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FP1 MOTIONAL Newsletter 5: Celebrating Progress, Shaping the Future

Sep 14, 2026

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After 46 months of collaboration, FP1 MOTIONAL, Phase 1 of EU-RAIL’s Flagship Area 1 and Digital Enablers, is approaching its final destination – but the journey towards a more integrated, digital and efficient European railway continues. In this fifth and final newsletter, discover highlights from our Final Event, where partners showcased achievements from 84 demonstrations across five interconnected research areas. Read about successful tests of real-time communication for autonomous rail operations and explore FP1 MOTIONAL’s virtual demonstrations and partner activities at InnoTrans 2026. We also look ahead to FP1-MOTIONAL-2, currently under Grant Agreement Preparation, which will build on these results and take the next steps towards interoperable, scalable solutions for European rail.

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