The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in mobility has great potential, as it can make it more sustainable, safer and efficient. Artificial Intelligence can be applied in all modes of transportation directly in the vehicles or infrastructure and for management purposes. Examples of its use include intelligent route planning, air traffic control, autonomous vehicles, predictive maintenance, smart parking solutions, just to name a few. However, there are still several challenges to be addressed to reach the full potential, such as data privacy and security concerns, ethical and legal issues, data quality, etc. Given the importance and increased use of AI for mobility, the tenth workshop of the Driven by Data Workshop Series will address benefits and current ideas to tackle challenges.

During the workshop, European research and innovation projects will showcase AI use in mobility for several purposes and in different types of transport. Additionally, a keynote will address the challenges of AI use and strategies to mitigate risks. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss relevant challenges, explore possible solutions and network with speakers and other participants.

You are invited to join and share your knowledge and ideas during the event. We look forward to your participation!

Registration can be made by sending an email with the subject "EU-Workshop 10/24" to mFUND@bmdv.bund.de.
You will receive a link to a virtual meeting room shortly before the event.

Agenda

10.00 Welcome and thematic orientation - Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport
Tim Rittmann, Funding Initiatives, Data Innovations, mFUND (DP 24)

10.05 Thematic keynote – Navigating the Future: AI Innovations and Challenges in Modern Mobility [provisional title]
Theresa Kösters, Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) / Germany (tbc)

10.30 Projects pitches, discussions and networking
KI_CAM (mFUND) – Automated evaluation of image data from traffic cameras on highways using the latest AI algorithms
Felix Rempe, Fryce GmbH / Germany

MobiSpaces (HEU) – New Data Spaces for Green Mobility – An innovative, effective, robust, and green ecosystem for the entire lifecycle of mobility data
Evgenia Kapassa, Innov-Acts / Cyprus

SiUSpace (mFUND) – Safe Drone Operations in U-Space
Igor Tchouchenkov, Fraunhofer IOSB / Germany

AI4REALNET (HEU) – AI for REAL-world NETwork operation
Irene Sturm // Roman Ließner, Deutsche Bahn / Germany

11.30 Exchanges and discussions
Moderation: Márcia Giacomini and Johanna Marie Drumann, TÜV Rheinland
Contributions from participants and discussion, focussing on possible innovations and how to scale up solutions generated by research and innovation (R&I) projects

11.50 Announcements and farewell
Tim Rittmann, BMDV

12.00 End of workshop 10

About the online mFUND-Workshop series “Driven by Data - The mFUND workshop series about mobility innovation in Europe”

In 2021 the German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV) started the workshop series "Data Innovations for Smart Mobility in Europe" as part of the mFUND activities to foster knowledge exchanges and networking between stakeholders from the political sphere, business, user groups and research communities in Germany and abroad. In 2023 the series is back under a new name: “Driven by Data”.

Driven by data is motivated by the opportunities data can provide to mobility systems in Europe. Data use can be applied in all parts and stages of the system, ranging from more user-centric, environment-friendly and inclusive mobility planning to more efficient use of resources and increased resilience systems. In this series, speakers from all around Europe will give an overview of their projects activities, ideas and challenges, serving as inspiration for discussions with participants. The intention is to keep it simple and straightforward, further providing a platform to knowledge exchange and the creation of new partnerships between European stakeholders.