Innovation Futures: Beyond the horizon – Global Mobility Conference
This two day conference, hosted by the ITF’s Mobility Innovation Hub in collaboration with MOLIT and KOTSA, will explore how public authorities can foster emerging technological and governance innovations. Discussions will focus on innovation scans, targeted initiatives, and mechanisms to address future disruptions and challenges. Experts, foresight specialists, academics, and private-sector innovators will share insights […]
Mastering mobility at Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress
The Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress (TMWC), co-organised by Fira Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, welcomed over 25,000 attendees from 130 countries to Barcelona last week. Now in its fourth year, the congress ran alongside the Smart City Expo World Congress, drawing students, researchers, businesses, city officials and industry experts to discuss this year’s theme: “Move Better.” […]
Smart e-cargo bike rental hubs
Brasov, Romania needs to improve urban mobility in the central area of the city and offer sustainable alternatives for current transportation and logistics needs. We propose a pilot for the deployment of Romanian startup Rastel.io’s smart and secure e-cargo bike rental service. Utilising core monitoring and management infrastructure, delivery companies and businesses in the area, […]
SNM-Konya RAPTOR
The project will enhance sustainable urban mobility in Konya by incorporating behavioural science-based nudges into digital platforms and public interfaces. Building on the proven success of the Smart Nudges platform, the initiative aims to encourage multimodal transportation, thereby reducing reliance on private vehicles and easing traffic congestion.To maximize visibility and engagement, interventions from the platform […]
The urban mobility transition: How can the EU achieve more sustainable transport
Urban mobility and sustainable transport play a pivotal role in the EU’s broader green transition goals. For the EU to meet its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and achieving climate neutrality by 2050, innovation and transformation in the mobility sector are crucial. Our latest study on the transition toward sustainable transport shows that investments in […]
Working session: New Mobility Guidelines | Generalitat de Catalunya
Noves Directrius nacionals de mobilitat de Catalunya | Inici de la participació (esdeveniment en CATALÀ) Les Directrius nacionals de mobilitat són un instrument de planificació clau per establir el marc general de la mobilitat a Catalunya, d’acord amb els preceptes de la Llei 9/2003. Guiaran l’elaboració dels plans directors, dels plans específics i dels plans […]
Urban Mobility Revolution: How AI is changing our cities
EIT Urban Mobility hosted a closed webinar with journalists from Germany on the transformative role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in revolutionising urban mobility. This event highlighted how AI is driving innovations that tackle key challenges such as traffic congestion, pollution, and inefficiencies in public transport, ultimately shaping the future of smarter, more sustainable cities. Alex […]
EIT Urban Mobility and Government of Catalonia collaborate on new National Mobility Guidelines
Barcelona. 7 November 2024 – EIT Urban Mobility is leading the definition and implementation of the participation plan for the New National Mobility Guidelines in collaboration with the Government of Catalonia. This initiative, which will update the guidelines approved in 2006, is being spearheaded by EIT Urban Mobility, which is responsible for presenting and organising […]
OV Congress 2024
The mobility field is changing rapidly. While traditional public transport buses once dominated accessibility, today’s society demands more flexible transport solutions. Public mobility is on the rise, integrating services like flexible transport, contract transport and shared mobility – all of which will come together at vibrant mobility hubs. But how far have we come in […]
Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2024
Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress (5-7 November, Barcelona), jointly organised by Fira Barcelona andEIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, is the go-to event for smart urban mobility. We’ve learned the hard way that moving faster is not always a synonym of moving greener. Our reliance […]
Rydepark
Mis-parked micromobility vehicles are an obstacle to the development of sustainable cities due to the potential danger as a trip hazard on footpaths, as well as causing accessibility issues. In collaboration with e-wings the project plans to implement Happy City®, an ultra-precise parking system for micromobility vehicles in Toruń, Poland. This pilot will contribute to […]
TPRBIKE
Most e-bike rental or sharing systems require downloading mobile apps, registering, linking a card and several other steps before the first rental. These requirements often discourage users, leading many to walk past rather than rent a bike. Additionally, during the rental termination, users must take several photos to ensure parking compliance. MOBY’s Tap-and-Ride system has […]
