Electric Multimodal Transport Systems for Enhancing Urban Accessibility and Connectivity (eMATS)
Research Project, 2023
– 2026
This project targets to facilitate the development of multimodal transport systems with connected electric public transit and shared micro-mobility for sustainable, more efficient, and equitable mobility services with enhanced urban accessibility and resilience. We establish an interdisciplinary and complementary consortium consisting of leading research institutions, public authorities and industry partners from Romania, Sweden and China, to collectively advance next-generation multimodal transport systems via electrification, connectivity and sharing. With strong and complementary track records and resources, the consortium envisages holistically tackling critical and unsettled aspects in the current practice. We will develop holistic methodological and technical innovations through co-creation among key stakeholders at multiple levels, including system evaluation and optimizationat the strategical level, network design and management at the tactical level, and vehicle/platoon control at the operational level, with considerations of diverse users' needs. The applicability and value of the project can be demonstrated in real-life applications through public authorities and industry partners. These ultimately contribute to promoting urban accessibility and connectivity, climate action in the transport sector, and the citizens' subjective well-being in the long term.
Participants
Kun Gao (contact)
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics
Yuan Liao
Chalmers, Space, Earth and Environment, Physical Resource Theory
Yang Liu
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics
Arsalan Najafi
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics
Omkar Parishwad
Chalmers, Architecture and Civil Engineering, Geology and Geotechnics
Collaborations
Chongqing University
Chongqing, China
Enjoyor Ltd Co.
China
FellowBot AB
Stockholm, Sweden
FellowBot AB
Stockholm, Sweden
Hangzhou Comprehensive Transportation Center
China
Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong, China
Region Uppsala
Uppsala, Sweden
The Polytechnic University of Timisoara
Timisoara, Romania
The Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
Linköping, Sweden
WSP Sverige
Stockholm, Sweden
Zhejiang University
Hangzhou, China
Funding
European Commission (EC)
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2025
Swedish Energy Agency
Project ID: 2023-00029
Funding Chalmers participation during 2023–2026
Related Areas of Advance and Infrastructure
Information and Communication Technology
Areas of Advance
Sustainable development
Driving Forces
Transport
Areas of Advance
Energy
Areas of Advance