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TRA 2020: Call for Submission deadline extended until May 31!

17 May 2019

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In March 2019 the project Mobility4EU has come to an end. The initiative for building the ETM Forum has been launched. It connects stakeholders to discuss user-centric approaches in transport. Let‘s put user-centric transport research in TRA2020 agenda as a major topic: participate to the Call for Papers! The deadline for both journal and conference track papers have been extended and new deadline is now May 31 (end of day, Helsinki time, CET+1 hour). Please see the Call for submissions for full information and guidelines.

Participate to the TER4RAIL Survey

16 May 2019

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Mobility4EU consortium invites you to participate in a survey session of the project Ter4Rail, part of the Shift2Rail EU research group. TER4RAIL considers railways as the backbone of future European mobility, and hopes to identify and monitor new opportunities for innovative research and facilitate the cross-fertilisation of knowledge from other disciplines, at what is referred to as the Rail Innovative Research Observatory.

ETM Forum Launch Event: reserve your place now

27 February 2019

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In 2017, within the activities of the project Mobility4EU (H2020 CSA), the initiative for building the European Transport and Mobility Forum has been launched. The ETM Forum intends to connect stakeholders to discuss and advocate for user-centric approaches and cross-modal cooperation in transport of passenger and freight. The goal is no less than work together towards the vision for transport in Europe in 2030 and the implementation of the Action Plan developed within Mobility4EU.

ETM Forum Platform goes public on monday 4th of March

26 February 2019

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It’s a great pleasure to announce to all Mobility4EU readers that we are about to open the “ETM Forum Online Collaboration Platform” starting from 4th of March 2019. In 2017, within the activities of the project Mobility4EU the initiative for building the European Transport and Mobility Forum has been launched. The aim was to sustain the stakeholder network that has come to life during the project and continue to work on the focus issues that have been elaborated within the project. The ETM Forum brings together all relevant stakeholders of transport of passengers and freight and of sectors beyond the traditional transport industry as, e.g. smart systems, energy, data and service.

Final Version of Action Plan has been published!

25 February 2019

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The Mobility4EU Consortium is really excited to inform you that the final version of the Action Plan has been released! Thanks to all stakeholders and visitors who participated in our live and online activities, to those who contributed to the integration of the Action Plan through Surveys, Stakeholders consultation activities at conferences, not least to the Consortium members who actively collected actions, feedback and moderated thematic sessions at our final event. This version has been updated with inputs received during #TUCTE 18.

First Version of Action Plan now available online

22 November 2018

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We are glad to inform our readers that a first version of the Action Plan has been released. Thanks to all stakeholders and visitors who participated in our live and online activities, to those who contributed to the integration of the Action Plan through Surveys, Stakeholders consultation activities at conferences, not least to the Consortium members who actively collected actions, feedback and moderated thematic sessions at our final event.

Springer Book “Towards User-Centric Transport in Europe” released: get your copy!

4 October 2018

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The book “Towards user-centric transport in Europe” has been freshly published with Springer. It wants to contribute to the understanding of user needs in transport of passengers and freight in all modes and especially in the urban context. Speakers of the conference #TUCTE 17, several consortium partners and externals that have been active within the project Mobility4EU contributed to the book as authors and reviewers.

Mobility4EU Final Event: TUCTE 18 – Book your Place Now!

17 September 2018

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The public event ““TUCTE 18: Towards user-centric transport in Europe”” organized by Mobility4EU will take place on the 13th of November 2018 at the Blue Point venues in Brussels. Started in 2016, Mobility4EU (H2020 CSA) established a Vision and an Action plan for the future of transport in Europe in 2030, based on the identification and assessment of societal challenges that will influence future transport demand. In 2017 the European Transport and Mobility Forum has been launched to put in action user-centric approaches, cross-modal cooperation and projects joining transport of passenger and freight. Don’t miss the chance to be involved in interactive workshops, brainstorming imaginative questions and exploring novel approaches towards user-centric transport.

Mobility4EU – TUCTE 18 – Call for Posters

14 September 2018

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Are you involved in a research or project about mobility investigating seamless, sustainable and inclusive transport solutions? Have you developed a tool, a platform or framework that facilitates the development or implementation of user-centric solutions in passenger or freight transport? The consortium of Mobility4EU project gladly offers exhibition and dissemination opportunity to mobility related projects during TUCTE 18. Last year TUCTE 17 attracted more than 100 people from all over Europe, involved in more than 50 EU funded projects including representatives from the industry, regulatory bodies, research organisations and ETPs.

