Organised by POLIS and the CCAM Partnership under the framework of the CCAMbassador project, the workshop brought together over 90 participants, including 20 cities and regions from 11 countries, alongside research and innovation projects, industry, and institutional stakeholders.

The objective of the workshop was to bridge the gap between local mobility priorities and European CCAM activities. Through structured group discussions, participants explored what CCAM deployment could realistically look like in cities, shared their ambitions and challenges, prioritised use cases, and reflected on the support needed to move from pilots to actual deployment. These discussions will directly inform the upcoming CCAM Urban Deployment Roadmap.

The co-creation exercise was structured in three parts:

• Mapping deployment typologies based on readiness and strategy
• Identifying priority use cases based on relevance and feasibility
• Reflecting on initial deployment pathways and enabling conditions

Four main deployment profiles emerged:

• Early movers with a clear mandate: Cities or regions with political support, integrated strategies, and pilot experience, moving toward deployment.
• Proactive pilot champions: Authorities engaged in pilots or research collaborations without a formal strategy, using testing to build capacity and explore applications.
• Exploratory testbeds: Cities enabling CCAM pilots through third-party initiatives, acting more as facilitators than initiators, often lacking strategic integration.
• High-need, low-readiness actors: Local or regional authorities with clear needs and interest in CCAM but limited internal capacity to take action.

Across all profiles, participants agreed that CCAM must be a means to deliver safer, more accessible, and more sustainable mobility. It is not an end in itself, and its deployment must respond to the unique local context of each city or region.

The most prioritised CCAM use cases were:

• Feeder AVs to support public transport in underserved areas
• On-demand automated shuttles for peri-urban, low-density, or rural contexts
• Low-speed AVs for night-time deliveries
• Integration between AVs and traffic management systems
• AV services for people with reduced mobility (high relevance, but facing feasibility challenges)

Participants consistently deprioritised use cases such as robotaxis in mixed traffic and individual AV car ownership, due to concerns about safety, relevance, road space use, and alignment with public goals. Freight use cases, including hub-to-hub automation and last-mile logistics, were acknowledged as technologically mature but less relevant for local authorities due to limited jurisdiction. Some participants also pointed to untapped potential in automating utility vehicles, such as street sweepers or waste trucks.

Key elements of the CCAM shared vision

• CCAM should strengthen and extend public transport, not compete with it
• Deployment must align with local policy goals such as climate, inclusion, and efficiency
• Cities need clear legal frameworks, targeted funding, and local capacity-building
• Real deployment requires coordination between public, private, and research actors
• Impact assessments and citizen engagement must be embedded early on

The workshop demonstrated the high level of interest and strategic thinking among cities, but also the clear need for more targeted support. A one-size-fits-all approach will not work. Differentiated deployment pathways, aligned with city profiles and supported by dedicated tools and funding, will be essential.

A second workshop will take place on 27 November 2025 in Utrecht, focusing on the key building blocks for urban CCAM deployment. Together, both workshops will feed into the development of a realistic and actionable roadmap to help cities and regions across Europe transition from pilots to meaningful, scalable deployment of CCAM solutions.

Read the full report here.