NEXUS: Next-gen technologies for enhanced metro operations
NEXUS envisions a future where metro systems are not only technologically advanced but also socially responsible, environmentally sustainable, and operationally excellent.
In the evolution of urban transport, NEXUS seeks to establish an innovation benchmark, addressing crucial challenges and guiding European metros toward transformative futures. With a holistic approach, NEXUS envisions a future where technology enhances operations responsibly and sustainably. The project weaves a narrative where metros become living, adaptable entities. The participation of stakeholders such as metro operators and passenger representatives will expand the project’s results not only locally but also on an international level. Through optimization, analysis, energy and service efficiency, NEXUS aspires to pioneer innovative solutions for the urban and metro transport of the future, where the journey is as significant as the destination.
Facts and figures
24 months
13 partners
2 Metro networks in European cities
What NEXUS seeks to achieve
- Better understanding of passenger behaviour in the metro system, especially at station – vehicle interface
- Better understanding of challenges that metro operators are facing for future transformation of the system
- Conceptualize future metro system (consisting of vehicle and platforms) that enhances both efficiency and passenger experience on board
- Identify potential applications of rapidly growing AI-based approaches
- Better understanding of passenger requirements
- Comprehensive understanding of societal costs and benefits
- Contribute to improve flexibility and “demand responsiveness” of metros and rail-based urban transport
- User benefits: Optimization of travel experiences and enhance inclusion
- Enhance industrial leadership in key emerging technologies that serves as the backbone of urban transport system
- NEXUS will add to the development of smart and sustainable transport