Dutch traffic management company providing intelligent signal controllers, dynamic road signs, and C-ITS infrastructure for connected and automated mobility projects.
SWARCO Peek NL is the Dutch subsidiary of the SWARCO Group, specializing in intelligent traffic management systems, traffic signal controllers, and roadside infrastructure. They design and deploy traffic light systems, dynamic road signs, and cooperative ITS (C-ITS) infrastructure that enables communication between vehicles and road infrastructure. In H2020 projects, they contributed real-world traffic management hardware and expertise — providing test environments, adaptive signal controllers, and roadside units for validating connected and automated driving concepts across European cities.
Core contributor across MAVEN (adaptive traffic lights), MORE (road-space management), XCYCLE (cyclist-vehicle interaction), C-MobILE, and TransAID — all requiring smart traffic signal infrastructure.
MAVEN focused on managing automated vehicles at intersections, TransAID on transition areas for automated driving, and C-MobILE on C-ITS deployment — all requiring vehicle-to-infrastructure communication.
5G-DRIVE explored Vehicle-to-Vehicle and Vehicle-to-Network communications, while 5G-HEART validated 5G transport use cases including network slicing for mobility.
MORE project directly addressed multi-modal road-space allocation with dynamic signing; XCYCLE focused on cyclist integration into traffic flow.
COREALIS applied traffic management expertise to port logistics environments, extending their urban traffic experience to freight corridors.
SWARCO Peek NL's early H2020 work (2015–2017) centered on managing the interaction between automated vehicles and traditional traffic — adaptive traffic lights, platoon organization, and trajectory planning in projects like MAVEN and XCYCLE. From 2018 onward, their focus broadened toward connected infrastructure: 5G-enabled vehicle communications (5G-DRIVE, 5G-HEART), multi-modal road-space optimization (MORE), and port logistics (COREALIS). The shift reflects a move from "how do we handle autonomous cars at intersections" toward "how does the entire transport infrastructure communicate and adapt in real time."
SWARCO Peek NL is moving toward fully connected, 5G-enabled transport infrastructure — expect future work at the intersection of telecommunications and urban mobility.
SWARCO Peek NL participates exclusively as a third party in H2020, meaning they contribute specific hardware, test sites, or technical expertise to projects led by others — typically universities or research institutes. Despite this supporting role, they are remarkably well-connected with 128 unique partners across 22 countries, indicating they are a go-to infrastructure provider that many consortia want on board. Their consistent third-party status suggests they provide tangible assets (controllers, test intersections, roadside units) rather than leading research agendas.
Connected to 128 unique partners across 22 countries, giving them one of the broadest networks in the European traffic management space. Their partnerships span research institutions, automotive OEMs, telecom operators, and city authorities across Western and Northern Europe.
SWARCO Peek NL brings something most research partners cannot: production-grade traffic management hardware deployed in real cities. While universities model and simulate, SWARCO provides the actual traffic controllers, dynamic signs, and roadside communication units needed to validate research in live traffic. For any consortium working on connected mobility, automated driving infrastructure, or smart city transport, they offer the bridge between lab results and street-level deployment.
