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
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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
Interviews in Vienna regarding public transportation via autonomous buses
The first focus group in the CATAPULT project gathers today to share experiences, requirements and wishes regarding our future public transportation; autonomous buses. On this occasion focus will be on people over the age of 65. They have been invited to the study in co-operation with aspern.mobil LAB. The study will take place in Seestadt… Continue reading
The future of public transportation – autonomous buses for inclusive mobility solutions
Technology development is happening fast and autonomous vehicles in our streets will soon be a familiar sight. To optimize the use of autonomous buses for public transportation, they need to be accessible and easy to use for all residents. In the past, strong efforts have gone into the research on the technical aspects of autonomous mobility. However, regarding the deployment of these vehicles, in particular for their use by children, senior… Continue reading