ITS Europe 2019

It was in The Netherlands that this year’s ITS Europe event took place. From 3 to 6 June, a large part of the European ITS community gathered to exchange ideas, discuss business and showcase innovative solutions.

Being MaaS the fashion word of ITS, it became clear during the passing of these 4 days the enormous public interest in MaaS and all solutions around it. From big data to seamless mobility, from electrification to public transport, the greatest enemy nowadays is the private vehicle. While there is still room for it, the private vehicle is about to become less private and more sharable.

Mobility is not just about getting to a destination, but rather about the way to get there. Disruption has arrived in the mobility sector and the one entities able to play the mobility game will be those that understand that mobility is not just transportation. It’s much more. It’s the freedom to choose when and how and with who anytime, anywhere. It’s about enabling access to everyone regardless if you’re blind, deaf or move in a well chair; mobility is for all.

For GMV and the whole Portuguese consortium, the 6th June was particularly special, as this was the day that C-STREETS Grant Agreement was signed between CEF and the president of IMT, Eduardo Feio, on behalf of the Ministry of Planning and Infrastructure.

30 national partners were awarded a 32 million € contract to further deploy C-ITS services in Portuguese urban areas.

C-STREETS is the actual continuation of the original C-ROADS Portugal project where GMV started the C-ITS journey back in 2017, now extending it until the end of 2023.