Solution sought for the optimization of parking structures and traffic guidance for trucks

Short summary A German municipal company responsible for the maintenance of public traffic infrastructures is looking for a digital solution to optimize parking structures for trucks. Sought are startups or SMEs with expertise in traffic management for technical cooperation agreements. This request is part of an open innovation challenge in the context of the European Logistics Innovation Day (Dec 8 & 9).

Full description The municipal company is located in the city of Duisburg in the Rhine-Ruhr Region in Western Germany. It is responsible for the maintenance of the entire municipal infrastructure such as roads (1.250 km), paths, squares, bridges and traffic signal systems. The city owns the world’s largest inland harbor on over 1.500 ha and is the largest EU logistics hub for global trade flows. This request is part of the city’s wish to push digitization and sustainability. Due to its role as an important logistics hub, the traffic in the city is characterized by a high number of national and international trucks. The high truck traffic leads to a set of negative effects and different challenges. One of them is the unsatisfying situation regarding the parking of trucks. Problem: The truck parking lot the trucker has approached is occupied. He or she needs an alternative parking space. General conditions: - The truck driver does not speak German or English. - The truck driver is not willing to download a German app. - The truck driver does not want to have his location tracked. - The truck driver is under time pressure. - The trucks should be kept out of city traffic. Problems or challenges to be solved: - Which alternative truck parking spaces can be offered to drivers? Residential areas should be protected. - How can the truckers be easily guided to the alternative parking space? (And how can he or she be motivated?). - How can alternative parking spaces be equipped with a "mobile" infrastructure that meets minimum standards of safety and comfort? (enough space, electricity, sanitary facilities, catering, safe/secured places)? The company is looking for technical (digital) solutions to tackle / solve these problems. The German municipal company seeks cooperation with Start-ups or SMEs from the areas of IT, logistics and traffic management. Envisaged cooperation is a technical cooperation agreement. Role of the cooperation partner would be to develop or customize the solution in cooperation with the German company and implement it on-site. The German municipal company will enable access to the sites and complement by supplying all necessary information. IMPORTANT: This technology request refers to an innovation challenge in the context of the European Logistics Innovation Day, an Enterprise Europe Network online event which will be held on December 8th and 9th. Interested start-ups and SMEs are invited to take part in the virtual event in order to get in direct contact with the German company. Participation however is not mandatory. All submissions will get feedback by the company.

Technical Specification or Expertise Sought The cooperation partner should have experience in IT solutions for traffic management or related fields.
Contact / source: NEXT EEN Widgets (europa.eu)