Project overview

The AUTOMOTIF project addresses one of the key challenges facing European freight transport: the lack of integration and interoperability between emerging automated transport technologies operating across different transport modes, terminals and logistics hubs.

While significant progress has been made in automating individual transport operations, most solutions remain isolated within specific modes or facilities. AUTOMOTIF aims to bridge these technological, operational and regulatory gaps by developing strategies, business and governance models, operational concepts and policy recommendations that enable the seamless automation of multimodal cargo flows across the European transport network.

The project brings together stakeholders from the logistics, transport, research and technology communities to analyse automation needs and market readiness, identify barriers to deployment, and validate innovative concepts through advanced simulations based on real operational environments.

By enabling the integration of automated vessels, terminals, rail operations and multimodal hubs, AUTOMOTIF contributes to a safer, more efficient and more sustainable logistics system while supporting Europe's transition towards digitally connected freight transport.

Why it matters?

Automation has the potential to significantly improve logistics performance by reducing operational inefficiencies, improving safety, lowering emissions and congestion, reducing transport costs and enhancing working conditions. AUTOMOTIF provides the foundations needed to move from isolated automation pilots towards fully connected and interoperable automated freight transport systems across Europe.