Smart Country Convention 2025
The Smart Country Convention 2025 (SCCON) is an annual event focused on the digitalisation of public organisations, covering various topics such as mobility, and bringing together Germany’s top digital policymakers, local authorities, and relevant international actors. SCCON focuses on the future of digital administration and the access to equal digital living and working conditions in […]
Mobility Talks 30: Public transport innovations
Public transport systems across Europe face mounting pressure to become more resilient, efficient, and inclusive. This Mobility Talks explores how technological public transport innovations and new business models can provide solutions to these challenges. From improved demand management and operations to better data collection and exploitation, we’ll examine how public transport authorities and operators are responding to […]
EIT Urban Mobility supported companies win big at European Startup Prize for Mobility
On 5 June 2025, the sixth edition of the European Startup Prize for Mobility (EUSP) was held during the European Commission’s EU Industry Days in Rzeszów, Poland — unveiling Europe’s 10 most promising startups in clean mobility. Winners contributing to a greener future Within the TOP 10, four startups have been supported by EIT Urban […]
Bratislava moves towards a more child-friendly future
EIT Urban Mobility participated in the Start with Children Conference in Bratislava on 13–14 May 2025, where it led two workshops focused on strategies for creating more inclusive and family-friendly urban spaces. Prioritising children in urban planning This year marked the second edition of the conference, which explored how policies, innovations, and urban planning can […]
34 startups selected for EIT Urban Mobility’s 2025 Market Readiness Accelerator programmes
The startups for the 2025 Market Readiness Accelerators have been chosen. The objective of these programmes is to equip early-stage mobility startups with the expertise to validate their business models, achieve product-market fit and build a solid foundation for fundraising and scalable growth. EIT Urban Mobility’s accelerators are designed with a variety of startups’ […]
Mobility Talks 30: Public transport innovations
Public transport systems across Europe face mounting pressure to become more resilient, efficient, and inclusive. This Mobility Talks explores how technological innovations and new business models can provide solutions to these challenges. From improved demand management and operations to better data collection and exploitation, we’ll examine how public transport authorities and operators are responding to […]
EIT Urban Mobility North Summit 2025
On 16-17 September 2025, the second edition of the EIT Urban Mobility North Summit takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, bringing together decisionmakers, solution providers and thought leaders from across the Nordic and Baltic region to discuss the future of public transport and shared mobility in cities. Nordic and Baltic cities are at the forefront of […]
Eurobike 2025
EUROBIKE 2025 will bring the global cycling and eco mobility community together in Frankfurt between 25 and 29 June 2025. As the industry’s most important platform, EUROBIKE brings together innovation, business and passion for sustainable mobility and the cycling lifestyle in one place. Sharing similar values, EIT Urban Mobility will actively participate in this edition […]
Seamless journeys: Unlocking the future of multimodal travel
About the webinar This online workshop, Seamless Journeys: Unlocking the Future of Multimodal Travel, showcases how Spine’s Antwerp, Heraklion, and Upper’s Hannover Region, and Thessaloniki design and implement multimodal solutions to enable smooth, sustainable, and user-centric travel experiences. Get inspired by their stories, lessons learned, and innovative practices that are unlocking the future of multimodal travel making […]
Advancing automated public transport: human-machine interaction for safer urban mobility
The future of public transport is increasingly leaning towards automation, addressing issues such as driver shortages, road safety, congestion, and carbon emissions. However, successful deployment requires seamless interaction between automated buses and other road users, such as cars, motorcycles, bicycles, and pedestrians. The Human Machine Interaction for Automated Public Transport Buses (InterAct) project, led by […]
ChangeNOW 2025
EIT Urban Mobility will be attending ChangeNOW 2025, the world expo of solutions for the planet, on 24, 25, 26 April at the Grand Palais in Paris. At the midway point of the 2020-2030 decade for decisive climate action, and echoing the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, ChangeNOW 2025 gathers 1,000 groundbreaking solutions and visionary […]
EIT Urban Mobility RIS initiative to help startup expansion across 5 RIS countries
