Pilots
Over a 15-month period (September 2020 - November 2021), PAsCAL pilots five innovative Connected and Autonomous Vehicles (CAVs) systems, in order to validate the consortium's research efforts in a number of trials in the real world. The consortium carefully reviews each of the five solutions tested in order to further investigate the main factors that influence user acceptance of CAVs. By comparing the knowledge before and after the pilots, improvements in user acceptance are quantified to extrapolate recommendations for both governments and the automotive industry.
List of Pilots
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High-capacity autonomous bus operations
This pilot evaluates and tests the Volvo 7900 electric autonomous bus in Luxemburg and Sweden under normal day-to-day traffic conditions. In particular, passengers, drivers and other road users will g... -
Autonomous driving training
The pilot validates the project outcomes on capacity building & training education in a real CAV environment, namely the adequacy of the developed training modules for trainers, new drivers and pr... -
Smart emergency responses
This pilot focusses on an ITS cooperative system, which enables free corridors for emergency responders by reorganising traffic dynamics via traffic control centres. The traffic lights in Madrid will ... -
Shared connected transport
This pilot explores the role of CAVs within commercial shared mobility businesses in close cooperation with Luxembourgian car-sharing operator moovee to explore the viability and profitability of the ... -
Experience of vulnerable travellers with connected transport environment
This pilot will explore the inclusivity- and safety needs of vulnerable passengers using CAVs. The Apertum platform will be tested in Madrid, Spain, which acts as a smart step-free routing algorithm f...