Living Lab Mobility

e.GO Mobile is putting into place its first autonomous vehicle pilot in the city of Aachen. During the first phase of the project, the shuttle will travel on a 4 km closed circuit and interact with mixed traffic on public streets and pedestrian crossings. The shuttle will be available on demand, follow a dynamic route and be wheelchair accessible. In later stages, the travel route will be expanded upon.

The strategy of the project is to be the first area-restricted pilot in the city of Aachen with SAE level 4. It is also working towards integrating AV-specific and general mobility services through a stepwise expansion of a test area.
This initiative has three main objectives:

• Developing local pilots and testbeds for services and ecosystem surrounding automated vehicles;
• Cooperating with local partners, as part of the Living Lab Mobility Aachen initiative;
• Integrating citizens and future customers early in the process.

Special permissions are required and an exclusion of further traffic in the first stages is in place (as of 2019).

Some associated researches include APEROL, UrbanMove and Living Lab Mobility Aachen.