Vehicle occupant safety and crash testingprimary
2 projects
Core contributor to SENIORS (safety for older road users) and OSCCAR (occupant protection in automated-driving crashes).
Organization
IDIADA Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH
German arm of the IDIADA Group providing vehicle crash, occupant safety, and automated driving test services to European automotive consortia.
Engineering and testing services firmtransportDENo active H2020 projects
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
—
Unique partners
44
What they do
Their core work
IDIADA Fahrzeugtechnik is the German arm of the IDIADA Group, one of Europe's largest vehicle engineering and homologation service providers. From its Ingolstadt base — the home of Audi — the team delivers vehicle safety testing, crash simulation, human body modelling, and type-approval support to automotive OEMs and suppliers. In H2020 they acted as a specialist testing partner, contributing real-world crash data, test protocols, and validation expertise that consortia could not produce in-house. Their added value is practical: they turn research concepts into testable, homologation-ready procedures.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Human body modelling and injury biomechanicsprimary
1 project
OSCCAR explicitly lists omnidirectional active human body models, anthropometry, and injury criteria as keywords.
Automated driving validation and test proceduresemerging
2 projects
HEADSTART develops harmonised European testing for connected and automated road transport; OSCCAR addresses crash scenarios for automated vehicles.
Vehicle cybersecurity and V2X communications testingemerging
1 project
HEADSTART keywords include cybersecurity, positioning, and communications — areas tied to automated vehicle validation.
Type-approval and regulatory harmonisationsecondary
1 project
HEADSTART's focus on harmonised European test procedures aligns with IDIADA's core homologation business.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Occupant and elderly road-user safety
Recent focus
Automated driving testing and cybersecurity
Between 2015 and 2018 their H2020 contribution centred on passive vehicle safety — protecting older road users and occupants in conventional crashes (SENIORS). From 2018 onward the work shifts decisively toward automated driving: OSCCAR reframes occupant protection for a world where people are not driving, and HEADSTART tackles how you actually test, certify, and cyber-secure automated vehicles. The trajectory mirrors the wider industry pivot from crash mitigation to validation of ADAS and autonomy.
They are moving from crash-testing the human to validating the self-driving system — positioning themselves as a go-to testing partner for automated vehicle homologation.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: third_party_expertReach: European11 countries collaborated
All three H2020 engagements are as a third party rather than a full beneficiary, which is typical for a specialised testing house brought in to deliver concrete experimental work for a lead partner. They connect to 44 unique partners across 11 countries, suggesting a broad but supplier-style role — many consortia, rarely the centre of gravity. Expect reliable technical delivery on a defined scope rather than consortium coordination.
Connected to 44 distinct partners across 11 countries, with a clearly European footprint anchored in the German automotive cluster around Ingolstadt and the Spanish IDIADA headquarters.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
Most H2020 transport participants are either OEMs, universities, or small engineering firms — IDIADA is an independent, industrial-scale testing and homologation provider, which is rare in the funded consortia. The Ingolstadt location puts them inside the German OEM ecosystem while plugging into the larger IDIADA Group's proving grounds and laboratories. For a consortium needing real vehicle tests, crash data, or type-approval-grade procedures, they are one of the few partners who can deliver at industrial quality.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- OSCCARReimagines occupant protection for automated vehicles, combining advanced human body models with future accident scenarios.
- HEADSTARTDevelops harmonised European test procedures for automated driving, including cybersecurity and V2X — directly relevant to emerging EU type-approval rules.
- SENIORSA rare H2020 project focused specifically on safety for older road users, an ageing-Europe demographic issue.
Cross-sector capabilities
digital (automated driving software validation)security (automotive cybersecurity testing)health (injury biomechanics and ageing-population safety)
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