FLEX

Flexible, accessible and affordable public transport using tele-operation and CCAM

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FLEX is an Interreg VI project, co-financed by the European Union, through the INTERREG Deutschland-Nederland program, the Niedersächsische Staatskanzlei, and the Dutch provinces of Gelderland, Noord-Brabant and Groningen. The project has a budget of €2,130,465.68 and runs from June 2025 to December 2028.

Objective of FLEX

Improving flexible, accessible and affordable public transport in the German-Dutch border region with the core activity of integrating automated transport solutions, such as teleoperation and Connected, Cooperative and Automated Mobility (CCAM), into existing public transport services.

FLEX contributions:

  • Enhanced collaboration: Establishing a Germany-Netherlands (DE-NL) working group for automated transport (AV) promotes cooperation between public transport (PT) authorities, legal experts, operators, and social organizations.
  • Addressing barriers: Addressing legal and administrative obstacles in current and future governance models (such as concessions and WMO transport). This includes developing harmonized frameworks for AV to enable more efficient cross-border PT in the DE-NL region.
  • Comprehensive governance guide: Developing a guide for adapting governance models for innovative transport solutions such as AV. This guide provides government agencies in border regions with practical tools and strategies to address the legal and administrative challenges for the introduction of AV in PT.

Innovation in FLEX: The project combines the demonstration of CCAM in PT with integration into governance models, a new concept as CCAM has never been included in concession contracts before.

FLEX is an Interreg VI project, co-financed by the European Union, through the INTERREG Deutschland-Nederland program, the Lower Saxony State Chancellery, the Province of Gelderland, the Province of North Brabant, and the Province of Groningen. The project has a budget of €2,130,465.68 and runs from June 2025 to December 2028.