Stakeholders Consultation on Action Plan

26 July 2018

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Mobility4EU would like to invite you to participate in its next Stakeholder Consultation Activity. The project compiled a Vision for a User-centered and Cross-modal European transport system in 2030 and presented an Action plan to implement that Vision. A late version of the Action Plan is currently put into a broad Stakeholder Consultation that comprises several activities with the objective to address different interest groups: representatives from the ETPs, transport users, mobility policy makers and providers of mobility services as well as producers of the required vehicles and infrastructure.

Mobility4EU @ FTA 2018 Brussels, 4 and 5th of June 2018: story mapping hands-on session

31 May 2018

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FTA 2018 is a two day event taking place at The Square Business Center in Brussels exploring new challenges of policymaking and future-oriented frames and methods to respond to them.
The objective of a hands-on session at the FTA 2018 in the strand “Experience & Explore” is to present the methodology of story mapping as a tool for strategic processes involving multiple stakeholders and exemplify through the story map that has been created within the project Mobility4EU. Participants of the hands-on session can discover the methodology of story mapping as one component for foresight and future-oriented approaches and they will be engaged in actively applying this method to the development process of the action plan for transport and mobility in 2030, thus, actively shape this roadmap towards a future European transport system.

Mobility4EU @ FTA 2018 Brussels, 4 and 5th of June 2018: Scenario Design for Policymaking

31 May 2018

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FTA 2018 is a two day event taking place at The Square Business Center in Brussels exploring new challenges of policymaking and future-oriented frames and methods to respond to them.
During the second day of the conference Imre Keseru from Vrije Universiteit Brussel will present how the Multi-Actor Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) was used to assess the preferences of stakeholder groups across the whole transport and mobility spectrum for the MOBILITY4EU project. While in previous applications of MAMCA, the scenarios were defined by the decision maker, this research proposes the combination of the intuitive logics scenario technique and the normative narrative method with MAMCA to appraise the preferences of fourteen stakeholder groups towards future scenarios for mobility in Europe by 2030 emphasizing the participative nature of the scenario building.

INTEND project survey

15 May 2018

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Mobility4EU would like to invite you to participate in a survey session of the INTEND project (INtentify future Transport rEsearch NeeDs). The overall objective of the INTEND project is to deliver an elaborated study of the research needs and priorities in the transport sector and to develop a transport agenda that would pave the way to an innovative and competitive European transport sector.

JOINT EVENT on European Mobility for the Future : 9th Mobility4EU WS on Action Plan + First CAMERA WS. Register now!

10 May 2018

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We are happy to announce that the joint MOBILITY4EU+CAMERA workshop will be held in Brussels on 15th of June 2018 at the Blue Point venues, Bvd. Auguste Reyers. The aim of the M4EU workshop is to acquire feedback from experts from different mobility sectors on the development of a strategic roadmap for the European transport system and to discuss the bottlenecks and research needs for this roadmap. The participants will actively contribute to the development of the Action Plan and the identification of aspects that are important to consider when designing the future European transport system.

Don’t miss Mobility4EU presentation during the “Mobility Planning“ session at TRA 2018

11 April 2018

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MOBILITY4EU partners are glad to invite you to join the Transport Research Arena 2018 session entitled ‘Mobility Planning’, chaired by Maria-Cristina Marolda from European Commission. Imre Keseru, Thierry Coosemans, Elisavet Gagatsi and Cathy Macharis will present the “User-centric vision for mobility in 2030: Participatory evaluation of scenarios by the multi-actor multi-criteria analysis (MAMCA)” and introduce the MOBILITY4EU poster contents.

Collaborate in the World Cafè “Modal Synergies for Future Mobility“ session at TRA 2018

9 April 2018

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Representatives from all modes of transport and all ETPs are welcome to come and help us define the next steps for a real intermodal and user-centred transport system. You are cordially invited to the TRA 2018 session entitled ‘Modal Synergies for Future Mobility’, supported by the EU projects Mobility4EU and SETRIS, and taking place on Tuesday 17 April between 15:15 and 16:45 in Schubert 5+6.

CAMERA project’s call for experts

13 March 2018

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CAMERA project has just been launched. Using innovative data-driven techniques, CAMERA evaluates the impact of EU air transport mobility-related projects. Air transport and mobility should progressively evolve towards a seamless and efficient door-to-door mobility model, in which the customer is paramount. Air transport is envisaged as being at the heart of a clean, integrated, and efficient system, capable of transporting users from door-to-door safely, quickly, seamlessly, predictably, and in an affordable manner.

Call for Papers opened for the 22nd International AMAA Forum

22 February 2018

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The topic of this year’s edition of the International Forum on Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications (AMAA) is “Smart Systems for Clean, Safe and Shared Road Vehicles”. Since more than 20 years, it has been the mission of the AMAA conference to detect novel trends in automotive electronics and communication systems and to discuss the implications early on.

