This week, we celebrated International Youth Day. Students are among the key user groups with whom we co-create passenger-aware public transport solutions. Their feedback ensures we create a passenger experience that is fit for the future.

Welcome back to the ABCs of OptiPEx! 📢 Q is for questionnaire OptiPEx’s co-creation process involves the employment of online surveys and on-site questionnaires. The aim is to collect comprehensive feedback from passengers with diverse needs and backgrounds.

ABCs of OptiPEx! P is for passengers OptiPEx co-creates its public transport service solutions with passenger groups, including wheelchair users, passengers with large objects, fragile passengers with limited mobility, tourists & students, which ensures their comfort, safety & ease of travelling.

Something exciting is on the way. The OptiPEx podcast is launching soon! This series will feature conversations with our project partners to explore the challenges, innovations & real-world impact of our ethical, passenger-aware public transport service solutions. Stay tuned for Episode 1!

ABCs of OptiPEx! O is for Optimisation OptiPEx optimises the comfort, safety, security & ease of travelling for passengers by co-creating passenger-aware public transport services. This increases the use of automated public transport technologies & the sustainability of mobility services.

Happy World Environment Day! Today serves as a global call to action for governments, businesses & individuals to adopt sustainable practices & address urgent environmental challenges. OptiPEx is proud to contribute by improving public transport. Learn how we do this on our website: optipex.eu

Day 1 highlights! Check out our recap video of the first day of the OptiPEx Consortium Meeting, which featured presentations, workshops and more!

That’s a wrap on the OptiPEx Consortium Meeting! Over the 2 days of the event, the OptiPEx consortium gathered to discuss our shared goal of creating ethical, passenger-aware public transport services. Thank you to all partners & participants for their contributions & collaboration at this event.

And we're back! Day 2 of the OptiPEx Consortium Meeting is underway in Dublin! This will be followed by updates on our project's vehicle technologies for optimised passenger experience and a discussion about the next steps of the project. More to come this afternoon!

A busy afternoon for Day 1 of our Consortium Meeting, as the OptiPEx partners presented updates on their individual work packages, & attended workshops on both our use case demos & co-created inclusive public transport services. Stay tuned for updates on Day 2 tomorrow!

Today, the OptiPEx consortium has gathered in Dublin for our Consortium Meeting. We began the day with a welcome from our project coordinator, Johanna Kallio from @vtt.fi, followed by a workshop on ethics, security & privacy in public transport services. Stay tuned for more updates today!

Happy World Day for Cultural Diversity & Global Accessibility Day! We're proud to create service solutions that increase public transport accessibility for diverse passenger groups across Europe. Check out OptiPEx's Mood Meter that was showcased at the Transport Research Arena (TRA) this week!

It's Day 2 at the Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference in Budapest, & OptiPEx continues to showcase our user-centred public transport solutions. Today, our booth is running two demonstrations: Teleste's Mood Meter & Johannes Kepler Universität Linz's crowd counting technology.

This week, OptiPEx is presenting at the Transport Research Arena (TRA), Europe’s flagship research & innovation conference initiated by the @ec.europa.eu. We're thrilled to exhibit our user-centred public transport solutions in Budapest, amongst Europe’s most forward-thinking mobility community.

Happy Dublin Climate Action Week! And what better way to mark the occasion than announcing our next Consortium Meeting in Dublin? On 27-28 May, the OptiPEx partners will meet in Dublin, Ireland, to share updates and plan next steps for the project. Stay tuned for updates, footage and more!

This month, our project partner Franziska Schmalfuß from IAV GmbH presented OptiPEx at the HFES - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark. Read our new blogpost by Franziska Schmalfuß to learn more about the event: optipex.eu/2026/04/29/o...

OptiPEx was showcased at the Scientific Conference of the Association of Spanish Scientists in the Republic of Austria (ACERA), held at Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. Read our latest blogpost to learn more about this exciting event: optipex.eu/2026/04/29/o...

Today, the OptiPEx consortium met for our April monthly meeting, where we shared project updates & planned the next steps of the project. Key highlights: - Co-operative development with passengers - Inclusive and interactive services - Use case implementation and validation

Our project partners Franziska Schmalfuß from IAV GmbH & Antonio Lucas-Alba from @unizar.es presented OptiPEx's AI research for enhancing passenger experience in autonomous public vehicles, at the HFES - Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Europe Chapter annual meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Happy Earth Day from OptiPEx! Public transport is one of the most effective tools we have for building greener cities. As part of our work on public transport service solutions, we support approaches that make public transport more accessible, comfortable and safe.

Last week, our consortium met for our March monthly meeting, where we shared project updates & planned the next steps of the project. Key highlights: - Passenger behaviour analytics - Vehicle technologies for optimised passenger experience - Our upcoming podcast & consortium meeting in May

Welcome back to the ABCs of OptiPEx! N is for passenger needs We co-create public transport services with groups including wheelchair users, people with limited mobility, students & tourists. We identify their specific challenges & needs for public transport, ensuring the best experience for all.

This weekend, OptiPEx celebrated 2026's International Women’s Day! We celebrated the women contributing to our project and enhancing passenger experience on public transport.

Resilient transport systems mean dependable mobility for everyone, every day, regardless of weather. Check out the range of conditions our public transport services operate in across OptiPEx's Living Lab regions below. These photos were taken in Austria, Finland & Zarazoga on the same day!

Want to know what happened when OptiPEx was presented at the RTR Conference in Brussels? Read our latest blogpost from Sari Järvinen from VTT Finland to find out: optipex.eu/2026/02/18/r...

Last week, our project partner Sari Järvinen from VTT Finland presented OptiPEx at the RTR Conference in Brussels, which showcases achievements of EU-funded projects in road transport. #RTRConference2026 #RTR2026 #EUTransportResearch #HorizonEU #RoadTransport

Happy International Day of Women and Girls in Science from OptiPEx! Today, we celebrate the women in our consortium who work to create accessible public transport solutions. #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

Happy International Day of Clean Energy from OptiPEx! This year, we celebrate the global transition to renewable, affordable and sustainable energy for all with our accessible public transport solutions and reduction of cars on the road. #InternationalDayofCleanEnergy

OptiPEx now has over 200 BlueSky followers! This milestone demonstrates a growing community of people interested in passenger-aware public transport. Thanks to everyone who has followed us so far & for your help in amplifying our project's work in enhancing passengers' safety & accessibility.

Check out the photos from OptiPEx's latest Living Lab data collection with our project partners VTT, Škoda Group and Teleste in Tampere! #HorizonEurope #EuropeanComission #publictransport #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #Innovation