The Fundación Vitoria-Gasteiz Araba Mobility Lab Fundazioa, promoted by the Provincial Council of Álava and the City Council of Vitoria-Gasteiz, opens its doors to innovation projects in mobility and logistics. Mobility Lab invite startups, companies, technology centers, universities, and public entities to submit their proposals within the framework of the Strategic Innovation Open Call 2026–2028 by EIT Urban Mobility.

Mobility Lab offer a unique environment to test, validate, and scale innovative solutions for sustainable mobility within our Living Lab, as well as access to a pioneering Data Space in Spain, focused on both passenger and freight transport.

A Real and Regulated Living Lab to Boost Innovation

Mobility Lab provide a network of physical spaces across the city that simulate laboratory conditions in real and controlled environments. Under a sandbox regulatory framework, these spaces enable:

• The design and testing of new technologies.
• The validation of innovative services or business models.
• The implementation of pilots in safe and collaborative conditions.

A Data Space for Mobility and Logistics

Mobility Lab leads the deployment of one of the first Mobility and Logistics Data Spaces in Spain, aiming to integrate and leverage key data for urban mobility innovation:

• Access to integrated passenger and freight data.
• Own catalog of data products available for projects.

 What Types of Solutions Does the Call Seek?

The call funds projects addressing one or more of the following priority topics:

• Sustainable Urban Logistics

Solutions that reduce emissions, congestion, or noise, and improve last-mile efficiency, promoting collaborative models with cities.

Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz offers a tailored experimentation space across key logistics nodes—such as the Intermodal Transport and Logistics Centre, San Martín Microhub, Central Superblock, and Bus Station—where innovations in autonomous delivery, real-time data management,  sustainable infrastructure can be tested in a living urban environment…

• Public Transport and Multimodal Mobility

Innovations that strengthen public transport, integrating on-demand, shared services, or f The call seeks solutions that strengthen public transport by integrating on-demand services, shared mobility, and first/last-mile connections, while improving coordination, efficiency, and user experience.

Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz offers a tailored experimentation space across key multimodal nodes—such as the Bus Station, Central Superblock, Bus/Tram Interchange, the Buesa Arena Stadium area, and the Júndiz Industrial Park—where innovations in real-time digital planning, smart infrastructure, and automated transport technologies…irst/last mile solutions.

• Zero-Emission Mobility and Alternative Energies

The call seeks solutions for advance technologies in electrification, hydrogen, smart charging, sustainable batteries, and urban integration.

Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz provides a dedicated experimentation area at the Technology Park in Vitoria-Gasteiz that supports pilots related to bidirectional and renewable-powered charging, hydrogen integration, smart energy infrastructure…

• Active and Healthy Mobility

The call seeks solutions and infrastructure promoting walking or cycling, with positive impacts on urban health and accessibility.

Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz provides a dedicated experimentation area supports pilots related to safety,  synergies between modes of transport, cycling mobility and infrastructure, new technologies for active mobility…  

• Data-Driven Smart Mobility

The call seeks Tools based on AI, advanced analytics, and real-time data for planning, regulation, and public decision-making.

Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz hosts one of the first Data Spaces in Mobility and Logistics, aligned with the Gaia-X and BAIDATA initiatives, and complying with the standards of the International Data Spaces Association and access to a Data Catalogue.

Why collaborate with Mobility Lab?

Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz adds value to the project by providing:

– Real urban spaces for experimentation

– Institutional access to open and proprietary data

– Strategic support throughout the pilot

– Direct collaboration with local and regional ecosystem

– Participation in a leading mobility node at national and European level.

Key dates and contact

The first deadline for submission of proposals is September 23, 2025 and the estimated start of the project will be January 2026.

Interested startups, companies, technology centers, universities and public entities can have more information at EIT Urban Mobility Strategic Innovation Call. Those interested in submitting a proposal to Fundación Vitoria-Gasteiz Araba Mobility Lab Fundazioa can do so by contacting info@mobilitylab.eus.