Save the date: Brussels, 24 April 2018 CIPTEC Final Conference

15 February 2018

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CIPTEC will show you how you can change someone’s travel behaviour with small and affordable interventions. Do you wish to know more about the CIPTEC innovation tools, gain new insights in user needs and find out how to nudge people towards more PT use? Then save the date and join us in Brussels on 24 April 2018!

Score Project Conference

13 February 2018

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The European Transport Innovation Challenge is a new recognition award being offered to young transport innovators for the first time this year. We invite them to give us creative solutions for goods and services that will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions in transport. This can be the result of research, but it does not need to be. It can be in any transport mode, and in many different sectors linked to transport, such as solutions in healthcare, retail or food sectors. The key word is innovation.

Newsletter Now Online

7 February 2018

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Newsletter now online. First time in the MOBILITY4EU page? Get a glimpse of the project and its latest news.
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7th Mobility4EU Workshop on “Action Plan drafting”

29 January 2018

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The seventh Mobility4EU workshop was held in Rome on 17th of January 2018. The aim of this project internal workshop was to interactively create a structure and first inputs for the Action Plan. At the outset of the workshop the scope of the action plan was discussed and defined as clearly as possible, concerning especially the demarcation in relation to other roadmaps. Within the following interactive work a general structure of the Action Plan was generated.

6th Mobility4EU Workshop on “Vision for Transport 2030”

9 January 2018

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The “Vision for Transport 2030” of the project Mobility4EU was held on 21 November 2017 in Brussels. The sixth Mobility4EU workshop’s aim was to interactively create the “Vision for Transport in Europe in 2030”. In order to do so, the main results of the previous processes in the project were summarized with focus on the aspects that provide a framework for the development of the Vision.

Save the date: 6th Mobility4EU Workshop on “Vision for Transport in 2030”

16 November 2017

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We are glad to announce that the final workshop on “Vision for transport in 2030” will take place on 21 November 2017 in Brussels. The workshop is by invitation only, but if you want to be updated about the outcomes, don’t hesitate to subscribe to our stakeholders group, to receive our newsletter and be always informed.

Presentations from the 5th Mobility4EU Workshops on “Consensus Building” Are Now Online

15 November 2017

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Presentations from the fifth Mobility4eu workshop on consensus building are now available.

5th Mobility4EU Workshop on “Consensus Building”

14 November 2017

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The “Consensus Building Workshop” of the project Mobility4EU was held on 24 October 2017 in Brussels, together with external experts. The MAMCA evaluation highlighted the preferences of the stakeholder groups towards two conflicting scenarios: Digital Nomads and Minimum Carbon.

Save the date: 5th Mobility4EU Workshop on “Consensus Building”

4 October 2017

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The stakeholder-based evaluation of the Mobility4EU scenarios for transport in 2030 has come to its final phase. On 24 October 2017, stakeholders from across Europe will meet for the consensus making about the scenario and list of innovative solutions that will be taken forward to the next step of the project, i.e. the creation of a vision for transport in 2030.

Mobility4EU Expert Workshop on “Evaluation of Scenarios”

8 June 2017

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The workshop ”Evaluation of scenarios” of the project Mobility4EU was held on 18 May 2017 in Brussels, together with external experts. It forms an integral step within the structured stakeholder consultation process, the Multi-Actor- Multi-Criteria Analysis (MAMCA) that is embedded in the project.

Mobility4EU @ Nectar Conference in Madrid

8 June 2017

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14th NECTAR International Conference (Madrid, 31 May – 2 June 2017): Transport in a networked society: Prof. Cathy Macharis, from VUB-MOBI, presented Mobility4EU.
Prof Cathy Macharis (VUB – MOBI) gave a presentation titled “Evaluating user-centered mobility scenarios: The Mobility4EU approach” at the biannual NECTAR Conference which focused on the topic “Transport in a networked society”.

Mobility4EU Public Event TUCTE 2017 was a Great Success

25 May 2017

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TUCTE17 was a great success. More than 100 people took part to the conference. We are preparing a detailed interactive report soon available on the website. Stay tuned!

CIPTEC: Your Idea can Move the World!

6 April 2017

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The European Passengers’ Federation is currently involved in the European Horizon 2020 project ‘CIPTEC’ (‘Collective Innovation for Public Transport in European Cities’). One of the main aims of this project is to use collective intelligence to gather new ideas that will promote innovation in public transport. That is why we’ve created a crowdsourcing platform. Submitted ideas will be discussed and evaluated by a team of experts. Users of the platform can also rate ideas.

