OptiPEx Project

📢 Upcoming conference! 📢

OptiPEx looks forward to delivering two presentations at the upcoming Humanist Congress on 27-29 August at Chemnitz University of Technology in Germany.

#publictransport #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Technology

🚨 OptiPEx article 🚨

OptiPEx partners Novel Certad, Enrico Del Re, Joshua Varughese & Cristina Olaverri-Monreal from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz wrote a comparative study of Vehicle-to-Pedestrian collision warning systems & conventional vehicle-issued auditory alerts: www.jku.at/fileadmin/gr...

📢Welcome back to the ABCs of OptiPEx!📢

L is for Living Labs 🚃

OptiPEx tests its solutions for passenger-aware public transport via 3 living labs. These are spaces where researchers, industry members & SMEs from our consortium develop these solutions. They comprise of an IAV shuttle bus & 3 trams.

🚨 New blogpost 🚨

Our project partner Teleste harnesses state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms, neural networks & #AI analytics solutions to make public transport smarter, safer & accessible for all passengers.

Read our latest blogpost to learn more: optipex.eu/2025/07/10/b...

📢Welcome back to the ABCs of OptiPEx!📢

K is for Knowledge Generation💡

➡️ Knowledge of passenger experience on public transport is limited.

➡️ As such, OptiPEx demonstrates & validates its solutions with diverse target groups in 3 living labs, comprising of 2 trams & 1 shuttle bus in 3 countries.

JKU Research in Public Transportation: Traveling More Comfortably and Safer by Bus or Tram Funded as part of the EU's Horizon funding program, the JKU is an OptiPEx project partner.

📢 OptiPEx project partner, JKU - Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, shares their work on the project. Check out the article here: jku.at/en/news-even...

#ResearchAndInnovation #AutomatedMobility #Transport #accessibilitymatters #accessibility

📢 Welcome to the ABCs of OptiPEx!📢

J is for Just Transition🌱

OptiPEx aligns with the Just Transition by developing solutions for both passenger-centred and sustainable public transport.

#horizoneurope #accessibility #AI

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Our project partner Mikko Gröndahl recently presented OptiPEx at the Imagine the Cityverse exhibition #IMAGINE2025 in Tampere, Finland.🚃

This event gathered developers of solutions to urban challenges, with Mikko presenting OptiPEx's solutions for safe passenger experience to city leaders.

Looks brilliant EasyPro!

OptiPEx looks forward to attending the online final event of FAME on 16th June, an EU-funded project who cooperates with Connected Automated Driving (CCAM) in Europe to create integrated European framework tools for mobility & transport testing needs: www.connectedautomateddriving.eu/blog/event/f...

Looks brilliant!

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We had a fantastic time at the 8th International #EDOCongress 2025 at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona!

Eva Blasco Giménez presented a poster on our research on public transport anomaly detection, whereby we train #AI systems to interpret signals of passengers' emotions & ensure their safety.

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Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!

Public transport reduces the amount of cars on the road & transport-related carbon emissions, which make up 20% of global annual carbon emissions.

OptiPEx is committed to making public #transport safe & #accessible, ensuring everyone can help to preserve our planet.

🚨 New article 🚨

Want to know about our latest passenger scenario simulations? Read our latest article to find out: optipex.eu/2025/06/04/d...

#HorizonEurope #PublicTransport #AI

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We can't wait to present at the 8th International #EDO Congress 2025 on 4th-6th June, in Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

This event invites experts, researchers & professionals to analyse #AI's impact on knowledge management & organisations in Society 5.0: www.edoserveis-uab.cat/congreso2025...

📢 The OptiPEx project will be participating in the exhibition at the annual @Europe_CAD conference in Ispra, Italy from the 13th - 16th of May 📢

We are looking forward to sharing the fantastic work we are doing at OptiPEx 🚋

Did you know that over 20% of all global GHG emissions are from the transport sector?

One of the most impactful ways to reduce this is by encouraging people to use public transport! The OptiPEx project aims to support this by improving the experience of public transport use.

📢 Welcome to the ABCs of OptiPEx! 📢

I is for Indicators 🎯

OptiPEx will establish a comprehensive set of behavioural indicators, relating to expressions, gestures, and reactions, to identify passenger needs for on-board services.

#horizoneurope #AI #ML

Welcome to the ABCs of OptiPEx!

H is for Holistic 🤝

Understanding the relationship between perceived service quality and experience to measurable human behaviour is a prerequisite for OptiPEx service development. This necessitates a holistic approach on social science and humanities (SSH).

🚨 OptiPEx Survey Deep Dive 🚨

With the first phase of OptiPEx's co-creation complete!

➡️ To see what we learnt from our stakeholders, click the link below

optipex.eu/2025/03/27/o...

Welcome to the A-Z Series of OptiPEx!

G is for GDPR 🛣️

‼️ OptiPEx surveys all regulations relevant to the project’s potential data usage, including different perspectives on personal data usage and associated regulations, such as the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

#research #AI

🚨 OptiPEx Focus Group Deep Dive 🚨

The first phase of OptiPEx's co-creation is complete!

➡️ To see what we learnt from our stakeholders about passenger needs for passenger-aware on-board services on autonomous vehicles, click on the article below!

🔗 optipex.eu/2025/03/14/o...

Welcome to the A-Zs of the OptiPEx! 🛣️

F is for Focus Groups 🤔

OptiPEx uses focus groups to analyse the priorities of the different stakeholders involved in the public transport sector, including different passenger groups, service providers, and regulatory bodies.

#innovation #horizoneurope

IAV

📢 Project partner, IAV GmbH, shares the work they are doing in the creation of autonomous and user-centred solutions for public transport in the OptiPEx project 🚌

For more information on these innovations, click here: shorturl.at/NFuPa

🚎 Welcome to the second edition of the OptiPEx Quickfire Q&A Series!

We feature Novel Certad from Johannes Kepler Universität Linz. Novel shares his thoughts on the project, the role JKU plays in it, and where OptiPEx is headed in the future 🛣️

Watch the full interview below 👇
lnkd.in/dbE48RXv

Welcome to the A-Zs of the OptiPEx!

D is for Data Acquisition 💻

OptiPEx will develop novel sensing solutions that collect on-board passenger behaviour and experience data as well as situational awareness information, both on-board and outside of the vehicles at the stops.

Welcome to the A-Zs of the OptiPEx!

C is for Co-creation 🛣️

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🎉Exciting News!

VTT and Teleste has successfully conducted three focus groups in Finland, to gather insights on passenger needs when boarding, offboarding and onboard public transport vehicles.
To find out more, read here:

optipex.eu/2025/02/17/c...

#innovation #research #horizoneurope

Stay with #OptiPEx's social media channels for more updates throughout the project.

#horizoneurope #technologicalinnovation #publictransport

🚊 The OptiPEx project will enhance the usage of this sustainable mobility system with autonomous public transport services providing passengers with high-quality services.