How can innovation accelerate sustainable, connected mobility across rail, air, and water?
This topic explores how emerging technologies, infrastructure upgrades, and policy frameworks can transform non-road modes into smarter, greener, and more integrated components of the mobility system. From rail automation and urban air mobility to satellite-based services and intermodal hubs, it looks at the tools and strategies enabling a seamless, multimodal future.
Key subtopics
- Rail automation and digitalisation for freight and passenger mobility considering innovations in long-distance travel
- AI, data and satellite services for transport and mobility beyond the road
- Incentivising and best practices for data sharing at both local and global scale
- Advanced urban air mobility, air taxis and drone integration in smart cities
- Energy and transport infrastructure requirements for future air, rail, waterborne, and ports
- Business cases and best practices for seamless interworking between different modes and across borders
- Regulatory aspects for non-road transport modes and their connection to legacy systems
- User-centric, acceptable and affordable solutions