The project goal is to create and adapt policies to improve target group-specific, inclusive and demand-driven automated mobility solutions in cities and urban regions. The needs of potential users of these services, their willingness to use them and appropriate use cases have so far been underrepresented in the development of automated mobility solutions. Therefore, relevant user cases will be identified, analyzed and validated on a laboratory scale. Potential users include children, the elderly and people with temporary and long-term sensory and / or physical disabilities. Empirical research consisting of field studies will be conducted with these user groups using the research platform Ridethefuture. CATAPULT will provide important information for the development of practical “step-by-step” recommendations for policies and for providers of mobility services. The project is a European collaboration project funded by Urban Europe, implemented with partners in Austria, (Austriatech & Factum) Belgium (KULeuven) and Sweden (RISE).
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- How do we make sure autonomous buses are available for all citizens?
Autonomous buses could be a great means for public transportation in our cities. But they need to be available and safe for all passengers. The Catapult project is aiming to improve and develop public transportation for the future. Autonomous buses are already being tested in several cities and researchers are making sure that they are… Continue reading - Participate in a web survey
Could we please ask you to participate in a survey on self-driving buses within the CATAPULT project. The survey is available in Dutch, English, German and Swedish. Choose your language when you start the survey. Click here to participate in the survey. The research project CATAPULT aims to make it easier for children, elderly people… Continue reading - School children and senior citizens investigate the inclusivity of automated mobility in Pörtschach, Austria
On Tuesday the 19th and Wednesday the 20th of October 2021, the Catapult Project Consortium conducted field tests with teenagers and senior citizens in Pörtschach, Austria. The aim was to collect insights on their needs and barriers as well as their vision of inclusive future mobility. The Austrian research team (consisting of FACTUM and AustriaTech) was accompanied by colleagues from KU Leuven as well as two Belgian practitioners that were interested in adopting insights from the project into their work in Flanders, Belgium. On Tuesday, a… Continue reading - Children’s needs and requirements for autonomous buses
In late June 2021, 4 workshops were conducted in Vienna, Austria as part of the CATAPULT-project. Over 75 children from four different grades of a primary school contributed knowledge, experiences and thoughts about their mobility behaviour and wishes towards future mobility. The purpose of the workshops was to explore the needs and requirements of children towards an inclusive and demand-oriented transport system in urban areas. The children were… Continue reading - Interviews performed to explore the needs and requirements for autonomous buses
In the beginning of June 2021, the first batch of interviews for the CATAPULT-project were performed in Austria. 9 men and women aged 65 or older were interviewed about their mobility behaviour and ways of local travelling. The purpose of the interviews is to collect data and explore the needs and requirements of older people towards an… Continue reading