As part of a two-year pilot project, das Stadtwerk.Mobilität sent two autonomous vehicles on a route in the Regensburg industrial park to explore automated passenger transportation in practice. The two buses, called Emilia, will drive a 1.1 kilometer ring route with seven stops. On weekdays between 10 am and 2 pm, passengers can use the shuttle service for free at intervals of 5-10 minutes. At the beginning of 2021, the routes were measured with test drives in cooperation with the vehicle manufacturer Navya and TÜV Nord.
On this route, Emilia achieves a maximum speed of 18 km/h. Due to legal requirements, an employee must currently still be on board the buses. Despite autonomous driving, the employee has the possibility to intervene in emergencies with the help of a controller.
The Cluster Mobility & Logistics has co-initiated the Autonomous People Mover Regensburg project. The goal is to use the People Mover as a platform for automation, digitization and acceptance for autonomous passenger transport. In doing so, data and experiences are continuously collected and shared with other partners. In addition, the project set itself the goal of identifying and improving current problems in the development of automation technologies.
Partners
- AVL Software and Functions GmbH
- Cluster Mobility & Logistics
- das Stadtwerk Regensburg