Transport and Mobility

With its new Voyage Energy Planner, an EU-backed project helps inland waterway vessel owners plan zero-emission voyages using its innovative swappable battery containers.

Are storage-as-a-service models that use second-life batteries for a commercial end user economically and technically feasible? Yes, says an EU-funded project, demonstrating it at a photovoltaic (PV) plant site in Belgium.

How employable are doctorate holders? Do the skills they acquire match the skills needed for employment? How valuable is their degree? An EU-funded survey has the answers.

An EU-backed company has used blockchain to reduce fraud and cyberattacks in toll transactions.

EU-backed researchers are developing a trustworthy and secure platform where Europeans can safely share personal and industrial data.

An EU project is developing a novel emulator to support SMEs in their efforts to exploit 5G infrastructure capabilities.

What will Europe’s first seagoing ferry powered by hydrogen fuel cells look like? The EU-funded HySeas III project has released the first images as testing progresses on the ship’s key components.

How do Europeans expect connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) to affect driving efficiency, road safety, data protection and sustainability? A recent survey has the answers.

Researchers have taken the characteristic that’s usually an obstacle to the design of lightweight, reliable steel structures and turned it into a mechanism that makes the metal more resistant to hydrogen-induced cracking.

Current forecasting methods underestimate technological progress in energy technologies, predicting higher costs than actually observed, a new study reports.

Concerned by heavy traffic conditions on their residential street, Cardiff citizens have used sensors supplied by an EU-funded project to draw local government attention.

Researchers develop an automated path planning and collision avoidance strategy for drone swarms in Europe’s skies.

Do Europeans really wash their hands after handling raw chicken? An EU-backed study takes a closer look at five European countries’ hygiene practices in the kitchen.

An EU Green Week partner event highlights circular economy-based solutions for a more sustainable aviation industry.

A bulk cargo carrier was recently the test site for a variety of remote inspection techniques (RITs) that demonstrated how robotics solutions can make for quicker, safer and more efficient ship inspections.

A new partnership formed by three EU-funded projects is tackling European cities’ traffic congestion problems by shaping their urban airspaces.

EU-backed scientists show us how smart materials called magnetoactive polymers (MAPs) could someday be used to stimulate healing in epithelial wounds.

Ericsson and Volvo Cars have demonstrated the first successful handover of connected cars between two mobile 5G networks in different countries.

A clever charging station booking system is being tested in cities in Germany and Spain. The system allows electric vehicle (EV) drivers to reserve a charging station and keeps the station free for their use.

Choosing walking, cycling or e-biking over a car trip just one day a week could help fight climate change.