Periodic Reporting for period 1 - ULaaDS (Urban Logistics as an on Demand Service)
Période du rapport: 2020-09-01 au 2022-02-28
The prime objective of the ULaaDS project is to facilitate and accelerate the integration of novel, feasible, shared and ZE solutions addressing major upcoming challenges generated by the rising on-demand economy in future urban logistics scenarios, ultimately contributing towards ZE city logistics in the EU by 2030. In order to do so ULaaDS has set the following objectives:
• Obj.1. Develop a novel methodology for effective multi-stakeholder collaboration (WP2), to be integrated in the SUMP and SULP process contributing to steps 1-4 and 6-7, enabling both,
o the systematic modelling of relevant future scenarios addressing major on-demand requirements impacting future UFT for specific city profiles, as well as
o the co-creation of new (ULaaDS) logistics solutions integrating technology and infrastructure to efficiently address them.
• Obj.2. Apply the methodology developed to concretize local requirements of 2 groups of ULaaDS solutions (WP3) preliminary defined (Table 1), to be trialled (WP4) in 3 complementary EU cities (BRE, MEC, GRO) acting as Lighthouse cities (total 6 research trials, 1 solution in each Lighthouse city)
1) Collaborative delivery models to enhance logistics efficiency and multimodal mobility in cities
R1: Increase the load factor and vehicle utilisation rate by 25% and reduce the lead time by 10% (matching the expected delivery reliability increase of cargobikes while leading to reduction of handling time and costs).
R2: Effectively deploy dual mobihubs, contributing to improve the use of existing infrastructure by at least 20%
2) Effective integration of passenger and urban freight mobility services and networks (Cargo hitching)
R1: Increase at least a 25% load factors and vehicle utilisation rates.
R2: Effectively integrate dual transport flows, reducing passenger transport cost by 5% (through additional revenues for the public transport companies)
R3: Increase collaboration among public authorities, established logistics entities and new comers across the urban logistics value chain, by developing at least 5 total new operational agreements (per city) upon project conclusion
R4: Integration of the outcomes into SULPs by 2024, as guidelines for the adaptation of urban transport planning to the on-demand challenges.
• Obj.3. Replicate the knowledge and results obtained (T5.4) to 4 EU cities (ROM, BER, EDI, AIM) acting as Satellite cities, for further definition and assessment of additional use cases and ULaaDS solutions (at least 8 more, 2 per Satellite city) also complying with requirements mentioned (Obj2)
• Obj.4. Evaluate the impact on urban planning of results generated through short- and mid-term relevant policy actions (WP6), enabling the 7 EU cities in ULaaDS (Lighthouse and Satellite) to integrate results in their current SUMPs and effectively progress with their SULP definition.
• Obj.1. Develop a novel methodology for effective multi-stakeholder collaboration (WP2), to be integrated in the SUMP and SULP process contributing to steps 1-4 and 6-7, enabling both,
o the systematic modelling of relevant future scenarios addressing major on-demand requirements impacting future UFT for specific city profiles, as well as
o the co-creation of new (ULaaDS) logistics solutions integrating technology and infrastructure to efficiently address them.
• Obj.2. Apply the methodology developed to concretize local requirements of 2 groups of ULaaDS solutions (WP3) preliminary defined (Table 1), to be trialled (WP4) in 3 complementary EU cities (BRE, MEC, GRO) acting as Lighthouse cities (total 6 research trials, 1 solution in each Lighthouse city)
1) Collaborative delivery models to enhance logistics efficiency and multimodal mobility in cities
R1: Increase the load factor and vehicle utilisation rate by 25% and reduce the lead time by 10% (matching the expected delivery reliability increase of cargobikes while leading to reduction of handling time and costs).
R2: Effectively deploy dual mobihubs, contributing to improve the use of existing infrastructure by at least 20%
2) Effective integration of passenger and urban freight mobility services and networks (Cargo hitching)
R1: Increase at least a 25% load factors and vehicle utilisation rates.
R2: Effectively integrate dual transport flows, reducing passenger transport cost by 5% (through additional revenues for the public transport companies)
R3: Increase collaboration among public authorities, established logistics entities and new comers across the urban logistics value chain, by developing at least 5 total new operational agreements (per city) upon project conclusion
R4: Integration of the outcomes into SULPs by 2024, as guidelines for the adaptation of urban transport planning to the on-demand challenges.
• Obj.3. Replicate the knowledge and results obtained (T5.4) to 4 EU cities (ROM, BER, EDI, AIM) acting as Satellite cities, for further definition and assessment of additional use cases and ULaaDS solutions (at least 8 more, 2 per Satellite city) also complying with requirements mentioned (Obj2)
• Obj.4. Evaluate the impact on urban planning of results generated through short- and mid-term relevant policy actions (WP6), enabling the 7 EU cities in ULaaDS (Lighthouse and Satellite) to integrate results in their current SUMPs and effectively progress with their SULP definition.
All WPs are functioning as planned, with most eliverables successfully submitted on time. Project has seen some unexpected turn of events in terms of partners filing for insolvency, Covid and personnel issues that have led to a 6 month project extension (budget-neutral) approved in the AMD7 on the 14th February 2022.
Trials are still being defined due to such delays and will start in May.
Trials are still being defined due to such delays and will start in May.
Most advances beyond state of the art will come in the second half of the project, being the first half focused more on preparation and setting the basis for best deployment and enabling advances in different fields, as planned initially.