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AI-Driven Traffic and Fleet Management for Autonomous and Mixed City Transport

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Imagine a city where a digital conductor manages every car and bus like an orchestra to prevent traffic jams. Instead of drivers guessing the best route, a smart system balances the load across the city in real-time. It blends self-driving cars with regular traffic to make sure people and packages get where they need to go without the usual gridlock.

By the numbers
16
Consortium partners
3
Use cases validated
5
Pilots conducted
The business problem

What needed solving

City transport is currently fragmented, leading to congestion, pollution, and inefficient movement of goods and people. Existing systems cannot effectively coordinate a mix of human-driven and autonomous vehicles.

The solution

What was built

A common open platform featuring multi-agent reinforcement learning traffic controllers and simulation tools for fleet and traffic management.

Audience

Who needs this

Municipal transport authoritiesAutonomous vehicle fleet operatorsUrban logistics and courier companiesSmart city infrastructure developers
Business applications

Who can put this to work

Urban Logistics
SME
Target: Last-mile delivery provider

If you are a delivery provider dealing with urban congestion and inefficient routing — this project developed urban logistics models (UC3) that optimize the transport of goods. This allows for more predictable delivery windows and lower fuel costs.

Public Transit
enterprise
Target: City transport authority

If you are a transport authority dealing with rigid bus schedules and passenger overcrowding — this project developed demand-response transport tools (UC2) that adjust fleet movement based on real-time needs. This increases vehicle occupancy and reduces empty runs.

Automotive Tech
mid-size
Target: Autonomous vehicle software developer

If you are a software developer dealing with the difficulty of integrating self-driving cars into human-driven traffic — this project developed a cooperative traffic management system using machine learning. This ensures autonomous vehicles can be safely controlled at a high level within city networks.

Frequently asked

Quick answers

What is the cost or pricing model for this technology?

Based on available project data, no specific commercial pricing or cost per license is mentioned; the project was funded by an EU contribution of EUR 4,598,550.

Can this be scaled to a full city level?

Yes, the project focused on high-level traffic and fleet management for future cities, validating its models through three use cases and five pilots.

Who owns the IP and how is licensing handled?

Based on available project data, the innovations are integrated into a common, open platform, though specific licensing terms for commercial use are not detailed.

How does this integrate with existing city infrastructure?

The system is designed for interoperability, combining signal control with dynamic bus-lane management and data fusion to work with both automated and conventional vehicles.

What is the implementation timeline?

The project development period runs from 2022-11-01 to 2025-10-31.

Consortium

Who built it

The consortium is heavily industry-weighted with 9 industrial partners (56% ratio), including 7 SMEs. This suggests a strong focus on commercial viability rather than pure academic research, with a diverse geographical spread across 7 European countries.

How to reach the team

Contact NETCOMPANY S.A. in Luxembourg

Next steps

Talk to the team behind this work.

Contact us to explore licensing the open platform for your fleet operations.

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