Imagine a city where delivery vans are replaced by a smart network of cargo bikes, droids, and public transport. Instead of every company fighting for curb space, they share a digital brain that coordinates the best routes and hubs. It is like a ride-sharing app, but for parcels and delivery robots, making city traffic disappear.
Last-mile delivery is inefficient, causing urban traffic congestion and high CO2 emissions. Current delivery models lack coordination between different operators and city infrastructure.
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If you are a delivery provider dealing with urban congestion and emission zones — this project developed a Logistics as a Service (LaaS) marketplace that allows you to share assets and optimize routing. This reduces the number of vehicles on the road while maintaining delivery speed.
If you are a city manager dealing with traffic gridlock caused by delivery vans — this project developed a city logistics data space and simulation tools. You can test how micro-consolidation centers and cargo bikes impact traffic before spending money on infrastructure.
If you are a robotics firm dealing with the difficulty of integrating droids into city traffic — this project developed automated delivery concepts and a control tower for coordination. This provides a tested environment to deploy delivery droids in real urban settings.
Based on available project data, the project has investigated the cost structure, potential revenue streams, and pricing strategies as part of its early achievements in WP1.
The project is currently validating solutions in 5 Urban Living Labs and 3 follower cities to test how easily the innovations can be transferred to other locations.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not listed, but the project uses a cooperative business model involving 33 partners across 10 countries.
It uses a city logistics data space based on the CKAN framework and components from the FIWARE ecosystem to ensure data exchange and coordination.
The project runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-06-30, with alpha releases of software and services already being developed.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward practical application, with 15 industry partners (45% of the group) and 9 SMEs. This balance, combined with 5 universities and 2 research centers across 10 countries, suggests the project is driven by commercial viability rather than just academic curiosity.
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