Eureka Prometheus Project

Numerous universities and car manufacturers participated in this Pan-European project.

[2] In formulating the project, the automotive and industrial partners recognised the need for a wide range of skills and cooperated with over forty research establishments to create a programme consisting of seven sub-projects.

[3] Industrial research Basic Research In 1987, some UK Universities expressed concern that the industrial focus on the project neglected import traffic safety issues such as pedestrian protection.

[6] A first culmination point was achieved in 1994, when their twin robot vehicles VaMP and VITA-2 drove more than 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) on a Paris multi-lane highway in standard heavy traffic at speeds up to 130 kilometres per hour (81 mph).

[7] There were upwards of 600 commercial members that participated in some way in the Prometheus Project,[2] however, notable ones include