3FOOD

Third Industrial Revolution Consulting Group
therefore highly recommended with pilot demonstrations in selected areas commencing as
soon as the technology warrants.
Testing of fully autonomous, driverless shuttle buses in Bordeaux, 2015
Project - Launching an automated people mover system for group and personal transit
The true potential of AV lies in a shared e-AV system that can potentially redefine public transit
connections. A recent study on Urban Mobility System Upgrades shows the potential impact of
shared self-driving cars on city traffic. Depending on scenarios, the large-scale uptake of this
kind of vehicle fleet could lead to a reduction of 8 to 9 out of every 10 cars in a mid-sized
European City. 92 First-mover countries are already testing this technology, as illustrated
recently by the joint venture between SMRT (Singapore) and 2Getthere to operate automated
vehicle systems in the Asia Pacific region. Luxembourg should be a major player in the new
transport system.
The automated system, operating like a horizontal elevator, brings a high level of flexibility to
the transport sector. A specified network can combine on-demand personal rapid transit (up to
6 passengers), group rapid transit (shuttle for 20 to 25 passengers) and freight rapid transit.
One of the major benefits of this technology is that it can address the need for on-demand
transport and door-to-door services. To be consistent with the sustainable mobility strategy,
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