Citymobil

CityMobil is the name of a new European project in which 28 European companies and research institutes from ten countries are involved. The content of the project is the development of driverless vehicles under the motto taxi without a driver and thus increasing the efficiency of the local transport systems. Around 40 million euros are available for the project.

Projects

Three major projects are currently in the planning stage:

At London's Heathrow Airport , 21 computer-controlled electric cars with the name Electromobile Ultra have been taking passengers from the new Terminal 5 to a car park on their own 3.8 km long driveway since 2011 . The technology from the British company Ultra Global, which has not previously been tested in practice, is used. The vehicles are kept on track using lasers. The driverless cabs start on request and reach their destination independently. Such a system is called Personal Rapid Transit . One of the project partners is the Norwegian company SINTEF .
A driverless shuttle taxi is being developed in Rome . The CyberCars pick up visitors to the new exhibition center from the train station or the parking lot and bring them to the exhibition grounds.
In the city center of Castellón , Spain , a bus line is being prepared for sections of the route for driverless traffic on its own lane.

The three large projects are supported across Europe by smaller projects in different cities, some of which also serve as pilot projects for the larger projects. The already existing driverless transport systems are the model, e.g. B .:

the one in Capelle aan den IJssel near Rotterdam in the Netherlands , where a cab system operated by TNO Science and Industry is being tested, which leads to a business park on a separate road.
In Eindhoven there is a driver-controlled system that connects the airport with the city center. The vehicles park automatically so that passengers can get off faster.

Concept and goals

The CityMobil project aims to counter the increasing problems of local transport in cities and metropolitan areas. A new middle ground is being sought between public transport and individual transport . In terms of prognosis, the project intends to include or use the existing infrastructure, i.e. streets and paths. Another plus factor compared to public transport should be the individual aspect, the so-called Personal Rapid Transit System brings passengers exactly where they want to go and exactly when they want it. So you want to do without prescribed routes and timetables in the future. And thus wants to create an advantage over classic public transport.

Problems and criticism

However, the systems cause problems from a legal point of view in relation to local public transport. Since the driver is legally responsible there, there is a lack of responsibility that will probably have to be met by changing the law.

financing

The project runs within the framework of FP6 and builds on the 5th Framework Program (FP5) CyberMove and CyberCar , as well as on the FP5 project Stardust , which was developed by ADAS-Technologies ( Advanced Driver Assistance Systems ).

References

The mirror . Hamburg 2006,36, p. 139, ISSN 0038-7452 ( article in the online archive of the mirror )

literature

Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) - Vehicle Control for the Future. Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). Bury St. Edmunds 1999. ISBN 1-86058-243-5

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ ultra PRT. In: ultraprt.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .
↑ ultra PRT. In: ultraprt.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .
↑ ultra PRT. In: ultraprt.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .

[1] ultra PRT. In: ultraprt.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .

[2] ultra PRT. In: ultraprt.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .

[3] ultra PRT. In: ultraprt.co.uk. Retrieved June 20, 2015 .