Mega sites
GERMANY
Level 4/5 operation in complex scenarios & combined urban and peri-urban Environments
MONHEIM
AVs fully integrated into Public Transport
Vision
Driverless transportation will improve end-to-end transport services for our passengers in Monheim. This demonstration seeks to optimise the ride with Avs as much as possible regarding speed, comfort, and safety.
The Service
- Service fully integrated into PT
- Operates with a 10-minutes interval from 7am to 11pm on 7 days per week
- Connection with other buses at central bus station
- Free of charge for Monheim residents (“Monheim Pass”)
- Standard PT rate applies for other passengers
- More than 50 trained Safety Operators in total
- More than 30 Safety Operators run AVs on daily basis
- Control center is in operation for both types of vehicles (regular buses and AVs)
Fleet
5 * EasyMile Gen 2 and Gen 3, SAE Level: 2/3, Electric
Target passengers
Residents and tourists
The Route
Use Cases
UC 1.1 Automated mobility in Cities under normal traffic & environmental conditions
UC 1.2 Automated mobility in Cities under complex traffic & environmental conditions
UC 1.3 Interfacing non automated vehicles and travellers (including VRUs)
UC 1.4 Energy sustainable automated mobility in Cities
UC 1.5 Actual integration to city TMC
UC 1.6 Mixed traffic flows; AVs and non-AVs mixed in the same traffic flows
UC 3.2 Big data / AI based added value services for Passengers mobility
UC 3.4 Automated services at bus stops
UC 3.5 Depot management of automated buses
UC 3.6 Covid-safe transport
Local Ecosystem
KARLSRUHE
AVs are breaking free from the virtual rail
Vision
- Develop new mobility concepts
- Improving the State-of-the-Art in Automated Vehicles
- Potential of on-demand mobility to replace low frequented buses in suburban areas
- Optimizing the ride with AVs as much as possible regarding speed, comfort and safety
- Testing the potential of innovative vehicle concepts
The Service
- FZI-Shuttles operate freely without virtual rail in PT
- Covers the last mile within the PT offer
- Operates with an on-demand offer via app
- Free of charge for all passengers
- Cargo-Use-case as last-mile package delivery
Fleet
2 * modified EasyMile Gen2 , SAE Level: 2 (4)
1 * modified Audi Q5 SAE Level: 2 (4)
1 * DLR-U-Shift: automated operation supervision
Target Passengers
Residents and tourists
The Route
Use Cases
UC1.1 (normal), UC1.2 (complex), UC1.4 (energy sustainable), UC1.7 (remote supervision), UC1.9 (cargo platooning), UC1.6 (mixed flows); UC2.1 & UC2.2 (mixed spatial & temporal mobility)
Local Ecosystem
FRANKFURT
Automated On-Demand Service as a first-/last-mile feeder
Vision
- Automated / connected on-demand mobility will be an important component of local PT in the future
- Expansion of PT services in the region using autonomous driving technology
- Link of automated shuttles and on-demand software
- Testing of AI systems & Cooperative, Coordinated Driving Maneuvers
- Accessibility to the Shuttles
- Control center integration
The Service
- Free of charge
- Safety driver on board
- Booking via on-demand application (ad-hoc or in advance)
- AI based camera system and voice bot
- Remote supervision will be implemented soon
Fleet
- Frankfurt: 2 EasyMile EZ10 Gen 3b, L4, electric
- Aachen: 2 Development Vehicles, L4 + followers
Target Passengers
- Frankfurt: Residents of the neighborhood
- Aachen: Students / FEV-colleagues
The Route
Use Cases
UC1.1 (normal traffic & environmental conditions), UC1.4 (energy sustainable), UC1.6 (mixed traffic flows), UC1.7 (connection to operation center), UC1.10 (autonomous transport chains) , UC3.1 (self-learning demand response), UC3.2 (AI-based added value services), UC3.4 (automated services at bus stops), UC3.6 (COVID-SAFE Transport)
Local Ecosystem
