New technologies and innovation: digitalisation of road transport - works
European Commission · Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)
Posted 18 Jun 2026 · 6 days left
In plain terms
The European Commission funds infrastructure works to deploy autonomous vehicles and digital road transport technologies on the TEN-T network, including control centres and vehicle positioning systems. Projects must be submitted by organisations in EU Member States or associated countries by 6 October 2026 through the EU portal in English.
A generated summary of the donor's text; the original wording is below.
Summary
Objective:
The objective of this call is to modernise transport infrastructure and enhance the digitalisation of road transport on the TEN-T network.
Scope:
Works related to:
Projects fostering the deployment of new technologies and innovation by supporting test-beds / infrastructure for autonomous vehicles [1]. The focus will be specifically on investments in infrastructure for commercial (pre-) deployment of autonomous vehicles, implementing sufficiently mature technology that do not include Research & Innovation activities.
The projects to be financed shall contribute to the deployment of highly automated vehicles on the road for real operation, requiring investment in infrastructure to ensure the efficient operation of autonomous vehicles, in two areas:
Establishing control centers (IT equipment for remote supervision of highly automated vehicles, offering support in challenging or unexpected situations). Support is not provided to the construction of actual buildings (such as TMC building).
Deploying digital infrastructure for accurate vehicle positioning and communication with the surrounding environment (including interaction with emergency services). Particular attention…
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Eligible regions
- eu_only
Who can apply
- ngo_cso
- academia_research
- private_company
- government
Eligibility and conditions
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">Conditions
1. Admissibility conditions: Proposal page limit and layout
described in section 5 of the call document.
Proposal page limits and layout: described in Part B of the Application Form available in the Submission System.
2. Eligible countries
described in section 6 of the call document.
3. Other eligibility conditions
described in section 6 of the call document.
4. Financial and operational capacity and exclusion
described in section 7 of the call document.
5a. Evaluation and award: Submission and evaluation processes
described section 8 of the call document and the Online Manual.
5b. Evaluation and award: Award criteria, scoring and thresholds
described in section 9 of the call document.
5c. Evaluation and award: Indicative timeline for evaluation and grant agreement
described in section 4 of the call document.
6. Legal and financial set-up of the grants
described in section 10 of the call document.
Call document and annexes:
CEF-T-2026-SIMOBGEN-NEWTECH-WORKS
Application form templates
Standard application form — the application form specific to this call is available in the Submission System
Detailed budget table per WP
Letter of support/MS agreement
Timetable (Gannt Chart)
Environmental compliance file
Additional documents:
Amended Work Programme 2021-2027 - 5 June 2026
CEF Regulation 2021/1153
EU Financial Regulation 2024/2509
Rules for Legal Entity Validation, LEAR Appointment and Financial Capacity Assessment
EU Grants AGA — Annotated Model Grant Agreement
Funding & Tenders Portal Online Manual
Funding & Tenders Portal Terms and Conditions
Funding & Tenders Portal Privacy Statement