Future Mobility Campus Ireland: mobility test environment
The Challenge
FMCI’s real-world smart city environment offers customers a unique testbed to address these issues. The integration of connected vehicle infrastructure, AI-driven traffic management, and digital twin technology enables simulation and real-world validation of urban mobility solutions. The combination of CARLA and SUMO software allows for precise modelling of congestion hotspots and public transport optimization. FMCI’s test vehicle fleet, V2X infrastructure, and data analytics lab support solutions in autonomous driving, multimodal transport, and sustainability.
By leveraging FMCI’s ecosystem, customers can develop and test innovative transport solutions that address congestion, road safety, active travel enhancement, and smart mobility integration, creating scalable models for urban improvement.
Who can apply?
The Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) opportunity is open to a wide range of organisations and consortia focused on advancing smart mobility, autonomous vehicle technology, and urban transportation solutions. Eligible applicants include:
- Automotive and transport companies: OEMs, Tier 1 & Tier 2 suppliers, and mobility service providers seeking to test and validate connected, autonomous, electric, and shared mobility solutions.
- Technology and software developers: Companies specialising in AI, IoT, digital twins, and simulation software (e.g., CARLA, SUMO) looking to enhance mobility innovation.
- Research institutions and universities: Academic entities working on transport modelling, smart cities, and sustainable mobility research.
- Government and public sector bodies: City councils, transport authorities, and urban planners aiming to implement data-driven policies and infrastructure improvements.
- Startups and SMEs: Emerging companies developing disruptive mobility solutions, including EV infrastructure, autonomous vehicle components, and smart city technologies.
- Consortia and EU-funded projects: Multi-stakeholder collaborations seeking a real-world testbed for Horizon Europe, CEF, and other mobility-focused initiatives.
FMCI provides an integrated test environment, real-world smart city infrastructure, and advanced simulation tools to support applicants in validating and deploying future mobility solutions.
Background
Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) was established to address critical urban mobility challenges and provide a cutting-edge testbed for next-generation transport solutions. Located in Shannon, FMCI offers a real-world smart city environment that enables companies, researchers, and policymakers to develop, test, and validate autonomous, connected, electrified, and shared mobility solutions.
Before FMCI’s implementation, urban mobility issues such as poor public transport integration, limited active travel infrastructure, congestion hotspots, and road safety concerns were identified. These challenges highlighted the need for data-driven, technology-enabled mobility solutions. FMCI was designed to bridge this gap by providing a fully integrated physical and digital test environment.
FMCI’s ecosystem includes connected infrastructure, a test vehicle fleet, a data center, and cutting-edge simulation tools such as digital twin technology, CARLA, and SUMO. These assets allow stakeholders to model, analyse, and optimise mobility solutions before real-world deployment.
This opportunity invites industry leaders, startups, research institutions, and government bodies to leverage FMCI’s facilities to develop scalable solutions for urban mobility challenges, enhancing safety, efficiency, and sustainability in transport networks.
