IDNEO TECHNOLOGIES SAU

Their core work

IDNEO Technologies is a Spanish product engineering company specializing in embedded systems, sensor technologies, and electronics design for automotive, IoT, and electromobility applications. They develop hardware and software solutions for automated vehicles (perception, control, cybersecurity), advanced battery systems, and smart sensing platforms using LiDAR, radar, and time-of-flight technologies. Their work spans from battery pack engineering and EV charging infrastructure to vehicle cybersecurity and electromagnetic compatibility — always as a technology integrator contributing specialized engineering within large European consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their early H2020 participation (2015-2018), IDNEO focused on battery chemistry and energy systems — lithium-sulphur cells, sputtering, plasma processing, and IoT energy harvesting. From 2019 onward, they shifted decisively toward automotive perception and sensing: LiDAR, radar fusion, SPAD-based time-of-flight sensors, vehicle cybersecurity, and EV charging infrastructure. This evolution shows a company that moved from component-level energy engineering toward system-level integration for autonomous and electric vehicles.

IDNEO is converging on the full autonomous EV stack — perception, cybersecurity, battery management, and charging — making them a strong candidate for future mobility and smart transport projects.

How they like to work

IDNEO operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project, which is typical for a product engineering firm that contributes specialized technical work packages rather than managing research agendas. With 273 unique partners across 28 countries, they are remarkably well-networked for a company of their funding level, suggesting they are a trusted technical contributor that gets invited back. Their average project size and diversity of consortia indicate they adapt well to different partnership configurations rather than sticking to a fixed group.

Extensive European network with 273 unique consortium partners spread across 28 countries, built entirely through participant roles. This breadth — roughly 27 partners per project — indicates involvement in large-scale Innovation Actions and Research & Innovation Actions typical of the transport and digital sectors.

What sets them apart

IDNEO bridges the gap between sensing hardware, embedded software, and system integration in a way that few Spanish companies match within H2020. Their rare combination of battery engineering, automotive perception (LiDAR/radar), and cybersecurity expertise means they can contribute to electric and autonomous vehicle projects across the full technology chain. For consortium builders, they offer a reliable engineering partner that brings hands-on product development capability — not just research — to EU-funded projects.

Highlights from their portfolio

• VIZTA
  Showcases advanced photonics expertise with SPAD-based time-of-flight sensing, VCSELs, and optical phase arrays for biometrics and Industry 4.0 applications.
• INCIT-EV
  Their largest funded project (EUR 487,769), focused on large-scale demonstration of EV charging solutions including dynamic wireless power transfer and superfast chargers.
• NewControl
  Represents their deepest involvement in autonomous driving — fail-operational perception and control systems using LiDAR, radar, and sensor fusion.