Network Management Planning and Control & Mobility Management in a Multimodal Environment and Digital Enablers
Funds one flagship consortium to build AI-driven rail traffic planning, real-time network management and digital-twin data infrastructure across Europe.
The action runs for an indicative 30 months and is paid as a lump sum rather than reimbursed cost by cost, with the EU covering 60% of eligible costs and the consortium expected to cover the rest, partly through in-kind contributions if a member is a private company. The Joint Undertaking reviews progress at periodic maturity checkpoints against the project's targets, and a weak result at one of t…
This topic wants a single large-scale Flagship Project covering two work streams: cross-border rail planning and real-time traffic management tools using ERTMS, ATO and AI-based optimisation, and a shared digital-enabler layer of federated data spaces, a common rail ontology and digital-twin environments. It expects working demonstrations by 2028 across roughly 20 named technical enablers, from timetabling and disruption management to shared cybersecurity services.
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