scholarly journals Autonomous Shuttle-as-a-Service (ASaaS): Challenges, Opportunities, and Social Implications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Bucchiarone ◽  
Sandro Battisti ◽  
Annapaola Marconi ◽  
Roberto Maldacea ◽  
Diego Cardona Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
City Center ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
The City ◽  
New Infrastructure

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} <p>Modern cities are composed of complex socio-technical systems that exist to provide services effectively to their residents and visitors. In this context, smart mobility systems aim to support the efficient exploitation of the city transport facilities as well as sustainable mobility within the urban environment. People need to travel quickly and conveniently between locations at different scales, ranging from a trip of a few blocks within a city to a journey across cities or further. At the same time, goods need to be timely delivered considering the needs of both the users and the businesses. While most of the</p> <p>mobility and delivery solutions can cover significant distances and multiple requests, they suffer when the requests come from the growing neighborhoods and hard-to-reach areas such as city centers, corporate headquarters, and hospitals. In the last few years, several cities indicated interest in using Autonomous Vehicles (AV) for the "last-mile" mobility services. With them, it seems to be easier to get people and goods around using fewer vehicles.</p> <p>In this context, Autonomous Shuttles (AS) are beginning to be thought of as a new mobility/delivery service into the city center where narrow streets are not easily served by traditional buses. They allow them to serve critical areas with minimal new infrastructure and reducing noise and pollution. The goal of this article is to present an innovative vision on the introduction of</p> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} <p>the Autonomous Shuttles-as-a service (ASaaS) concept as the key pillar for the realization of innovative and sustainable proximity mobility. Through a set of real application scenarios, we present our view, and we discuss a set of challenges, opportunities, and social implications that this way to reimage the mobility of the future introduces.</p><br>

scholarly journals Autonomous Shuttle-as-a-Service (ASaaS): Challenges, Opportunities, and Social Implications

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Bucchiarone ◽  
Sandro Battisti ◽  
Annapaola Marconi ◽  
Roberto Maldacea ◽  
Diego Cardona Ponce
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Social Implications ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
City Center ◽  
Critical Areas ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
The City ◽  
New Infrastructure

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} <p>Modern cities are composed of complex socio-technical systems that exist to provide services effectively to their residents and visitors. In this context, smart mobility systems aim to support the efficient exploitation of the city transport facilities as well as sustainable mobility within the urban environment. People need to travel quickly and conveniently between locations at different scales, ranging from a trip of a few blocks within a city to a journey across cities or further. At the same time, goods need to be timely delivered considering the needs of both the users and the businesses. While most of the</p> <p>mobility and delivery solutions can cover significant distances and multiple requests, they suffer when the requests come from the growing neighborhoods and hard-to-reach areas such as city centers, corporate headquarters, and hospitals. In the last few years, several cities indicated interest in using Autonomous Vehicles (AV) for the "last-mile" mobility services. With them, it seems to be easier to get people and goods around using fewer vehicles.</p> <p>In this context, Autonomous Shuttles (AS) are beginning to be thought of as a new mobility/delivery service into the city center where narrow streets are not easily served by traditional buses. They allow them to serve critical areas with minimal new infrastructure and reducing noise and pollution. The goal of this article is to present an innovative vision on the introduction of</p> p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica} <p>the Autonomous Shuttles-as-a service (ASaaS) concept as the key pillar for the realization of innovative and sustainable proximity mobility. Through a set of real application scenarios, we present our view, and we discuss a set of challenges, opportunities, and social implications that this way to reimage the mobility of the future introduces.</p><br>

scholarly journals Selecting Freight Transportation Modes in Last-Mile Urban Distribution in Pamplona (Spain): An Option for Drone Delivery in Smart Cities

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (16) ◽  
pp. 4748
Author(s):  
Adrian Serrano-Hernandez ◽  
Aitor Ballano ◽  
Javier Faulin
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Freight Transportation ◽  
City Center ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Freight Logistics ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Urban Distribution ◽  
The City

