EIT launches new global outreach website
The EIT is proud to present a brand-new website dedicated to the EIT Global Outreach Programme – delivering the unique EIT Innovation model beyond Europe and boosting the competitiveness of European innovations. Innovation beyond Europe: EIT Global Outreach The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) is Europe’s innovation engine on a mission to […]
The Innovation Hub South: co-leaders of the Spanish Working Group of the GAIA-X project
Last June 2021, EIT Urban Mobility Hub South was selected by the Spanish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation as one of the co-leading entities of the mobility group in Spain of the Gaia X project. More than 300 companies and public entities have submitted their manifestation of interest. Being selected as co-leaders members […]
EIT Urban Mobility – Innovation Days 2022
In the run-up to the official launch of the first Call for Proposals for our Business Plan 2023-2025, we will hold a series on Innovation Days online, bringing urban mobility key players together to forge new collaborations. The event series takes place from 21 February to 4 March and will be hosted on the b2match […]
Fluctuo, a company from our portfolio received a further €1.6 million investment!
Fluctuo, founded in 2019, is an independent third-party data aggregator with a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform to collect, process, analyse and visualise the data of shared mobility services (bikes, scooters, mopeds and cars), helping public stakeholders and private companies to make data-driven decisions on mobility services & infrastructures. EIT Urban Mobility portfolio company Fluctuo received […]
Congratulations to our winners of the ENTRANCE 1st Open Competition!
The EIT Urban Mobility is partner of ENTRANCE, a project under Horizon Europe which is designed to mobilise financial resources and boost sustainable innovations in the transport and mobility sectors. To do so, the partnership will create an environment for the promotion of solutions to find buyers or investors. The goal of the ENTRANCE open […]
New EU Urban Mobility Framework to spur transition to safer and more sustainable urban mobility
The European Commission has released today its new Urban Mobility Framework, delivering on the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy Action Plan released in December 2020. The framework is part of the Package for Efficient and Green Mobility which includes a revision of the TEN-T regulation, ITS Directive and an action plan to boost long-distance and […]
NetZeroCities: EIT Urban Mobility working to support cities to achieve climate neutrality by 2030
NetZeroCities Overview Europe has pledged to lead on climate action and has set forth ambitious goals and directives to achieve that commitment. Horizon Europe, the European Green Deal and other European Union policies and directives propel European Member States towards a 55% cut in emissions by 2030 and climate neutrality by 2050. Cities are envisioned […]
High-level City Event at Tomorrow.Mobility World Congress
During Tomorrow Mobility World Congress, EIT Urban Mobility brought together top elected officials and policy practitioners from several cities in Europe in two roundtable discussions to share their key priorities and ideas to advance sustainable urban mobility and foster the uptake of transport innovations. Adopting a leading approach appears essential to identify the most pressing […]
Just launched: the Mobility Innovation Marketplace, showcasing the mobility of tomorrow!
Are you an innovator seeking more visibility for your new product? Are you are searching for a mobility solution for your city? Then this is the marketplace for you! Join the reference platform for urban mobility and stay up to date on the latest innovation in the sector! Gain an all-round understanding of the current […]
Costs and benefits of the sustainable urban mobility transition in Europe
We are happy to release the fifth report of our Urban Mobility Next series, which explores the costs and benefits of the sustainable mobility transition in European cities. The analysis focuses on 779 EU-27 cities of more than 50,000 inhabitants based on 12 city prototypes. The model used in the report covers small, medium, and large cities […]
Our training “The Digital Revolution at the Service of Territorial Mobility” designed with Citec is open for registration!
