A major milestone for automated vehicles (AVs) was reached at the end of January with the launch of the SHOW (SHared automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption) project. Coordinated by UITP, SHOW brings together 69 partners from 13 EU countries – including EPF – to support the deployment of shared, connected and electrified automation in urban transport across a […]
Anyone interested in transport innovations with social character and new business models favouring inclusive and participative mobility, will be pleased to hear that the new HiReach newsletter is out!
HiReach is a 3-year Research and Innovation Action (RIA) from 2017 to 2020 funded under Horizon 2020 focusing on the development of new tools and business models in order to improve accessibility […]
During the previous edition of the Gentse Feesten a new phase of TMaaS (Traffic Management as a Service) got underway and it was finally possible to test the dashboard. In a few months, when the Winter festival in Ghent will attract thousands of visitors to the city, a new test will be carried out, in which groups of residents will […]
The third HiReach newsletter is out! It presents the main findings of the HiReach project so far.
Last year, we conducted a set of focus groups, aimed at understanding the transport and accessibility problems that are being experienced in different European regions by the people who live and work/study there. In the past few weeks, a second round of focus […]
The TMaaS project (Traffic Management as a Service) is building a platform that offers citizens and local governments an efficient view of what is happening in their city in terms of multimodal mobility.
Would you like to be part of the TMaaS venture? Do you see a role for the TMaaS dashboard in helping your city implement a sustainable urban […]
Will Mobility as a Service (MaaS) replace public transport? If not, what will the relationship be between them? What role should autonomous vehicles play in our cities? What effect will they have on pedestrians? How can we picture the use of drones in logistics? How should their use be regulated? How can passenger service be assured if we all […]
Are you interested in learning more about the TMaaS solution for cloud based mobility management, data management and mobility data in general? Are you representing a city or region? Please join our free TMaaS webinar for Cities on May 28th, 10:00 AM (CEST)!
This is your chance to virtually meet the people behind TMaaS and there will be plenty of […]
Last month the City of Ghent won the Belfius Smart Belgium Award 2018 in in the category ‘Smart Cities with a population of more than 30,000’ for the TMaaS project!
More than 150 organisations submitted their ‘smart’ projects at the end of last year. This initiative shows how much Belgium has to offer when it comes to smart innovative initiatives. […]
Besides representation, EPF is also involved in innovation research projects. In TMaaS for example we are responsible for the stakeholder involvement. We’re pleased to announce that the TMaaS-project is nominated for the Belfius Smart Belgium award (category Cities with more than 30K inhabitants)! Last year, this project was already the winner of the Civitas Bold Measure Award 2018. You can […]
EPF is a partner in the H2020 project HiReach, which aims to tackle transport poverty by triggering new innovative mobility solutions to address the needs of vulnerable social groups and areas.
We are happy to announce the publication of the second issue of the HiReach newsletter. This issue presents the main findings of the HiReach project so far.
HiReach has conducted fieldwork […]