LEVITATE 2nd Stakeholder Reference Group workshop

December 12, 2019

LEVITATE 2^ndStakeholder Reference Group Workshop takes place in Brussels

The LEVITATE Stakeholder Reference Group met for the second time for a workshop on 26 November in Brussels. Some 35 people from across Europe, including many representatives of local and regional government, took part. The workshop provided an overview of the mechanics of the developing Policy Support Tool, which will be one of the main outputs of the project and is being established to enable policy makers and planners to run their own assessment of the potential impact of connected and automated transport systems in their city or region and across several transport policy domains. Valuable insights were collected on how to further develop this tool.

LEVITATE partner in the spotlight

“Being part of the LEVITATE project has enabled TfGM to input into the development of the PST. This will ultimately allow us to validate the tool and align its outcomes to our 2040 Transport Strategy and our emerging Greater Manchester Policy and Deployment Strategy for CADs.”

Interview with Anna Craciun, Transport for Greather Manchester Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) is the local government body responsible for delivering Greater Manchester’s transport strategy and commitments.

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VIDEO: LEVITATE project introduction

Pete Thomas, Project Coordinator of LEVITATE and other project partners from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and the University of Michigan express their views on LEVITATE during the second Consortium meeting in the Hague.

LEVITATE in the news

Articles about current deliverables on defining the future of urban, passenger car and freight transport are available on the levitate-project.eu.

The outcomes of the second LEVITATE Stakeholder workshop have been highlighted in NTUA’s Newsletter
Hu Bin (AIT) was invited for a talk at the “Forum Automatisierte Mobilität 2019” on 2 October, 2019, organised by Austriatech and the Austrian Ministry for Transport, Innovation and Technology. Speakers here.
On the Austrian Press Agency (APA) – Science dossier, Hu Bin (AIT) wrote a guest article on LEVITATE. The content is based on Deliverable 7.1 – Future of Freight Transport.

CATs in the news

Connected vehicle cybersecurity report identifies best practice (26/11/2019)
A new report published by the EU’s cybersecurity agency highlights the importance of high standards when it comes to connected vehicle security.
Driverless car groups look past the engineering challenge (24/11/2019
As the driverless revolution gains momentum, attention now turns to the question of customer service in the industry.
CAV can reshape our communities, Scotland's transport secretary says (13/11/2019)
As demonstrated by Scotland, Connected Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) can benefit communities.
Vodafone Demos How 5G Improves The Safety of Connected Cars for Urban Mobility for The First Time in Italy (01/12/2019)
Vodafone illustrates how 5G technology can be used to improve road safety by enhancing the connection between Connected Automated Vehicles.
End of UK road signs by 2027, says report (11/11/2019)
According to a recently published report, improved vehicle connectivity will result in road signs and signals being decommissioned throughout the UK as early as 2027.
Connected Car Market Worth $212.7 Billion by 2027 - Exclusive Report by MarketsandMarkets™ (28/11/2019)
According to certain financial projections, the Connected Car Market is expected to be worth $212.7 Billion by 2027.

Upcoming events

22-23 January 2020, Brussels: Connected Smart Cities & Communities (CSCC20) Conference
11-12 February 2020, London: MOVE, Mobility Re-imagined
18-20 February 2020, Tel-Aviv: Muni-World 2020
2-3 March 2020, Berlin: Automotive Tech.AD 2020
19 March 2020, Copenhagen: Nordic Smart Cities Conference
25-26 March 2020, Milton Keynes (UK): Final conference of CoEXist project
26-30 April 2020, Helsinki, Transport Research Arena (TRA) 2020
18-21 May 2020, Lisbon: ITS European Congress
24-26 June 2020, Rotterdam: URBANISM Next Conference

About LEVITATE

The LEVITATE project develops methods to forecast societal level impacts of connected and automated transport (CATs). This includes the impact of CATs on safety, the environment, the economy and society.

Launched in December 2018, LEVITATE is a 3-year project led by Loughborough University whose main output will be a policy support tool (PST) to help local authorities forecast the impacts of automated vehicles over the short, medium and long-term. The PST will also contain a back-casting tool providing guidance to local authorities on the measures to implement to achieve desired outcomes against a backdrop of increasing vehicle automation.

LEVITATE has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824361.

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