IKEM examines the legal framework for automated minibuses and their integration into public transport.
There are already a large number of demonstration projects with automated shuttles for local public transport. However, these shuttles travel too slow to provide an attractive local public transport service. The ABSOLUT project examines which vehicle and infrastructure technologies are necessary to fully integrate automated minibuses into public transportation in suburban areas.
On behalf of Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe, IKEM is supporting the ABSOLUT project with research on selected legal issues relating to the use of vehicles with autonomous driving functions in public transport.
ABSOLUT - Automatischer Busshuttle selbstorganisierend zwischen Leipzig und dem BMW-Terminal
Principal: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Project partner: BMW Group Werk Leipzig, DB Schenker, IAV, Leipziger Messe, Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe , Stadt Leipzig
Duration: 01/2020–10/2023
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