Urban distribution in medium-sized cities faces a major challenge, mainly when deliveries are difficult in the city center due to: an increase of e-commerce, weak public transportation system, and the promotion of urban sustainability plans. As a result, private cars, public transportation, and freight transportation compete for the same space. This paper analyses the current state for freight logistics in the city center of Pamplona (Spain) and proposes alternative transportation routes and transportation modes in the last-mile city center distribution according to different criteria evaluated by residents. An analytic hierarchy process (AHP) was developed. A number of alternatives have been assessed considering routes and transportation modes: the shortest route criterion and avoiding some city center area policies are combined with traditional van-based, bike, and aerial (drone) distribution protocols for delivering parcels and bar/restaurant supplies. These alternatives have been evaluated within a multicriteria framework in which economic, environmental, and social objectives are considered at the same time. The point in this multicriteria framework is that the criteria/alternative AHP weights and priorities have been set according to a survey deployed in the city of Pamplona (Navarre, Spain). The survey and AHP results show the preference for the use of drone or bike distribution in city center in order to reduce social and environmental issues.

Localization of Relevant Urban Micro-Consolidation Centers for Last-Mile Cargo Bike Delivery Based on Real Demand Data and City Characteristics

2021 ◽  
pp. 036119812110363
Author(s):  
Christian Rudolph ◽  
Alexis Nsamzinshuti ◽  
Samuel Bonsu ◽  
Alassane Ballé Ndiaye ◽  
Nicolas Rigo
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
City Center ◽  
Analytical Hierarchical Process ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Logistics Service Provider ◽  
Cargo Bike ◽  
The City ◽  
Weight Allocation ◽  
Use Category

The use of cargo cycles for last-mile parcel distribution requires urban micro-consolidation centers (UMC). We develop an approach to localize suitable locations for UMCs with the consideration of three criteria: demand, land use, and type of road. The analysis considers metric levels (demand), linguistic levels (land use), and cardinal levels (type of road). The land-use category is divided into commercial, residential, mixed commercial and residential, and others. The type of road category is divided into bicycle road, pedestrian zone, oneway road, and traffic-calmed road. The approach is a hybrid multi-criteria analysis combining an Analytical Hierarchical Process (AHP) and PROMETHEE methods. We apply the approach to the city center of Stuttgart in Germany, using real demand data provided by a large logistics service provider. We compared different scenarios weighting the criteria differently with DART software. The different weight allocation results in different numbers of required UMCs and slightly different locations. This research was able to develop, implement, and successfully apply the proposed approach. In subsequent steps, stakeholders such as logistics companies and cities should be involved at all levels of this approach to validate the selected criteria and depict the “weight” of each criterion.

scholarly journals Estimating Public Charging Demand of Electric Vehicles

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (21) ◽  
pp. 5925 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hardinghaus ◽  
Seidel ◽  
Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Electric Vehicles ◽  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Business Models ◽  
City Center ◽  
Charging Infrastructure ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Demand Shifts ◽  
The City ◽  
Charging Demand

Electric vehicles require sufficient public charging infrastructure. This in turn necessitates detailed information on charging demand. In this paper we present a four-step approach to estimating public charging demand of electric vehicles. Previous methods are limited in their ability to provide differentiated results and adapt to future developments. Therefore, we account for user groups (private, carsharing, commercial), technical developments (vehicles, infrastructure), infrastructure availability, and carsharing development (operational area, business models, autonomous vehicles). Our approach also considers the interactions between these factors and allows for scenario analysis yielding the quantity and spatial distribution of public charging demand. We demonstrate our approach for Berlin, Germany. We find that the majority of public charging demand results from carsharing. This demand is concentrated in the city center, even when carsharing is available citywide. Public charging demand for commercial users is relatively low and located outside the city center. For private users, public charging demand shifts to the city center with an increasing market penetration of electric vehicles and technological advancements (increased range, charging speed). Public demand from private users increases dramatically when private infrastructure is absent. Finally, public charging demand shifts to the city center when private users do not have private infrastructure.

scholarly journals The Share of Pedestrian Traffic in the City Center as a Determinant of the Goals of Sustainable Mobility on the Example of Świętojańska Street in Gdynia

