iQMobility Automated Bus Services
The project aims to develop a prototype of a transport system for inner city traffic with automated buses. Within the scope of the project, the advancement in key technology areas will enable to demonstrate the following scenarios:
1. Automated depot handling
2. Autonomous driving in urban environments, with enhanced road user interaction;
3. On-line coordination of multiple busses in urban environments;
4. Coordinated autonomous driving of two vehicles, in urban environments.
The project will utilize Astazero and the CMA in Kista as an urban test centre in cooperation with KTH. The PhD students at KTH and Örebro University will strengthen academic knowledge in the area of fleet coodination and optimization as well as traffic simulation. The research at KTH will use simulation optimization approaches to answer to main questions:
- How should the AV bus network be designed based on route network, bus capacity, operator demand and passenger demand?
- Where is the deployment of AV bus networks most profitable based on city street networks, public transportation provider, operator and passenger demand?
Period: 2016-07-01 – 2020-06-30
Funder: Vinnova FFI
Project leader: Jon Andersson, Scania
Participants: Jonas Hatzenbühler , Oded Cats , Erik Jenelius , and Scania, INIT, Örebro University