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ITS Factory – Mobility

ITS Factory is a collaborative environment for innovation, experimentation, and development, jointly operated by the City of Tampere and companies from relevant industries. The shared goal of this community is to create business-driven solutions that promote efficient, sustainable, and safe transportation. By fostering close cooperation between the public and private sectors, the ITS Factory community works to address mobility challenges.

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Towards a fluent, sustainable and safe transport environment

Tampere is a leading European city where public and private sectors collaborate to create a smooth, sustainable, and safe transport environment. The city region supports testing new transport solutions to improve functionality, predictability, safety, and efficiency, while offering business opportunities in intelligent transport.

Founded to strengthen public-private partnerships, the ITS Factory community has been active since 2006, operating under this name since 2012. With over 90 members, including companies and research organizations, ITS Factory focuses on developing business-driven solutions that enhance efficient and sustainable transport, fostering innovation, partnerships, and new business prospects.

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The ITS Factory community currently consists of over 90 members, companies, research organisations and other organisations.

The test environment a size of a city

Tampere is one of Europe’s leading cities in developing intelligent transport services. With its ideal size for testing new transport products and services, the city combines a manageable population with a compact layout, allowing for agile decision-making and effective public-private collaboration. At the heart of this development is ITS Factory, where public and private partners create sustainable, business-oriented transport solutions.

The Lyyli Living Lab is a internationally unique, real-life operational tram system equipped for experimenting, testing, and promoting next generation urban mobility solutions. It allows various parties to cooperate on the experiment-driven development of urban mobility solutions in a real operating environment: the Tampere Tramway system, the Tramway Mock-up, and the very first Lyyli tram car.

Tampere Testbed in Hervanta offers companies, equipment and sensor manufacturers, automotive operators and researchers a central location for testing and developing automated mobility solutions in the middle of one of Tampere’s fastest-growing districts.

Boosting the electric and autonomous transportation

As electric vehicles (EVs) gain traction worldwide, Finland is emerging as a leader, particularly in the adoption of electric buses. With extensive expertise in vehicle charging payment and identification systems, Finland has built a strong foundation for EV infrastructure. In Tampere, this progress is evident through the city’s rapidly expanding public EV charging network and the integration of electric buses and autonomous electric vehicles into the public transit system.

Tampere has been piloting autonomous electric buses as part of its public transportation network. Smaller autonomous buses are already operating in the Hervanta area, with plans to introduce larger models seating up to 30 passengers in the future. These initiatives aim to improve connectivity and provide eco-friendly travel options, especially on low-traffic routes.

The popularity of electric shared vehicles is also rising in Tampere, offering a sustainable and convenient way to navigate the city. These efforts to expand electric transportation reflect Tampere’s commitment to creating a green, accessible urban environment, making it easier for both residents and visitors to choose electric travel.

Finland is advancing also quickly in autonomous driving technology, with Tampere at the forefront. Recent legislative changes have opened doors for autonomous vehicle trials, and top Finnish researchers are addressing unique Nordic challenges, such as environmental sensing and adapting to winter conditions.

Open data enables a real time snapshot of transport

Wondering if the cycle path is clear of snow or where to find the nearest electric vehicle charging point? Tampere’s real-time transport snapshot provides up-to-date answers, thanks to data from both public and private sources. Through collaborative projects and Tampere’s Open Data Portal, which offers free access to diverse transport data, the city is pioneering new ways to make transport information widely accessible for developers, authorities, and citizens alike.