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INE is a partner in the EU-Project METPEX, which started in November 2012 and lasts three years. The project is conducted in cooperation with 16 institutions, organisations and companies from 11 European countries. The main goal of the METPEX project is to develop a measurement tool to determine the quality of a door-to-door passenger experience. […]
Autonomous vehicles are seen as a part of the future transportation and have the potential to improve traffic safety and to optimise driving behaviour. Autonomous vehicles were also identified as a relevant technology for the future by experts in the OPTIMISM project. Autonomous vehicles use cameras, sensors, radars and GPS devices for recognising their surroundings […]
Socio-economic factors such as income and age are influencing the travel behaviour and mobility patterns in Europe, which is also a central issue in the EU project METPEX. A case study from Switzerland was used in order to look at the influence of demographics on mobility patterns. As seen in the following figure, the Swiss […]
The METRIC project is a part of the EU FP7 framework program and is about measuring innovation and developing recommendations to improve innovation potential on a regional scale and context. The aim of the project is to enable classification of regions based on their innovation potential and to provide decision makers with personalized guidelines / […]
In the frame of the RACE2050 meeting in Winterthur, Switzerland on 7th– 8th of October 2013 experts gave their opinions on the future of mobility, transport systems and industries as well as the main challenges. A vision for the future was also discussed. These are central topics of RACE2050, which aims to develop scenarios for […]