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 153-161
Author(s):  
Paweł Gałka
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
City Center ◽  
Passenger Cars ◽  
Pedestrian Traffic ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Pedestrian Travel ◽  
Observation Method ◽  
The City

The article presents the results of traffic research on Świętojańska Street in Gdynia. The subject of the research was considered significant due to the benefits resulting from changes in the ways of travel (especially in cities) and the increase in the share of sustainable tourism, in particular in the case of pedestrian travel, observed in many European Union cities. The research shows that the share of pedestrian traffic in the center of Gdynia is higher than the average for this city, but at the same time the largest share in travel in this area has passenger cars. Such a division of transport tasks should be considered disadvantageous from the point of view of the goals of sustainable mobility. The article mainly used own research carried out using the observation method within the Civitas Dynamo program, as well as the literature of the subject (articles) and research reports.

scholarly journals Feasibility of Innovative Smart Mobility Solutions: A Case Study for Vaasa

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 188
Author(s):  
Tomi Paalosmaa ◽  
Miadreza Shafie-khah
Keyword(s):  
Second Life ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
City Development ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Horizon 2020 ◽  
Vehicle To Grid ◽  
Carbon Neutrality ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
The City

The global trend of urbanization and growing environmental awareness have risen concerns and demands to develop cities to become smarter. There is a grave need for ambitious sustainability strategies and projects, which can aid cities intelligently and comprehensively in this task. European Union (EU) launched 2014 the Horizon 2020 program (aka Horizon Europe), aiming to encourage the EU nations and their cities to take action to reach carbon neutrality through projects striving to smart city development. By promoting innovative, efficient, far-reaching, and replicable solutions, from the fields of smart energy production and consumption, traffic and mobility, digitalization and information communication technology, and citizen engagement, the objectives of the smart city strategies can be achieved. Horizon 2020 funded IRIS Smart Cities project was launched in 2017. One of the follower cities in the project has been the City of Vaasa in Finland. Vaasa’s climate objective is to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. In order to achieve this goal, the city has taken several decisive measures to enhance de-carbonization during recent years. One essential target for de-carbonization activities has been traffic and mobility. The primary purpose of the research conducted was to study the smart mobility, vehicle-to-grid (V2G), and second life battery solutions in the IRIS Smart Cities project, demonstrated first by the Lighthouse cities and then to be replicated in the City of Vaasa. The aim was to study which importance and prioritization these particular integrated solutions would receive in the City of Vaasa’s replication plan led by the City of Vaasa’s IRIS project task team of 12 experts, with the contribution of the key partners and stakeholders. Additionally, the aim was to study the potential of the integrated solutions in question to be eventually implemented in the Vaasa environment, and the benefit for the city’s ultimate strategy to reach carbon neutrality by 2030. The secondary object was to study the solutions’ compatibility with the IRIS lighthouse cities’ demonstrations and gathered joined experiences concerning the smart and sustainable mobility and vehicle-to-grid solutions, and utilization of 2nd life batteries. The results of the research indicated, that the innovative smart mobility solutions, including vehicle-to-grid and second life battery schemes, are highly relevant not only to the IRIS Lighthouse cities, but they also present good potential for the City of Vaasa in the long run, being compatible with the city’s climate and de-carbonization goals.

scholarly journals Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan for Municipality of Veles 2019-2030

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
Jovan Hristoski ◽  
Goran Jovanovic ◽  
Andon Petrovski ◽  
Olivera Petrovska
Keyword(s):  
Urban Space ◽  
Central Element ◽  
Urban Mobility ◽  
Traffic Planning ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
City Center ◽  
Strategic Vision ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
The City

The central element of the integrative traffic planning is Sustainable urban mobility plan (SUMP). It is based on EU documents and guidelines set by European commission. Integrated traffic planning does not reject, but upgrades current planning practices and it has a long-term and strategic vision striving towards sustainable mobility. SUMP of the Municipality of Veles is aiming towards an attractive public passenger transport, branched network of safe cycling routes and good conditions for pedestrians. It focuses on city center as a regulated, attractive, accessible and safe urban space. This paper summarized the sustainable measures and projects that are planned for implementation and have impact on the city and its inhabitants.

scholarly journals Will the ‘smart mobility’ revolution matter?

