Closing the Gap Between Automated Mobility in Smart Cities: Automated Vehicle and Shuttle Transportation in the Test Area Autonomous Driving Baden-Württemberg

Based on the rapid development of a multitude of autonomous vehicles (AVs), their applications have risen and are currently studied globally to shape future mobility. Accordingly, real-life demonstrations at different scales are conducted or are in the making worldwide. Within the context of the Horizon2020 project SHOW (SHared automation Operating models for Worldwide adoption, the test site Karlsruhe within the Test Area Autonomous Driving Baden-Württemberg (TAF-BW) is part of the German Mega Site and is leveraged to research and demonstrate AV transportation services with a focus on shared mobility for different types of AVs. The services under consideration are strongly connected to road users’ daily travel needs, such as demand responsive transport on the last mile in peri-urban quarters. This work aims to provide a deeper insight into the conducted use cases in the SHOW project at the test site Karlsruhe. The respective system concept and framework expected results and possible issues will be explained and discussed consequently