Experts believe that automated driving makes particular sense in public transport - both ecologically and economically. The shortage of drivers, which has been lamented frequently, further reinforces this trend. Researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are therefore developing - in cooperation with SWM, the Munich public utility company, and the vehicle manufacturer EBUSCO - electric buses for regular service in Munich that automatically follow a lead vehicle. The first prototypes of this concept, known as "platooning", are already in operation.
The researchers will present their project at the Hannover Messe 2023 from April 17 to 21 - at the KIT booth in the Future Hub (Hall 2, Booth B45).
Digital press folder of KIT for the Hannover Messe
Video „Der Stadtbus der Zukunft fährt in Kolonne" (The city bus of the future will drive in convoy) (in German)