2019 ◽  
pp. 349-380
Author(s):  
Graham Parkhurst ◽  
Andrew Seedhouse
Keyword(s):  
Autonomous Vehicles ◽  
Cost Savings ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Transport Planning ◽  
Financial Barriers ◽  
Middle Income ◽  
Shared Mobility ◽  
Smart Mobility

Powerful claims are being made about revolution in the transport sector, with digital technology seen as underpinning a new ‘ecosystem’ of more efficient, more pleasant and less environmentally-damaging mobility. The chapter examines how far such claims are based on evidence, and the contextual conditions that would be necessary for such benefits to be realised. The four key technological shifts identified as part of the transition are interrogated: automation, electrification, digitally-enabled mobility, and collaborative-shared mobility. The benefits of ‘connected autonomous vehicles’ are found to be highly uncertain, in terms of extent and evolution, whereas electrification is confirmed as a necessary but not sufficient condition for more sustainable mobility. Digitally-enabled mobility is technically quite feasible, but continues to face considerable regulatory, institutional and financial barriers. Collective mobility is identified as the development which can potentially have the greatest impact on the sustainability of mobility, but its core claim, that middle-income citizens will choose to share small vehicles to achieve modest cost savings, is least supported by evidence. We conclude that the traditional concerns of transport planning, such as congestion and inequality of access, will likely be persistent features of the new regime.

Urban Freight in Dublin City Center, Ireland

2005 ◽  
Vol 1906 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare Finnegan ◽  
Hugh Finlay ◽  
Margaret O'Mahony ◽  
Donal O'Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Distribution Centers ◽  
City Center ◽  
Urban Freight ◽  
Logistics Service ◽  
Last Mile ◽  
Logistics Service Provider ◽  
Delivery Platform ◽  
Urban Distribution ◽  
The City

Findings are presented from a study evaluating sustainable freight distribution in the city center of Dublin, Ireland, particularly focusing on urban distribution centers (UDCs) and managing the last mile of deliveries. A survey of city center organizations is described, and relevant delivery patterns (origin, destination, type of goods delivered) are compared with those from a previous feasibility analysis to determine UDC opportunities in Dublin. A real-life commercial example of a UDC is also described. Ireland's largest grocery distributor operates this UDC. The operational efficiencies and the wider benefits of the UDC are discussed. In addition, a commercial example of managing the last mile of deliveries through a city center delivery platform is detailed. The delivery platform is managed by a leading logistics service provider.

scholarly journals Impact of the Construction Supplies Implementation on Road Safety in the City Center: A Case Study of the City of Szczecin

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 1725
Author(s):  
Oleksandra Osypchuk ◽  
Katarzyna Sosik
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Road Accidents ◽  
City Center ◽  
Modern Cities ◽  
Weak Points ◽  
The City

The development of modern cities is impossible without an increase in the number of construction projects implemented. However, in the conditions of limited spaces, local and national legal regulations, and logistic difficulties, their implementation is becoming a growing challenge. Construction supplies can pose a particular problem. Its planning, organization, and implementation have an impact not only on construction and assembly works, but also on the external environment of the construction site, of which traffic is an important element. The aim of the study was to analyze and answer the question of whether there is a connection between the implementation of construction supplies and the occurrence of road traffic hazards in cities on the example of Szczecin. In addition, the article aims to find solutions to reduce the number of road accidents and increase road safety. The conducted research also revealed the weak points of the system of collecting and analyzing data on road accidents. The research covered selected areas in the center of Szczecin, where construction projects have been implemented since 2016 and road accidents have occurred. The reference year is the year preceding the start of construction. The research on selected construction projects meeting the criteria, carried out in the article has shown that their implementation may have an impact on the level of safety in the areas adjacent to the construction site. However, the unequivocal statement of such relationship must be supported by extended research, covering a greater number of projects, additional consideration of the number of deliveries for supply purposes, and the characteristics of vehicles involved in road incidents.

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