Summary - Data-driven Urban Mobility in Europe 2023

Creation of a single market for data in Europe has been in the spotlight since the past few years.

The European Commission (EC) adopted the regulation on data governance since November 2020 to boost data sharing across sectors and Member States, strengthen mechanisms to increase data availability and overcome technical obstacles to the reuse of data. Further, EC’s ‘Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy’, launched in December 2020, highlighted the use of data and creation of a Common European Mobility Data Space to position Europe at the forefront of the development of an intelligent transportation system (ITS), including connected cars and other modes of transport. The aim of this common data space is to facilitate access, pooling and sharing of data from existing and future transport and mobility databases.

In February 2022, EC proposed the Data Act to foster access to and use of data as well as to ensure fairness in the allocation of value from data among actors in the data economy. It is expected to open up the market for services based on vehicle data (automotive aftermarket, vehicle insurance) in the mobility sector. It will also allow the use of business data by governments for exceptional needs, such as data on mobility flows to predict the spread of a pandemic.

There are other key programmes that are also supporting the creation of common European data spaces. The Digital Europe Programme (DIGITAL) is supporting the implementation of the mobility data space. Moreover, the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme is supporting a coordination mechanism to federate National Access Points.

Several European countries have also launched nation-wide initiatives. For instance, the German Federal Government has advanced its plans for the creation of a Mobility Data Space, where data from public bodies, businesses and citizens can be stored and exchanged to create new business opportunities. This data space is not an open data platform but aims to serve as a one-stop shop for mobility service providers to purchase data packages that have been made available by individuals voluntarily. The Dutch transport and logistics sector has developed iShare, a uniform set of agreements for identification, authentication and authorisation, enabling organisations to easily give one another access to their data. And the Finnish government has launched the MyData initiative to help people access their data and transfer it easily.

In light of these developments, Global Mass Transit is organising the third annual conference on Data-driven Urban Mobility in Europe on September 14, 2023 at Hilton Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The mission of the conference is to discuss the policy and regulatory framework for data-driven smart urban mobility, recent developments in the creation of a Common European Mobility Data Space, progress so far, initiatives taken by the EC, country-level initiatives to create a mobility data space, key benefits, challenges and the way forward.

The conference will provide a platform for transit agencies, governments, cities and private companies to explore data-driven solutions for integrated multimodal transport, ITS, operations optimisation, stakeholder communication through data visualisation, network planning and high-quality customer service.

The event will bring together experts from leading public transport authorities/agencies and operators, policymakers, regulatory bodies, ministries and government departments, public transport operators, road operators, road administration offices, cloud providers, technology and service providers, software developers, data architecture and IT system firms, data providers (public and private), fare collection system suppliers, fleet management software providers, dynamic multiservice journey planners, automotive companies, navigation service providers, taxi fleet operators, ride-hailing and ride-sharing service providers, micro-mobility providers, ticketing infrastructure providers ICT infrastructure suppliers, telecom/IoT platform providers, system integrators, industry consultants, research and development organisations, financiers, technical institutes, etc..

Regulation on European data governance and impact on mobility
European Commission’s initiatives
EU Data Act
Creation of a Common European Mobility Data Space
Use of privately held data by government authorities (business-to-government [B2G] data sharing), use of public sector information by businesses, sharing and use of privately held data by other companies, and sharing of data between public authorities
Data interoperability and quality
Mobility data space: Architecture and components
Investing in next-generation tools and infrastructures to store and process data
EC’s Smart and Sustainable Transport Strategy
EC’s Directive on Intelligent Transport Systems
Adoption of an implementing act on high-value datasets under the Open Data Directive
Overcoming technical obstacles to data reuse
Key country-level initiatives for open data
Emergence of new business models
Communication technologies for connected vehicles and automated driving
Data in autonomous driving: different strategies for data compatibility
Data and ITS
Data and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)
Mobility data marketplace
Privacy and cybersecurity