Turning major events into testbeds for 18 sustainable and inclusive travel solutions
Mobility is at the heart of every journey. How people arrive, move and explore shapes not only individual trips but also the sustainability, accessibility and overall quality of destinations. The European-wide initiative “Mobility & Tourism Innovations” connects innovators with decision-makers and industry leaders to accelerate the next generation of mobility and travel solutions. Led by POINT& and EIT Urban Mobility, and supported by a network of […]
Europe debuts new fully autonomous bus line in public service
In a first-of-its-kind project led by Espaces-Mobilités and funded by EIT Urban Mobility, two self-driving shuttles from WeRide opened for public service in Leuven, Belgium. Since January 2026, Leuven residents can take the AV autonomous bus line 16 from the city’s railway station to the neighbouring municipality of Heverlee, a 4 km route that sees plenty of commuters and students. The […]
RIS Education Open Call 2026: 16 projects selected across Europe
We are proud to announce that 16 new RIS Education projects have been selected following the RIS Education call launched in June 2025. The call attracted strong interest, with 62 proposals submitted by organisations from over 20 countries. This response further strengthens the programme’s geographical and thematic reach across the RIS region. The newly supported […]
R3 Robotics secures €20M to scale automated disassembly for electric vehicle systems
Portfolio company R3 Robotics (formerly Circu Li-ion) has raised €14 million in Series A funding, co-led by HG Ventures and Suma Capital, with participation from Oetker Collection, the European Innovation Council Fund (EIC Fund), and existing shareholders including BonVenture, FlixFounders, and EIT Urban Mobility, alongside €6 million in European grants. The funding coincides with the company’s rebranding from Circu Li-ion to R3 Robotics […]
Advancing regional innovation ecosystems: Lessons from Øresund Mission Cities
How can cities better work together across borders to accelerate innovation and create better, cleaner mobility systems? In 2025, cities in the Øresund region explored this question through an Interreg Øresund-Kattegat-Skagerrak co-funded pre-study of the Øresund Mission Cities Mobility Innovation Programme (ØMMIP). The four participating cities – Copenhagen (Denmark), Malmö, Helsingborg and Lund (Sweden) – […]
EU boosts support for the New European Bauhaus, highlighting EIT Urban Mobility’s role
The European Union has reinforced its commitment to the New European Bauhaus, or NEB, with the publication of a new European Commission Communication and an accompanying Council Recommendation. The two documents set out how the initiative will scale up across Europe and clearly recognise the EIT Community New European Bauhaus, led by EIT Urban Mobility, […]
EIT Urban Mobility portfolio startup .Lumen wins prestigious CES 2026 award for accessibility innovation
EIT Urban Mobility is proud to announce that its portfolio company .Lumen has won the CTA Foundation Pitch Competition for Accessibility at CES 2026, one of the world’s most influential technology events. The Romanian deep-tech startup was recognised for its innovative AI-powered smart glasses that assist blind and visually impaired people in navigating urban environments […]
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 […]
The EIT Community celebrates innovation in Budapest at the EIT Awards 2025
Once again, Budapest became Europe’s capital of innovation on 25 November 2025, as the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) gathered entrepreneurs, researchers, educators, and industry leaders for this year’s EIT Innovation Awards and the EIT Jumpstarter Grand Finale. With a record-breaking 908 applications, the 2025 edition marked the most competitive year in EIT Jumpstarter’s history. From this pool, 42 early-stage teams from 17 countries reached the […]
Turning Europe’s biggest stage into a testbed for sustainable mobility and tourism
Mobility is at the heart of every journey, and it shapes how people arrive, move and explore. With tourism responsible for 75% of travel-related CO₂ emissions and only 5% of mobility innovations currently addressing tourism, Europe faces both a challenge and an opportunity. To close this gap, EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European […]
From learning to leadership: EIT Urban Mobility celebrates its 2025 graduates
This season, EIT Urban Mobility reached another milestone in its education journey. Following a summer of entrepreneurship education across Europe with a record eight Summer Schools, EIT Urban Mobility celebrated the graduation of students and PhDs from the EIT Urban Mobility Doctoral Training Network (DTN) and the Master School – two EIT-Labelled flagship programmes empowering the next generation of mobility […]
The power of connected vehicle data: Compass IoT transforming traffic management and road safety
