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Automated Transport – Innovation Labs


Added by:   National contact point
Added on:   03 Oct 2025
Updated by:   OECD analyst
Updated on:   25 Dec 2025

The Automated Transport – Innovation Labs in Austria provide physical and digital testing infrastructures for automated road transport. They use AI technologies in multiple transport applications. The labs support innovation and testing, funded by the Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK).

Name in original language

Automatisierter Verkehr – Innovationslabore

Initiative overview

The Automated Transport – Innovation Labs initiative encompasses Alp.Lab and DigiTrans, two Austrian innovation labs that offer environments for testing and developing automated road transport solutions. These labs provide both physical infrastructure (test tracks, vehicles) and digital platforms for simulation and experimentation.

Key objectives include:

  • Enabling research and experimentation in automated and AI-driven transport systems
  • Supporting development and testing of innovative mobility solutions under real and simulated conditions
  • Promoting collaboration between companies, research institutes, and universities

The labs integrate AI technologies in various applications, including autonomous driving, traffic management, and mobility optimisation. By offering access to state-of-the-art infrastructure, the initiative reduces barriers for companies and researchers to prototype, validate, and scale automated transport solutions.

Name of responsible organisation (in English)

Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK)

About the policy initiative


Organisation:

  • Ministry of Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation, and Technology (BMK)

Category:

  • AI policy initiatives, programmes and projects

Initiative type:

  • Initiative to foster access to AI compute capacity

Status:

  • Active

Start Year:

  • 2024

Binding:

  • Non-binding