Scaling a startup into new European markets is a complex process, requiring a strong network, local knowledge, and strategic partnerships, along with navigating legal and regulatory challenges. The EIT Urban Mobility RIS Soft-Landing (SL) is designed to support startup expansion by connecting high-potential startups with expert networks in key RIS (Regional Innovation Scheme) countries, providing […]
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology launches new hub to strengthen Spain’s innovation ecosystem
Madrid, 27 March 2025– The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union, has launched a new hub in Spain as part of its EIT Community aiming to fostering innovation and enhance regional cooperation. By connecting key stakeholders—including businesses, researchers, and educators—to Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem, the newly established EIT […]
50 in a Day – The Green Tech Startup Showcase
50 in a Day – The Green Tech Startup Showcase is an exclusive event at OGR Torino providing a unique opportunity to meet over 50 startups and scale-ups for the future of green tech, all in one day. OGR Torino, in partnership with EIT Urban Mobility, Microsoft Italia and Italian Tech Alliance, have organised a must-attend one-day event to […]
IAA Mobility 2025
With the theme “It’s All About Mobility,” IAA Mobility 2025 will once again transform the city of Munich into a unique central hub for mobility, sustainability and technological innovation. From 9 – 14 September 2025, numerous international exhibitor and key players from the mobility industry will come together to showcase, experience and discuss about groundbreaking […]
Cleantech Venture Day Amsterdam 2025
Join EIT Urban Mobility’s Innovation Hub West at Cleantech Venture Day Amsterdam 2025! We are excited to announce that the EIT Urban Mobility’s Innovation Hub West team will be attending Cleantech Venture Day in Amsterdam. If you’re interested in connecting with us, please reach out at [email protected]. About Cleantech Venture Day Since its inception in […]
URBIS 2025: The Smart Cities Meetup
Building smarter cities together EIT Urban Mobility is participating in URBIS 2025, a key event focused on developing Smart Cities through collaboration across sectors and government levels. As Smart Cities become an increasingly important aspect of development in Czech municipalities and regions, URBIS 2025 offers participants the opportunity to explore innovative solutions that will shape […]
Mastering mobility with inclusiveness by design
Europe’s population is diverse, yet its mobility infrastructure often fails to reflect this reality. Mobility is a fundamental part of daily life – allowing access to work, school, health and governmental services, as well as leisure activities and social connections – and a lack of access can have profound consequences on individual physical, social and […]
Urban Mobility Day in Nitra, Slovakia
EIT Urban Mobility is pleased to invite you to Urban Mobility Day, taking place in Nitra, Slovakia. Urban Mobility Day is a unique opportunity to engage with key stakeholders and innovators from both the public and private sectors in the field of urban mobility. This year’s edition will focus on how cities can support pedestrians […]
Minimising human errors in public transport: Predictive fatigue monitoring for higher passenger safety
In 2024, close to 20,000 road fatalities occurred across Europe. Europe’s long-term road safety goal, ‘Vision Zero’ aims to have zero fatalities in road transport by 2050. Technological advances, including connectivity and automation, present new opportunities to reduce the role of human errors. The role of fatigue in human errors on our roads, remains a […]
Nemi celebrate fifth birthday in signing 11 new on-demand transport services.
Nemi, a company part of EIT Urban Mobility’s investment portfolio, makes public transport in low-density areas feasible by providing a software solution that enables flexible bus services. Support by EIT Urban Mobility has allowed Nemi to become the reference tool for planning and operating flexible public transport services, with a differential model that improves reliability […]
Premium experience at bus interchanges
A restructuring of the public transport network in Cascais in 2021 created a fast express bus line which is now fed by local bus lines picking up travellers from surrounding neighbourhoods. Although the new network is generally much faster, citizens complain that they now must make a transfer. Overall, travellers tend to dislike interchanges, which […]
School mobility
Most residents in São Domingos de Rana commute daily either in the direction of Cascais or Lisbon. Many commuters need to take their children to school, which prevents them from using public transport. As a result, half of all schoolchildren in São Domingos da Rana are driven to school by car. As they do not […]
On-demand mobility in Cascais
Parede is an old town in the municipality of Cascais. The centre of Parede, mostly along Avenue da República, is a dynamic area thanks to its local commerce and services. It has narrow pavements and high pedestrian density. Several issues arise from high numbers of local car users and heavy through traffic. The city council […]