TRA 2026: meet the CCAM Association and join the sessions where CCAM is in action

The CCAM Association will be in Budapest from 18 to 21 May 2026 for TRA 2026, Europe’s biggest conference on transport research and innovation. This year’s theme, “Re-Generation in Transport,” focuses on renewal and highlights the new solutions and leaders needed to tackle today’s social, environmental, and technological challenges.

Along with its long-time partners 2Zero and ERTRAC, it will welcome visitors at a shared stand (#A29) in the exhibition area. If you’re attending, stop by to connect with others working to advance Cooperative, Connected, and Automated Mobility in Europe.

The CCAM Association will also take part in activities beyond the exhibition area at TRA 2026. Throughout the four-day conference, the CCAM Association’s Chairman, Christian Merkt, Clusters leaders, and co-leaders will participate in various sessions to share their (CCAM) views and perspectives on innovation, deployment, and the future of mobility. Here’s an overview of what to expect:

• 18/05 8:45 – 10:15 – Technical session 1 Acceptance of automated mobility (Automated Mobility) (Room F1)

Ingrid Skogsmo (Session Chair), CCAM Cluster 6 Leader

Angelos Bekiaris, CCAM Delegate for Research institutes, R&D providers

A Framework for Enhancing Passenger Trust in Autonomous Vehicles through Emotion-Aware Driving and Adaptive Interfaces. Presenter: Maria Papandreou.

• 18/05 15:30 – 17:00 – Strategic session 1 From research to the deployment of safety measures in road transport system (Room F1-F2-F3)

Peter Urban (Rapporteur), CCAM Cluster 3 Leader

• 19/05 – 14:00 – 15:30 – Technical session 3 Managing disruption and wildlife in transport systems (Resilient Transport Systems) (Room F8)

Paraskevi Michalaki, CCAM Cluster 4 leader

Evaluating Interventions to Mitigate Event-Related Traffic Congestion: A Case Study of Greater Manchester, UK. Presenter: Laura Barnett.

• 19/05 – 14:00 – 15:30 –  Special session 2  (Room P1)

Christoph Weigand (Speaker), CCAM Vice-Chair

9. Assessing the impacts and discussing the future of the 2Zero and CCAM partnerships: accelerate the electrification and automation of road mobility

• 19/05 -16:00 – 17:30 – Technical session 4  Strategic frameworks for connected transport systems (Connected Transport Systems) (Room P1)

Oihana Otaegui, CCAM Cluster 5 co-leader

Integrating Trustworthy AI into CCAM: Enabling Uptake at Vehicle, Mobility System and Industry Levels. Presenter: Silvia Barbaro.

• 19/05 -16:00 – 17:30 – Special session 3 – 26a International cooperation: One system, many actors: Coordinating European research, innovation & implementation for global sustainable mobility (Room G9-G10-G11)

  Mats Rosenquist (Speaker), CCAM Cluster 1

  Collaboration activities with Asia, Africa and Latin America

• 19/05 -16:00 – 17:30 – Special session 3 – 26b International cooperation: One system, many actors: Coordinating European research, innovation & implementation for global sustainable mobility (Room G9-G10-G11)

Gereon Meyer (Session Moderator), CCAM Cluster 2 co-leader

Securing collaboration pathways with the US against headwinds

• 20/05 12:30 – 13:30 – European Commission stand

JRC Global CCAM Observatory and launch of EUCAD27 call for sessions

• 20/05 14:00 – 15:30 – Technical session 5 Automated mobility modeling and estimation (Automated Mobility) (Room F1)

Julian Schindler – CCAM Cluster 4 co-leader

Decentralised data ecosystems for routing autonomous vehicles according to their operational design domain. Presenter: Philip Meier.

• 20/05 14:00 – 15:30 – Special session 4 (Room P1)

Margriet van Schijndel (Session Moderator) – CCAM Cluster 5 leader, Oihana Otaegui  (Speaker) – CCAM Cluster 5 co-leader & Anna Larsson (Speaker) – CCAM Cluster co-leader 7

8. Safe and sustainable road transport with digitalisation, AI and Software Defined Vehicles (SDV)

• 20/05 14:00 – 15:30 – Special session 4 (Room P3)

Dimitris Milakis (Speaker), CCAM Cluster 6 co-leader

24. The role of research and innovation in shaping the European trasnport sector: emerging technologies and trends – the TRIMIS project

• 20/05 16:00 – 17:30 – Special session 5 (Room P1)

Stéphane Dreher (Moderator) – CCAM Cluster 7 leader, Françoise Guaspare (Speaker) – CCAM Delegate for local and regional authorities and transport authorities

Pathway to CCAM deployment in the EU

• 21/05 – 10:30 – 12:30 – Strategic session 4  Integration of automated and connected vehicles in the transport system (Room E1)

Christian Merkt (Speaker), CCAM Chairman

• 21/05 10:30 – 12:30 – Strategic session 4  Integration of automated and connectd vehicles in the transport system (Room E1)

 Peter Urban (Rapporteur), CCAM Cluster 3 Leader

• 21/05 – 10:30-12:00 – Strategic session 4  The role of Artificial Intelligence for smart mobility systems (Room F6 -F7-F8)

Margriet van Schijndel (Moderator & Rapporteur), CCAM Cluster 5 leader

Transport Policy

973 Florian Ratz, Eric Armengaud, Jenni Pippuri-Mäkeläinen, Fernando Garramiola, Noelia Vilar Vidal, Alaa Mostapha, Maarten Buysse, Gabriele La Bruna, David Storier, Arne De Keyser, Hendrik Vansompel, Lisa Martin, Loizos Georgiou, Medina Ćustić, Bernhard Brandstätter and Jenni Weidenauer – A comprehensive exposition of the market situation, roadmaps, trends, and stakeholder segments in a pivoting automotive industry: Insights from ten E-VOLVE cluster R&D projects
Presenter: Florian Ratz

Automated Mobility

704 Matina Loukea, Pavlos Spanidis, Nikolaos Chandrinos and Evangelos Bekiaris – Preparing Europe’s Transport Workforce for CCAM – The RESKILLING Employment & Skills Observatory

Urban Infrastructure Management

1114 Shubham Soni, Ilkka Kotilainen, Risto Kulmala, Petter Kvalvik and Tom Alkim – Digital Twin Applications for Road Operators
Presenter: Shubham Soni

Innovative Logistics Solutions

959 Giulia Renzi, Paulo Cantillano-Lizana, Mauro Dell’Amico, Alexeis Garcia-Perez, Zoe Petrakou and Eftychia Koliou – Unlocking Data-Driven Transport and Logistics: Challenges, Opportunities, and Insights from European Initiatives
Presenter: Mauro Dell’Amico, CCAM Delegate for Platform or cluster at national or regional level

If you’re planning to attend TRA 2026, be sure to:

– stop by the CCAM Association stand
– meet our team and partners
– check the programme for sessions featuring CCAM

We look forward to seeing you in Budapest.