The European Thematic Network FURORE - Future Road Vehicle Research - established a platform of European stakeholders to discuss breakthrough technologies and the corresponding research demand for vehicles of the year 2020 and beyond. The network focused predominantly on road vehicles powered by internal combustion engines, but was also analysing the potential of advanced fuels and alternative propulsion systems. Automotive research and development has become a more international, collaborative effort within and between research organisations, universities and industry. The FURORE Network aimes at improving this collaboration by creating an integrated, long-term research strategy for the European automotive sector, based on the specific point of view organisations and universities, providing broad independent expertise for future research programmes regarding sustainable road transport. FURORE was initiated by EARPA, the European Automotive Research Partners Association. For the realisation of this ambitious project, several leading European research organisations and universities formed a task force. The results of the FURORE activities are published as an automotive R&D technology roadmap and the main findings are summarised in this brochure. These do not constitute a recommendation for legislation but rather a guidance for research. The roadmap is intended to aid co-operation between industry, research institutions and universities based on a system approach that integrates the leading stakeholders from the relevant technological areas. (Author/publisher)
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