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🇬🇷 Trikala

Driverless Shuttle Pilots in Open Traffic

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Trikala has run driverless shuttles in ordinary traffic for a decade, across two EU-funded generations. In the CityMobil2 demonstration, which ended in February 2016, six automated minibuses supervised remotely from a control room completed 1,490 trips and carried 12,138 passengers in the city centre. The Horizon 2020 SHOW project followed, from December 2022 to its closing event in September 2024, with three SAE Level 4 minivans running on demand on the outskirts. Neither generation became a scheduled public service: vehicles still run only because a successor EU project, IN2CCAM, took over the route.

Live 📅 since 2015
Outcome🔄 Ongoing
Evidence🔬 Peer-reviewed
what does this mean?The strongest source behind this entry is an independent peer-reviewed or academic study. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →
Run bye-Trikala S.A. (municipal company of the Municipality of Trikala), with ICCS/NTUA leading the research pilots
Scale🧪 Pilot
FundingEU FP7 (CityMobil2), EU Horizon 2020 (SHOW), EU Horizon Europe (IN2CCAM)

📊 Impact

The EU project's own final reporting found that Trikala's riders rated the service's usefulness highest among the CityMobil2 demonstration cities, and that walking rose and car use fell there. A peer-reviewed survey of residents and visitors (Utilities Policy, 2020) found attitudes positive overall, with ticket price the most important service attribute and the minority objections driven by fear of lost jobs and parking.

🎓 Lesson

Winning the next grant is not the same as running a bus line. Trikala has kept driverless vehicles on its streets for ten years by moving from one EU project to the next — an achievement in research funding that has never had to survive a timetable or a fare box.

🚲 MobilityAutonomous vehiclesPublic transportSensors & IoT

Sources

↗ URBACT — digital transformation of mobility in TrikalaPublished 8 January 2021EU programme article; carries the Trikala-specific CityMobil2 figures and the remote-supervision detail.
↗ CORDIS — CityMobil2 project reportingPublished 6 September 2024Official EU programme reporting; demonstration window and the cross-city comparison of Trikala's results.
↗ Papadima et al., Utilities Policy (2020)Peer-reviewed acceptance study of the Trikala pilot (conjoint analysis); the full text is paywalled, figures here rest on the published abstract.
↗ SHOW project — automated mobility in TrikalaPublished 12 May 2023Official project page; three SAE L4 passenger vans on demand on the outskirts, plus a separate fleet of five delivery robots.
↗ ICCS I-SENSE — SHOW final event in TrikalaPublished 14 September 2024 · updated 27 September 2024Pilot lead; public pilot from December 2022, closing event 9 September 2024.
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↗ IN2CCAM — Trikala Living LabPublished 24 October 2023 · updated 3 November 2023Successor EU project; on-demand automated vehicles from the rail station to the university campus.
↗ CAMBER — Trikala pilot sitePublished 19 May 2025 · updated 5 June 2025States in the present tense that automated vehicles operate in Trikala under the SHOW and IN2CCAM projects.

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Two clocks, kept apart: when this entry’s sources were published, and what has happened to its record in the atlas. Documented span: since 2015. 6 of 7 sources carry a publication date, from 8 January 2021 to 19 May 2025.

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  1. URBACT (European Union) · international organisationURBACT — digital transformation of mobility in Trikala
  2. SHOW (EU Horizon 2020 project consortium) · researchSHOW project — automated mobility in Trikala
  3. IN2CCAM (Horizon Europe project consortium) · researchIN2CCAM — Trikala Living Lab · updated 3 November 2023
  4. European Commission · international organisationCORDIS — CityMobil2 project reporting
  5. ICCS I-SENSE Group (National Technical University of Athens) · researchICCS I-SENSE — SHOW final event in Trikala · updated 27 September 2024
  6. CAMBER project · researchCAMBER — Trikala pilot site · updated 5 June 2025

