OUR MISSION

Set the foundations and deploy the very first economically realistic and viable
Automated Vehicles’- based, large scale, on-demand, door-to-door, inclusive and user-oriented shared public transportation services, taking an holistic approach, considering all elements in a cross-sector business environment.

The key ULTIMO project objectives

• • Validate integrated shared CCAM systems and services for people and goods across Europe
• • Develop open source APIs for seamless integration of vehicles and fleet management into a the MaaS/Laas systems
• • Incrementally reach large scale, multivendor deployments in all sites, using the most adapted vehicle for each transport use case
• • Set the basis for a common and reusable model for HD maps for AVs
• • Provide automated passenger services for safety and service quality
• • Develop and validate cross-sectoral business models
• • Improve interaction with road users and infrastructure for improved safety
• • Realistic, long term transition planning design for the deployment of AVs in MaaS and LaaS

Project Management Team

• • General Coordinator: Lars Abeler - DB Regio Bus GmbH (D)
• • Associate Coordinator & Technical Manager : Dimitri Konstantas - University of Geneva (CH)
• • Scientific Manager : Guy Fournier - Hochschule Pforzheim (D)