Curb management in Tel Aviv
In some areas of Tel Aviv, the number of micromobility vehicles, delivery motorbikes and large vehicles significantly impact pavement capacity, making it impossible and sometimes even dangerous for pedestrians to walk. In this project, the Municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo will seek to understand different approaches to collecting data and managing kerb safety. Startup A.D Knight […]
Pedestrian road safety in Tel Aviv
In 2020, pedestrians constituted 16% of all road users in the city of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The municipality’s goal is to increase the percentage to 20% by 2030. Israel has a higher casualty rate of pedestrians than the OECD average, and the municipality of Tel Aviv-Yafo is leading a mobility strategy that aims to prioritise pedestrians […]
Anti-theft bicycle and scooter measures in Tel Aviv
Every 18 minutes a bicycle or scooter is stolen in Tel Aviv. Theft is ranked as the second most important reason for not using micromobility. The city wants to address this pain point so that micro and active mobility users feel that their vehicles are secure and the number of users increases. Mosa, a London-based […]
Mastering mobility: autonomous vehicles and EU-alignment
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are not just a technological evolution but rather have the capacity to transform urban mobility. AVs’ potential to reduce traffic congestion, emissions and traffic fatalities while enhancing accessibility, represents an opportunity for Europe. Discussions at the Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress session entitled Autonomous Technologies for Improved Mobility held in Barcelona in November, centred […]
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.” […]
Green Flow
Greenroads will address the pressing challenges of urban traffic management and safety in Ghent, Belgium. The project is inspired by the citys need to efficiently manage increasing traffic volumes, reduce congestion and enhance road safety for both vehicles and pedestrians. As a forward-thinking city committed to sustainability, Ghent has partnered with Greenroads to leverage cutting-edge […]
SmartDrive AI
SmartDrive AI is a cutting-edge technology designed to increase road safety by improving the efficiency and accuracy of accident reporting and providing decision-makers with valuable insights. The project involves Graz Linien, the public transport company in Graz, and Mapular, a Berlin-based startup specialising in geodata technologies.The inspiration for the project came from the need to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CELESTE – second year
European cities are the object of severe problems related to high levels of congestion of road traffic. Current solutions for regulating traffic rely mostly on static speed limits defined by national and European regulations. However, this model fails to adapt to unforeseen circumstances such as adverse weather conditions, high levels of air pollution, or mass […]
City RAPTOR Expression of Interest is open now
Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) is a programme that swiftly creates and tests solutions to the niche urban mobility challenges of cities across Europe. The RAPTOR Expression of Interest (EoI) is now open for cities to join its 2025 cohort. RAPTOR is challenge-based, matching city urban mobility challenges to innovative solutions from startups and SMEs. […]
Fourth Targeted Project Call for Innovation – Info Sessions
The Fourth Targeted Project Call is launching on 14 August 2024! Register below to attend our information webinars and learn more about the call and the topics. FOURTH TARGETED PROJECT CALL The Fourth Targeted Project Call falls under Innovation’s Targeted Projects Programme. This programme was initiated to address: a) gaps in our innovation portfolio concerning […]
ABC – Advanced driver-assistance system
ABC will create a novel out-of-the-box advanced driver-assistance system (ADAS) solution for small and mid-sized bus original equipment manufacturers (OEM) from Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS) countries. The project aims to address their lock-out from the market, due to their limited internal resources for hardware and software development to ensure Vehicle General Safety Regulation (GSR2) compliance. […]
Start with Children initiative celebrates child-friendly cities in Bratislava
EIT Urban Mobility partnered and held a workshop with the Start with Children initiative, also branded as the Bratislava Summit 2024, in its first edition in the capital of Slovakia on 28 and 29 May 2024. Mayors of European cities and urban planners met to discuss how to create child-friendly cities, in an event that […]
Third Women in Tech breakfast focused on Women’s Safety and Security
On 16 May, EIT Urban Mobility in cooperation with the Research Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (VUPI) and Czech Chamber of Commerce hosted the third Women in Tech breakfast in Prague, Czechia. It brought together talented and ambitious women from startup environment. The focal point of this event was a panel discussion centred around Women’s […]
EIT Community AI Challenge: AI innovations take centre stage in the city of Braga
In February, the EIT Community AI Challenge, a competition that seeks innovative AI solutions to real-world problems, announced the winners of its contest. The challenge presented by the city of Braga and the solution presented by Hayden AI to solve it was one of the projects selected to be tested. Last week, Braga took a […]
ROAD System
This project promotes the uptake of transportation via bicycle by improving infrastructure and safety. Social Tech Projects’ ROAD System is a road scanning tool uses Internet of Things (IoT) devices installed on bicycles to collect various types of data from urban cycle infrastructure and the environment. The bicycle device provides a comprehensive road assessment by […]
ADK-S
In 2019, there were 4,628 pedestrian and 2,777 cyclist fatalities on EU roads. A.D Knight aims to prevent pedestrian and cyclist fatalities and improve traffic safety. Israeli startup A.D Knight developed a real-time traffic monitoring and accident detection sensing safety alert solution. The solution can be used by municipalities, road and rail operators and provides […]
SCREEN
SCREEN is all about making cycling safer and more enjoyable for everyone. By partnering with expert tech partners for infrastructure assessment and data analysis, we can identify problems and find solutions. The SCREEN product, called VeloVision, helps cities better assess the current state of cycling infrastructure, identify areas for improvement, and provide actionable advice to […]
The RAPTOR 2024 Call is now open!
We are happy to announce the 2024 RAPTOR Call is now open! Rapid environmental changes are impacting our cities and require rapid and innovative actions. The Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) Programme seeks to do so via its agile competition. The RAPTOR competition matches European cities facing urban mobility challenges with startups with innovative solutions. […]
EIT AI Challenge: Braga & HaydenAI win Transatlantic AI Award
The prestigious Transatlantic AI Award has crowned the city of Braga and HaydenAI as this year’s accolade co-winners. The announcement, made during a ceremony held in Silicon Valley, marks a significant milestone in the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) innovation. This endeavour between the EIT Silicon Valley Hub and the EIT AI Community celebrates collaborations […]
IMPACTS: Boosting passenger safety in Croatia and Türkiye through a collaborative system
Public transport is a crucial aspect of urban mobility, allowing people to commute, socialise, and explore their cities safely and cost-effectively. However, issues such as overcrowding, limited digitalisation, outdated reporting mechanisms, and diminished perceived safety can discourage its use, leading to missed opportunities for multimodal mobility, traffic reduction, and citizen feedback. To address these issues, […]
AI4LIFE
Cities are responsible for about 70% of all greenhouse gas emissions and road transportation accounts for about a quarter of those emissions. Furthermore, hours wasted in traffic congestion costs Europe €110 billion per year. These costs, in addition the air pollution-related health issues, add up to several hundred billion euros per year. And most importantly, […]
