticipate safety of new vehicle concepts 3. Integrate vehicle-2-x communication in the safety design 4. Understand, model and improve driver behaviour 5. Standardize methodologies for evaluating new safety systems Aligned Stakeholder Objectives 8
Integrated Safety: research needs To design the vehicle in terms of integrated safety To anticipate safety of new vehicle concepts To understand, model and improve driver behaviour To integrate vehicle-2-x communication into design To standardize evaluation methodologies 9
Materials & Manufturing: challenges and research needs Challenges for Materials & Manufturing EUCAR Research Priorities Making affordable products Meeting customer and regulatory demands Reducing consumption & emissions 1. New materials for weight reduction 2. Lighter and more compt interiors 3. Digital manufturing for integrated product and process development 4. Virtual engineering for integrated product and process development 5. Affordable manufturing of Green Vehicles 6. Green manufturing of vehicles and sub-systems 10
Materials & Manufturing: research needs Materials R&D roadmap Low Confidence High Functional coating (higher durability, hardness, self healing) New Fiberreinforcement (low cost, matrix compatibility) FRP thermo plastic based/new resins (high volume process) New structural metallic/polymeric foam (low cost, high volume process) High strength Al alloys 7xxx (cost, corrosion and forming methods) Magnesium alloys (cost, formability and strength) Shape memory alloy (low cost, integration) Shape memory plastic / electro tive polymers (lightweight, low cost, integration) PM Titanium for mass production (low cost extrtion/recycling) High strength/formability Al alloys (high recycling, high formability room temperature, extrtion) Functionally graded material (high volume process) Structural Nano-RP (process compatibility, thermal resistance) Glazing (low cost, UV and IR blockers) Hybrid material -multi layer (process compatibility, joining, production rate) New extruded/ tubedlight alloy (high volume process) New material class (high strength/formability, low cost) New MMC (high volume process, cost) New high pressure die casting alloy (high volume process, cost) Adhesives for multi -material joint (high strength) High strength/formability steel alloys (room temperature forming) 2010 2015 2020 Metal based Polymer based Shape memory functionalised Glazing Coating material New material Manufturing R&D Needs Forming and joining, simulation tools Efficient use of energy and media People in production Material handling, pkaging Simulation of production & data management Virtual Engineering R&D Needs Open, flexible architectures. Product representations. Collaboration technologies and systems. Virtual reality and augmented reality. Real time architectures and middleware. 11
Mobility & Transport: challenges and research needs Challenges for Mobility & Transport EUCAR Research Priorities Urbanisation, population growth Increasing economic & societal demands 1. Mobility concepts Sustaining Mobility for all and Transport of goods 2. Optimised vehicles 3. Applying ITS 4. Advanced logistics Reducing energy consumption & emissions Political/policy expectations 5. Assessing future mobility scenarios 12
Mobility & Transport: projects & research needs Accessibility Flow, Layout, Speed VOLVO, MAN Energy Management VOLVO Driver Workple EVOBUS Optimised urban vehicles Improved mobility Better ces Internal / External Modularity IRISBUS Handling and Guidance system IRISBUS IT platform on-board VEOLIA, IRISBUS, EVOBUS Optimised urban vehicles. Advanced logistics and organization- related vehicle issues. Logistics Centre Route Data (pre trip) Route Data (on trip) ecofvd & Route Data Transport Planning Office ecofvd & Route Data Traffic Situations ecocooperative Horizon Traffic Messages Traffic Control Traffic Management Centre Post trip data analysis D2.1 Assessing mobility impt of ITS solutions Advanced logistics and organization Manoeuver & Traffic Data 13
EUCAR R&D Projects Status 62 projects Divided into the four Program Boards Fuels and Powertrain: 24 projects Integrated Safety: 24 projects Materials & Manufturing: 7 projects Mobility & Transport: 7 projects 14
Looking forward to Horizon 2020 Formalise the role of Smart, Clean and Integrated Transport as one of the major societal and industrial challenges of Horizon 2020. Take into count the global nature of the European automotive sector and the need to ensure its competitiveness within this challenging landscape. Recognise the industry s leading role as the innovation driver, using R&D results to develop products ready for consumption. Maintain at least the proposed 80bn budget for Horizon 2020 and ensure an increased budget for future EU pre-competitive automotive R&D, commensurate with the sector s economic and social contribution to Europe. Support R&D initiatives in the priority themes of Green Cars, ITS for mobility, materials and manufturing, integrated safety, advanced powertrains / fuels and heavy duty vehicles / green corridors. Continue to support the Public Private Partnerships in Horizon 2020 as a model for the proposed initiatives, including Green Cars, with primary input to the definition of the R&D programme provided by industry 15