Connecting corridors, improving everyday mobility
In Luxembourg, CARMONY demonstrates orchestration in two complementary settings: the busy A3 urban highway connecting the capital to its southern suburbs, and the A13 cross-border corridor linking Luxembourg with Germany. Together, they represent one of Europe’s most challenging mobility environments, where dense commuter flows, freight transport, and sustainability targets meet.
The pilots in Luxembourg
Luxembourg is at the core of Europe’s daily commuting network. The pilots focus on two major highway corridors: the A3 (France–Luxembourg) and A13 (Germany–Luxembourg), both of which face heavy traffic and frequent congestion. The orchestration framework here tackles three main challenges:
- Optimising commuter traffic on the A3 through carpool and lane management.
- Coordinating freight and passenger flows across national borders on the A13.
- Improving sustainability by harmonising speeds and reducing stop-and-go driving.
Through real-time 5G data, connected vehicles, and cross-border coordination, the orchestrator helps create a fluid, fair and energy-efficient highway system.
User stories
The pilots build around real local needs. Each user persona reflects the challenges faced daily in Luxembourg’s highways. Their everyday experiences shape the pilot’s scenarios, ensuring that orchestration benefits commuters, families, and freight operators alike.
Falk
A cross-border commuter from Germany, wants reliable travel times to reach his office in Luxembourg.
Jeannette
Commuting daily from Luxembourg to France, seeks fairness in carpool lane access.
Pit
A logistics driver, needs efficient cross-border routing that complies with EU driving time regulations.
Christina
Travelling with her children, hopes for calmer and cleaner journeys.
Use cases demonstrated
Smarter highways and commuter routes, seamlessly connected
In Luxembourg, CARMONY validates three use cases that show how orchestration enhances traffic flow and safety on major corridors.
From managing carpool lanes within Luxembourg City to harmonising speeds and coordinating cross-border freight, the pilots demonstrate how connected mobility can make every journey smoother, safer, and more sustainable.
UC4
Carpool lane optimisation and innovative mobility services
The orchestrator dynamically opens and closes carpool lanes based on real-time traffic density, ensuring efficient and equitable lane use for all.
UC5
Cross-border highway traffic optimisation
By combining sensor, vehicle, and logistics data, the orchestrator provides predictive route guidance and mobility suggestions, cutting fuel use and delays.
UC6
Speed reduction for daily traffic jam avoidance
The orchestrator proactively harmonises speeds using connected data and variable signage, preventing traffic jams before they form and improving safety.
Local ecosystem and innovation
The Luxembourg pilots are coordinated by LuxMobility and University of Luxembourg.
It connects to Luxembourg’s national CCAM testbed, enabling cross-border demonstrations with France and Germany.
LuxMobility
LuxMobility is an international consultancy specialized in sustainable transport and mobility innovation across Europe and beyond. With a mission to turn cutting-edge knowledge into actionable solutions, it supports cities, governments, and organizations in addressing complex mobility challenges.
University of Luxembourg – SnT
The Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SnT) of the University of Luxembourg is a leading research centre conducting high-impact and high-risk research in four strategic research areas, namely, autonomous systems, cybersecurity, fintech and space systems.
Contacts
For more information about the Luxembourg pilots, local activities, or collaboration opportunities, you can reach out to the project partners leading the demonstration on highways traffic orchestration.
Project lead for the Luxembourg pilot
Falk Fernbach
LuxMobility
Research coordination
Gamal Elghazaly
University of Luxembourg – SnT
Discover also the Murcia pilot
In Murcia, CARMONY brings orchestration to life in a bustling southern European city. Here, the project demonstrates how real-time coordination between people, vehicles, and infrastructure can make traffic management cleaner, faster, and more human-centred.