Brief description

RSU Test at Regensburg University Hospital Using a Mobile ECMO Unit

As part of the R_Lab Mobility project, a Roadside Unit (RSU) is being installed at a traffic signal (LSA) for the first time at Regensburg University Hospital. The goal is to test car-to-X communication (C2X) between a specially equipped ECMO mobile unit and the traffic infrastructure.

This intelligent networking is intended to enable the prioritization of emergency vehicles, particularly during life-saving transports using the mobile heart-lung machine. The test environment at the “University Hospital West / Franz-Josef-Strauß-Allee” site offers the opportunity to comprehensively evaluate technical, organizational, and legal frameworks.

Project partners

RSU Test Application Project

Goals

  • Reducing the response times of the ECMO mobile unit through prioritized traffic light sequencing
  • Gaining practical experience with C2X communication for emergency vehicles
  • Testing the integration of RSU data into the traffic computer and the traffic management system (VMS)
  • Contributing to the digitalization of traffic control in Regensburg

 

Benefits

  • For Regensburg University Hospital: Faster and safer patient care through reduced response times
  • For the City of Regensburg: Pilot project for C2X technology and data utilization in traffic control
  • For research and industry: new impetus for smart mobility solutions, ranging from emergency vehicle prioritization to bicycle traffic and public transit applications

 

Project duration: August 2025 – December 2026

Project R_Lab Mobility - Real-world laboratory for urban mobility

 The RSU-Test project at Regensburg University Hospital, which involves a mobile ECMO unit, is an application project within R_Lab Mobility, real-world laboratory for urban mobility of the R_NEXT smart city project.


Relevance for Urban Development & Smart Cities

This application project contributes to strategic urban development policy components of the Regensburg Plan 2040 in the areas of mobility and the digital and smart city.
 

Mobility:

  • Optimization of traffic planning and control
  • Potential for insights into future urban development topics

Digital and smart city:

  • Utilization of data, analysis options, visualization, and simulations
  • Data collection in compliance with the GDPR

Contact person

Uwe Pfeil
Clustermanager
Tel. +49 941 604889 55
uwe.pfeiltechbase.de