MegaBITS News

The MegaBITS Partners met in Antwerp under remarkably sunny and warm spring conditions on the 19th and 20th of March for a Steering Group Meeting to discuss developments in the project, the future of smart cycling, data integration, and urban mobility across Europe. Over two days, representatives fr...

We’re pleased to share that the MegaBITS Project and its Partners will be present at key events in 2025! These gatherings provide a great opportunity to connect, engage, and stay informed about the latest developments in the smart cycling ecosystem. We look forward to seeing you there!...

The Velo-city 2025 conference will bring together global experts in cycling policy and technology, with MegaBITS contributing valuable insights as to how to leverage these technologies for safer, more convenient and more comfortable cycling. The project will be present on several fronts including a...

On March 19, 2025, during the MegaBITS' consortium meeting, MegaBITS' Project Partner imec hosted an interactive workshop in Antwerp to further develop use cases for the Cycle Data Space. Building on insights from an ideation session in January, which explored key mobility challenges, this workshop...

Ronald Jorna, project manager of the MegaBITS project and Wim Dijkstra, Senior Advisor of the Provincie Overijssel, were interviewed in the framework of the European Data Market Study and their investigation of the mobility sector, leading to MegaBITS being featured as a case study in it....

Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) have so far been almost exclusively focused on motor vehicle traffic, including trucks. C-ITS applications for cyclists are scarcely found, with only a few exceptions. In this article, we explore where C-ITS is already applied for cyclists, where opp...

We caught up with Steven Soetens, GIS (Geographic Information System) Analyst at the Province of Antwerp, MegaBITS' Project Partner. We asked him about the goals, developments and benefits of the four MegaBITS implementation overseen by the Province. Read the full interview below....

The holiday season offers a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the milestones of 2024, while looking ahead to the opportunities that await in 2025. As we have reached the second half of the MegaBITS project, we are proud to share the progress we’ve made and the exciting prospects for the year t...