RITM’s Role in Shaping Sustainable Mobility at CIT 2025

The 16th Transport Engineering Conference (CIT 2025) took place in Zaragoza from June 18 to 20, 2025. The conference focused on the four essential pillars of mobility evolution through the theme “Transport-e” which included efficiency, electrification, ecology, and evolution. The national and international benchmark in transport research and innovation, CIT 2025 maintained its position as a platform for meaningful dialogue between academia, industry, and public authorities to advance sustainable, integrated, intelligent mobility systems.

The Sustainable, Safe and Intelligent Transport and Mobility Research Network (RITM-REDES) took center stage in one of the sessions to showcase its strategic direction and active projects. The national initiative RITM operates under the leadership of Prof. Dr. Lluís Jofre i Roca and receives support from the four technical universities in Spain, which include UPC, UPM, UPV, and UPCT. The organization functions to create a national advisory system that connects advanced research with institutional and industrial sectors while supporting Spain’s Safe, Sustainable and Connected Mobility Strategy 2030.

Prof. Lluís Jofre i Roca started the session by explaining RITM’s goals and its transdisciplinary strategy, which seeks to resolve fragmented research through integrated solutions for advancing mobility challenges. The main component of this initiative is CIIMA-UP4, which stands as a joint research and innovation centre that is nearing completion of its formalization process. Dr. Andrés Monzón, from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, explained CIIMA-UP4 as a collaborative platform that unites more than 600 researchers from civil and transport engineering, urban planning, artificial intelligence, telecommunications, and digital technologies.

Great achievements in projects were also showcased in the session. Dr. José Magín Campos (UPC) presented the METROPOLIS project, with bundled metropolitan mobility planning solutions and advanced multimodal analysis tools. Dr. Alfredo García (UPV) presented new strategies for improving road safety in automated and shared mobility environments, and Dr. Pedro Navarro (UPCT) unveiled how computer vision and machine learning are applied to enhance traffic management and urban mobility.

To close the session, the MOISES project, recently submitted to Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. MOISES is a shining example of RITM’s commitment to integrated research for intelligent urban systems, combining digital twins based on AI, cyber-physical sensor networks for real-time sensing, and predictive routing engines in a bid to enhance mobility efficiency. As highlighted in the presentation, “we don’t simply coordinate independent work; in MOISES, we merge knowledge and tools to create new solutions that would be impossible within a single discipline.”

Projects like METROPOLIS and MOISES demonstrate how collaboration between universities, research centres, and industry is crucial for transforming research into reality and addressing the real issues of modern cities. The alliance between Catalonia’s, Madrid’s, Valencia’s, and Cartagena’s technical universities is a solid foundation for developing safer, more efficient, and more sustainable mobility systems.

The conference underscored the importance of driving mobility solutions that are technologically innovative, environmentally friendly, and human-oriented. RITM’s participation at CIT 2025 was aligned with these goals, showcasing a strong pledge to bridging scientific prowess with actionable, scalable solutions that will shape the future of cities and transport systems.

Grant RED2024-154236-E funded by MICIU/AEI /10.13039/501100011033