In pp 22 Europe-financed projects (e.g.: the connected autonomous vehicle through the SCOOP and L3PILOT projects; new urban mobility objects through EU-LIVE; the production plant of the future through the Thomas, Versatile and Scalable projects); pp ten or so projects supported by the French government, mainly through the National Research Agency, the Public Investment Bank and the Agency for the Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) (e.g.: adaptation of the autonomous vehicle automation strategy to the driver’s needs and situation through the AutoConduct project; air quality in the passenger compartment (QAIcars project); the development of innovative battery packs (the Innovative Equipment for Electric Vehicles project).