{"id":1156,"date":"2026-03-13T09:17:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:17:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/vitoria-gasteiz-moves-toward-smarter-urban-logistics\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T23:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T21:15:28","slug":"vitoria-gasteiz-moves-toward-smarter-urban-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/vitoria-gasteiz-moves-toward-smarter-urban-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"MOBILITY LAB VITORIA-GASTEIZ RECEIVES THE \u201cJUNTA DE ANDALUC\u00cdA AWARD FOR THE BEST INNOVATIVE PROJECT FOR THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY\u201d AT THE EMOBILITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESSVITORIA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>MOBILITY LAB VITORIA-GASTEIZ RECEIVES THE \u201cJUNTA DE ANDALUC\u00cdA AWARD FOR THE BEST INNOVATIVE PROJECT FOR THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY\u201d AT THE EMOBILITY EXPO WORLD CONGRESS<i><\/i><\/h1>\n<p><b><i>The international recognition highlights the Sandbox and the federated Data Space for sustainable mobility and logistics promoted by the Vitoria-Gasteiz innovation ecosystem.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-03-12-at-14.32.02-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"768\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"433\" data-end=\"748\">M\u00e1laga, March 11, 2026. Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz has been awarded the <strong data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"596\">\u201cJunta de Andaluc\u00eda Award for the Best Innovative Project for the Future of Mobility\u201d<\/strong> as part of the <strong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"643\">eMobility Innovation Awards<\/strong>, held during the <strong data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"699\">eMobility Expo World Congress 2026<\/strong> in M\u00e1laga.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"750\" data-end=\"980\">This international recognition rewards initiatives capable of transforming the future of mobility and accelerating the transition toward more sustainable, safe and efficient transport systems.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"982\" data-end=\"1300\">The jury recognized the project developed by Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz, based on an <strong data-start=\"1069\" data-end=\"1152\">urban Sandbox and a federated data space for sustainable mobility and logistics<\/strong>. This environment allows innovative solutions to be tested, validated and scaled under real urban conditions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1302\" data-end=\"1719\">The awards ceremony took place at the iconic <strong data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1379\">Gran Hotel Miramar in M\u00e1laga<\/strong>, bringing together representatives from public administrations, technology companies and mobility sector leaders from different countries. The award was received by <strong data-start=\"1545\" data-end=\"1561\">I\u00f1igo Bilbao<\/strong>, Director of the <strong data-start=\"1579\" data-end=\"1628\">Vitoria-Gasteiz Araba Mobility Lab Foundation<\/strong>, on behalf of the ecosystem driving this initiative.<\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"1726\" data-end=\"1776\" data-section-id=\"9lh76\">Applied innovation to transform urban mobility<\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"1778\" data-end=\"2108\">The model promoted by Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz aims to turn the city into a <strong data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1888\">living mobility laboratory<\/strong>, where companies, technology centers, public administrations and startups can test new technologies and services related to intelligent transport, urban logistics and mobility data.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2110\" data-end=\"2363\">The project combines <strong data-start=\"2131\" data-end=\"2206\">urban experimentation, data governance and public-private collaboration<\/strong> to foster solutions that help reduce emissions, improve logistics efficiency and move towards more sustainable cities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2822\">According to <strong data-start=\"2378\" data-end=\"2449\">I\u00f1aki Gurtubai, Deputy for Equality, Basque Language and Governance<\/strong>, \u201cthis recognition supports the work that Mobility Lab has carried out during its almost three years of existence to promote innovation in two key sectors of the \u00c1lava economy: mobility and logistics. It shows that creating experimentation environments and linking them to data management is essential for innovation in these fields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2824\" data-end=\"3065\">This approach positions <strong data-start=\"2848\" data-end=\"2933\">Vitoria-Gasteiz as one of the leading European ecosystems for mobility innovation<\/strong>, fostering the creation of pilot projects and attracting talent and investment to the sector.<\/p>\n<h6 data-start=\"3072\" data-end=\"3130\" data-section-id=\"11i1bnd\">Recognition at one of Europe\u2019s leading mobility events<\/h6>\n<p data-start=\"3132\" data-end=\"3428\">The award was presented during the <strong data-start=\"3167\" data-end=\"3207\">eMobility Innovation Awards ceremony<\/strong>, held within the framework of the <strong data-start=\"3242\" data-end=\"3280\">eMobility Expo World Congress 2026<\/strong>, one of Europe\u2019s leading events dedicated to <strong data-start=\"3326\" data-end=\"3389\">sustainable, electrified, autonomous and connected mobility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3430\" data-end=\"3678\">Each year, these awards recognize companies, institutions and projects that are driving the development of innovative solutions to build a <strong data-start=\"3569\" data-end=\"3639\">more efficient, sustainable and people-centered future of mobility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3680\" data-end=\"3959\">With this recognition, <strong data-start=\"3703\" data-end=\"3777\">Mobility Lab Vitoria-Gasteiz strengthens its international positioning<\/strong> as a platform for applied innovation focused on the development and validation of new solutions for urban mobility and sustainable logistics.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The international recognition highlights the Sandbox and the federated Data Space for sustainable mobility and logistics promoted by the Vitoria-Gasteiz innovation ecosystem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1156"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1253,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1156\/revisions\/1253"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mobilitylab.eus\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}