On November 6th, Bjor Gronnevet introduced MODI to the Standing Committee on Transport and Communications of the Norwegian Parliament. The presentation focused on transportation technologies, regulations affecting border crossings, and international cooperation projects in this area. The MODI project aroused the interest of the elected politicians from Viken County and the Standing Committee on Transport …
A total of 18 stakeholders from 10 countries and 4 continents have participated in the first international workshop to develop the MODI project. The Stakeholder Board Group (SBG) includes representatives from Freight and logistics spectrum, OEMs, tech providers, infrastructure administrators, representative bodies, and R&D organisations amongst others. The workshops, each lasting more than 4 hours, …
The conference Smarte Veger (“Smart Roads”) was held on 20 September in Oslo, Vika. A MODI-based programme focusing on automated transport, gave insight on expectations from the European Commission, industry players’ motivation for automation, user requirements, societal benefits and much more. MODI Project was highlighted as a collaborative project that will accelerate the introduction of …
The FISITA World Congress is the most significant connection opportunity for the international community of mobility engineers. Barcelona becomes the hub for the international mobility systems engineering community from 12 until 15 September 2023. The Technology of Mobility Conference & Exhibition incorporating the FISITA World Congress 2023, FISITA World Mobility Summit, FISITA Intelligent Safety Conference …
And MODI reached Australia. Silje Troseth, Vice President APAC & General Manager Australia at Q-Free ASA, was responsible for presenting the project at the ITS Australia Global Summit 2023, focusing on the opportunity that MODI presents to accelerate the introduction of highly automated solutions to enhance European logistic chains. Former president and CEO of Q-Free, …
Einride and ALICE, Alliance for Logistics Innovation through Collaboration in Europe (ETP LOGISTICS) represented the MODI Project and made a positive impact at the 9th International Physical Internet Conference (IPIC). The conference was held in Athens, Greece from June 13 to 15, 2023. It focused on “Expanding the Logistics Scope” and aimed to transform the …
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, …