On 15 September 2025, the European Commission published the latest TRIMIS (Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System) report, providing a comprehensive assessment of Research and Innovation (R&I) activities in the vital field of Smart Mobility across Europe. The report provides critical insights into the progress, challenges, and future needs in line with the EU’s ambitious Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (SSMS).
The report dives deep into 247 EU-funded projects launched since 2020, primarily supported by Horizon 2020 (126 projects) and Horizon Europe (121 projects). With a total EU contribution exceeding €1.5 billion, the study is a crucial barometer for measuring Europe’s progress toward its ambitious Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy (SSMS) goals across eight thematic areas: CCAM, traffic management, advanced electromobility, air mobility, transport and urban planning, efficient and sustainable logistics, transport safety and security, and new mobility services.
While the report confirms that EU-funded R&I is driving significant technological advancements aligned with the EU’s climate and policy goals, it also provides a clear mandate for policymakers: coordinated investment, regulatory adaptation, and standardisation are paramount to ensure the effective and equitable long-term impact of smart mobility solutions across Europe.
"The recent report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), highlighting the research and innovation landscape in the Smart Mobility sector in Europe (or, as we can safely say, the ITS sector), firmly places ERTICO among the leaders in this domain on the continent. Furthermore, the key contributors identified by the report as leading organisations in Europe are also members of the ERTICO Partnership family," comments Vladimir Vorotovic, Director of Strategy & Innovation. He continued, "There is no better compliment and commendation to our endeavours in leading the research and innovation in this domain than when the top scientific body of the European Commission, such as the JRC, provides evidence supporting what we have been working on for 35 years. We will use these results as inspiration for our future efforts, also on the deployment side of ITS solutions and technologies, for many years to come. "
Source: Research and innovation in Smart Mobility in Europe (Report No. JRC143360). Publications Office of the European Union