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BE.NEUTRAL
Date: 2021-2025
Sectors

Smart cities, smart mobility, and smart energy
eHealth and medical care
Sustainability and circular economy

Services

Research and Development under Contract

Departments

Software Engineering and Data Intelligence
Human-Technology Interaction, and Robotics

Competences

Software and business processes
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and decision support systems
Mobile computing and advanced positioning systems
5G and 6G private networks
Cognitive and collaborative robotics
Human Factors, usability, and UX design

 

FRAMEWORK

The BE.Neutral agenda aims to accelerate the development and industrialization of a new generation of zero-carbon mobility products and services from Portugal, connected with data and connectivity platforms, and energy systems.

 

 

 

It thus aims to contribute to the decarbonization of cities, change the specialization pattern of the Portuguese economy, and also create national-based integrators with the transformation of value chains in the mobility sector.

 

PROPOSED SOLUTIONS

This agenda will result in 4 cyber-physical zero-carbon mobility products (2 four-wheeled vehicles, 1 bus and 1 ebike) and respective value chains, developed, industrialized and operated from Portugal, aimed at the global market.​​​​

 

 

The project is structured around three main R&D lines, pioneers from the perspective of smart and sustainable cities: 

1. Introduction of new mobility technologies, products and services, changes in user behavior and new climate policy instruments

2. Development, adaptation and evolution of cyber-physical products for the sustainable mobility ecosystem, integrating higher value-added and knowledge-intensive activities, aimed at international markets

3. Increased national incorporation and reduced dependence on external markets, based on proximity supply chains

 

CCG/ZGDV CONTRIBUTION

CCG/ZGDV is involved in the development, specifically, of the following Work Packages:

 

 

 

 

  • WP1: Carbon Neutral Cities

PPS3 - MaaS integrated mobility management platform

Development of a mobility platform aimed at municipalities that offers a multitude of services to the user in a unified way. The CCG/ZGDV is responsible for specifying the platform's architecture, developing specific modules, testing, and validating it. 

  • WP2: Mobility and Connectivity Management Platforms

PPS5- X4US Platform

Develop a service management platform for sharing the use of 4-wheel vehicles (BEN) to support a new shared ownership business model. The CCG/ZGDV is responsible for specifying the platform's architecture.

PPS4 - BIK4ALL Platform 

Develop a maintenance management platform for bike-sharing services. The CCG/ZGDV is responsible for specifying the platform's architecture.

  • WP6: Light Vehicle BEN

PPS14 - BEN vehicle 

Development and industrialization of a four-wheeled electric light vehicle designed for a ride-sharing service connected to the X4US platform. The CCG/ZGDV is responsible for developing innovative robotic functionalities (e.g., cruise control, parking, and vehicle delivery).