Mobility4EU Public Event: TUCTE 2017 – Book your Place Now!

5 April 2017

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The public event “Towards user-centric transport in Europe. Challenges, solutions and collaborations”, is jointly organized by Mobility4EU and MIND-SETS. The event will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of May at the Conference Centre Bouche à Oreille in Brussels. This public event will bring together experts on innovations in mobility across all modes to discuss the new challenges and new demands on transport in Europe.

European Transport Innovation Challenge

4 April 2017

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The European Transport Innovation Challenge is a new recognition award being offered to young transport innovators for the first time this year. We invite them to give us creative solutions for goods and services that will contribute to reducing CO2 emissions in transport. This can be the result of research, but it does not need to be. It can be in any transport mode, and in many different sectors linked to transport, such as solutions in healthcare, retail or food sectors. The key word is innovation.

Mobility4EU @ European Passengers’ Federation Conference 2017: Trends and Scenarios Developed by the Project

24 March 2017

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On March 18th 2017 Dr. Imre Keseru (VUB) talked about the major trends in mobility until 2030 and the scenarios that were developed in the Mobility4EU project for the future of mobility in Europe. The presentation focused on some key societal and technological trends such as ageing, automatisation, changes in lifestyles and new business models in transport with special attention to their impact on social equity.

Mobility4EU Public Event: Save the Date for TUCTE 2017

14 March 2017

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We are pleased to announce the public event “Towards user-centric transport in Europe. Challenges, solutions and collaborations”, jointly organized by Mobility4EU and MIND-SETS.
The event will be held on the 22nd and 23rd of May in Brussels. The public event will bring together experts for innovations in transport and mobility across all modes to discuss the new challenges and new demands on transport in Europe. More details on the agenda will follow soon read more here.

Registration and Call for Papers opened for the 21st International Forum AMAA

13 March 2017

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The grand challenge for automotive transport will be to exploit these new technologies and at the same time adapt to changing demands. “Smart Systems Transforming the Automobile” will be at the heart of the answer to these partly disrupting changes. Thus, this will be the topic of this year’s 21st edition of the International Forum on Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications (AMAA) that will take place on 25-26 September 2017 in Berlin.

Participate in Stakeholder Consultation for Future Mobility in Europe! Fill in our on-line survey

19 December 2016

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Mobility4EU aims to develop a vision and action plan for mobility and transport in Europe in 2030. It is our priority to involve a wide range of stakeholders involved in mobility and transport in Europe in this process. Do you want to be part of the consultation process and give us an insight in your vision and aims for the future transport system in Europe?

4th Mobility4EU Workshop on “Criteria Weighting”

5 December 2016

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The fourth workshop of the project Mobility4EU was held on 22 November 2016 in Brussels. It was the second of three workshops within the structured stakeholder consultation process, the Multi- Actor-Multi- Criteria Analysis (MAMCA). Participants worked in small groups to evaluate the final scenarios according to the criteria that were deduced from the objectives of that stakeholder group. These objectives in turn have been surveyed before the workshop. The discussion followed the key questions.

Mobility4EU @ Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe – ACARE

14 November 2016

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On October 6, 2016, a meeting of the ACARE Working Group 1 took place in Brussels. At this meeting, the key objectives and the approach of the Mobility4EU project were presented to the Working Group 1 members. Dr. Plötner from Bauhaus Luftfahrt e.V, highlighted in his presentation the approach as well as first results from the project and the dissemination activities.

3rd Mobility4EU Workshop on “Scenario Building”

4 November 2016

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The third Mobility4EU workshop was held in Brussels on 21st of October 2016. The workshop was dedicated to the creation of future scenarios for the future of mobility in Europe 2030. Four preliminary scenarios were identified. They were structured around two main dimensions: Policy and legislative framework & Lifestyle and user behaviour.

Mobility4EU Context Map now available: which are the Trends, Drivers, Technologies for the Future Mobility in Europe?

10 October 2016

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The Context Map has finally been uploaded on Mobility4EU resources page. It shows the trends that shape the future mobility scenario. The bottom layer of the map shows the TRENDS. They are long-term issues that are projected to have relevance for at least 20 years, shaping the future European transport system in 2030.

Mobility4EU @ AMAA 2016: Automation, Electrification, their Synergies and Implementation in the Urban Context

13 August 2016

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On September 22 and 23, 2016, experts from industry, academia and public authorities dealing with components, systems and functions for the automobile of the future will meet for the 20th Int. Forum on Advanced Microsystems for Automotive Applications AMAA 2016 “Smart Systems for the Automobile of the Future” at the Representation of the State of Baden-Württemberg to the EU in Brussels (Belgium). The conference will cover automation and electrification as the two dominant megatrends in the automotive world.

