Fostering the Autonomous Driving in Urban Mobility Operation (Passengers and Goods) – INTEGRA Network

Abstract

Autonomous driving is an innovative solution for future transport but, which are the suitable scenarios to start its implementation? The INTEGRA project analyses the different scenarios where autonomous vehicles can be applied taking into consideration the accessibility and integration of all the population. This analysis is focused on the different situation in which this technology can be implemented in an urban environment for transporting both freight and passengers. Firstly, the city movements are analysed in deep from the automation point of view. In order to study freight transport is considered both business to business and business to consumer delivery. For both deliveries the parameters analysed are type of product, type of vehicle needed, infrastructure required, which user will pick up the goods and how. In turn, the passenger transport is considered as an integrated one that would benefit all the citizens, especially those who are not able to drive.

After this analysis, the study recommends the suitable scenarios to start implementing autonomous driving considering the view of stakeholders involved in each scenario. In any case, and in conclusion, it must be realised that initially not all the scenarios and situations will be able to change to autonomous vehicle due to the users’ expectations and the need of interactions, i.e., probably the autonomous vehicle will be a standard operation but in specific situations a person will be needed in this transport, and both systems will need to collaborate.