Digital technologies are rapidly transforming industries, including mobility and transport, where Artificial Intelligence (AI) —particularly generative AI (GenAI)—is driving innovations improving efficiency, sustainability, and user experience. AI is enabling advancements such as autonomous vehicles, optimised traffic management, improved public transport, personalised travel, smarter urban logistics, and enhanced air quality through data-driven decision-making. However, it is important to have proper regulation to diminish the risks that AI can bring such as technology-enabled surveillance, increased power imbalances and risks for employment and working conditions.
Global AI competition is intense, particularly in generalist large language models, which are AI systems trained on massive amounts of text data to understand and generate human-like language, with rapid advancements in other global regions. Europe's ability to integrate AI into key sectors like mobility and transport will be critical for its competitiveness and economic resilience. The Draghi Report highlighted that Europe must shift from focusing on regulating these technologies to actively understanding and harnessing their benefits, while mitigating any risks that they represent. This is crucial for maintaining competitiveness in key economic sectors.
The EU has a unique opportunity to lead in sector-specific AI models and applications by leveraging its industrial data—if it acts decisively and quickly. The EU’s policy framework supports this ambition, with initiatives such as the AI Innovation Package and GenAI4EU driving innovation and deployment. The 2024-2029 European Commission will work with Member States, industry, and civil society to develop an Apply AI Strategy to boost new industrial uses of AI and improve delivery of public services. While the EU is committed to ethical and human-centric AI, several challenges remain. Fragmented ecosystems, limited access to quality data and computing, and public concerns about privacy, job displacement, and fairness and non-discrimination need to be addressed. Overcoming these obstacles is crucial for progress and buy-in.
To address these opportunities and challenges, the European Commission’s DG CNECT and DG MOVE are organising a workshop on (generative) AI in mobility and transport. This event will gather policymakers, industry leaders, startups and researchers, uniting AI and transport specialists. It will help identify leading use cases, foster collaboration among stakeholders, and help tackle some of the key obstacles, with a focus on access to data and computing, to accelerate AI adoption. Insights from the workshop will contribute to shape future EU policies, particularly in research, innovation, and the implementation of AI solutions.
Please see the agenda of the webinar below:
Wednesday 5 February 2025 | |
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Description |
09:00 | Welcome and introduction |
09:10 | Scene setting: the policy context |
09:25 | Session 1: Leading use cases and their potential impact |
10:05 | Q&A |
10:20 | Session 2: Challenges in accessing the key factors for the development of AI in the mobility and transport sector |
11:00 | Q&A |
11:15 | Coffee Break |
11:30 |
Session 3: The European ecosystem of AI in mobility and transport: global position, key players and scalable collaboration opportunities (e.g. on foundation models)
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12:00 | Q&A |
12:15 | Closing remarks |
12:30 | End |
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