[Webinar] Integration of Passenger and Freight Transport

As urban areas continue to face increasing congestion and environmental challenges, innovative solutions are required to optimize transport efficiency. One such approach is the integration of passenger and freight transport, leveraging shared infrastructure and mobility services to enhance sustainability, reduce emissions, and improve service levels. This webinar will explore real-world applications of this concept, focusing on three ongoing R&I projects: DELPHI, URBANE and ULTIMO. This webinar also invites practitioners to present applications of the concept in real life operation.

Objectives

• To present innovative solutions that integrate passenger and freight transport.
• To highlight lessons learned from the DELPHI, URBANE and ULTIMO projects.
• To explore policy and operational implications for urban mobility stakeholders.
• To foster discussions on future collaboration and scalability of these concepts

Featured Projects

• DELPHI – Use Case in Madrid
  • Focuses on use of urban rail network (metro) for the last mile delivery.
  • Examines business models and regulatory frameworks that support co-modality.
• URBANE – Use Case in Karlsruhe
  • Focuses on testing and evaluating the impact of using automated delivery vehicles (ADVs) using of urban rail network (tram) for the last mile delivery
• ULTIMO
  • Explores how autonomous passenger transport can be extended to urban freight logistics.
  • Aims to optimize shared mobility solutions for increased sustainability.

Expected Outcomes

• Increased awareness of integrated passenger and freight transport solutions.
• Insights into operational and policy challenges in implementing co-modality.
• Identification of opportunities for further research and collaboration.

TENTATIVE AGENDA

• Welcome and introduction by Marion Cottet (ALICE) – Download presentation

• Presentation on La Poste’s parcel delivery by tram in Strasbourg by Johan Leveque (La Poste) – Download presentation

• Freight transport on the Metro network in Madrid by Rafael Villa Martínez (Metro de Madrid), DELPHI project – Download presentation

• Delivery robot on Trams in Karlsruhe by Thomas Benz (AE-Network), URBANE project – Download presentation

• Use of autonomous vehicles for freight transport by Olivier Starkenmann (OVO Logistique Urbaine) – Download presentation

• Panel Discussion & Q&A by Raffaele Vergani (POLIS) – Download presentation

• Closing remarks by Yanying Li (ALICE)

The recorded session videos and presentations are available in the ALICE Knowledge Platform Urban Logistics group event page:

DELPHI project has received funding under grant agreement No 101104263. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

URBANE is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 101069782

URBANE is Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the granting authority. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them. Any communication or dissemination activity related to the action must use factually accurate information.

ULTIMO  is co-funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 1101077587