Transport Innovation Forum 2024
The Transport Innovation Forum 2024 will bring public authorities and business representatives together to discuss and share evolving trends and challenges in the area of transport and logistics. This year’s topic “Innovating for Resilience and Sustainability,” will focus on policy, digitalisation, sustainability, urban mobility and breakthrough innovations. The forum takes place on 9 and 10 […]
Smart trash detection and damage prevention for shared mobility – second year
In order to face main mobility problems in cities and increase the quality of life of their citizens, there is a need to reduce the number of private vehicles and promote the use of shared and public transport services. The core problem is that users do not feel attached to these vehicles, and they tend […]
SmartHubs – second year
SmartHubs is an EIT Urban Mobility Project working on increasing the implementation and use of shared mobility hubs in metropolitan areas. Worldwide the pressure on urban areas and climate is increasing. Cities need to implement new and effective mobility solutions, such as shared mobility, to deal with this pressure. The adoption rate of shared mobility is already […]
12 startups selected for the Supernovas Rocket Up programme 2024
For the third consecutive year, Supernovas is hosting the Rocket Up programme to accelerate the international expansion of 12 women-led tech startups. The programme is gaining momentum, with more applications and an increasingly higher level of competition each year. The 12 startups selected for 2024 come from 9 different countries within the European Union, with […]
Travalytics: analytics of employee travel for sustainability reporting
Reporting on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions within the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) requires trustworthy and reliable data on employee travel. Data needs to be collected and presented in a way that enables companies to set and follow up targets & pinpoint measures to reduce their emissions from travel. No product exists on the […]
MoTO: Inclusive mobility
MoTO aims to create a living lab in Turin to test and validate three new mobility solutions: a digital twin for urban monitoring by Transcality, a carpooling solution by Karos Mobility, and inclusive mobility options for the visually impaired by Dreamwaves. By engaging local communities and leveraging existing initiatives like “ToMove” and “Torino City Lab,” […]
EU-Propel [EU-Propulse]
EU-Propel (also known as EU-Propulse), led by the Agence de l’Innovation pour les Transports (AIT), brings together three graduate startups from the open innovation programme Propulse, along with innovation consultancy Bax & Company and a large network of EU cities, to tackle car-dependency issues in logistics, commuting and leisure. The project objective is threefold:
Over 100 startups supported with EIT Urban Mobility’s Investment Readiness Programme
Through its Investment Readiness Programme (IRP), EIT Urban Mobility has enhanced the fundraising capabilities and facilitated extensive networking opportunities for 102 startups since its inception in 2021. A total of 28 EU and associated countries are represented in the total with more than a third (35%) being women founded and/or led. The programme provides access […]
Nordic conference explores future public transport and shared mobility
On 4-5 June 2024, the first-ever EIT Urban Mobility North Summit took place in Helsinki and Espoo, Finland, with over 75 participants from across the Nordic and Baltic region meeting to discuss the future of public transport and shared mobility in our cities. “The math is simple,” said Milos Mladenovic, Associate Professor at Aalto University, […]
2024 SME Market Expansion Call winners announced
13 winners have been selected for the SME Market Expansion Call for 2024. The projects address a range of critical challenges including barriers to e-bike rental systems, reducing car dependency in small towns, and correct parking of micromobility vehicles. Commencing on 1 June, these projects will continue until December 2024: 1. The Mobile Urban Nano-Hubs […]
2024 Targeted Open Call Projects
We are proud to announce the Targeted Open Call project results for 2024. The projects address critical challenges such as accelerating the hydrogen transition, supporting companies to report their employee commute emissions, aiding bus manufacturers to comply with the new Vehicle General Safety Regulations (GSR2) regulations and supporting open innovation partnerships. The conditionally approved projects […]
BOUT x Paris
In many cities the water transportation system is fragmented and underutilised, with a high number of individual players. As currently most water transportation operators sell their services through individual websites and agencies, it is difficult for supply to meet demand. Bout functions as a digital marketplace for passenger water transportation and strives to make booking […]
