XSEED — Commercial pilots in France

Assess my pilot readiness

Twelve questions, about four minutes, no confidential information. The score is computed in your browser, against the grid below.

The scoring grid

Each answer is worth 0 to 3 points. Two questions per dimension; the dimension’s mark maps onto its weight, and the total gives a score out of 100.

The scoring grid
Dimension	Weight
Client problem and use case	20
Performance evidence	20
Technology maturity	15
Business model and pilot funding	15
Installation, maintenance and local support	15
Compliance and regulatory constraints	15

70 and above: ready to explore · 40 to 69: key prerequisites to clarify · below 40: not ready for a pilot yet.

The weightings and thresholds are test parameters, not scientifically validated criteria. The score is an indicative self-assessment: not a certification, not a market study, and no promise of access to the French market.

Client problem and use case · weight 20

Can you state, in one sentence, the client problem your technology solves?

Yes, with a use case already applied at a client3 ptsYes, but never tested against clients2 ptsWe have a lead, still vague1 ptNot yet0 pts

Do you know which type of French organisation lives this problem?

Yes — site type and deciding role identified3 ptsThe sector, not yet the players2 ptsStill to explore1 ptNo0 pts

Performance evidence · weight 20

What performance measurements can you show?

Field data, from real installations3 ptsPrototype or test-rig results2 ptsModelling only1 ptNo shareable data0 pts

Are these pieces of evidence ready to share with a French partner?

Yes — sheets and measurements ready3 ptsThe data exists, the write-up is not done2 ptsPartly1 ptNo0 pts

Technology maturity · weight 15

Where does your technology stand today?

Deployed and operating at clients3 ptsPrototype validated in real conditions2 ptsPrototype on a test bench1 ptAt concept stage0 pts

Will it work in French operating conditions?

Yes, with no known adaptation3 ptsMinor adaptations, identified2 ptsMajor adaptations to assess1 ptWe do not know0 pts

Business model and pilot funding · weight 15

Would the pilot be paid for, and by whom?

A price and a funding route for the pilot are worked out3 ptsA price lead, funding still to clarify2 ptsStill an open question1 ptNot thought through yet0 pts

Is it worth a French client’s while at that size, and manageable for you?

Yes, on both sides3 ptsStill to be costed2 ptsDoubt on one of the two1 ptNot assessed0 pts

Installation, maintenance and local support · weight 15

What does installing and maintaining your technology in France require?

Known and documented3 ptsPartly2 ptsTo be assessed1 ptUnknown0 pts

Who could play that role locally?

Identified — a partner, an integrator, or us3 ptsSome leads2 ptsTo be looked for1 ptUnknown0 pts

Compliance and regulatory constraints · weight 15

Are the requirements that apply in France — standards, certifications, permits — known?

Yes, identified3 ptsPartly2 ptsNo1 ptNever looked at0 pts

Are the constraints specific to your use case — environment, safety, energy — dealt with?

Yes, dealt with3 ptsIdentified, not yet dealt with2 ptsSuspected1 ptUnknown0 pts

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