CCAM Association 13th General Assembly in Budapest

The CCAM Association held its 13th General Assembly on 20 May 2026 during the TRA 2026 Conference in Budapest. Members gathered to discuss governance, share strategies, and plan for the future, bringing members together for a key moment of governance, strategic exchange and forward planning.

The meeting started with approving the agenda and the minutes from the previous General Assembly held on 11 November 2025. The CCAM secretariat then covered several statutory and administrative topics, such as:

• the review and endorsement of applying members HOLON GmbH, Niulinx S.r.l., ORTEM Elektronik, Loxo, NeoGLS, Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Kempten, Széchenyi István University, Schwarzenberg.tech GmbH, Deep Blue Srl, and Bolt, bringing the number of CCAM members to 244.
• newly elected mandates within the Administration Board and Cluster leadership:
  • Susanne Nielsen Skovgaard (Trafikverket, Sweden), Administration Board Vice-Chair from 13 December 2026
  • Julian Schindler (DLR, Germany), Cluster 4 Leader
  • John Mathewson (National Highways, UK), Cluster 4 Co-Leader

• the elections for the Partnership Delegation:
  • Aymeric Audigé, French Ministry of Transport, National Ministry Delegate

• the approval of the 2025 accounts and discharge to the Administration Board members, as well as amendments to the 2026 budget.

The next session focused on the Association’s recent activities and milestones. Highlights included the POLIS-CCAM workshop in Utrecht, progress on the 2026-2027 Work Programme, the Digital Pillar Drafting Team’s work in February, the States Representatives Group online meeting in February, the RTR Conference 2026, and the Multi-Cluster networking event in March.

The CCAM Secretariat shared updates on activities planned for 2026 and beyond. These updates covered the Biennial Monitoring Report (BMR), the IKAA Report, the monitoring of CCAM-funded projects, the phase-out strategy, and discussions about forming a single automotive partnership under FP10. On this last topic, our CCAM chairman, Christian Merkt, highlighted the achievements of the current partnership and pointed out key questions about CCAM’s future as the right choice for safe, inclusive, and sustainable mobility, as well as for supporting Europe’s competitiveness.
The agenda also mentioned upcoming States Representatives Group meetings, the EUCAD Symposium 2026, and major events such as the RTR Conference and the EUCAD Conference 2027.

The second part of the meeting focused on the Partnership’s development. The European Commission gave an update on CCAM-related activities, followed by a Q&A session with members. The discussion addressed key strategic files, including:

• the current status and next steps in the preparation of the Competitiveness Fund / FP10 and the Automotive JU/Partnership, as well as the relation to the CAV Alliance with Marzena Jougounoux (DG RTD),
• Additional topics included large-scale cross-border testbeds for automated driving and regulatory sandboxes, presented by Mohamed Brahmi (DG GROW),
• the ECAVA initiative with Stefan Bogensberger (DG CONNECT) and
• and innovation in urban mobility with Axel Volkery (DG Move).

The CCAM Association thanks all members and participants for their contributions and ongoing commitment to advancing connected, cooperative, and automated mobility in Europe.