Urban mobility innovations

What Urban mobility innovations does

[ui!] Urban Mobility Innovations GmbH is a Munich-based German private company founded in 2013 and operating as part of the [ui!] Unternehmensgruppe together with [ui!] Urban Software Institute and [ui!] Urban Lighting Innovations. The company sells cloud-based smart-mobility analytics and holistic mobility concepts to cities, municipalities, regions, and enterprises operating vehicle fleets, with named deployments in Rüsselsheim, Hanover, Frankfurt (A5 corridor), the Lausitz region, and Saarland.

Its core platform is built on Apache Hadoop with Apache NiFi and Kafka for real-time data ingestion ([ui!] UrbanPulse), a Jupyter-Notebook-based analytics environment ([ui!] DATALAB) handling roughly 450 million records per day, and a machine-learning layer (PyTorch, scikit-learn, TensorFlow) that powers [ui!] ECOMAT traffic-light phase prediction across thousands of signal groups and produces ~11 million neural-network evaluations daily. Adjacent product lines include a Floating Car Data corpus (more than 10 billion data points/month), an EV charging-infrastructure optimization and Park & Charge service ([ui!] M2CHARGE) with V2G and dynamic pricing, a mobility-guidance service for mobility-restricted persons (MobiTech, deployed across Saarland), and weather-based outdoor route guidance.

Revenue is generated through five streams: subscription- and project-based fees for the analytics platform and FCD; commission on the [ui!] AGORA B2B marketplace (launched March 2022); trusted-advisor consulting and project implementation; leasing, operation, and billing of EV-charging hardware; and sale or licensing of raw Floating Car Data. The company has international subsidiaries in Australia, the United Kingdom, Hungary, and the United States, and its CEO has authored four DIN SPEC standards for smart-city solutions and leads the 'Sustainable Urban Mobility' working group at the EU Smart City Marketplace, signalling a deliberate strategy of standardisation-led B2G market development.

Name

Urban mobility innovations

Legal name

[ui!] Urban Mobility Innovations GmbH

Website

https://umi.city

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

[ui!] Urban Mobility Innovations is a Munich-based German company that operates a cloud-based, AI-powered smart-mobility analytics platform for cities, municipalities, regions, and fleet operators across Germany, offering Floating Car Data, traffic-signal prediction, EV charging optimization, and accessible-mobility services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Mobility Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems (485113), Urban Transit Systems (4851)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100)

akta.pro primary industry

Mobility Data Exchange & Analytics Platforms (MDM, Data Hubs, Insights) (THADALAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Cities & Urban Innovation Programs (Digital Planning, Civic Tech for Cities) (BPAIANAJ), Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC), E-Mobility Connectivity, Apps & Anti-Theft Tracking (consumer devices/services) (CRACASAM)

Keywords

• Smart mobility platform
• Urban data analytics
• Floating car data
• EV charging optimization
• Traffic signal prediction

Headquarters

HQ city

Garching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Smart Mobility Platform & Analytics Services: Subscription or project-based fees for cloud-based data analytics, Floating Car Data, traffic light predictions, and urban mobility intelligence delivered via the [ui!] DATALAB platform and [ui!] UrbanPulse infrastructure.
2. [ui!] AGORA B2B Marketplace Commission: Transaction-fee model where UMI takes a commission (provision) on merchants' gross monthly revenue generated through the marketplace. Payments processed via Stripe with payment split functionality.
3. Consulting & Project Implementation: Trusted Advisor consulting fees for the development and implementation of holistic, individualized mobility concepts for cities, municipalities, and enterprises, including MobiTech deployment and MoveToLausitz-type projects.
4. EV Charging Infrastructure (M2CHARGE): Leasing of charging infrastructure, operation and billing services, and data analytics for charging station location determination.
5. Data Exports & Licensing: Sale of raw Floating Car Data exports for georeferenced areas within Germany for research projects or traffic pattern analysis, including optional map-matching enrichment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

[ui!] Urban Mobility Innovations develops and sells a cloud-based smart mobility platform that ingests urban data via Apache NiFi and Kafka, stores and processes it on Apache Hadoop, and exposes AI-driven analytics and services for cities, municipalities, regions, and enterprises. Its sellable offerings include the [ui!] DATALAB analytics environment, [ui!] ECOMAT traffic light predictions, [ui!] M2CHARGE EV charging optimization, Floating Car Data services, MobiTech mobility-escort service, weather-based real-time route guidance, and the [ui!] AGORA B2B marketplace for urban data products.

Product overview

[ui!] Urban Mobility Innovations operates as a cloud-based smart mobility platform that collects urban data from various IT systems, analyzes it with AI-based methods, and makes it available for concrete mobility services. The product portfolio consists of [ui!] DATALAB (visualization and analytics technology), [ui!] M2CHARGE (EV charging infrastructure optimization), [ui!] ECOMAT (traffic signal prediction), Floating Car Data services, and MobiTech (mobility guidance for restricted persons). The company also operates [ui!] AGORA, a B2B marketplace for urban data products, and offers specialized solutions including weather-based route guidance and the MoveToLausitz tourism mobility project. The core technology stack is built on Apache Hadoop infrastructure processing hundreds of millions of data records daily.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• [ui!] DATALAB: Data visualization and analysis technology based on Jupyter Notebooks with access to Apache Hadoop infrastructure for Big Data and Fast Data analyses. Currently processing 450 million data records per day (~13 billion records per month).
• [ui!] M2CHARGE
• [ui!] MobiTech
• [ui!] ECOMAT

