Projects
C2CBridge – Country to City Bridge
C2CBridge 1 – Analysis and Functional Solution Concepts
Start: 01/2024
End: 12/2026
C2CBridge investigates a novel, individualized public transport service as an attractive and sustainable alternative to private cars for mobility between urban and rural areas. At the core of the concept are small, electrically powered and automated on-demand vehicles that transport passengers flexibly and, wherever possible, directly to their destination. In urban areas, several vehicles can electronically form platoons in order to use road space and energy more efficiently. In addition, mobility hubs connect the new service with existing public transport systems. Technical developments are closely linked with mobility planning, user requirements and acceptance research, and are tested and evaluated using both virtual and physical demonstrators.
Role of the FZI
In Phase 1, FZI develops the key foundations for the automation of the C2CBridge vehicles. This includes defining requirements for the highly automated and cooperative driving functions, designing the sensor setup, considering relevant E/E interfaces, and developing concepts for V2X communication. The main focus is on the development and investigation of environment perception, local and vehicle-spanning aggregated environment models, cooperative motion and trajectory planning, as well as trajectory control for both individual and platoon driving. The automation functions are initially designed, simulated and validated primarily in virtual environments.
Contact person
Department Manager
Division: Intelligent Systems and Production Engineering
Headquarters Karlsruhe
Research focus
Applied Artificial Intelligence
AI from research to practice: We promote applied AI for business and small and medium-sized enterprises, integrating technology with law and ethics.
Mobility and Logistics
Autonomous shuttles, intelligent logistics, and software-defined vehicles: We use IT to create the connected, safe, and sustainable mobility and logistics solutions of tomorrow.
Funding notice:
C2CBridge 1 is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Transport (BMV) as part of the German Center for Future Mobility (DZM).
