Mastering mobility with decarbonised last-mile logistics
While the end-of-year holiday season offers a peak in global logistics, the beginning of the year sees a surge of delivery traffic with consumers returning gifts and placing new orders. Due to this increase in ecommerce returns, city streets become congested and local air quality worsens. According to a 2024 World Economic Forum report, last-mile logistics, the final leg of delivery from an urban […]
From innovation call to urban sky: EIT Urban Mobility delivers Europe’s first emergency drone flight in Zaragoza
Zaragoza, Spain – December 1, 2025 – Zaragoza today became the site of a new achievement in urban innovation, hosting Europe’s first large-scale demonstration flight of a high-capacity uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) for city-based emergencies. This demo event was the final step of the U-SAVE (Urban Supply Aerial Vehicles for Emergencies) project, an initiative developed as […]
URBANE project final event
About URBANE URBANE is an EU-funded project on novel, sustainable, safe, resilient and effective last-mile delivery solutions, combining green automated vehicles and shared space utilisation models. The project will test innovative TRL7/8 efficient, replicable and socially acceptable innovative last-mile delivery solutions. About the URBANE final event The Urban Logistics Innovation Day and final event of the URBANE Project will […]
Digiflec optimising last mile deliveries: A Scottish startup in Trondheim
Cities across Europe face mounting challenges caused by urban logistics, including congestion, elevated emissions and inefficient use of loading and unloading zones. As part of EIT Urban Mobility’s Rapid Applications for Transport (RAPTOR) programme, Scottish startup Digiflec is optimising last mile deliveries by piloting a solution that will enable the Municipality of Trondheim in Norway, […]
Urban Mobility Days 2025
As the European Commission’s principal urban mobility policy conference, Urban Mobility Days (UMD) provides the ideal opportunity to network, debate, and exchange on key European urban mobility policy issues with policymakers, local authorities, NGOs, academics, urban transport practitioners, and the industry. This year’s event takes place from 30 September to 2 October in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania […]
SME Market Expansion Call 2026 Info Session
The fourth edition of the SME Market Expansion Call for Innovation is launching in October 2025! EIT Urban Mobility’s mission is to accelerate the transition to sustainable urban mobility. The SME Market Expansion Call supports this mission by investing in innovative solutions, products and services that address urgent urban mobility challenges. The focus is on […]
Data-Driven Decisions for Urban Freight in Thessaloniki
The “Data-Driven Decisions for Urban Freight” pilot in Thessaloniki addresses the growing challenge of managing urban logistics efficiently in congested areas, while reducing environmental and traffic impacts. Led by startup Mobito Technology, the project integrates connected vehicle data with the city’s planning and decision-making processes. Data such as GPS traces, stop durations and speeds are […]
Smart Loading Zone Monitoring in Trondheim
Loading bays face increasing pressure as e-commerce grows, with parcel deliveries expected to rise 78% by 2030. Delivery drivers often spend up to 40% of their time searching for legal parking spaces and they contribute to up to 30% of city congestion. In cities like London, 40–60% of loading occurs in non-designated areas, causing safety […]
IoT Sparks 2025
On 7 October, The Terminal Hub will host IoT Sparks 2025, a dynamic one-day event focused on real-world IoT solutions across sectors like mobility, smart cities, logistics, energy, and sustainability. Organised by LORIOT, IoT Sparks brings together industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers to explore how connected technologies are shaping our future. We’re excited to share that EIT […]
Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2025
Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress 2025 (4–6 November, Barcelona) is the leading global event for smart urban mobility, co-organised by Fira Barcelona and EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. In an era of ever-growing cities and technological innovation, Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress stands as the […]
Mooevo Cool e-Cargo
The Mooevo Cool e-Cargo project responds to the growing demand for sustainable last-mile delivery solutions for refrigerated goods in urban areas. With increasing pressure to reduce emissions, congestion and noise, especially in pedestrian zones, conventional delivery vehicles are no longer adequate. To address this, Mooevo Cool e-Cargo introduces two innovative electric micromobility formats. The first […]
STELION Powertrain
The project aims to adapt Hydros Power’s STELION Powertrain module to refrigerated containers (reefers) at the Port of Valencia, improving the autonomy and sustainability of refrigerated transport in port environments. This sector faces significant challenges in transitioning to greener mobility due to the high energy demand of refrigeration systems and the limitations of conventional batteries, […]
GroceryGo!
