Discover how the European Mobility Week contributes to the global improvement of transport and the specific role that SOLUTE plays in this sector.
Every September, Europe celebrates a key event in the world of transport: the European Mobility Week. Since 2002, this European Commission initiative has encouraged reflection on how we move within and between cities, highlighting the importance of safer, more efficient, and more sustainable transport.
In 2025, the theme focused on global accessibility and sustainability—two challenges that not only concern public policy and citizens, but also depend on the role of engineering and technological innovation. In this context, companies such as SOLUTE, with a strong focus on innovation, are committed to addressing these challenges by assuming our role as an engineering consultancy and developing projects that contribute to new forms of inclusive, global, and sustainable mobility.
The European Mobility Week
Origin
European Mobility Week was launched in 2002 as a public awareness campaign promoted by the European Commission. Its objective: to encourage a model of transport that is more sustainable, safe, and accessible, engaging public authorities, companies, and citizens in activities and commitments that translate into tangible initiatives each year.
2025 edition: global and sustainable transport
This year’s edition took place from 16 to 22 September 2025 in hundreds of European cities. The theme, “Mobility for all”, placed emphasis on how to ensure that everyone can travel efficiently and safely while reducing the environmental impact of transport.
As in previous editions, the event was marked by a wide range of activities in different cities, aligned with the year’s theme. This time, the initiatives included sustainable mobility workshops, campaigns promoting the use of public transport and cycling, accessibility drills at stations and transport hubs, as well as educational programs in schools and universities on efficiency in mobility.
Beyond social initiatives, the European Mobility Week also invites reflection on the role of technological innovation. Engineering applied to transport plays a decisive role in improving safety, optimizing energy consumption, and opening the door to new transport solutions.
SOLUTE’s role in mobility
Since 2006, SOLUTE has been working on engineering projects applied to key transport and mobility sectors. We were founded as a consultancy specializing in aeronautics, and today we bring that expertise to areas such as automotive, rail, and aerospace. Our contribution focuses on making vehicles, trains, and aircraft safer, more efficient, and more reliable, thanks to an integral approach based on numerical simulation (CAE) and structural validation.
Automotive: vehicle design’s structural optimization
The automotive industry is in constant transformation, seeking lighter, safer vehicles with improved performance. At SOLUTE, we have been collaborating for over a decade with manufacturers such as SEAT and Motherson, offering a comprehensive portfolio of CAE simulation services.
Our work covers areas such as:
- Crashworthiness and impact: simulations to validate structural integrity in collisions, ensuring the safety of occupants and pedestrians.
- Fatigue and durability: analysis to predict the service life of components under repetitive loads.
- Vibrations and NVH: reduction of unwanted noise and vibrations to enhance comfort.
- Aerodynamics and thermal performance (CFD): optimization of aerodynamics and the efficiency of cooling and HVAC systems.
The result: safer and more efficient designs, cost reduction in early development stages, and vehicles that meet increasingly demanding international regulations.
Railway: lighter and more reliable structures
Rail transport is a cornerstone of sustainable mobility, and structural engineering plays a key role in its development. With over 10 years of experience in this sector, SOLUTE collaborates with leading European manufacturers in the design and certification of trains and their components.
Our analyses include:
- Main structures: car bodies, cabins, underframes, and bogies.
- Joints and materials: validation of welds, bolted joints, and composite components.
- Auxiliary equipment: battery boxes, fuel tanks, or inverters.
- Crashworthiness and fatigue: assessment of strength, vibrations, and durability.
Through advanced simulation, we achieve safer, more reliable trains with optimized structures that reduce weight without compromising resistance, while complying with the strictest international standards.
Aerospace: innovation in the air and on the ground
The aerospace sector is part of SOLUTE’s DNA: since our foundation in 2006, we have collaborated on projects with companies such as Airbus, Aernnova, and Alestis, providing structural, aerodynamic, and thermal simulation for the design and certification of aircraft.
Our work includes:
- Critical structures: fuselages, wings, landing gear, nacelles, and engine mounts.
- Fatigue and damage tolerance (F&DT): validation of service life for metallic and composite materials.
- CFD and thermal analysis: aerodynamic optimization, aeroelastic studies, and thermomechanical evaluation under extreme conditions.
One example of our ongoing commitment to innovation is the ZEROeVTOL project, which combines the design of vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) with hydrogen and ammonia fuel cell technologies. Such initiatives pave the way for new, innovative, accessible, and sustainable transport solutions—like air taxis—that will be key to the future of global mobility.
The European Mobility Week serves as an annual reminder of the importance of rethinking how we move and the kind of future we envision for transport. Beyond public policies and individual habits, engineering plays a decisive role in enabling safer, lighter, and more efficient mobility solutions.
At SOLUTE, we have been working in this direction for almost two decades, contributing to our technical expertise to make mobility increasingly innovative, reliable, and prepared for the challenges of the future.
Would you like to know more about our mobility projects? Visit our automotive, rail, and aerospace pages to discover how engineering drives the transport of tomorrow.
