ImPACT 3D (Immersive Platform for ADCOS Prototyping Pre-Certification and Test) is a platform for prototyping, testing, evaluation and validation of Automated and Connected Vehicles combining both a real prototype of a robotic Renault Zoé called ImPACT 3D AV and a dynamic (6 DoF movement system, and cabin of a Renault Zoé) and immersive (240° field of view) simulation platform called ImPACT 3D VR&Motion.

ImPACT 3D AV is made up of an embedded hardware and software architecture including sensors (RADAR, LiDARs, Cameras (RGB, Neuromorphic, IR), GPS, RTK GPS, INS, Odometry, etc.), 2 computers (low-level control , high-level processing), actuators, and means of communication (OBU).
ImPACT 3D AV enables vehicle automation at an L3 and L4 level. Control of the driving task can be shared with a human operator.
ImPACT 3D AV and ImPACT 3D VR&Motion are intended to be interconnected to obtain a global HViL (Human and Vehicle in the Loop) platform allowing the use of true Digital Twin. This platform and its functionalities make it possible to implement XiL architectures (SiL, MiL, HiL, ViL, and HViL).
For communications, ImPACT 3D has real OBUs and RSUs, as well as a high-fidelity modeling of the means of communication.
For the simulation part, ImPACT 3D VR&Motion strongly uses the capabilities and functionalities of PRO-SiVIC. PRO-SiVIC is an advanced simulation platform for vehicles, infrastructures, and sensors developed by the Gustave Eiffel University from 2003, then promoted by the start-up CIVITEC in 2009, then integrated into the ESI group company after its acquisition in 2015. This simulation environment is intended for companies and researchers working on advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), and automated and connected vehicles (ACV).
PRO-SiVIC continues to play a crucial role in the evolution of technologies necessary for the development of automated vehicles. To power this simulation platform, several faithful digital models are available (Satory, Paris2Connect site, Transpolis, and soon the ZEHNS in Bordeaux).
Due to its adaptability and modularity, ImPACT 3D also makes it possible to tackle researches and studies on eco-Mobility using the eco-SiVIC architecture (immersive architecture with VR helmet and consumption modeling and sensors).

In addition, ImPACT 3D is perfectly suited to take human factors into account and to study the interaction between drivers, road users, and the VAC. These aspects have already been addressed within the framework of the H2020 TRUSTONOMY project and the LIA ICCAM. Currently, ImPACT 3D is also part of the European experimental means of excellence implemented in the TEF CitCom.Ai also involving the LNE, System-X, and UTAC.