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.