Future Mobility Campus Ireland (FMCI) was founded with the sole purpose of creating and delivering future mobility testbed facilities for stimulating research, development and innovation in the area of Autonomous Connected Electric Shared Vehicles (ACES), including Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAV) in Ireland. The testbed will be located in the Limerick-Shannon metropolitan area at Shannon Free Zone, Shannon, Co.Clare, Ireland

1. This project is supported under the Department of Business, Enterprise & Innovation’s Regional
Enterprise Development fund administered by Enterprise Ireland

2. Four main disruptive forces will fundamentally
transform how people and goods move in the future
Changes in consumer
and society demands
Moving people
Moving goods
JOBS
INNOVATION
INVESTMENT

3. Four main disruptive forces will fundamentally
transform how people and goods move in the future
Changes in consumer
and society demands
Moving people
Moving goods
Emerging Technologies
& Standards
Roadside
Infrastructure
Collaborative
Ecosystem

4. The Project
Shannon

5. Autonomous Parking
& Charging Smart and
Connected Junctions
Connected and
Instrumented Roadways
FMCI: National Asset in the Mid-West
Control Centre
And Workshop
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Objective: Building and Operating the first testbed campus
for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles in Ireland
Shannon
Free Zone West

6. Who we are?

7. Industry Partners

8. Local Authorities and State Agencies

9. Major Irish Research Performing Organizations

10. Why?

11. Innovation and Capability Building
Redefining and changing public and private
transportation options
Ideal conditions for Start-ups, SMEs, MNCs and
RPOs to trial, test and innovate solutions
Attraction of expanded investments by international
players in the automotive industry
Ireland as a leader in EU left-hand drive test
location
A catalyst of collaboration between Start-ups, SMEs,
MNCs and RPOs
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New Innovative
Technologies
Real-world Test
Facility
Collaboration
Ecosystem
New Business
Opportunities
EU Leadership

12. Public & Private Infrastructure
Building on existing Infrastructure
Building and Developing National Strengths
Competitive Advantage
Growth – EU leadership
National Ecosystem
CAV Forum and VOTF
Human Capital
Leveraging HEI R&D and talent
expertise
Regional Economic Dev.
Mid-West Regional
Enterprise Plan 2020
FMCI
Longer-term Opportunity
Sustainable and viable plan

13. Over €55 Million
of gross annual income injection
Impact and Value for Money
500 Direct Jobs
with 300+ from project partners
Cross Country Partners
for nation-wide collaborations
995 Indirect Jobs
New Innovations
by start-ups, SMEs and MNCs
FMCI
11.45% return on investment
within 5 years