Energy-efficient software-defined EVs (2ZERO Partnership)

Expected Outcome:Project results are expected to contribute to all the following outcomes:Demonstrated energy-efficient, electric Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs), with purposely developed and strategically positioned traction and chassis hardware (HW) subsystems leveraging opportunities of the software (SW) abstraction layers as the cornerstone of SDV, and overall scalable.Real life demonstration of the value of functional integration in terms of user value (ensuring travel time) and responsiveness to user and societal needs (e.g. reduced space needed for the vehicles, reduced consumption of resources, responsive to diverse user needs and abilities), charging infrastructure (vehicle-to-grid integration), cost (e.g. reducing development and integration effort, number, and specs for individual components), and energy demand (e.g. load shifting).Testing and validation of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionalities in real-world conditions to ensure efficient, interoperable and software-driven integration between SDVs, recharging infrastructure.Improved energy efficiency and increasing sustainability with optimal-sized batteries and long-trip capability with fast charging.Optimal integration and demonstration of HW and SW solutions along with standardised interfaces to enable affordable, mass-market EVs, such as but not limited to SDV application domains chassis/powertrain (e.g. vehicle size), body comfort and cockpit (maximizing the interior space, comfort and safety relative to the vehicle's exterior dimensions) to achieve efficient, compact designs with minimal and sustainable material use[1]. Scope:In the past years a variety of road vehicle technologies on component and sub-system level (e. g. mechanical, electro-mechanical, electro-chemical, etc.) have been developed and offer the potential to be combined and improve user benefits at the embedded system level. The potential to further leverage these developments with Software Defined Vehicle solutions (e.g. high-level