From the September 9 to 14, 2025 was MCube with an interactive, open and diverse program in the Citizens Lab at Marienplatz Our goal was clear: not just to present mobility, but to actively shape it together with citizens, politicians, scientists and companies.
With over 30 partner organizations, we showed how mobility innovations are already a reality today - from autonomous vehicles in urban traffic to data-based urban planning and concepts for liveable neighborhoods. The Citizens Lab was more than just an exhibition space: it became a place for dialog, experimentation and participation.
Whether at live demonstrations, workshops or discussion panels - the focus was always on the questions: What does sustainable mobility look like in Munich and beyond? Which technologies and concepts are crucial? And how can we work together to ensure that they are widely adopted?
Day 1: Autonomous driving
Visitors experienced live demonstrations of autonomous and teleoperated vehicles in Munich's city traffic. The highlight was the TUM's autonomous racing car. We also hosted an exclusive roundtable with Minister President Dr. Markus Söder, Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter and 50 stakeholders on the future of autonomous mobility.
Day 2: Sharing & Start-ups
The focus was on innovative sharing concepts, including a cargo bike rental service on private property. At the "Ultimate European Start-up Event", Europe's top 10 mobility start-ups presented their ideas, followed by an evening of networking with players from the start-up ecosystem.
Day 3: Research
Mobility research by TUM, Fraunhofer IAO, the Bundeswehr University and other partners was presented in an interactive exhibition. During the discussion "State of the Art - Mobility & Technology", MCube Science Director Dr. Julia Kinigadner reported on current trends, supplemented by a workshop on sharing services and urban living.
Day 4: AIArtificial intelligence (AI) refers to technologies that enable machines to perform tasks that require human intelligence - such as learning, problem solving or understanding language. In mobility, AI is used in route optimization, autonomous driving and intelligent traffic control systems to make mobility more efficient, safer and more sustainable. & data
One highlight was the presentation of the Digital Twin of the City of Munich. AI applications in the mobility context were also presented and road experiments and sustainable mobility planning were discussed.
Day 5: Neighborhoods of the future
The MCube projects MOSAIQ and WiPa took center stage. Sustainable urban development and liveable neighborhoods were discussed together with the International Building Exhibition (IBA).
Day 6: Active mobility
The last day was all about active mobility: cargo bike sharing with evhcle, car-free mountain tours by the DAV project and the ChargeX installation challenge invited visitors to take part. Interactive formats from Experience Consulting GmbH showed how active mobility can be promoted in everyday life.
Technology as an enabler: Autonomous driving is no longer a vision of the future, but is ready for use in public transport and freight transportation. Germany wants to take responsibility and actively shape model regions.
Participation is the key: In over 1,000 discussions, it became clear that people want to help shape the future. If change is implemented in an understandable, transparent and well-crafted way, people are very willing to participate.
Urban design as a missing piece of the puzzle: Mobility does not end at the curb. How we use public space determines whether mobility becomes sustainable, fair and liveable. This topic needs more visibility - also at trade fairs such as the IAA.
The IAA MOBILITY is changing and Munich is showing how mobility can be designed in a cross-sector, people-centered and future-oriented way. The Citizens Lab was an open festival for everyone - in the middle of the city and exactly where mobility takes place in everyday life.
A big thank you to all partner organizations, especially to experience consulting GmbH for the curatorial support and to the IBA Munich Metropolitan Region for the joint development of the topic of "Mobility Empowerment".
The lessons learned from the first MCube funding phase show which factors really drive projects forward - and where typical barriers arise.
Creating transparency, proving impact, sharpening strategies - the new indicator guide supports precisely this.
For the first time in this format, students made their way to three European cities. They went to Stockholm, Tallinn/Helsinki and Barcelona.
This time, mobility in the cities of Ljubljana, Genoa and Utrecht was examined.
How can mobility data and simulations make cities more liveable - and change visible and tangible?
What do Brussels, Lisbon, Milan and Paris have in common?
Where to put cars, bicycles and e-scooters - and how do we organize parking space fairly, efficiently and sustainably?
The Mobi-Score - The hidden costs of mobility at a glance
Resilient change towards sustainable mobility - lessons for a transformative urban mobility policy
Experimenting for the mobility transition - impetus for municipalities to dealing with real-world laboratories
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?
