This policy brief provides concrete recommendations for EU policymakers to foster collaboration, data sharing, and regulatory alignment across all transport modes — creating the foundation for a truly seamless and automated logistics ecosystem.
🔬 Methodology
🔸 Built through a stakeholder-driven methodology, combining:
🔸 Insights from project deliverables (automation requirements & Living Hubs in Antwerp-Bruges and Trieste)
🔸 Two high-level workshops and webinars on collaboration, data sharing & cybersecurity
🔸 Stakeholder interviews
🔸 Review of EU regulations (eFTI, NIS2, General Safety Regulation, EU Ports Strategy)
🔸 Cross-project synergies with other EU projects suchas TRANSCEND and SARIL
🧭 Key Elements of the Policy Brief
The policy brief identifies critical regulatory gaps and proposes targeted policy directions to accelerate automation and digital collaboration in freight logistics:
🔍 Key Gaps
1. Interoperability & Standards
🔹 Lack of harmonised data formats and protocols.
2. Legal & Liability Frameworks
🔹 Unclear rules on accidents, failures, and data breaches.
3. Cybersecurity & Data Protection
🔹 Inconsistent certification and enforcement.
4. Workforce Adaptation
🔹 Limited training/reskilling for new roles.
5. Economic & Sustainability Incentives
🔹 Few mechanisms to support investments aligned with decarbonisation.
🛠 Policy Directions
✔ Harmonised EU standards for interoperability and data exchange.
✔ EU-wide framework for electronic transport documents.
✔ Clear liability and governance rules to build trust.
✔ Data sovereignty & secure sharing through common data spaces.
✔ Investment in training and capacity building.
✔ Stronger cybersecurity awareness & certification schemes.
✔ Ports as integrated multimodal hubs adopting EU-wide standards.
🚀 The Way Forward
Europe must move from fragmented initiatives to coherent, cross-sector frameworks. Harmonised standards, legal clarity, and secure data governance will enable certainty for investment, while training and incentives ensure that automation benefits industry, workers, and society.
📘 Read the full Policy Paper here: https://www.autosup-project.eu/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/AUTOSUP_T4.2_Policy_brief_1.pdf