Last week at RTR Conference 2026 in Brussels, Dr. Ragnhild Wahl (ITS Norway), MODI Coordinator, presented MODI’s latest progress during the CCAM Demos parallel session, contributing to discussions on large-scale deployment of automated freight transport in Europe.
Participants saw the first videos from MODI’s real demonstration activities conducted in Sweden, Norway, Hamburg and across the Sweden–Norway border, where the world’s first cableless electric autonomous crossing took place. These activities are embedded within the Oslo–Rotterdam corridor and illustrate how automation is being tested under real operational conditions. The presentation provided a concrete view of automated freight operations in live logistics environments, highlighting both technological performance and operational integration.
Dr. Wahl engaged in a Q&A discussion jointly with the HI-DRIVE project representative with several hundred participants from the European Transport and Logistics R&D&I community. The exchange reflected strong interest in the practical challenges, deployment pathways and collaboration needed to scale CCAM solutions in freight transport.
As MODI is finalising Phase 3 – Unlocking key findings and preparing to enter Phase 4 – Exploitation & MODI sustainability within its Communication and Dissemination strategy, the presentation outlined emerging evidence from the 4+1 use cases and ongoing demonstrations across the corridor.
Key learnings shared included:
• MODI proves CCAM works in real logistics operations
• C-ITS delivers major awareness and safety advantages
• Simulation/digital twins reduce risk and accelerate validation
• Large-scale & cross-border automation demands technical + legal harmonisation
• Digitalisation is a key enabler
• Trust powers deployment at scale
Further results from the Netherlands use case are expected soon, providing additional insights from cross-border logistics operations and strengthening the evidence base gathered across the corridor.
Beyond the presentation, MODI partners actively participated throughout the conference, engaging with other CCAM and logistics projects, exchanging knowledge, and disseminating the project’s current status within the European road transport research community. The RTR Conference once again proved to be an important platform for collaboration, alignment and visibility of ongoing research and innovation activities.
Through structured testing, cross-border experimentation and ecosystem collaboration, MODI contributes to accelerating CCAM deployment in European logistics chains and to building the foundations for future large-scale automated freight operations.
Don’t miss MODI promotional video on YouTube and also available on MODI’s official website.
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