Project Partners

The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, headquartered in Germany, is the world’s leading applied research organization. With its focus on developing key technologies that are vital for the future and enabling the commercial exploitation of this work by business and industry, Fraunhofer plays a central role in the innovation process. With 29,000 employees Fraunhofer currently operates 75 institutes and research institutions throughout Germany.

Fraunhofer IESE is a leading research institute in the areas of model-based safety engineering, dynamic risk management and safety assurance of autonomous systems.

Fraunhofer IKS is a leading research institute in the areas of safe applications of machine learning, cognitive monitoring of components based on machine learning and the safety assurance of autonomous systems.

University of York is the leading research institute in the area of safety assurance and particularly the safety assurance of autonomous systems.

Facing the challenges of market introduction of autonomous vehicles, the Parties wish to engage in a long-lasting strategic collaboration, combining the complementary expertise in order to better secure their worldwide leading position in the field of safety assurance of autonomous vehicles and other autonomous systems.