Smart and Connected Passenger Experience: Comfort, Personalization, and Inclusivity in Transport

We are seeking innovative solutions to redefine the passenger experience through the integration of advanced connectivity, intelligent comfort systems, and inclusive interior design within transport environments.

By leveraging high-capacity onboard connectivity technologies, solutions should enable seamless, high-speed internet access and real-time information services, enhancing productivity, entertainment, and continuous digital engagement throughout the journey.

Proposals are expected to incorporate real-time information and entertainment systems that deliver dynamic updates, personalized content, and contextual services tailored to passenger needs. In parallel, enhancing physical comfort is key—through innovations such as smart seating with embedded sensors, personalized microclimate control, and active noise cancellation to create a quieter, more user-centric travel environment.

We are also interested in adaptive technologies, including electrochromic or responsive glazing solutions, that allow dynamic regulation of light and privacy while improving energy efficiency. Solutions should further address operational efficiency and accessibility through occupancy sensing and digital wayfinding systems, especially in complex or high-density environments.

A strong focus should be placed on modular and inclusive interior design, ensuring accessibility for all users—including people with reduced mobility—while enabling flexible space configurations. Advanced climate control systems that improve comfort and contribute to sustainability goals are also within scope.

Overall, we invite startups to propose solutions that contribute to a fully connected, adaptive, and human-centric travel experience, combining digital innovation with physical wellbeing and inclusivity.