Products and services

• [ui!] DATALAB Cloud-based Jupyter Notebook analytics environment that provides access to large volumes of historical and current urban mobility data on Apache Hadoop infrastructure for customizable exploration, manipulation, and visualization via web browser. For cities, municipalities, regions, and enterprises needing big-data and fast-data analytics on urban datasets.
• [ui!] ECOMAT (Traffic Light Predictions) Signal phase prediction system using machine-learning models (neural networks) to forecast traffic-light switching times across thousands of signal groups simultaneously, with interfaces to all major traffic management systems. For cities and municipalities seeking to reduce braking/acceleration events, lower emissions, and improve traffic flow at scale.
• [ui!] M2CHARGE Park & Charge solution for optimizing EV charging infrastructure deployment, with location analysis, reservation, booking, billing, V2G (Vehicle-to-Grid), intelligent charging, and dynamic pricing for charging spots at public and private facilities. For fleet operators and municipalities planning and operating EV charging networks.
• [ui!] AGORA B2B marketplace platform for urban data products, solutions, analyses, and services that connects municipalities, municipal companies, utilities, and urban data solution providers, with integrated messaging, transaction management, and Stripe-based payment split between UMI (commission) and merchants. For buyers and sellers of smart city products and services.
• Floating Car Data (FCD) Traffic data service providing >10 billion data points per month with update rates of up to 5 seconds per vehicle and several terabytes of historical data, covering any georeferenced area in Germany, including data exports with optional map matching, parking identification, traffic analysis, and origin-destination analysis. For research projects and traffic pattern analyses.
• MobiTech Cloud-based guidance service that enables mobility-restricted individuals (e.g., seniors) to book escort companions (MobiTech guides) for bus and train rides in public transport, consisting of a passenger app, service hotline cockpit, guide app, and cloud backend. For transit operators and municipalities supporting accessible mobility.
• Weather-based Real-time Route Guidance Solution providing dynamic, section-by-section risk assessment for outdoor routes based on weather data, terrain data, route data, and environmental data, with real-time alerts and safe alternative route recommendations. For public-sector and outdoor-activity use cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced braking and acceleration events at intersections, lowering emissions and fuel costs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• StripecoreTechnology or IntegrationStripe is used for payment processing on the [ui!] AGORA marketplace, handling all incoming customer payments, payment splits between UMI and marketplace sellers, and payout to merchants' bank accounts. Stripe fees are covered by UMI up to the commission cap.
• Smart City Marketplace (EU EIP-SCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Lutz Heuser leads the 'Sustainable Urban Mobility' working group at the European Innovation Partnership for Smart Cities and Communities (EIP-SCC) Smart City Marketplace. This positions UMI as a key strategic partner in EU-level smart city mobility initiatives and provides access to a pan-European network of cities and solution providers.
• Smart City Forum (European Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEO Lutz Heuser is the founder and speaker of the Smart City Forum, Europe's most successful Smart City network with over 450 members. The forum serves as a platform for knowledge sharing, collaboration, and standard-setting in European smart city development.
• Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, AustraliaminorOthersProf. Dr. Dr. e.h. Lutz Heuser holds an 'Adjunct Professor' position at QUT, enabling academic collaboration, research exchange, and international talent pipelines.
• Technische Universität DarmstadtminorOthersProf. Dr. Dr. e.h. Lutz Heuser holds an honorary professorship at TU Darmstadt. The company collaborates with the university on research and talent development.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Yunex Traffic: Yunex Traffic (formerly Siemens ITS) is a major provider of urban traffic management systems and adaptive signal control. Competes with UMI at the traffic-management system integration layer, especially around ECOMAT signal-prediction interfaces.
• TomTom: TomTom supplies traffic data and location services to governments, enterprises, and consumers worldwide. Its traffic-flow and routing analytics overlap with UMI's FCD and DATALAB offerings, though TomTom operates at far larger scale.
• HERE Technologies: HERE provides location and mobility data, traffic analytics, and urban planning tools at global scale. Competes with UMI on mobility data and analytics for municipalities, but offers a much broader geospatial portfolio including automotive-grade mapping.

Direct peers

• Iteris: Iteris provides smart mobility infrastructure management, traffic analytics, and intersection optimization solutions to public agencies in North America. Comparable to UMI's ECOMAT traffic signal prediction and DATALAB analytics offerings.
• StreetLight Data: StreetLight Data turns location data into mobility insights for transportation planning and infrastructure investment. Comparable to UMI's FCD-based origin-destination, traffic density, and parking analytics products.
• INRIX: INRIX is a global leader in mobility analytics and traffic intelligence, providing floating car data, traffic signal analytics, and parking analytics to cities and enterprises. Direct competitor to UMI's FCD corpus and ECOMAT signal-prediction offering.
• Miovision: Miovision offers traffic data collection and signal optimization software for cities, including AI-powered traffic studies. Directly comparable to UMI's smart-mobility and signal-prediction capabilities for municipal customers.
• PTV Group: PTV Group is a Karlsruhe-based mobility planning and traffic analytics software vendor serving cities and transport authorities across Europe. Direct competitor to UMI in German/EU municipal mobility analytics and transport planning software.

Emerging players

• Swyft Cities: Swyft Cities operates microtransit and on-demand public transit platforms for municipalities, including software for booking and routing. Partially comparable to UMI's MobiTech accessibility-transport service and MoveToLausitz on-demand transit work.
• Waycare Technologies: Waycare uses AI and predictive analytics on traffic and incident data for transportation agencies. Emerging peer to UMI's ECOMAT and traffic-prediction capabilities, focused on proactive traffic management for municipalities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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