The MODI delegation actively participated in the 15th ITS European Congress entitled ‘ITS: The Game Changer’ in Lisbon, Portugal. The Congress’s principal theme “ITS: The Game Changer” was chosen to illustrate the powerful role Intelligent Transport Systems, digitalisation, and cooperative, connected and automated mobility can play in addressing the key challenges in the mobility and …
1st annual meeting The whole consortium gathered for the 1st annual meeting on 24th April, which took place online. After an overview of the project status by the project coordinator, Dr. Ragnhild Wahl, each use case representative and work package leader provided a detailed progress report for the first six months of the project execution …
MODI has five use cases driven by pre-identified business challenges. Demonstrations are part of the use cases, which will run a sufficient period to gather the necessary data for a thorough evaluation. An overview of MODI use cases follows: 1. Netherlands (Rotterdam): CCAM vehicles on port site. 2. Germany (Hamburg): approaching the harbour via a …
MODI will be at the 4th European Conference on Connected and Automated Driving – EUCAD 2023, next May 3rd and 4th in Brussels, Belgium. This event is organised by the European Commission, the European Partnership on Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM) and the FAME project. A MODI delegation, initially represented by ITS Norway, CLEPA, …
The eMobilty Expo World Congress is Spain’s most significant event on sustainable mobility. For three days, Valencia has gathered the mobility and logistics sector’s critical agents, aiming to reflect and find answers to the big questions of the future. In addition, the congress provided a preview of trends in the sustainable mobility of people and …
CNN International has broadcasted a report about the MODI Project’s goals in Global Connections, a program that focuses on examples of positive impacts on international trade. Andreas Allström, Director of public funding and research collaboration, and Tomas Ohlson, Founding engineer at Einride provided an overview of MODI: goals, Einride’s involvement, and the role of the …
The EU-funded FAME project has among its missions to support the European Commission and the CCAM Partnership in coordinating CCAM R&I and testing activities in Europe. MODI coordinator Ragnhild Wahl participated in the panel discussion on needs and gaps for future large-scale demonstrations on 8 March in Brussels. The panelists, who represented a few selected …
MODI aims to accelerate the adoption of highly automated freight vehicles through demonstrations and by overcoming barriers to the rollout of automated transport systems and solutions to improve European logistic chains. To this end, MODI has gathered requirements from users (logistics actors) and other relevant stakeholders (road authorities, road owners, data providers etc.) as input …
MODI: A leap towards SAE L4 automated driving features. The MODI initiative, which consists of a 34-organisation public-private partnership, met in Oslo to kick-off the project from 2nd to 3rd November 2022. After an overview by coordinator ITS Norway, each work package leader deliver a presentation on their plan and next steps for the next …