Author: Carla Robb On the 17th of March, the XCARCITY consortium gathered in Rotterdam for a full programme combining field exploration, inspiring perspectives on mobility behaviour, deep dives into our growing ecosystem of digital twins, and an interactive working session… Read More »XCARCITY Consortium Meeting
Author: Tian Zwart, March 2026 On 3 March, XCARCITY contributed to Digitale Tweelingen in de Planketen, a national event held at the Prodentfabriek in Amersfoort. Organised within the Zicht op Nederland – Digitale Tweelingen programme of the Dutch Ministry of… Read More »Use of Digital Twins: XCARCITY at Digital Tweelingen in de Planketen
Author: Alex On 21 January, we organized an XCARCITY CAV workshop at Connekt in Delft, convening public authorities, knowledge institutes and industry partners for an interactive session on connected and automated mobility within XCARCITY. The workshop combined short presentations with structured… Read More »XCARCITY CAV workshop at Connekt in Delft
Authors: Fatemeh Marzani, Soheil Dehghani Figure: Participants actively engaged at the WP 5 meeting. The WP5 meeting brought together researchers and partners to share progress, capture partner interests, and align next steps for privacy-aware mobility analytics within XCARCITY. This took… Read More »XCARCITY Partner Meeting: Smart Infrastructure (WP 5)
Author: Yuxing Cheng How can we use research by design methods to enhance real-world impact? This question was at the heart of the XCARCITY design session held on 24 November 2025 in Rotterdam, where practitioners from industry and public authorities… Read More »XCARCITY Design Session – 24 November 2025, Rotterdam
Author: Dr. Jie Gao On 7 November 2025, XCARCITY (TU Delft) and the Institute of Industrial Science at the University of Tokyo co-organized a joint workshop on Urban Surface Street Management for Smart Mobility in Tokyo. The workshop brought together… Read More »XCARCITY–University of Tokyo workshop and AV insights in Tokyo
Author: Dennis Andreoli We are pleased to announce that on September 12th, Toertje officially joined the XCARCITY consortium.Toertje operates a cycling tracker and route planner app that supports cyclists in navigating and optimizing their routes. By leveraging the app’s functionalities,… Read More »Welcome Toertje to the XCARCITY Consortium!
Author: Yuxing Cheng How much data do we actually need for the real-time traffic prediction? And where are these data located in the traffic network? At the 13th Symposium of the European Association for Research in Transportation (hEART) held in… Read More »Podium session of Sensor network design (WP1) on hEART 2025 conference
Author: Andrea Dominguez Gamez Urban delivery systems are facing increasing strain due to the continued rise of online shopping. This is leading to more congestion, higher emissions, and growing inefficiencies. Our research examines crowdsourced delivery, a model that relies on… Read More »Crowdsourced Delivery in Cities: Key Findings from Stakeholder Interviews
Author: Mohammad Jafari As part of Work Package 1 (WP1), we work on sensor network design optimization. Our main idea is to integrate sensor network design optimization with key performance indicators (KPIs) for low-car areas. In the first step, we… Read More »Sensor Network Design Optimization