Von: openmobility <openmobility-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx> im Auftrag von Michele Segata via openmobility <openmobility@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Gesendet: Donnerstag, Juli 30, 2026 3:13 PM
An: openmobility@xxxxxxxxxxx <openmobility@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michele Segata <michele.segata@xxxxxxxx>
Betreff: Re: [openMobility] Proposal to conclude the openMobility Interest Group
Hi Robert,
I think your mail perfectly summarizes the situation. I personally was
mostly a "simple attendee", meaning that I was not really making
contributions from my side mainly for the ever-shifting research topic
typical of academia. I was however always interested in what was going
on within the SUMO community, and I got to learn a lot from our meetings.
It is clearly a pity to have to shutdown such a community, but I
perfectly understand the motivations. This said, I personally want to
thank you Robert for organizing these meetings, the whole DLR team, and
all the participants. I guess there will be other opportunities to meet
and talk, like at the SUMO conference :)
Best!
Michele
On 30/07/26 12:52, Protzmann, Robert via openmobility wrote:
> Dear Robert,
>
> thank you for your thoughtful summary. I think you captured the
> situation very well, and from our side at Fraunhofer FOKUS we fully
> understand and support the proposal.
>
> The openMobility Group has been a valuable platform for exchange and
> collaboration over the years, and we are grateful to have been part of
> it with Eclipse MOSAIC.
>
> On a personal note, I would like to thank you and the DLR team for all
> the work you put into organizing and sustaining the group over the
> years. We truly appreciated the community and the interesting discussions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Robert
>
> --
>
> Dr. Robert Protzmann
>
> Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems FOKUS
>
> Business Unit Smart Mobility
>
> Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31, 10589 Berlin, Germany
>
> Phone +49 30 3463 7289
>
> robert.protzmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> <mailto:robert.protzmann@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> www.fokus.fraunhofer.de <http://www.fokus.fraunhofer.de/>
>
> Fraunhofer FOKUS operates as a legally dependent entity of
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>
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>
> *Von:*openmobility <openmobility-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx> *Im Auftrag von
> *Robert Hilbrich via openmobility
> *Gesendet:* Mittwoch, 29. Juli 2026 10:48
> *An:* openmobility-sc@xxxxxxxxxxx; openmobility@xxxxxxxxxxx
> *Cc:* Robert.Hilbrich@xxxxxx
> *Betreff:* [openMobility] Proposal to conclude the openMobility Interest
> Group
>
> Dear openMobility community,
>
> Over the past year, we have had several discussions about the future of
> the openMobility Interest Group, both in bilateral conversations and
> most recently during the SUMO User Conference 2026 in June.
>
> When we look back at the past few years, we believe that the Interest
> Group, which originally started as a Working Group, has successfully
> served its purpose. It brought together people from different projects
> in the mobility domain, established valuable connections, and created
> opportunities for technical exchange. We would like to sincerely thank
> everyone who contributed to the group, participated in our meetings, and
> shared ideas and experiences.
>
> At the same time, it has become clear that some of the initiatives we
> hoped to realize together, such as a joint publication on demand
> modelling or a collaborative publicly funded research project, have
> unfortunately not materialized. This is also reflected in the decreasing
> activity on the mailing list. In addition, several key contacts who
> connected the group to projects beyond the SUMO ecosystem have since
> moved on to other organizations.
>
> The current economic climate also requires organizations to focus their
> efforts more carefully. This is true for us at DLR as well, and –
> unfortunately – we also need to concentrate our community activities
> where they have the greatest impact.
>
> For these reasons, we would like to propose formally concluding the
> openMobility Interest Group. In practice, this transition has already
> been happening since the beginning of this year, with discussions that
> have a strong SUMO focus taking place during the bi-weekly SUMO
> Developer Meetings listed on the SUMO website.
>
> This proposal is not new. It has been discussed on several occasions in
> the past and was also part of the discussions during the SUMO User
> Conference 2026.
>
> Of course, if someone in the community has a different vision for the
> future of openMobility and is willing to take over the role of Chair and
> drive the group forward, we would be very happy to support such an
> initiative. At the present time, however, we do not see a sustainable
> alternative ourselves.
>
> Thank you once again for your engagement, the many interesting
> discussions, and your contributions over the years. We hope to continue
> meeting many of you in the SUMO community and at future conferences.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Robert Hilbrich
>
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>
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>
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>
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>
> Dr. *Robert Hilbrich*| Team lead
>
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>
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Michele Segata, PhD
Associate Professor
Department delegate for ICT services
Department delegate for inclusion, disability, specific learning
disabilities and special needs
MANTA Research Lab
https://manta.disi.unitn.it/
Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science
University of Trento, Italy
http://michele-segata.it
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