UITP Global Public Transport Summit

The UITP Summit is one of the most important events in the public transport sector, bringing together top international speakers, experts, and practitioners to discuss the latest trends and innovations in mobility. Be sure to check out the program and register for the congress to stay up-to-date with the latest developments and insights.

At the Summit, the SHOW project will be featured prominently, along with other cutting-edge initiatives from around the world. Attendees can expect a mix of high-level discussions about the future of automated mobility, as well as more operational sessions focused on the challenges and opportunities facing the public transport sector.

Note that with an exhibition pass, you can access the side event, the Spotlight Forum sessions, the Innovation Guided Tours (registration required) and the e-poster sessions.

To make things easier for you, we’ve made a full overview of the Programme around Automated Mobility at the UITP Summit!

Monday 5 June

10.00 – 11.15 AUTOMATED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATIONS, Spotlight session | SPOTLIGHT FORUM B, HALL 6

• Connected and automated vehicles – Irizar e-mobility – Iñigo AZCONA, Sales Director for Spain and Portugal, Irizar e-mobility, Aduna, Spain
• On the road to safety: Next generation of ADAS Systems – Michal WENDEKER, CEO I Chief Innovation Officer, AutonomyNow Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
• Discover Milan’s latest metro automated line, the M4 – Fabrizio GELSOMINO, Automated Metro Lines Operations Manager, ATM, Milano, Italy
• MAN’s journey towards automated city buses – Dr Michael ROTH, Head of Product Strategy Bus, MAN Truck & Bus SE, Munich, Germany

14.00 – 15.00 MOVING OUR SECTOR FORWARD WITH AUTOMATED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY, Innovation Guided Tour | Free registration needed

This tour through the exhibition area will showcase road vehicles with different levels of automated driving, as well as the enabling technologies essential for their integration into the transport ecosystem.

• AutonomyNow
• Indra
• Irizar e-mobility
• IVU Traffic Technologies AG
• MOBILITY ADO
• ZF Group

Tuesday 6 June

10.00 – 11.45 AUTOMATED MOBILITY FOR ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT – WHERE WE STAND AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO (1/2) Side event | Room CC5.3, Morning session: EU projects highlights on AV deployments & recommendations

• Frankfurt: Sofia Pavlakis, RMS
• Belle-idee: Jeroen Beukers, TPG
• Barcelona: Christian Riester, Bax Consulting
• Oslo: Christian Willoch, Ruter
• Les Mureaux: Nicolas Morael, Transdev

12.00 – 13.00 AUTOMATED VEHICLE FLEETS GAINING IN SPEED AND SIZE: CONNECTING THE CONVERSATION TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT, Spotlight session | SPOTLIGHT FORUM B, HALL 6

Where do we stand with automated vehicle (AV) deployment worldwide and the future of on-demand services? What are cities and authorities doing to harness the potential of automation to contribute to a more integrated sustainable mobility future? This session will look at the experiences from operational cases and see how far the AV revolution has come.

• Jen SHEPHERD, General Manager, Uber Transit, Uber, Atlanta, United States
• Nathaniel FORD, CEO, Jacksonville Transportation Authority, Jacksonville, United States
• Aymeric AUDIGÉ, Head of the automated vehicles division, Ministry of Transport, Paris, France
• (moderator) Endre ANGELVIK, Executive Vice President Radical Innovation, Ruter AS, Olso, Norway

13.00 – 13.45 STREAMLINING PUBLIC TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AUTOMATED RAIL AND ROAD VEHICLES, Spotlight session | SPOTLIGHT FORUM A, HALL 7

This session will focus on the latest developments in automation and technology for public transport infrastructure, including ITS, traffic light management, and V2X communication between rail and road vehicles. Additionally, the session will touch on the importance of standardisation in creating interoperable and seamless systems for public transport automation. Attendees can expect to gain valuable insights and perspectives from industry experts on the current landscape, emerging trends, and opportunities for advancing the future of urban mobility.

14.30 – 15.45 AUTOMATED MOBILITY FOR ROAD PUBLIC TRANSPORT – WHERE WE STAND AND WHERE WE WANT TO GO (2/2), Side event | Room CC5.3

Afternoon session: AVs over the world

• Japan: Umeda Manabu, University of Tokyo
• US: Prof William Riggs, University of San Francisco
• Korea: Lee So Young, MTC
• Australia: Clement Aubourg, KEOLIS

Wednesday 7 June 

10.45 – 11.45 SHOW – OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES IN 15 EUROPEAN CITIES, E-poster session 5 | E-Poster zone

John Mc Sweeney & Dr Henriette Cornet, UITP

12.00 – 13.00 AUTOMATED VEHICLES: WHAT ABOUT THE BIGGER BUSES ON OUR ROADS ? Congress session | MOONLIGHT, HALL 4

When we talk about automated vehicles (AV) in public transport, what first comes to mind are automated shuttles for first and last mile services. However, public transport uses a variety of vehicles on the road – so where do bigger buses factor in the conversation? Shifting the focus to automated buses, the session will address automation technologies and their respective benefits and the development of AVs into the various sizes of road public transport.

• Dr Roxana HESS, Team Manager Research, INIT, Karlsruhe, Germany
• Manabu UMEDA, Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
• Carlos Sierra Martín-Serrano, Director of Transport Services, EMT Madrid, Spain
• (moderator) Dr Henriette Cornet, UITP