Shared Personalized Automated Connected vEhicles integrates Automated Vehicles (AVs) in to the public transport network.
With an aim to provide affordable, sustainable and convenient mobility options to all, including people living in suburban or rural areas, SPACE (Shared Personalized Automated Connected vEhicles) was launched in 2018. Two years later when it is at the centre of the automated vehicles (AVs) revolution, SPACE now counts more than 50 partners from over 20 countries, and all members of UITP.
An ongoing project representing the entire sustainable mobility community, one of the main objectives of SPACE is to provide members with the right tools and knowledge on how to integrate AVs into the public transport network.
Now, the project partners have joined forces and have developed a high-level reference architecture that aims at ensuring a seamless integration of driverless vehicles with other IT systems in the mobility ecosystem. The main goal of this reference architecture is to help operators and cities make the right technical decisions when integrating AVs into the public transport network. It will speed up the development and deployment of driverless mobility services. The architecture is developed in a way that it allows for cross-site, cross-vehicle type and brand, and cross-operator operations.
“Public transportation has an important role to play in terms of connecting people, enabling social inclusion, and protecting the environment. It is key for public transport authorities to enhance their vision of shared mobility with the advantages of AVs. The SPACE initiative supports autonomous technology’s development with the goal of serving citizens and communities. The milestones being achieved are the latest successes on the Road to SPACE,” expresses, Guido Di Pasquale, SPACE Project Leader, Deputy Director of Knowledge and Innovation, UITP.