Automated shuttles at the 2036 State Garden Show in Rastatt - infrastructure planning and operating scenarios

Context

The use of highly automated shuttles (Level 4) in mass transportation offers potential for the efficient and
efficient and flexible connection of venues at major events. Vehicles at this level
operate independently in predefined Divisions and require a comprehensive overall system consisting of vehicle
of vehicle technology, operating software and digital infrastructure. The successful integration
of such shuttles at courses places special demands on the local infrastructure,
particularly with regard to temporary and permanent structural adjustments such as barriers,
parking and no-parking zones as well as specific marking and guidance systems.
Using the specific example of the 2036 State Garden Show in Rastatt, the possible uses of
of autonomous shuttles are being investigated. In order to ensure safe and efficient operation, the following
and organizational conditions must be created that are suitable for the dynamics and volume
of the flow of people at such a course. This includes the flexible adaptation of the
infrastructure to different traffic volumes, for example through the institution of temporary
temporary exclusion zones, additional bus stop areas and clear route specifications. Based on
different scenarios of visitor flows, modeled and analyzed using a traffic flow simulation
traffic flow simulation (e.g. SUMO), the boundary conditions for automated shuttles are derived in order to
are derived in order to be able to develop specific requirements for the infrastructure on this basis,
that make the use of this technology safe and reliable.

Targets

• Investigation of the possible applications and practical challenges of Level 4 shuttles for mass transportation using the example of the 2036 State Garden Show in Rastatt

• Analysis of the infrastructural requirements, in particular with regard to digital networking (V2X), and necessary structural adjustments

• Modeling and analysis of visitor flows using the SUMO traffic flow simulation to derive the boundary conditions and infrastructure requirements for shuttle operations

Prerequisites

• Basic knowledge in the division of road traffic planning or traffic engineering and/or familiarity with the basics of automated driving
• Above-average initiative as well as a careful, conscientious and independent way of working