The joint project "MINGA - Munich's Automated Public Transport with Ridepooling, Solobus and Bus-Platoons" is developing a new concept for automated mobility. The published short film gives an insight into how the project partners are working to implement new automated solutions for local public transport.

ITIV is making a significant contribution to this at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). Prof. Eric Sax's working group is researching the automated operation of a bus platoon, consisting of two buses traveling in a controlled combination. Only the front vehicle is controlled by a driver - the second bus follows automatically.

Our main areas of research include

• Development of sensory environment detection

• Position determination and dynamic tracking

• System monitoring for safe operation

• Vehicle-to-vehicle communication

What is currently happening with us:

• The conversion of the bus is in the final phase - we are in the middle of system commissioning.

• At the same time, we are preparing everything for approval.

• The planned test drives will start in 2026: at Campus East in Karlsruhe and in Munich.

These technologies form the basis for safely integrating automated buses into urban transport and thus making the public transport of the future more efficient and sustainable.

Further information:

• Project website Munich on the move

• ITIV project page