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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’ […]
Mastering mobility with non-exhaust emissions
As cities work to achieve their emissions reductions goals and implement changes for more sustainable transport systems, the focus has long been on reducing vehicles’ exhaust emissions. However, a less visible but increasingly significant source of pollution has persisted: non-exhaust emissions (NEE). Non-exhaust emissions are particles that get released into the air from parts of […]
Small engines, big impact: Light electric vehicles powering green mobility
Have you ever considered how light electric vehicles (LEVs) – like e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-cargo bikes – could help power active mobility, healthy cities and local businesses? This question was at the heart of the Nordic conference on light electric vehicles, held on 8 May 2025 in Copenhagen by EIT Urban Mobility and Dansk Erhverv […]
Mastering mobility with child-friendly mobility planning
As cities across Europe grow and populations flock to urban areas, inclusive urban planning becomes a requirement. Public spaces, transport systems, streets and sidewalks must be accessible not just to the able-bodied adult majority, but to the entire community, including our youngest residents. Children, often overlooked in planning decisions, experience cities in unique ways, but […]
Mastering mobility: the untapped potential of urban waterways
Throughout history, cities have been established along rivers, canals and coastlines. Vital to survival, these waterways enabled the movement of people and goods for the ever-growing populations that settled there. From the island of Manhattan to the canals of Venice, and further still, to the port of Shanghai, water-based mobility has played an essential role […]
Closing the leaky pipeline: Supporting women’s careers in the mobility sector
On 26 March 2025, experts gathered to discuss strategies for closing the “leaky pipeline” and enhancing support for women’s careers in the mobility and transport sector. The webinar was part of the second Women in Nordic Intelligent Transport Systems (WIN-ITS 2) project. Why do women drop out of the mobility and transport sector? The “leaky […]
Inclusive urban mobility: bridging gaps in accessibility and safety
On 26 February 2025, industry experts gathered to discuss how urban mobility solutions and design choices can help improve accessibility and inclusion. The discussion was part of the WIN-ITS 2: How can urban mobility solutions and design choices help improve accessibility and inclusion? webinar, which was co-organised by Trivector Traffic and EIT Urban Mobility. Accessibility […]
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 […]
How can futures thinking and play help cities shape the future of urban mobility?
The future is not just something that happens to us; it’s something we can actively shape, not least through the power of imagination. On 30 January 2025, EIT Urban Mobility, Stockholm Environmental Institute and our partner Tartu University co-organised a playful workshop at Tartu University in Estonia on imagining desirable future scenarios for urban mobility […]
Mastering mobility: public space and public health
Research conducted by UN-Habitat has found that ‘well-functioning cities have around 50% of their surface area dedicated to public space.’ Public space offers opportunities for people who live, work, and play in the city to connect with one another, nature and the built environment. Public space design has been found to significantly influence the mental, […]
Gender mainstreaming for inclusive mobility
Mobility and transport are not gender-neutral. The persistent inequalities in both the labour market and household responsibilities also impact gender differences in mobility, particularly in travel patterns. According to Point&’s Report Data & Diversity in mobility, women have more complex and multimodal trip patterns, more safety concerns during travelling and use more public transport than […]
RIS Education Open Call: 15 awarded projects set to start in 2025
We are proud to announce that 15 new RIS Education projects were selected as a result of RIS Education call launched in May 2024. The call received 22 project proposals from applicants from more than 15 countries, most of them coming from the RIS region. The thematic focus of the projects varies from winter and […]
Mastering mobility with the 15-minute city
Throughout history, urban designers and architects have theorised about the ideal structure of cities to meet the unique needs of residents. From Ebenezer Howard’s Garden City, which envisioned compact suburban towns with quick access to both services and natural spaces; to Harris and Ullman’s Polycentric City, focused on more organic growth with nodal points around […]
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 […]
Latvia is driving urban mobility innovations: Trends and challenges
From electric cargo scooters, autonomous vehicles and data-driven public transport improvements to bridging the gap between research and practice; Latvia is teeming with ambitious urban mobility innovators and initiatives that aim to accelerate the Baltic country’s green and digital transition. In November, EIT Urban Mobility met with local partners and collaborators from the public sector, […]
EIT Urban Mobility unveils its vision for Europe: The Manifesto for competitive and sustainable urban mobility
Brussels, 25 November 2024 — EIT Urban Mobility, a European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) initiative, a body of the EU has launched its Manifesto, a strategic document aimed at shaping urban mobility policies as the European Union mandate for 2024-2029 fully kicks-off. Rooted in innovation and collaboration, the Manifesto presents a bold vision […]
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.” […]
Mastering mobility: costs and benefits of the sustainable transition
In order to meet the EU Green Deal objective of zero net greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) by 2050, and the 2030 benchmark of a 55% reduction of GHGs compared to 1990 levels, radical changes need to be embraced. Not only will cities require significant investment for technological advancements to keep pace with need, but citizen […]
Mastering mobility: LEV batteries
Light electric vehicles (LEVs) are rapidly becoming a key component of modern urban mobility, with significant growth expected in the industry over the coming years. In Europe, LEVs are already outselling electric vehicles (EVs), with the market projected to triple by 2030 and double again by 2040. In 2022 alone, 10 million LEVs were sold […]
Mastering mobility: understanding the health benefits of active mobility
In an era defined by the drive towards decarbonised transportation, active mobility is often highlighted as a crucial part of the solution. But active mobility, which encompasses modes of human-powered transportation such as walking, cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading, running, etc; is more than just a way of getting from one place to another sustainably. Active mobility […]
Mastering mobility: public transport microincentives
Public transport relies on subsidies to operate in many cities and regions around the world. Subsidised public transport aims to ensure accessibility for all users and makes the mode more competitive, encouraging increased ridership and uptake over private vehicle use. Importance of subsidies and incentives Subsidies and incentives for public transportation have long been seen […]
Mastering mobility: noise pollution
According to the European Environment Agency (EEA), one in five people living in the European Union are exposed to noise pollution and long-term noise levels that are considered harmful to their health. From sleep disturbances to cardiovascular issues, noise has also been shown to even have impacts on children’s ability to learn. These negative impacts […]
Mastering mobility: demand responsive transport
How can mobility providers avoid running empty or near-empty buses through rural areas but still provide public transport for the people who live or work there? And how can cities avoid private car usage during times where public transport availability is low? Demand responsive transport, a relatively niche share of the mobility industry, could provide […]
Mastering mobility: low emissions zones
Many European cities face air quality problems related to road transport, with a staggering 94% of the urban population exposed to NO2 (nitrogen dioxide) pollution levels higher than the World Health Organisation’s guidelines. The European Environment Agency recently reported that exposure to fine particulate matter, from transport and other various sources, resulted in 307,000 premature […]
