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Mobility up to old age

PROJECTS
Funding
Germany
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Duration
-
Status
Complete
Geo-spatial type
Urban
Project website
Project Acronym
Mobia
STRIA Roadmaps
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport mode
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Transport policies
Societal/Economic issues,
Safety/Security,
Digitalisation
Transport sectors
Passenger transport

Overview

Background & Policy context

For all generations, unrestricted individual mobility is crucial for social exchange and participation. A self-determined life in old age therefore requires support in coping with distances.

Objectives

The project Mobia aims to enable elderly people to use public transport as an alternative to their own car. But there are many barriers to public transport: ticket vending machines are difficult to operate, especially for the elderly, and the entrances and exits of trains and buses are often a physical challenge, especially with luggage. Even the planning of a route with the help of the available timetables can be a difficult undertaking. The functionality of the developed system will be tested and evaluated by older people in Saarbrücken under the most realistic everyday conditions possible.

Methodology

The project Mobia is setting up an ICT and service infrastructure that will help users to determine their own mobility. Based on technological innovations, the consortium aims to develop social innovations. The project will train mobility workers to help older people overcome difficult transitions and organise a seamless mobility chain. They should also help to minimize existing fears about technology.

Funding

Parent Programmes
Institution Type
Public institution
Institution Name
Federal Ministry for Education and Research BMBF
Type of funding
Public (national/regional/local)
Funding Source
Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Partners

Lead Organisation
EU Contribution
€0
Partner Organisations
EU Contribution
€0

Technologies

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