The 3-days RTR conference in Brussels brought together road transport researchers and policy makers to discover and discuss the outcomes of Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe-funded projects. Almost 700 attendees participated in person over the three days, joined by more than 400 attendees online. The event featured 95 projects presented across 32 parallel sessions, covering topics such as electric motors, batteries, CCAM, AI, power electronics, software-defined vehicles, charging, urban mobility, traffic management, HMI, circularity, air quality, testing and validation, road safety, inclusiveness, retrofitting, and logistics.
The conference ended with this message: 2026 will be a year of change. The next steps include the preparation of a Strategic Research and Innovation (and Deployment) Agenda and forming an expert group which will work on building a community consensus on various topics until the end of 2027. In the long run, the automotive industry must develop the right skills and mindset to remain competitive.
The presentations are downloadable from the WeTransfer link (valid until 16 March 2025) and the replays are watchable from the conference YouTube channel. You can also access photo gallery (password: #RTR2026).