ABSOLUT II addresses the central challenge of replacing the presently required on-board safety driver with a technical supervisor based in a control centre at a fixed location, in compliance with the Law on Autonomous Driving (GAF), including realisation of the necessary control centre infrastructure, remote communication with the vehicle and the required interfaces.
The resulting technical challenges (control centre, communication, manoeuvre control in the vehicle), organisational questions (optimum compromise between infrastructure equipment and communication, distribution and updating of relevant data by local authority bodies, qualification requirements for technical supervisors) and legal issues (distribution of liability, licensing requirements, rights and duties) are core aspects of ABSOLUT II.
Only when an approved technical solution is available to enable several autonomous vehicles to be supervised by one person will it be possible to achieve the economic viability necessary for comprehensive scaling into a wider system of automated local public transport and thus to deliver the social added value of reliable mobility, also in areas where this was previously uneconomical.
Funding source
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Technology Programme “ICT for Electric Mobility 5”
Duration
1st October 2023 – 30th September 2026
Project partners
12 partners from industry, research and local government:
- 10 active partners with theoir own funding notices
- 2 associate (user) partners
Consortium leader
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH
Budget
Total grant approx. €12 million
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Funding source |
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), Technology Programme “ICT for Electric Mobility 5” |
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Duration |
1st October 2023 – 30th September 2026 |
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Project partners |
12 partners from industry, research and local government:
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Consortium leader |
Leipziger Verkehrsbetriebe (LVB) GmbH |
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Budget |
Total grant approx. €12 million |