Transportation Center

EPFL Transportation Center acts as the interface between EPFL and the outside world for all topics related to transport and mobility of people and goods.

Our services

Build a research project

The Transportation Centre will help you to carry out a research or study thanks to the unique skills and expertise of EPFL scientists.

Bringing professionals together

We can organise a conference or seminar with experts on a theme related to transport and mobility.

Train your teams

We offer tailor-made training with our experts, to keep your knowledge up to date in rapidly evolving fields.

Lausanne's train station has numerous bike parking places. © 2020 R. Carlier

Bike-and-ride, an innovative opportunity for the Lake Geneva region

13.10.20EPFL

As part of his Master's project at EPFL's Urban Sociology Laboratory (LASUR), Felix Boesch conducted a survey on the combined use of bicycles and trains in the Lausanne and Nyon urban agglomerations. Based on the assumption that supply creates demand, Boesch has formulated several proposals for boosting the modal share of this type of transportation, which is still underused in the region.

EPFL tests out self-driving delivery service

12.10.20Campus Life

Starting on 12 October, EPFL’s Lausanne campus will serve as a testing ground for a high-tech delivery service that uses a self-driving van. A pioneering initiative that is set to develop further.

“Now you can go almost everywhere by train in Europe,"says Alain Azzi. © DR

Alain Azzi: public transport, puzzles and praise

28.09.20EPFL

Alain Azzi – a recent mechanical engineering graduate from EPFL – has won the 2020 LITRA Award for his Master’s thesis on making Lausanne’s bus system fully electric by 2030. And he’s grateful to EPFL for the experience.

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Contact

TRACE is an interdisciplinary centre under the EPFL Vice Presidency for Innovation (VPI).

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