Bruntor, in partnership with RIMI Estonia, will pilot GroceryGo!, an innovative last-mile grocery delivery solution using compact four-wheel electric cargo vehicles, in Tallinn from April to October 2025. Bruntor vehicles feature a 600-litre insulated cargo compartment with temperature control function and a 60 km range per charge, enabling safer, faster and more sustainable deliveries in […]
Circular Bikes
Every year, thousands of stolen and abandoned bicycles end up in municipal storage, unclaimed and unusable. This is costly, inefficient and completely avoidable. The Bikekey project set out to change that. Originally built for insurance companies, the project created a digital bike registry that verifies ownership, deters theft and enables high recovery rates. But an […]
EIT Urban Mobility and ALICE forge strategic partnership to accelerate urban logistics innovation
A common vision for urban transformation EIT Urban Mobility and the Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ALICE) have formalised their collaboration through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), marking a milestone in their shared mission to drive forward innovation in urban logistics and sustainable mobility across Europe. Adriana Diaz, Innovation Director at EIT […]
SIL Barcelona
SIL Barcelona, or Salón Internacional de la Logística, is a leading international trade show for logistics, transport, intralogistics, and supply chain management. It’s a prominent annual event in the logistics and transportation sector, attracting professionals from various industries. On the second Day of the event, EIT Urban Mobility curates and moderates the following session: Title: Innovation & […]
Better Cities Fund launched in Prague
In an effort to create smarter, more liveable cities, Wolt, urban delivery leader and a partner of EIT Urban Mobility, launched its Better Cities Fund in Prague. This sustainability-focused programme, supported by €400,000 in funding, aims to help couriers transition to more sustainable, low-emission vehicles. The initiative has already seen success in the Nordics and […]
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 […]
EIT Urban Mobility to accelerate the startup ecosystem with three new partners and key renewal
EIT Urban Mobility collaborates with seven strategic startup ecosystem agents across Europe, each holding the network, investment experience and knowledge to help accelerate and improve mobility domestically. Ecosystem networks are vital as they drive innovation, economic growth and global competitiveness. By connecting key players, these networks foster collaboration, enabling faster technological advancements. In the case […]
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 […]
U-SAVE
The U-SAVE project aims to develop and demonstrate an innovative aerial transport system to quickly deliver life-saving supplies in emergency situations across urban and suburban areas. In many cities, road congestion and traffic delays hinder emergency response times, putting lives at risk. Traditional emergency vehicles face challenges navigating through densely populated or congested urban spaces, […]
Smart Zone Enforcement
Over the last three years, Coding the Curbs has been pioneering digital curbside management solutions.As a leading start-up, the company has successfully launched digital unloading zones in eight Europeancountries. These Smart Zones, bookable and sensor-equipped curbside spaces, provide city officials withreliable data for policymaking, give logistics operators certainty and predictability, and help improvetraffic flow on […]
ROSE
Theoremus’s route optimisation module for waste is being developed to address the inefficiencies and environmental challenges associated with traditional waste collection systems. Municipalities and waste management companies often rely on fixed collection schedules that result in unnecessary trips, higher operational costs, and increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These inefficiencies, combined with the underutilisation of data […]
NG SEED
With the rapid growth of e-commerce and urban deliveries, cities across Europe face the same problem: CO2 emissions and ineffective last-mile transportation solutions. The project wants to solve the pressing challenges of traffic congestion, pollution and last mile delivery inefficiencies. E-Mobility-Rentals, in collaboration with Glovo and Wolt, began a mission to build a complete and […]