€245 million awarded to Horizon 2020 transport projects

Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) has signed grant agreements with 39 projects selected for funding under two Horizon 2020 calls - Mobility for Growth and Automated Road Transport respectively. They will receive a total of €243.8 million.

The projects are expected to use research and innovation on equipment and systems for vehicles, aircraft and maritime vessels that will make them smarter, cleaner, safer, and more automated. Projects will also focus on research on road users' safety, sustainable mobility in urban areas and "smart electric mobility" in cities, improvement of the logistics systems' performance, and resilience and optimization of transport infrastructure.

They are expected to start their activities by 1 September 2018 at the latest.

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Transport for today and tomorrow: the importance of making travel easier

The growing urban population will inevitably increase traffic congestion. And with cities being responsible for 75 per cent of global CO2 emissions, this creates a great need to expand public transportation systems to ensure sustainable mobility. Public transport is an essential part of tackling both pollution and congestion, and travelling by public transport needs to be an easy choice.

Smart Commuting for European cities

In European cities, the daily commute to and from work is a major energy consumer. SMART COMMUTING project encourages coordination between public transport companies, city officials and other stakeholders to develop a holistic approach to planning more energy efficient  transportation in urban areas. Training for public sector workers, expert analyses and the creation of institutional platforms will support better planning of sustainable transport.

The ERDF-funded INTERREG Central Europe project ‘Smart Commuting’ is coordinated by the Municipality of Rimini in Italy and will last till May 2020. A transnational strategy for smarter commuting, an institutional platform with results and reports, 14 pilot actions for low-carbon mobility and 15 training sessions on low-carbon solutions are the main outputs of the project.

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