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Claim 1 clm-4541f966b2c2a9dc descriptive
driverless shuttles in ordinary traffic
Published field
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
The EU's URBACT programme describes Trikala 'integrating the AVs in mixed traffic mode with limited segregation' — the shuttles shared the road rather than running on a segregated track.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. URBACT — digital transformation of mobility in Trikala
Claim 2 clm-55132d0fcd6ce1f3 quantitative
the CityMobil2 demonstration, which ended in February 2016
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snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The EU programme reporting dates the Trikala demonstration window as running to February 2016.
Caveat
Published start months differ between sources (June vs August 2015); only the end date is consistent, so the entry names only that.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. CORDIS — CityMobil2 project reporting
Claim 3 clm-0e8dfab8d43a4740 descriptive
six automated minibuses supervised remotely from a control room
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snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
URBACT records six automated minibuses, with 'remote operators supervis[ing] minibuses from a control center' rather than a driver on board.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. URBACT — digital transformation of mobility in Trikala
Claim 4 clm-9b61ec97e1600b44 quantitative
completed 1,490 trips and carried 12,138 passengers
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
URBACT states the Trikala fleet 'completed 1,490 trips and carried 12,138 passengers' — figures specific to Trikala, not the whole multi-city project.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. URBACT — digital transformation of mobility in Trikala
Claim 5 clm-aa8d7abe400d6ed6 quantitative
The Horizon 2020 SHOW project followed, from December 2022 to its closing event in September 2024
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The pilot lead dates the public pilot from December 2022 and the closing event to 9 September 2024.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. ICCS I-SENSE — SHOW final event in Trikala
Claim 6 clm-73dd63c524b94ee5 quantitative
three SAE Level 4 minivans running on demand on the outskirts
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
SHOW's own page describes three SAE Level 4 passenger vehicles driving on demand on the outskirts of Trikala.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. SHOW project — automated mobility in Trikala
Claim 7 clm-5725da59789d99a7 descriptive
Neither generation became a scheduled public service
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
A 2025-era EU project page describes the vehicles as operating within EU research projects, not as a scheduled transport line.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. CAMBER — Trikala pilot site
Claim 8 clm-fc4003ac3ac6064d quantitative
vehicles still run only because a successor EU project, IN2CCAM, took over the route
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
IN2CCAM describes its automated vehicles operating on a predefined route linking the rail station to the university campus in Trikala.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. IN2CCAM — Trikala Living Lab
Claim 9 clm-6854eb11f3497aba quantitative
rated the service's usefulness highest among the CityMobil2 demonstration cities
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The project reporting states 'the usefulness of the service was the highest rated among the cities' for Trikala.
Caveat
The project's own final reporting, not an independent evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. CORDIS — CityMobil2 project reporting
Claim 10 clm-e56af2dd91817e1e descriptive
walking rose and car use fell
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The reporting found 'a significant increase in walking mode share and a significant decrease in car shares' in Trikala.
Caveat
The project's own final reporting, not an independent evaluation.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. CORDIS — CityMobil2 project reporting
Claim 11 clm-1608cedc6b24309b descriptive
found attitudes positive overall
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The study reports that residents and visitors 'were positive towards the automated vehicles'.
Caveat
The full study is paywalled; this rests on the published abstract.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Papadima et al., Utilities Policy (2020)
Claim 12 clm-6f3495b9f32ab08f descriptive
ticket price the most important service attribute
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The conjoint analysis ranked fare above the other service attributes: 'The most important attribute was ticket price.'
Caveat
The full study is paywalled; this rests on the published abstract.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Papadima et al., Utilities Policy (2020)
Claim 13 clm-4bc417a2c808b09a descriptive
the minority objections driven by fear of lost jobs and parking
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says
The study attributes the small share of opposition to fear of losing jobs and parking spaces, not to safety concerns.
Caveat
The full study is paywalled; this rests on the published abstract.

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Papadima et al., Utilities Policy (2020)
Claim 14 clm-8eeef734cd72370e descriptive
kept driverless vehicles on its streets for ten years by moving from one EU project to the next
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
A current EU project confirms automated vehicles still operate in Trikala — and only inside successive EU research projects (SHOW, IN2CCAM).
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. CAMBER — Trikala pilot site
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Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
e-Trikala S.A. (municipal company of the Municipality of Trikala), with ICCS/NTUA leading the research pilots
Actor types
city-government, research
Funding model
grant
Funding description
EU FP7 (CityMobil2), EU Horizon 2020 (SHOW), EU Horizon Europe (IN2CCAM)
Cost
Not recorded
Ownership
Not recorded
Decision rights
Not recorded
Exit conditions
Not recorded

7 source dossiers

URBACT — digital transformation of mobility in Trikala urbact.eu · 3 linked claims

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src-16c16f64a5d73e66
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Name not classified · urbact.eu
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2021-01-08
Updated
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Source last checked
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Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-21
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EU programme article; carries the Trikala-specific CityMobil2 figures and the remote-supervision detail.

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CORDIS — CityMobil2 project reporting cordis.europa.eu · 3 linked claims

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src-49e55a24e9ae359e
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Name not classified · cordis.europa.eu
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2024-09-06
Updated
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Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-21
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Official EU programme reporting; demonstration window and the cross-city comparison of Trikala's results.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
Papadima et al., Utilities Policy (2020) sciencedirect.com · 3 linked claims

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Name not classified · sciencedirect.com
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web-page · language not classified
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Source last checked
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Record last verified
2026-08-15
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2026-08-21
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Peer-reviewed acceptance study of the Trikala pilot (conjoint analysis); the full text is paywalled, figures here rest on the published abstract.

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Claims linked
SHOW project — automated mobility in Trikala show-project.eu · 1 linked claim

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src-f82005f658e96fbd
Publisher
Name not classified · show-project.eu
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2023-05-12
Updated
Not recorded
Source last checked
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Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-21
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Official project page; three SAE L4 passenger vans on demand on the outskirts, plus a separate fleet of five delivery robots.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked
ICCS I-SENSE — SHOW final event in Trikala i-sense.iccs.gr · 1 linked claim

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src-0c1f8d656ab205b1
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Name not classified · i-sense.iccs.gr
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2024-09-14
Updated
2024-09-27
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Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-21
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Pilot lead; public pilot from December 2022, closing event 9 September 2024.

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IN2CCAM — Trikala Living Lab in2ccam.eu · 1 linked claim

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src-d2529c4d5aa3fcc3
Publisher
Name not classified · in2ccam.eu
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2023-10-24
Updated
2023-11-03
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No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-21
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Successor EU project; on-demand automated vehicles from the rail station to the university campus.

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CAMBER — Trikala pilot site camber-project.eu · 2 linked claims

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src-e1992bd16ffd96c2
Publisher
Name not classified · camber-project.eu
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2025-05-19
Updated
2025-06-05
Source last checked
No source-level check date
Record last verified
2026-08-15
Dossier created
2026-08-21
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States in the present tense that automated vehicles operate in Trikala under the SHOW and IN2CCAM projects.

Descriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Driverless Shuttle Pilots in Open Traffic” — Trikala, Greece. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/trikala-driverless-shuttles/ (last verified 2026-08-15). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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