CERTX AG

Their core work

CERTX AG is a Swiss private company specialising in testing, validation, and certification services for autonomous and connected transport systems. In H2020, they contributed to real-world demonstrations of autonomous logistics operations in adverse weather conditions (AWARD) and to resilience engineering for multimodal transport networks spanning road, rail, water, and air (ORCHESTRA). Their practical value lies in bridging the gap between research prototypes and deployable autonomous vehicle solutions — running pilot projects, managing fleet demonstrations, and assessing system behaviour under operational conditions. As a Swiss firm, they bring access to a non-EU but deeply integrated regulatory and innovation environment relevant to transport standardisation.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Both of CERTX's projects launched in 2021, making a long-term historical evolution difficult to establish — this is a recently active organisation in H2020 terms. Within the two concurrent projects, however, a meaningful thematic split is visible: AWARD is operationally focused (fleet management, demonstrations, pilot projects), while ORCHESTRA points toward systemic and theoretical concerns (resilience engineering, transport network synchronisation, CAV frameworks). The trajectory suggests CERTX is moving from autonomous vehicle deployment and testing toward broader transport network resilience and policy-relevant CAV standardisation work.

CERTX appears to be expanding from operational AV testing toward system-level resilience and cross-modal transport coordination, positioning themselves for future projects at the intersection of autonomous mobility and infrastructure reliability.

How they like to work

CERTX has participated in H2020 exclusively as a non-coordinating partner, joining large, multi-country consortia — both projects involved broad European partnerships. With 49 unique consortium partners across 13 countries despite only 2 projects, they operate in sizeable, diverse consortia rather than tight bilateral collaborations. This suggests they are brought in as a specialist contributor — likely for testing, validation, or demonstration activities — rather than as a project architect.

Despite only two projects, CERTX has built a surprisingly wide network of 49 unique partners across 13 countries, reflecting the large consortium structures typical of EU transport infrastructure projects. Their Swiss base gives them a distinct geographic position — part of the European Research Area but outside EU member state constraints.

What sets them apart

As a Swiss private company (not an SME) specialising in autonomous transport validation, CERTX occupies a niche between industry and certification bodies — rare in H2020 transport consortia typically dominated by universities and large OEMs. Their combination of real-world pilot project execution and resilience engineering gives them credibility with both technology developers seeking validation partners and transport authorities seeking independent assessors. The Swiss base is an asset for projects requiring third-country perspectives or aiming for international standardisation beyond EU borders.

Highlights from their portfolio

• AWARD
  The flagship project for CERTX with EUR 452,606 in funding, targeting one of the hardest unsolved problems in AV deployment — reliable autonomous logistics in all-weather conditions — with real operational demonstrations rather than lab simulations.
• ORCHESTRA
  Tackles multimodal transport resilience across four transport modes simultaneously (road, rail, water, air), placing CERTX in a rare cross-modal systems role that goes well beyond single-sector autonomous vehicle work.