EU invests €2.8 billion in 94 transport projects to boost sustainable and connected mobility across Europe
The European Commission has selected 94 transport projects to receive nearly €2.8 billion in EU grants under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). By modernising railways, inland waterways and maritime routes across the trans-European transport network (TEN-T), the projects will not only help better connect European regions and cities – north to south, east to west, but also make the […]
European Commission presses on with driverless cars initiative
“Forge ahead with driverless cars”. The European Commission is continuing to work towards what is increasingly a challenge. The Commissioner for Industrial Strategy, Stephane Séjourné, has made assurances that the goal is to forge ahead. The Commission, he said, responding to a parliamentary question, is looking at a large-scale industrial capacity, says EU News. To that end, the EU will […]
Europe needs €1.5 trillion to make urban mobility sustainable before 2050 – report
European cities will need a €1.5 trillion (£1.25 trillion) investment in sustainable mobility measures to meet the EU’s Green Deal emissions objectives by 2025. This is the main conclusion of the study “Cost and Benefit of the Urban Mobility Transition”, conducted by the EIT Urban Mobility, an initiative of the European Institute of Technology and […]
EU to invest €7 billion into sustainable, safe and smart transport infrastructure
The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. This represents the largest call under the current CEF Transport programme. Around 83% of the funding will support projects that deliver on the EU’s climate objectives, improving and modernising the EU network of […]
European policy, AI, Active Travel, sharing the knowledge and Machine Learning – all on this week’s Highways Voices
This week’s Highways Voices again features conversations from the south of France and the ITS European Congress 2022 in Toulouse. This podcast is brought to you thanks to the support of our 2022 Congress sponsors SWARCO, Nota.ai and GEWI, who’ll also be supporting us heading to Los Angeles for the World Congress in September. Subscribe […]
European Commission Director insists on sustainable transport, but warns on budget
The Director of the European Commission’s mobility and transport department has told the ITS European Congress that the EU’s smart mobility strategy is needed more than ever during the current energy crisis. DG Move’s Herald Ruijters (pictured) said smart mobility is absolutely needed to make European society “resilient and rich”. He told a press conference […]
EU launches climate-neutral and smart city mission
The European Commission has launched five new EU missions aimed at tackling big challenges in health, climate and the environment, and to achieve what it calls ambitious and inspiring goals in these areas. One of which is the key global challenge: 100 Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities by 2030. Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for A Europe […]
