Projects – CAMINO-2

CAMINO-2 (Scaling shared automated vehicles for sustainable and resilient public transport in North-West Europe) is a newly approved Interreg North-West Europe project that brings together 10 leading partners across all seven NWE regions to accelerate the real-world deployment of Shared Automated Vehicles (SAVs). Building on the strategic foundations of the previous CAMINO project, CAMINO-2 directly addresses the growing challenges faced by public transport authorities and operators, including rising operational costs, driver shortages, and declining service viability in rural and functional urban areas.

While SAVs present a flexible, low-emission solution to these challenges, their adoption across Europe remains limited due to fragmented regulatory frameworks, outdated public-private partnership models, and insufficient organisational capacity. CAMINO-2 seeks to bridge this critical gap between strategy and implementation by providing practical tools, validated methodologies, and real-world evidence to support scalable SAV deployment.

Through a strong transnational collaboration, the project will validate SAV technologies and operational models across diverse European contexts, ensuring that solutions are adaptable, user-centric, and aligned with the needs of both urban and rural mobility systems. The project has been formally approved for funding by the Interreg NWE Monitoring Committee in November 2025.