An overview of EU Cities participating in Ride to Autonomy (scroll tables left/right):
Aveiro | Trikala | Tampere | Reggio Emilia | Tartu | Barcelona | Charleroi | Differdange | Inverness | Vianden |
City name | Aveiro | Trikala | Tampere | Reggio Emilia | Tartu | Barcelona | Charleroi | Differdange | Inverness | Vianden |
City profile | Touristic city | Small touristic city with Christmas festival | The most populated Nordic inland city | Mid-size city – high speed train station and fashion house | Museum and University city | Port city | Airport city | Steel industry city | University, Business Park | Small village with medieval castle |
Number of inhabitants | 78.000 | 100.000 | 227.000 | 170.000 | 100.000 | 1.6 million | 200.000 | 26.000 | 47.000 | 1.800 |
EU Member state | Portugal | Greece | Finland | Italy | Estonia | Spain | Belgium | Luxembourg | UK | Luxembourg |
Area of Europe (N/W/S/E) | SW | SE | NE | S | NE | SW | W | W | W | W |
Vehicle | To be identified in public tender | WeChai | ISEauto | Olli2.0 3D printed | Navya | To be identified in public tender | To be identified in public tender | To be identified in public tender | To be identified in public tender | To be identified in public tender |
Objective(s) | Link disadvantaged urban areas to public transport & develop shuttle services for vulnerable groups | Replace (uneconomic) public transport lines & develop shuttle services for vulnerable groups | Link disadvantaged urban areas to public transport | Link disadvantaged urban areas to public transport | Replace (uneconomic) public transport lines | Develop shuttle services related to enhance traffic flows (on other routes) | Link parking spaces to tourist destinations | Develop shuttle services related to enhance traffic flows (on other routes) | Link parking spaces to tourist destinations | |
Plan | Develop a Tech City initiative linking railway station, city centre, hospital and University of Aveiro campus | Replace an existing uneconomic public transport bus line over a dedicated lane | Develop public transport feeder service to novel tramline servicing a suburban area | Link its High Speed Train Station with Max Mara fashion house | Connect Estonian National Museum to the city centre on an otherwise challenging route | Launch automated shuttle bus at the Port of Barcelona | Connecting gates at the terminal building’s far ends, easing and hastening travellers’ passage | Test novel on-demand services to visitors of the Luxembourg Science Center | Test shuttle service linking Inverness Campus and Retail and Business Park via a car-free route | Test shuttle between the bus station to the castle, automated minibus |