We are happy to announce the integration of ioki (A Deutsche Bahn subsidiary) in the H2020 AVENUE Project and the eminent expansion of On-Demand Door-to-Door Automated Mini-Buses Public Transportation service to more sites of the project.
More info to be found at: https://ioki.com/en/autonomous-driving-in-public-transport-ioki-joins-eu-commission-funding-project/
A fully operational public transportation service, 100% automated, with no human intervention, is now running at the Belle-Idee site in Geneva operated by TPG
Source: Tribune de Genève
Date: 04 August 2021
The AVENUE Project is proud to announce the first world-wide deployment of on-demand, door-to-door Automated Shuttles for public transport services from TPG at the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) Belle-Idée site with 78 virtual stops and 100% operator free
Source: Radio Lac (Link 1, Link 2)
Date: 23 March 2021
Marc Chatelain (TPG) was invited to Radio Lac Podcast to discuss EU’s Horizon 2020 AVENUE project and the Belle-Idée demonstrator site deployment.
Interview fragment about the AVENUE project
Source: https://radiolac.ch/podcasts/carrefours-23032021-1434-145046/
Interview fragment about the Belle-Idée demonstrator site
Source: https://radiolac.ch/podcasts/carrefours-23032021-1444-150953/
Source: Léman bleu TV
Date: 05 January 2021
Une navette sans chauffeur va arriver d’ici quelques semaines sur le site de Belle-Idée. Le projet est présenté comme une première mondiale. Patients, visiteurs ou collaborateurs pourront se déplacer avec cette navette autonome.
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement no 769033.
Tribune de Genève
Léman Bleu
