One of Malta’s greatest challenges is traffic. The aim is to accelerate the move away from the private vehicle to multi-modal transport. A step forward will be Autonomous Transport, a future-proof clean technology, which will accelerate the use of sustainable, accessible and smart transport. What does it take to get Malta its first real-life autonomous shuttle? What are the prerequisites and the enablers? Who are the stakeholders? What are the necessary technological and infrastructural changes?

The final aim of the project MISAM (Malta's Introduction of Shared Autonomous Mobility) is to promote Multi-Modal travel by providing an additional mobility service, which will be inclusive, especially for the elderly and less mobile people. The aim is to draft the national roadmap to introduce Level 4 and Level 5 Autonomous Vehicles on the roads in Malta. The project will have a special focus on legal, governance, technological and infrastructural prerequisites. The results of this research shall lead to the deployment of the first autonomous shuttle pilot project in Malta.