The Interreg Deutschland-Nederland project FLEX was approved this year and is taking on the challenge. FLEX shows how automated transport can be a solution to the driver shortage and high costs. The FLEX consortium will document the project results, make them publicly available and actively disseminate them during events and via social media. It will develop a long-term plan for cross-border public transport so that automated transport can be sustainably integrated into cross-border public transport.
The project involves collaboration between V-tron B.V., the Gemeente Helmond, the Provincie Groningen, the Landkreis Vechta, Stichting Hogeschool Arnhem en Nijmegen and the Private University of Applied Sciences in Vechta. The consortium also includes 13 associated partners who provide strategic advice on the project's direction and content. They also evaluate progress and disseminate the findings within their networks.
The project will run until April 2028 and has a total budget of €2,766,292.60. The consortium is contributing €635,826.92 of its own funds. As part of the Interreg programme Deutschland-Nederland, an amount of €2,130,465.68 is being co-financed by the Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, the Provincie Gelderland and the Provincie Noord-Brabant.
Further information can be found at: https://deutschland-nederland.eu/projects/flex
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