Mobility4EU: Discover the Project

22 July 2016

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To have a glimpse of the Mobility4EU project, download now the brand new flyer and get in contact or become one of our stakeholders: you will be constantly updated about the project and its outcomes.

2nd Mobility4EU Workshop on “Novel and Innovative Mobility Concepts and Solutions”

21 July 2016

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The second workshop of the project Mobility4EU was held on 05 July 2016 in Brussels. The day was dedicated to identifying novel and innovative solutions that answer the societal requirements and demands on mobility. Experts for innovations in transport of people and goods across all modes discussed novel and innovative solutions that are currently being researched or started to be implemented.

Accessible Mobility: MBE Promotes a Campaign Film on the Fight to Make Budapest Metro Line Accessible

8 July 2016

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The campaign film promoted by MBE has been created to support the good cause of free access on public transportation in Budapest.
More information here.

Mobility4EU @ 29th World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition

28 June 2016

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The 29th World Electric Vehicle Symposium and Exhibition, Canada (19-22 June 2016), has been assembling global leaders from industry, government and academia to address technical, policy and market topics in the electrification of vehicle fleets since 1969.

International SEAHORSE Conference on Maritime Safety and Human Factors

24 June 2016

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The SEAHORSE Conference on ‘Maritime Safety and Human Factors’ is organised as part of the EU Project ‘SEAHORSE’. The SEAHORSE Project is a leap forward towards shipping safety achieved through technology transfer from air transport to marine transport focusing on Human Factors in an innovative, integrated and multidisciplinary manner.
SEAHORSE Conference will take place in a Brand New Conference Facility (Technology and Innovation Centre) at Strathclyde University, Glasgow, United Kingdom between 21-23 September 2016.

Hybrid and Electric Vehicles – The Electric Drive Commutes

20 June 2016

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The IEA Technology Collaboration Programme Hybrid and Electric Vehicles (HEV TCP), formerly called Implementing Agreement Hybrid and Electric Vehicles – IA-HEV) has published its annual report over the year 2015. The publication, which is entitled “Hybrid and Electric Vehicles – The Electric Drive Commutes”, describes the market introduction of electric mobility in the 18 member countries of the HEV TCP.

Mobility4EU @ Humanist VCE Networking Meeting

20 June 2016

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Mobility4EU will be presented to the HUMANIST Virtual Centre of Excellence community of reseachers during the half-yearly meeting. Better knowledge of the project will allow HUMANIST researchers to get involved in MOBILITY4EU as experts when needed by the project Consortium.

Ciptec Project Launched a Survey on Market and Socio-Economic Trends and their Influence on Public Transport

23 May 2016

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CIPTEC project (Collective Innovation for Public Transport), funded by Horizon 2020, launched a Europe-wide survey on market and socio-economic trends and their influence on Public Transport and it created a crowdsourcing platform to share, vote and discuss innovative ideas.

Save the Date: 2nd Mobility4EU Workshop on “Novel and Innovative Mobility Concepts and Solutions”

23 May 2016

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On 05 July 2016 the 2nd Workshop on “Novel and Innovative Mobility Concepts and Solutions” will take place from 10:00 – 16:00 at the Fondation Universitaire, Rue d’Egmont 11, Brussels.

Eu Door-to-Door Mobility Workshop on 12 July 2016

23 May 2016

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DATASET 2050 (DATA-driven approach for a Seamless Efficient Travelling in 2050) is a Coordination and Support Action (CSA) funded by European Commission under H2020- “Aviation Research and Innovation Policy” . The CSA is coordinated by Innaxis, with Eurocontrol, University of Westminster and Bauhaus Luftfahrt as partners and key European entities in its advisory board.

1st Mobility4EU Workshop on “Societal Requirements and Current Challenges for Transport”

9 May 2016

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The first workshop of the project Mobility4EU was held on 03 May 2016 in Berlin. The objective was to validate the first project results on trends, societal drivers and their implications on mobility demand together with the diverse stakeholder group of the consortium, the associated partners and external experts.

Save the Date: 1st Mobility4EU Workshop on “Societal Requirements and Current Challenges for Transport”

13 April 2016

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On 03 May 2016 the 1st Workshop on Societal Requirements and Current Challenges for Transport will take place from 10:00 – 16:00 at VDI/VDE-IT, Steinplatz 1, Berlin

Mobility4EU Kick Off Meeting

13 April 2016

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Mobility4EU was launched on January 2016. The Consortium met on the 14th and 15th of March in Brussels for an exciting KoM.

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