Urban Mobility is in a constant state of evolution, forever changed by the technology of its time. Technological innovations, Big Data, MaaS or social upheavals, the future of mobility will be multi-form and very different from what we know. The challenge of our time is to understand and prepare ourselves to face these changes, integrating […]
Auve Tech wins the award for best pitch at the Ready2Scale II event during ITS World Congress 2021
As part of the ScaleTHENGlobal programme, a programme financed by the EIT Urban Mobility and led by CARNET, the 15 participating startups from this edition were invited to participate in the Ready2Scale II event, which was part of the ITS World Congress, taking place in Hamburg from 11 to 15 October. During this activity, organised […]
Integrated and safe: how innovation can increase micromobility end user adoption
This fourth report of EIT Urban Mobility’s Urban Mobility Next series explores solutions and best practices boosting the uptake of micromobility in cities. Central to this report is the question of how to increase user engagement with various forms of micromobility, focusing on multimodal integration and safety as key enablers. The report, realised with the […]
EIT Community New European Bauhaus launches Ideation Awards for Climathon and hackathon participants
EIT Climate-KIC has launched a call for ideas on sustainable, inclusive and aesthetic solutions for New European Bauhaus challenges. Open to EU teams participating in the 2021 EIT Climate-KIC Climathon and hackathons of EIT Digital, EIT Food and EIT Urban Mobility, the call will be open from 25 October to 15 November 2021 and will offer prizes of up to €10,000 in […]
EIT URBAN MOBLITY | Startup Investments 2021 (Q3)
Urban mobility is undergoing one of the most transformational shifts of a generation. A successful strategy in the industry requires the adoption of a comprehensive and coherent approach, centered on innovative ventures that are disrupting this landscape. While the pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the economy, the crisis has also encountered major opportunities for innovation. Examples of drivers […]
Welcome2Europe has selected its new batch of participating startups
The ScaleTHENGlobal programme, developed by the EIT Urban Mobility and funded by the European Union, recently opened a new call for participants to take part in the Welcome2Europe activity. This programme is looking to expand the capabilities of the selected urban mobility start-ups and help them boost their business ideas into new territories. Welcome2Europe will […]
Podcast: How do startups work and how do they navigate the mobility industry?
Episode 7 of podcast ‘Conversations in the Park’ (the second one sponsored by EIT Urban Mobility) puts all the emphasis on start-ups and how they navigate the complex mobility industry. We invited two start-up leaders to tell us about their experiences and the challenges they are facing. Mari-Ly Klaats is the COO of Auve Tech, […]
Our Innovation Hub Central welcomed last week partners and stakeholders in its new premises in Munich
The Innovation Hub Central is one of five Innovation Hubs that EIT Urban Mobility has created to engage, support and to widen its partnership, to build up and share knowledge amongst the local ecosystems and to increase awareness across the whole Europe. Relaxed COVID19 regulations and the new location of Innovation Hub Central in the […]
Three levers to unlock artificial intelligence benefits in urban mobility
With its ability to interpret data, assist judgments, and generate insights that are beyond human manual processing capabilities, artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly changing urban mobility systems. Promising AI applications focusing on end users’ journeys are at the centre of the recent EIT Urban Mobility report on AI[1], which explores the use of AI in […]
The EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator South Programme welcomes its Batch #3 participants
From over 100 applications from all over Europe and associated countries, EIT Urban Mobility selected the 25 most-promising startups to be part of the third cohort of this 6-month Accelerator Programme. Out of these, five will be participating in the South Programme, kicking-off officially on 12 July. The selected companies will benefit from financial support, mentoring, […]
The city of Barcelona chose Urban Radar to run a pilot project to improve loading zones citywide
Urban Radar, a French based start-up supported by EIT Urban Mobility, was selected to run a pilot project on curb management and urban logistics in Barcelona, one of the leading European smart cities. Urban Radar’s platform fits in Barcelona’s strategy by enabling communities and city managers to take an accessible data-centric approach. Thanks to this […]
Is the future of mobility rail?
The transport sector is responsible for about 25% of the European Union’s greenhouse gas emissions. The European Green Deal, the EU’s plan to be climate neutral by 2050, aims for a 90% reduction in transport emissions during this period by prioritising cleaner and healthier means of transport. Contributing only 0.4% of greenhouse gas emissions in Europe, and as the safest mode of land transport, rail is both a […]
EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Days
The EIT Urban Mobility Innovation Days are your chance to engage with EIT Urban Mobility and mobility innovators across Europe. Why get involved? Learn about the upcoming Innovation Call for Proposals 2022 and the development of Action and Interest Groups. Gain insights on the four challenge areas prioritised by the EIT Urban Mobility Innovation activities. Hear from thought leaders on key innovations in each area and […]
EIT Strategy 2021-2027 agreed!!
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on its legal basis and its new Strategic Innovation Agenda 2021 – 2027. Trilogue negotiations have now concluded, pending the final approval of the legal texts by the European Parliament and the Council. Commissioner for Innovation, Research, […]