Project results of the Main Innovation Open Call 2025
We are proud to announce the 19 conditionally approved* projects from the Main Innovation Open Call. The Main Innovation Open Call received 56 submissions in June of this year, which included entities from 30 countries. Of the 19 projects, 4 are focused on the Electrification and alternative fuels topic, 7 on Logistics, and 8 on […]
EIT Urban Mobility and MOST sign Memorandum of Understanding striving for sustainable mobility innovation in Italy
EIT Urban Mobility and MOST, Centro Nazionale per la mobilità sostenibile, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This agreement represents a significant milestone in our collaborative journey, laying the groundwork for a strategic partnership aimed at driving innovation in transportation and mobility across Italian cities. The MoU defines key areas of collaboration and sets […]
Making employee commuting more sustainable
On 5 January 2023, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) entered into force. The directive includes new rules on obligating the reporting of employee commuting data. In Europe, the CSRD is a game-changer in how businesses need to report sustainability data. Similar legislation is on its way for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The CSRD raises the status of […]
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 […]
The next edition of the Main Innovation Call is set to launch soon!
The next edition of the Main Innovation Call is to open on 4 April 2024. This year’s call will be focused on three topics: Public Transport, Urban Logistics, and Electrification of Transport and Alternative Fuels. The call is for SMEs, universities, research and technology organisations, or large businesses, established in a Member State of the […]
EIT Urban Mobility RIS Winter Schools wrap-up: Driving change for sustainable cities
Over the past few weeks, the inaugural RIS Winter Schools Series, co-founded and supported by EIT Urban Mobility, saw a gathering of almost 120 bachelor students from various RIS countries in three European cities to delve into the realms of sustainable urban mobility. During one week, participants were involved in different workshops and lectures to […]
Eight partners develop solutions to tackle inequalities in Europe’s Green and Digital Future
Europe’s pursuit of a green and digital transformation raises concerns about exacerbating or creating new inequalities. While the twin transition envisions a fair and just society, challenging geopolitical developments threaten an equal future for all. READJUST, the newly launched EU-funded research project, addresses these issues and proposes concrete solutions. A four-step approach aims to successfully […]
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. […]
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, […]
Nudging for sustainable mobility: The REACTIVITY project
In a world grappling with growing challenges such as air and noise pollution, traffic congestion, and increasing chronic illnesses due to unhealthy lifestyles, the need for intermodal active mobility and technological tools for its implementation has never been more pressing. Recognizing this urgency, the REACITIVY project, implemented in cities like Lecce (Italy) and Braga (Portugal), […]
An Ukranian affordable electric enterprise truck manufacturer wins the EIT Jumpstarter urban mobility prize
Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, the cradle of history, democracy and arts. The Greek capital is also the heart of the ancient agora, former marketplace, the open spot where all the citizens gathered to trade, discuss and vote. This is exactly what over a hundred innovators did the past 30 […]
SLUSH: Where to invest next in the mobility sector?
With more than 75% of Europeans living in cities and a pressing need for the transport sector to decarbonise and modernise, the mobility sector stands as the perfect playing field for innovation. At SLUSH, an annual landmark event for the start-up ecosystem, hosted in Helsinki from 30 November to 1 December ; EIT Urban Mobility […]
Braga’s move towards future-forward urban mobility: a city in motion
In a launch session, the city of Braga presented the three urban mobility solutions that will be tested in the city thanks to EIT Urban Mobility’s innovation initiative. The kick-off event was presented by Ricardo Rio, City of Braga’s Mayor, Olga Pereira, Councillor for Mobility of the Municipality of Braga and María Paula Caycedo, Head […]
2024 Main Open Innovation Call Project Results
We are proud to announce the 12 conditionally approved* projects from the Main Open Innovation Call. The Main Open Innovation Call received 33 submissions in June of this year which included entities from 25 countries. Of the 12 projects, 5 are focused on the future mobility challenge area, 4 on mobility and energy, and 3 […]
A vision for Barcelona’s future: EIT Urban Mobility in partnership with IESE to find solutions to Barcelona’s mobility challenges
A vision for Barcelona’s future”, aims to promote the generation and exchange of knowledge in the fields of innovation, urban studies, mobility, logistics, and energy. The project has been designed by PPP for Cities Research Center at IESE Business School, in collaboration with the Barcelona City Council. EIT Urban Mobility is part of their Steering […]
A look back at the 28 agile innovation pilot projects in Europe in 2023
In anticipation of the agile innovation calls for 2024, we look back at the success in 2023. 2024 agile innovation programmes In 2024, EIT Urban Mobility expects to fund 12 SME led projects stemming from the Small Call, expected to launch toward the end of November. Register now for the Small Call information session. It […]
How EIT Urban Mobility supports cities in delivering their sustainable urban mobility strategies?
Jordi Casas Juan, City Development Manager at the Innovation Hub South, explains how EIT Urban Mobility supports cities in delivering their sustainable urban mobility strategies in an interview with Hub Cities. EIT Urban Mobility collaborates with more than 60 cities across Europe in developing and implementing their sustainable mobility plans Developed by EIT Urban Mobility, […]
TMB public procurement of innovation: Gap of curved platforms
As part of the European Union’s Horizon Europe Programme InnoBuyer, TMB is undertaking its first Public Procurement of Innovation process, which is looking for an innovative solution to bridge the space between the train and the platform of nine of its metro stations. TMB is the leading public transport operator of Barcelona and its metropolitan […]
The EIT Community boosts innovation in Spain and reaffirms its leadership in Europe
Organised by the EIT Community under the title ‘The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) and the new European Innovation Agenda’, the Spanish innovation ecosystem met yesterday in Madrid. The event was attended by the Director General of the CDTI, Javier Ponce, the Secretary-General for Innovation, Teresa Riesgo, and brought together a large part […]
IMMENSE project kicks-off in the city of Esplugues de Llobregat, Barcelona
The primary outcome of IMMENSE is an integrated platform for city authorities to inform, implement and evaluate TDM schemes on urban roads by applying a demand-based pricing strategy During the two-month pilot, the system will be tested with users in Esplugues de Llobregat (Catalonia) and Munich (Germany), with an integrated system platform and end-user application […]
KAROS: The car-sharing app for commuting to work arrives in Vitoria
Karos transforms empty car seats into a new mode of public transport Karos lands in Vitoria-Gasteiz with a pilot experience co-funded by EIT Urban Mobility Vitoria-Gasteiz, September 2023 – Karos was born in 2014 in France and has services in Denmark, Germany, and Spain. It is a leading European app for car sharing between home […]
REACTIVITY project in Braga challenges citizens to embrace sustainable mobility
The Municipality of Braga has launched the “Reactivity Braga – Diversity and Sustainability” initiative to encourage Braga residents to embrace more sustainable, inclusive, and eco-friendly transportation options. In return, citizens can accrue points to exchange for discounts at local businesses. This represents an innovative intermodal urban mobility project supported and promoted by EIT Urban Mobility, […]
Lisbon among the semi-finalists for the European capital of innovation award
The European Innovation Council (EIC) announced the 12 cities from 10 countries that have advanced to the semi-final stage of the ninth edition of the iCapital Awards. The cities aim to become the 2023 European Capital of Innovation or the European Rising Innovative City. Supported by the European Innovation Council (EIC) under Horizon Europe, the prize […]