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Automated Mobility : The People behind the Wheel

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If you are curious about automated mobility - also called autonomous, self-driving, or driverless mobility - this podcast is for you. Through a series of interviews, you will get familiar with the concept of automated mobility, how it can impact our lives and you will get to know the people driving this enormous change in urban mobility. The podcast is hosted in the context of the EU-funded project SHOW, which tests automated vehicles in cities across Europe. Hosted by Dr Henriette Cornet, CCAM Manager at UITP (the International Association of Public Transport). Disclaimer: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 875530. The sole responsibility for the content of this podcast lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the CINEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. Credits: Direction and recordings: Henriette Cornet, UITP Production and graphic identity: Charlotte van Hek and Laurent Murgia, UITP Sound design and editing: David Henrard, freelancer

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If you are curious about automated mobility - also called autonomous, self-driving, or driverless mobility - this podcast is for you. Through a series of interviews, you will get familiar with the concept of automated mobility, how it can impact our lives and you will get to know the people driving this enormous change in urban mobility. The podcast is hosted in the context of the EU-funded project SHOW, which tests automated vehicles in cities across Europe. Hosted by Dr Henriette Cornet, CCAM Manager at UITP (the International Association of Public Transport). Disclaimer: This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 875530. The sole responsibility for the content of this podcast lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the CINEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. Credits: Direction and recordings: Henriette Cornet, UITP Production and graphic identity: Charlotte van Hek and Laurent Murgia, UITP Sound design and editing: David Henrard, freelancer

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Episodes

#13 Henriette Cornet (the host) - Behind the wheel, reflections and futures

1/25/2023
In this podcast episode, the host Henriette Cornet wraps up the year 2022 with the main highlights that happened in the field of automated mobility and in the SHOW project. After discussing some of the automated services that are now deployed in the project in numerous cities over Europe, she tells us what is next in the project and invites the listeners to answer a quick questionnaire in order to get to know the audience and gather feedback about the Podcast – we want to hear from you!...

Duration:00:34:02

#12 Maria Gkemou – How to make the difference with ambitious research and large-scale demonstrations

12/28/2022
In this podcast episode, we (finally!) talk to Dr Maria Gkemou from the Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas CERTH in Greece. Maria is in the team of the Technical and Innovation Management of SHOW, at the heart of the technological development of the project. Maria shares her view about the innovations developed in the project and how they can help improve the overall mobility system. Regarding the high ambitions of the project, Maria emphasizes that “you need to make the difference if...

Duration:00:52:02

#11 William Riggs – Purpose-built urban technologies for liveable cities

11/30/2022
In this episode, SHOW welcomes a special guest, Professor William (Billy) Riggs from the University of San Francisco. He shares his views on the current deployments of robotaxis in the US, especially through his collaboration with Cruise in San Francisco. We learn about the service in place and how it can complement the public transport system at nighttime. Billy tells us about his vision of a liveable city in which “autonomous travel is connected to our goals of a pedestrian and...

Duration:00:55:46

#10 Lieselot Vanhaverbeke & Evy Rombaut – Impact assessment as key for sustainable automated mobility

10/26/2022
In this episode, Professors Lieselot Vanhaverbeke and Evy Rombaut from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) share with us why evaluating the impacts of automated mobility is essential to move towards more sustainable cities. After a brief introduction of the history of VUB, we get to know the research institute MOBI, in which the M3ICA methodology was invented. This methodology helps the researchers of the project understand the multiple layers of impacts that AVs have on micro and macro...

Duration:00:41:34

#9 Guido di Pasquale – Paving the way to interdisciplinary collaboration

9/28/2022
In this episode, Guido reminds us the vision of UITP for a sustainable mobility with the motto “move people, not cars”. He explains how he contributed to make UITP an important player in the field of automated mobility with the creation of the SPACE project, which kicked off in 2018 and from which SHOW originates. Beyond learning on how SHOW was created, we hear about Guido’s interests for the project demos, which aim to put Automated Vehicles in the midst of the public over several months...

Duration:00:45:55

#8 Delphine Grandsart – For a continuous citizen engagement

8/31/2022
In this episode, Delphine introduces EPF – the European Passengers Federation – and its members. She tells us about the passengers whose needs and wishes are key when developing a seamless mobility system in the city. In SHOW, Delphine is in charge of the user engagement strategy: she shares with us the different forms that this engagement can take: focus groups, ideathons, hackathons or even citizens’ dialogues, with the ultimate goal to unveil “how much technology do we need for our...