Compass IoT, a digital infrastructure and traffic analytics company, is piloting their Road Intelligence platform and bespoke dashboards based on connected vehicle data with Transport for London (TfL) as part of the Road Intelligence for London Mobility (RILM) project. The EIT Urban Mobility co-funded project aims to empower TfL to make data-driven decisions that support the Mayor’s Transport Strategy to improve the experience of how Londoners live and travel around the city. As cities around […]
The Copenhagenize Index 2025 – EIT Urban Mobility Edition reveals the best bicycle-friendly cities
The one-of-a-kind Copenhagenize Index 2025 reveals the 100 cities worldwide that are transforming their streets to develop cycling as a main mobility solution. The Copenhagenize Index – in its EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union edition, is brimming with fresh data […]
EIT Urban Mobility deepens Portugal commitment: new partnership with ASNR and a renewed one with IMT
[picture above: MoU signature with ANSR, Mr Pedro Ladeira, director of ANSR and Mr Martí Massot, Head of Innovation Hub South; MoU signature with IMT, Mr Joao Caetano, president of IMT and Mr Martí Massot, Head of Innovation Hub South ] Barcelona, Spain 6 November 2025 – EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European […]
Driving urban mobility innovation in Timișoara: From RIS Summit to inVest Demo Day
Timișoara, known as the Venice of Romania, also 2023 European Capital of Culture, has increasingly positioned itself as a hub for creativity, technology, and innovation. Its thriving startup scene openness to new collaborations, made it an ideal host for EIT Urban Mobility initiatives. Two cornerstone events of the EIT Urban Mobility ecosystem came together in […]
EU competitiveness and public-private partnerships take centre stage in Vilnius
Discussions at the Transport Innovation Forum 2025 revolved around how local mobility innovation ecosystems and public-private partnerships contribute to the EU’s competitiveness in times of geopolitical challenges. The forum took place in Vilnius, Lithuania, on 15 and 16 October 2025. It brought together hundreds of private and public sector representatives to discuss evolving trends and […]
Highlights Report 2025 covers a year of collaboration and impact
EIT Urban Mobility has published its Highlights Report 2025, capturing a year of innovation, collaboration and impact across Europe’s urban mobility landscape. The annual publication showcases key achievements, partnerships and impact stories from across the community; from projects and city pilots to education programmes and startup investments driving more sustainable urban transport. Each year, the […]
Clem’s EV Car Sharing Shaping Europe’s Shift to Smarter, Cleaner Mobility
As cities across Europe strive to decarbonise transport, car sharing is a key enabler of sustainable urban mobility. Specialists in electric vehicle (EV) carsharing and smart charging, French startup Clem is supporting cities across Europe to transition to a cleaner and greener future. Clem’s mobility-as-a-service end-to-end solution is not only encouraging a reduction in the […]
EIT Urban Mobility recognised in European Commission’s first progress report on cycling
On 1 October 2025, the European Commission released its first progress report on the European Declaration on Cycling, presented to the Council and the European Parliament and officially launched during the Urban Mobility Days 2025. The report, based on the work of the Expert Group on Urban Mobility (EGUM), highlights achievements and next steps in […]
EIT Urban Mobility’s recommendations for the European Innovation Act and the 28th Regime
EIT Urban Mobility has taken an active role in shaping the future of Europe’s innovation landscape by contributing to two major European Commission consultations – the European Innovation Act and the 28th Regime – aimed at strengthening Europe’s innovation capacity and creating a more harmonised framework for startups and scaleups across the EU. Both initiatives […]
Strengthening the impact of the EIT Community in the Canary Islands
The most innovative players in the Canary Islands — including businesses, universities, technology centres, clusters, and entrepreneurs — gathered in Tenerife to strengthen their ties with Europe’s largest innovation ecosystem, led by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). The organisation presented a range of specific programmes designed for outermost regions such as the Canary […]
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, […]
Integrated, shared and autonomous: The future of public transport and shared mobility in cities
The EIT Urban Mobility North Summit 2025 took place in Stockholm on 16-17 September with over 110 representatives from the public transport and mobility sector in Northern Europe. Taking the stage to welcome everyone, EIT Urban Mobility CEO Marc Rozendal set the tone for the following two days: “Shifting to public transport delivers high impact […]
The digital public transport transformation in Sofia
Car ownership has been increasing over the last three decades in Sofia, Bulgaria and the city has one of the highest numbers of private vehicles registered per capita in Europe[1]. This has led to growing traffic flow, congestion and worsening air quality. To address these and other mobility challenges, the city’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan […]