Monica Grosso

Monica Grosso
European Commission | ec · Joint Research Centre (JRC)

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March 2017 - November 2017
European Commission
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The report provides a comprehensive assessment of progress towards the European Green Deal (EGD), the European Union’s transformative agenda for achieving climate neutrality by 2050. The analysis encompasses 154 quantifiable targets from 44 policy documents between 2019 and 2024 across key sectors such as climate, energy, circular economy, transpor...
Technical Report
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Safety and resilience are fundamental requirements of transport and mobility, and as such are key objectives of the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy of the European Commission, adopted in 2021 as part of the EU Green Deal. Research and Innovation is crucial to achieve EU transport safety and resilience objectives. Projects funded by the Eur...
Technical Report
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TRIMIS provides periodical assessments of transport innovation capacity through a macro-level indicators analysis at EU level. This report presents an updated review of the overall innovation capacity, including indications on private and public investment on transport research and innovation (R&I), presence of transport researchers and R&I personn...
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Hailed as the next transportation revolution, automated vehicles (AVs) are expected to have dramatic impacts on the environment, economies, and society. Potential benefits of, as well as any potential burdens from, AV deployment will depend in large part on whether and how individuals will use them. Gaining a better understanding of public attitude...
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Mobility needs, expectations, and concerns vary across age groups and are closely linked to users’ views on the future of the road transport system. Automated vehicles are expected to have a significant impact on the future of the road transport system, and pilot deployments are increasingly being tested in Europe and beyond, which is also thanks t...
Technical Report
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The European Green Deal and its target to achieve a 90% reduction in transport-related greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 together with the new EU Urban Mobility Framework put urban mobility and logistics in the spotlight of EU mobility policies. Research and innovation is paramount to respond to the challenges and to further improve mobility and tra...
Technical Report
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Public transport is in the spotlight of EU mobility policies. 114 projects (4.2%) of all transport-related Horizon 2020 projects included in the TRIMIS databasea focus directly on public transport research and innovation. Their total budget is about €460 bn (6.7%) Main themes of recent European public transport research and innovation are: transpor...
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While electrification of road transport is a key component of decarbonisation, the implications for the broader economy and related jobs remain underexplored. We quantify these impacts in the EU in a global Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model, combining techno-economic assumptions about electric vehicles with deployment scenarios derived by...
Technical Report
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The European Green Deal and its target for reducing emissions together with the New EU Urban Mobility Framework put public transport in the spotlight of EU mobility policies. Research and innovation is thus required in order to respond to these needs. This report provides a review of recent trends, challenges and achievements of European research a...
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The successful deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) will largely depend on public opinion. Expectations and concerns are essential components driving the speed of market uptake and final adoption of these technologies. We have studied user expectations and concerns, as well as their provenance, by conducting a series of Focus Group...
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Do citizens, media and policymakers share the same view on autonomous cars? In the present paper, we analyse data from media articles, a Eurobarometer survey, and policy documents, to understand the perspective of different stakeholders when it comes to autonomous cars. We find significant differences between the groups, with a predominance of nega...
Technical Report
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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I related to car sharing in Europe. The assessment follows the methodology developed by the European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS). The report critically assesses research by thematic areas, highlighting recent technological and other deve...
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This paper presents the outcomes of the sustainability assessment of a last mile delivery service introduced in a real-world case study. The methodology used integrates multi criteria decision making analysis, sustainability pillars and scenario analysis to best reflect the conflicting needs of stakeholders involved in the last mile delivery system...
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Automation and electrification in road transport are trends that will influence several economic sectors of the European economy. The automotive maintenance and repair (M&R) sector will experience the effects of such transitions in the long term. This paper assesses the research in the road transport to derive the factors that may influence the M&R...
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Waterborne transport contributes to around 14% of the overall greenhouse gas emissions of transport in the European Union and it is among the most efficient modes of transport. Nonetheless, considering the aim of making the European Union carbon-neutral by 2050 and the fundamental role of waterborne transport within the European economy, effort is...
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Several gender differences exist in the transport sector. These include accessibility to transport modes, safety and security when travelling, and the participation of women in transport research and innovation (R&I). In order to achieve sustainable and inclusive transport, planners and policymakers should consider all impacts on gender equality. T...
Technical Report
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Adequate research and innovation (R&I) is paramount for the seamless development, testing, adoption and integration of new rail concepts and technologies. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I initiatives in Europe in this field. The assessment follows a structured methodology developed by the European Commission’s Transport Research...
Technical Report
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The Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) roadmap on low-emission alternative energy for transport was updated in 2020. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of research and innovation in low-emission alternative energy for transport in selected European Union (EU) funded ongoing projects with end dates from 2019 onward...
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Connected and Automated Mobility will disrupt the road transport sector which has remained substantially unchanged since the vehicle became mass produced in the first half of the twentieth century. Given the central role of mobility for our society and economy, the implications of a transformation in the transport sector will not be limited to tran...
Technical Report
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This publication is a Science for Policy report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European Commission's science and knowledge service. It aims to provide evidence-based scientific support to the European policymaking process. The scientific output expressed does not imply a policy position of the European Commission. Neither the European Comm...
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This paper analyses European citizens’ views on connected and automated vehicles and sheds light on how comfortable they would feel with them as part of their daily lives. The results presented are based on the 2019 Eurobarometer on “Expectations and concerns of connected and automated driving” where 27,565 European citizens were interviewed. The a...
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This report provides a comprehensive analysis of research and innovation (R&I) in vehicle design and manufacturing in selected European Union (EU) funded projects from 2007 onwards. It identifies relevant researched technologies by transport mode and their phase of development. The results show that aviation receives the greatest attention in numbe...
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The European Commission's Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) outlines future transport research and innovation (R&I) priorities towards the decarbonization of European transport. Seven STRIA roadmaps focus on crosscutting research areas. In order to support and monitor their implementation, the Transport Research and Innovat...
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Electrification has a major role to play in decarbonising transport and in reducing its fossil fuel dependency. For transport electrification to be cost-efficient and ready for future needs, adequate research and innovation (R&I) in this field is necessary. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I in transport electrification. The asses...
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The European Commission has recently launched the process of developing stricter emissions standards (post-Euro 6/VI) for all petrol and diesel cars, vans, lorries and buses . To ensure vehicles on European roads are clean over their lifetime, the proposed rules will consider new vehicle technologies and ensure emissions are measured on the road. T...
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Research and innovation (R&I) have a significant role in the development of transport systems. This report provides a comprehensive assessment of 20 technologies from European R&I projects, researched at a low development phase, that have received high levels of funding and for which the number of organisations involved (and projects) indicate a hi...
Technical Report
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The Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) is the analytical support tool for the establishment and implementation of the Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA), and is the European Commission’s (EC) instrument for mapping transport technology trends and research and innovation capacities. S...
Technical Report
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Adequate research and innovation (R&I) is paramount for the seamless testing, adoption and integration of network and traffic management systems. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I initiatives in Europe in this field. The assessment follows the methodology developed by the European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Mo...
Technical Report
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For smart mobility to be cost-efficient and ready for future needs, adequate research and innovation (R&I) in this field is necessary. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I in smart mobility and services in Europe. The assessment follows the methodology developed by the European Commission’s Transport Research and Innovation Monitori...
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Research and innovation (R&I) in the transport sector plays an essential role towards cleaner, fairer and more competitive transport. Many governments support transport R&I through funding and support programmes, and therefore need to understand a country's or region's capacity to innovate. A systemic need, therefore, exists to conduct robust asses...
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In the context of digitalisation and decarbonisation, the transport sector may undergo radical transformations in the decades to come. Four key trends hold a significant disruptive potential: Automation, Connectivity, Electrification and Sharing (ACES). In the next decades, these trends could trigger substantial shifts in vehicle stock, ownership a...
Technical Report
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Adequate research and innovation (R&I) is paramount for the seamless testing, adoption and integration of connected and automated transport. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I initiatives in Europe in this field.The assessment follows the methodology developed by the European Commission’s Transport Research and Information Monitor...
Technical Report
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Gender differences exist with regard to access to transport and mobility, transport safety, personal security, and participation in the transport sector. This report analyses gender differences in the transport sector across the European Union (EU). It identifies key issues based on a survey of relevant literature and summarises EU policy initiativ...
Technical Report
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For transport infrastructure to be cost-efficient and ready for future needs, adequate research and innovation (R&I) in this field is necessary. This report provides a comprehensive analysis of R&I in transport infrastructure. The assessment follows the methodology developed by the European Commission’s Transport Research and Information Monitoring...
Technical Report
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This report provides the second overview of the TRIMIS database, assessing the status of transport R&I in seven thematic areas as defined by the European Commission’s Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA). Since the last overview, the database includes over 9% more projects, covers information on transport technologies and orga...
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A perfect storm of new technologies and new business models is transforming not only our vehicles, but everything about how we get around, and how we live our lives. The JRC report “The future of road transport - Implications of automated, connected, low-carbon and shared mobility” looks at some main enablers of the transformation of road transpor...
Technical Report
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This report is an initiative of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the science and knowledge service of the European Commission (EC), supported by the Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO). It highlights drivers shaping the urban future, identifying both the key challenges cities will have to address and the streng...
Technical Report
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The Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) is the analytical support tool for the establishment and implementation of the Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA), and is the European Commission’s (EC) instrument for mapping transport technology trends and research and innovation capacities. S...
Technical Report
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One of the objectives of the Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) is to support Transport Research and Innovation (R&I) horizon scanning. The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has developed a capacity for foresight and horizon scanning. Within the TRIMIS framework, horizon scanning is a structured and systematic co...
Technical Report
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Europe’s ageing transport infrastructure needs effective and proactive maintenance in order to continue its safe operation during the entire life cycle. This report focuses on research and innovation (R&I) in bridge maintenance, inspection and monitoring in Europe in the last quarter of a century. The assessment follows the methodology developed by...
Technical Report
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The European Commission’s Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) defines smart mobility and services (SMO) as a key research area. TRIMIS supports STRIA by monitoring the status of transport research across Europe, including SMO. This report maps SMO research and innovation capacity and focuses on framework programmes, the geogr...
Technical Report
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The European Commission’s Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) has identified priority areas with specific actions for future R&I. The Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) supports STRIA by monitoring the status of transport research across Europe. One of the sub-tasks of TRIMIS is the c...
Technical Report
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This report examines transport R&D capacity in the European Union (EU) from a macrolevel perspective. After providing the background to the analysis, a review of existing literature is presented. The methodology follows an integrated approach: a quantitative and a qualitative assessment that will build on each other. This approach provides a sound...
Technical Report
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The Transport Research and Innovation Monitoring and Information System (TRIMIS) is an open-access transport information system. The TRIMIS database contains transport research and innovation projects and programmes that are arranged according to the seven Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) roadmaps that were adopted by the...
Technical Report
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The European Commission’s Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) defines cooperative, connected and automated transport (CAT) as a key research area. TRIMIS supports STRIA by monitoring the status of transport research across Europe, including CAT. This Science for Policy report by the Joint Research Centre (JRC), the European C...
Technical Report
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A Cooperative, Connected and Automated Mobility (CCAM) is expected to have an overall positive impact on our economy and society. It is anticipated that sectors like automotive, electronics and software or freight transport will be positively affected while other sectors like insurance or maintenance and repair will face significant challenges. Imp...
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The European Commission has outlined future transport research and innovation (R&I) priorities to decarbonise the European transport sector in its Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) that includes seven roadmaps in seven priority areas that cut across transport modes. In order to support the implementation of STRIA, a Transpo...
Technical Report
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TRIMIS is an open-access transport information system. The TRIMIS database contains transport research and innovation projects and programmes that are arranged according to the seven Strategic Transport Research and Innovation Agenda (STRIA) roadmaps that were adopted by the European Commission in May 2017. The roadmaps cover: cooperative, connecte...
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The decision variables that influence transport mode choice are numerous. From a careful appraisal of the literature review it appears that two main typologies of variables can be identified: costs related to the transport of the goods and other service’s attributes that play a crucial role in the selection. Each of these two categories has been al...
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The Short Sea Shipping (SSS) market is strongly diversified, due to the variety of cargoes, vessel types and capacity, and segmented due to the existence of many national and peripheral submarkets. It is observed that prices differ considerably among transport services of similar distance routes and/or similar demand characteristics. The aim of thi...
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The Short Sea Shipping (SSS) market is strongly diversified and segmented. The prices differ considerably among transport services of similar distance routes and/or similar demand characteristics. Therefore, the aim of the paper is to identify the factors influencing pricing policies of SSS operators and forwarders in the Mediterranean Sea, within...
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Intermodal transport is becoming more and more relevant in the European transport agenda, being considered a valuable option to road transport. The benefits that intermodal transport can provide are related both to environmental impacts and to cost aspects. On a European level the policy measures that have been taken and are currently developed foc...