AV meets PT: the future of automated vehicles in public transport

This paper gives an overview of the projects and pilots with automated vehicles as public transport in the Netherlands as well as the remaining research questions and preliminary results of passenger related studies regarding expected ridership.

Application of Driverless Electric automated shuttles for public transport in villages: The case of Appelscha

This paper reports on the application of electric automated vehicles in the city of Appelscha, The Netherlands. Appelscha is challenged with a predicted decline of inhabitants and an already shrinking public transport network. To preserve the region's accessibility, the municipality started a pilot with electric automated vehicles. These...