With its 200 employees, Virtual Vehicle is a leading and experienced international acting RTO in the field of applicationoriented vehicle development and future vehicle concepts for road and rail. More than a hundred national and international research projects in close collaborations with leading partners from industry and academia of various sectors (also from aerospace, building etc.) from all over the world have been conducted since 2002 at Virtual Vehicle. As the main shareholder the Graz University of Technology (TUG) connects Virtual Vehicle to more than 40 institutes enabling technical innovations in virtual vehicle development. Virtual Vehicle is a proactive member in various technology platforms/associations such as the European Automotive Research Partners Association EARPA, the European Green Vehicle Initiative Association EGVIA and JTIs like ARTEMIS/ Ecsel - showing its strategic position in the global research environment and its well-orchestrated networks channels with global reach. In the light of the above Virtual Vehicle will offer valuable input (profound real-life experience and sound knowledge) to both define relevant guidelines and ensure high impact of results of the Sience2society project.
