i-MovE: Advancing AI-Driven Mobility Data Standards

i-MovE is an initiative that aims to develop a standardized framework for mobility data, facilitating AI-driven services within the transport sector. This project seeks to create a collaborative data space to integrate and unify various mobility information sources, ensuring interoperability and reliability while fostering innovative business models.

Funded by the Ministry for Digital Transformation and the Civil Service, i-MovE brings together institutions committed to sustainable mobility. The initiative is anchored in the expertise of four UPC research centers: Barcelona Innovació en Transportes (BIT-UPC), InLab FIB-UPC, CARNET Barcelona – Future Mobility Research Hub (CER-AMA), and the Department of Computer Architecture. In addition to these academic contributors, over twelve companies and institutions actively collaborate in the project, including public authorities responsible for transportation, road safety, and infrastructure management, as well as private mobility operators and data analytics firms.

The project is structured around key use cases designed to optimize both public and private transport operations. For mobility service providers, i-MovE seeks to enhance the efficiency of taxi and ride-hailing operations by developing predictive demand models and optimizing driver allocation strategies. Meanwhile, public mobility authorities will benefit from real-time traffic management solutions and public transport prioritization strategies, ensuring more effective transit planning and congestion reduction. To ensure this, the initiative will develop AI-powered tools as iMovE-Demand for demand estimation, iMovE-Operator for workforce optimization, iMovE-Control for transit operational analysis, and iMovE-Priority for real-time transport prioritization.

The i-MovE partners will contribute to building a sustainable and collaborative data ecosystem, promoting cross-sector cooperation to enhance urban mobility. The project aligns with major European digital and mobility initiatives, including Gaia-X, IDSA, FIWARE, and BDVA. Additionally, it is integrated into the Eclipse Dataspace Working Group (EDWG) and the Digital Transport and Logistics Forum. By leveraging the infrastructure and services of the IPCEI CIS (Important Project of Common European Interest on Cloud Infrastructure and Services), the project ensures its scalability and interoperability at a European level.

During the project, participating partners will benefit from access to standardized, high-quality data for improved decision-making and operational efficiency. This will foster their real-time analytics capabilities, reduce operational costs, and strengthen strategic positioning within the sustainable mobility sector. The collaboration between public administrations, research centres, and private enterprises will result in an accelerated transition toward an integrated, efficient, and environmentally sustainable urban transport system.

By developing a shared mobility data space, i-MovE seeks to improve transportation planning, operational effectiveness, and overall mobility sustainability. As a ultimate result, citizens will be able to benefit from this, allowing them to have access to more sustainable, efficient, safer and equal mobility for all.