Duration:00:38:45

#7 Joachim Hillebrand – Simulating a city with AVs

7/27/2022
In this episode, Joachim Hillebrand, from VIF – the Virtual research centre, explains his activities in SHOW: on the one hand, Joachim is coordinating the demo site of Graz, Austria, in which passenger cars will transport passengers from the metro station to commercial areas, and on the other side, as Joachim is leading the simulation activities in SHOW. Among others, you will learn about the different types of simulators that are used in the project, what you can learn from them and why it...

Duration:00:37:20

#6 Ingrid Skogsmo – Understanding better citizens’ needs

6/29/2022
In this episode we get to know Ingrid Skogsmo, from VTI (the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute). Ingrids tells us how her career and interest into automated mobility started 20 years ago at Volvo, while working in crash safety. As leader of the Cluster on Societal Aspects and User Needs at the CCAM Association, Ingrid highlights that “It is not the consumer that we have to convince about technology, it is everyone out there and their expectations towards more safety,...

Duration:00:37:48

#5 Autonomy Paris – Special edition IN FRENCH / EN FRANCAIS

5/25/2022
This episode is a special edition ***in French*** that has been recorded during the congress and exhibition Autonomy in Paris in March 2022. Cet episode en francais a été enregistre lors du salon Autonomy a Paris en mars 2022. Les participant-e-s suivant-e-s devoilent leurs activités dans le domaine de la mobilite autonome : Merci à tous et toutes ! Liens utiles : Le salon Autonomy ParisLe projet europeen SHOWLe projet francais SAMCommunauté d’Interet Movin’On NAVYAUITP -- Subscribe to...

Duration:00:41:20

#4 Dominik Schallauer – Preparing cities to AV deployment

4/27/2022
In this episode, Dominik Schallauer explores the SHOW Austrian Mega Sites that are deploying Automated Vehicles (AVs) in Graz, Salzburg and Carinthia. He also tells us about their public transport services targeting peri-urban areas as well as parcels delivery. In the second part of the episode, Dominik explains how the legislative framework for AVs needs to be distinguished between testing and real operation. He emphasises among others the crucial role of a safety driver while testing an...

Duration:00:43:45

#3 Katharina Karnahl – Towards seamless and safe transportation

3/30/2022
In this episode, you will learn about the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and the specific role of Katharina Karnahl in the Institute of Transportation Systems. Katharina explains us the concept of intermodality, in which you can use seamlessly several means of transport to reach your destination. She mentions the need for connectivity of vehicles – if automated or not – to enable more fluidity in the traffic flow and reduce the emissions of vehicles. In her vision of the perfect city, she...

Duration:00:36:54

#2 Pekka Eloranta – Ensuring liveable cities for future generations

2/23/2022
“I want that future generations have the possibility to explore the world as I did. If we don’t react, we will congest the whole world.” In this episode you will get to know Pekka Eloranta, who is a leading Consultant at Finnish company Sitowise. Pekka is the Coordinator of the Finnish demo and leads the overall Satellite site activities in the SHOW project. He will share what drew him towards the field of automated mobility and why we need both local and European funding to achieve real...

Duration:00:28:21

#1 Endre Angelvik – Towards more sustainable freedom of movement

1/21/2022
In this episode, you will get to know Endre Angelvik, who is Executive Vice President of Radical Innovation at Ruter, chair of the Combined Mobility Committee at UITP and lastly member of the Advisory Board of the SHOW project. You will learn about Ruter and Endre’s various missions, all being gathered under the humble objective of changing the world! Endre shared with us his vision of car-free city and how Automated Shared Mobility could help for that. “Automated Vehicles have the...

Duration:00:43:21

#0 The host – Setting the scene

1/20/2022
In this short episode, you will get familiar with the context of the podcast ‘Automated Mobility: The People Behind the Wheel’. Host Henriette Cornet will dive deeper into the term “Automated Mobility” and explain how it merges electric, cooperative and connected, and shared mobility. You will discover the motivation behind the podcast and why road safety is on top of the list. Finally, you will hear more about the SHOW project and the main topics that are addressed in this exciting...

Duration:00:14:45