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The 2020-2025 mobility plan for ATM has been approved by Catalonia’s government. This document, created with the technical assistance of CARNET, develops a sustainable mobility map for Barcelona’s metropolitan area, stepping forward into the future and the digital transition by creating a new strategy that integrates optimization of the infrastructure network, quality, and the environment where its located. The plan includes the following main axis: Citizen’s health. Gender perspective in mobility. Social aspects and accessibility. Digitation and...

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Held in Prague on September 2-6, CARNET participated in the fourth General Assembly of EIT Urban Mobility. During the session, the latest activities of the consortium were presented. Monika Bachofner, acting as interim Chief Operating Officer, handed over the mantle to Juan Carlos Espada. The KIC management team thanked Monika Bachofner for her valuable work in KIC Urban Mobility. Running alongside were various specific workshops including a session in which 160 project ideas were presented for the next call in...

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We welcome ELISAVA as a new CARNET industrial partner. Established in 1961, it was the first design school to be launched in Spain. ELISAVA is a leading institution in design studies, both at local and international level, with a professional approach. It is a centre of excellence, and a pioneer in providing the official degrees established by the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). ELISAVA promotes education, knowledge, research, development, and innovation in the fields of design, engineering, and communication. The...

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Launch of the MaaS Manifesto MaaS Catalonia is an initiative launched with the main aim of generating a space for debate, expert analysis, knowledge sharing, development of opportunities, and projects relating to MaaS in Catalonia. MaaS Catalonia calls on all public and private stakeholders to participate and come up with proposals, in a constructive and open way, in a framework of cooperation. Our first initiative was to launch the "MaaS Manifesto", released on May 28, a document that sets out seven principles...

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The Cooperative Automotive Research Network (CARNET) research and innovation hub, promoted by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Volkswagen Research and SEAT and focused on the automotive sector and future urban mobility, has received the Catalan National Award for Public-Private Research and Innovation 2017, given by the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation (FCRI), with the support of the Catalan Government. CARNET is a leading platform for knowledge and collaboration between industry and the university. It uses the...

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[caption id="attachment_5540" align="alignright" width="300"] Driver's Dashboard[/caption] CARNET, together with SEAT, the RACC and the start-up Shotl, have cooperated to pilot the first on-demand ride-sharing system in Barcelona. The project, called Barcelona, Smart Shuttle Pilot proposes a new urban transport system that has been tested with  UPC students and staff of the RACC as an alternative form of mobility when there is a lack of public transport, or as an additional, more convenient option under some circumstances. This is a sustainable, efficient, flexible model of urban mobility...

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The aim of this centre is to analyse and seek intelligent solutions to challenges facing mobility in the future, and contribute to the positioning of SEAT as a leading reference for the connected car. Metropolis:Lab was one of the partners in the Hackathon held last March. With its headquarters at Pier 01 Barcelona Tech City in Palau de Mar, Metropolis:lab welcomed the three winning teams of the Hackathon to its facilities. Students could see what kind of activity...

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