Join us in Amsterdam on October 9-11, 2024 for the 2024 Urbanism Next Europe Conference! DISCO will be joining the session titled ‘The Last Mile Challenge: Innovating Urban Freight Deliveries’. Find below the details:
Date: Friday, October 11
Time: 01:45 P.M.-03:15 P.M. CET
Description: Urban logistics has faced unprecedented challenges, such as a surge in e-commerce and accelerated digital transformation. Several research and innovation EU-funded projects (DISCO, GREEN-LOG, UNCHAIN, URBANE) have the ambition to develop and demonstrate innovative solutions to achieve zero emission freight transport, along with several stakeholders like city authorities, universities, and logistics service providers. These experiences enable businesses and cities to test together innovative approaches, such as digital twins, physical Internet-based solutions, zero-emission vehicles to increase efficiency and reduce emissions from the transport sector. The session aims to share ongoing experiences and lessons learnt so far.
The Urbanism Next Europe Conference aims to delve deeper into the effects emerging technologies are having and will continue to have on urban landscapes and communities. Their focus will be on the Urbanism Next Framework and its main themes, including the impact of shared mobility technologies, the transition to public mobility, the ever-growing e-commerce and urban delivery sector, and the anticipated deployment of autonomous vehicles. The conference this year is a partnership between the Urbanism Next Center at the University of Oregon, TU Delft, TNO, and AMS. The conference is also being supported by DISCO partner POLIS, the European Commission, and the American Planning Association.