With over 130 new employees, Germany's future cluster MCube started the next project phase at Munich Urban Colab on April 9, 2025 - and at full speed. Project Management Jülich was also represented: Dr. Florian Welter addressed a few words of welcome to the MCube consortium.
The day was characterized by intensive impulses, creative exchange and a lot of team spirit. The agenda provided space for looking back and looking ahead, in-depth discussions and joint thinking about the future:
🟧 Block 1 - Kick-off & Welcome
🟨 Block 2 - Exchange & visions
🟩 Block 3 - Cooperation & outlook
What does MCube do?
As Germany's future cluster for mobility, we take responsibility and deliver solutions in Munich:
MCube brings together partners from science, business, the public sector and civil society - a collaboration that makes real change possible:
From pilot projects to scalable impact
After a successful first phase - with projects such as the MCube Wiesn Shuttle, MCube aqt for the transformation of existing neighborhoods or the world's first Full cost calculator for urban mobility planning (MCube SASIM) - is now entering the next round.
In phase 2, we are working with over 80 partners and nine new projects for even more impact. This involves, among other things:
The future of mobility does not begin tomorrow. It starts now - in Munich. With courage, ideas and cooperation. Be part of it and help shape it!
Develop the next mobility innovations for metropolitan regions. Together. Possible. To make it happen.
In 2025, representatives from various municipalities regularly met as part of a Community of Practice to exchange ideas on meaningful practices with urban data for sustainable mobility.
A recent study from the ReMIX environment investigates, through urban experiments in Munich, how specific mobility futures are made effective by three central performative mechanisms.
How can questions of equitable mobility be jointly researched and shaped? The seminar „Planning for Mobility Justice“ at the TU Munich highlights different perspectives on mobility (in)justice.
How can mobility innovations be designed responsibly — and what political frameworks are needed for this?
At re:publica 2026 in Berlin, MCube was represented at Europe's largest digital and society conference – with all 21 cluster and campus initiatives of the BMFTR.
5,000 guests, many insights: TUM's Sustainability Day made sustainable innovation tangible.
MCube Consulting is introducing SmartEvent, a digital tool that makes event registration in Munich easier and more efficient through the use of geodata.
The new study shows: Every euro invested in public transport in the MVV generates almost four times the economic value added.
Electric, autonomous, networked: The logistics industry is facing a major transformation. The MCube Speaker Series at the Deutsches Museum discussed how this future can become reality.
What is MOSAIQ?
Imagine something: There is more space for people. The streets have more trees and plants. Everyone can get around better. That's how your Schwabing-West district could be in the future. How would you like your district to be? We want to talk to you about it!
The project is called MOSAIQ. MOSAIQ is a research∙project. MOSAIQ means: Mobility and urban climate in the future city∙part. The Technical University of Munich is leading the project.
What is MOSAIQ about?
MOSAIQ wants to make the streets in the city∙part more beautiful. People should feel comfortable there. There should be more space. For meetings and plants, for example. You can help decide what is tried out in the Stadt∙teil. The ideas come from you. Some ideas will be tried out on the streets for a certain period of time.
The aim of MOSAIQ is to make urban districts good places to live.
At the same time, the climate in the city should improve. And people should be able to move around the city easily.
What is happening in the district?
