Imagine if delivery drivers and city halls shared a giant, live map of where every package is and where every parking spot is open. Instead of drivers circling blocks and clogging streets, they'd have a digital handshake with the city to find the best spot instantly. It's like a traffic control tower for delivery vans to make cities less crowded and cleaner.
Urban delivery is plagued by congestion and inefficient use of street space because cities and delivery companies don't share data. This leads to wasted time, higher costs for operators, and increased pollution in cities.
A data exchange ecosystem featuring 12 services, including dynamic curbside management tools, a logistics operator monitoring and rewarding system, and a services marketplace with associated APIs.
If you are a delivery company dealing with parking fines and congestion — this project developed a monitoring system and rewarding tool that tracks mobility behavior. This allows you to align your operations with city goals to unlock better cooperation schemes. It helps optimize routing and the use of shared transport facilities.
If you are a city authority dealing with chaotic curbside loading — this project developed tools for dynamic space management. You can now manage loading bays, curbsides, and pop-up delivery points using real data from 10 European cities. This helps you reach sustainability targets through better urban planning.
If you are a tech firm dealing with fragmented urban data — this project developed data exchange connectors and a services marketplace architecture. You can integrate these APIs to create new urban logistics services. This breaks data silos between public and private players.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or cost models are mentioned; the project is funded under HORIZON-IA.
The project is testing solutions in 3 living labs (Madrid, Berlin, Florence) and 7 other cities, with industry giants like DHL and UPS involved to ensure large-scale feasibility.
Based on available project data, the specific IP and licensing terms are not disclosed, though it focuses on a public-private collaborative data exchange ecosystem.
It uses data exchange connectors and APIs to create a mobility data space, allowing different software components for local authorities and operators to communicate.
The project runs from May 2023 to October 2026, with key software updates and real-data integration scheduled for month 24.
The consortium is heavily weighted toward practical application, with a 45% industry ratio including 9 industrial partners. The presence of global logistics leaders DHL and UPS suggests the results are designed for high commercial viability and real-world operational constraints. With 20 partners across 8 countries, the project has a strong cross-border reach, balancing SME agility with enterprise-scale testing.
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