On 13 October 2015, the European Commission adopted the Horizon 2020 Work Programme for 2016 and 2017. The programme foresees up to EUR 938 million in EU funding for transport research and innovation, including calls on “Mobility for Growth” and “Automated Road Transport”.
For the next two years, EC will invest EUR 16 billion in research and innovation under Horizon 2020.
Besides transport sector, the programme will support Smart and Sustainable Cities with a EUR 232 million financing, the modernisation of Europe’s manufacturing industry – EUR 1 billion, EUR 139 million for digitalisation of EU industries, for the Industry 2020 in the Circular Economy to develop strong and sustainable economies the EC will allot EUR 670 million.
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