Imagine if city buses and trains worked like a perfectly tuned orchestra, adjusting in real-time to where people actually are. This project builds a digital toolkit to help cities stop guessing and start using real data to plan routes and schedules. It's like giving city planners a GPS for the future of urban movement to make public transit the easiest choice for everyone.
City transport operators struggle with low ridership and poor user satisfaction because schedules don't match actual demand and urban planning is disconnected from user behavior.
A toolkit of 7 IT tools (U-TWIN, U-SIM, U-NEED, U-GOV, U-KNOW, U-TRANSFER, U-SUMP) including a demand-based scheduling optimizer and a digital platform for testing mobility measures.
If you are a software provider dealing with outdated city planning tools — this project developed U-TWIN and U-SUMP that allow planners to use data-based planning to reach climate-neutrality. This enables the creation of digital twins for urban mobility.
If you are a transport operator dealing with inefficient vehicle scheduling — this project developed a tool for optimizing scheduling based on demand forecast and congestion. This aims to increase public transport use by >30%.
If you are an app developer dealing with fragmented multimodal data — this project developed the U-SIM and U-NEED tools to better understand user behavior and emerging needs. This helps in designing services that increase user satisfaction by >25%.
Based on available project data, no specific pricing or commercial cost for the toolkit is mentioned as it is an EU-funded research project.
The project is demonstrating these tools in 10 project sites (5+5 living labs and twinning sites), suggesting a design intended for multi-city scaling.
Based on available project data, the IP and licensing terms are not specified, though the platform is being created by ETRA based on project requirements.
The project uses data models, data exchanges, and protocols within the U-TWIN solution to integrate various mobility data streams.
The project runs from 2023-01-01 to 2026-12-31, with key tool revisions and testing scheduled for month 28 (M28).
The consortium is heavily weighted toward practical application, featuring 43 partners across 10 countries. With 16 industry partners (including 10 SMEs) and 21 'Other' entities (likely city authorities), the project has a 37% industry ratio, ensuring that the developed tools are grounded in operational reality rather than just academic theory.
Contact the Union Internationale des Transports Publics (UITP) in Belgium.
Contact us to explore licensing opportunities for the U-TWIN and U-SIM toolkits.
