In July 2021, a new pilot for demand-responsive transport (DRT) was launched in Saaremaa, Estonia. Saaremaa is the first local government in Estonia to develop a DRT service model to offer people more flexible transportation options based on their needs.

New research paper by RESPONSE project partner and  Norwegian transportation company Ruter is providing an understanding of how to innovate and create new on-demand transportation services.  

Many schoolchildren in the Lithuanian city of Kaunas are living outside the city centre in the surrounding suburbs. However, they often do not attend schools close to home and their commutes by car have an effect on the city environment. In the framework of the international project RESPONSE, Kaunas city municipality has launched a demand-responsive transport pilot to test out an alternative commute for schoolchildren.

SEI Tallinn's mobility expert and RESPONSE Project Manager Merlin Rehema shares her opinions regarding the possibilities of demand-responsive transport being a good choice to complement public transport in rural areas.

Spare Realize is a planning tool that allows users to easily prototype on-demand transportation services in a simulation environment. Developed by the Canadian mobility company Spare Labs, Realize was introduced by their expert Jerome Mayaud on March 3^rd, 2021.