AutoDepot
After a comprehensive pre-study that validated the economic, technological and legal feasibility for a viable automated bus depot concept, we are excited to announce the next phase: constructing the first prototype named “AutoDepot”. We are currently building a consortium of forward-thinking partners to bring this project to life.
Involved members
Current Consortium Partners:
- AMAG Innovation & Venture Lab
- BERNMOBIL Städtische Verkehrsbetriebe Bern
- Embotech AG
- PostAuto AG
- SAAM Swiss Association for Autonomous Mobility
- SwissMoves (HEIA-FR, HEG-FR, UNIFR)
- TPG Transports publics genevois
- Transports publics fribourgeois Trafic (TPF Trafic SA)
- VBSH Verkehrsbetriebe Schaffausen
- VBZ Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
AutoDepot in a nutshell
The AutoDepot project introduces an innovative approach to bus depot automation, leveraging advanced infrastructure-based technology to enhance efficiency and safety. Within the depot, buses operate at a maximum speed of 3 km/h, ensuring controlled and safe movements. The intelligence of the system lies primarily in the infrastructure rather than the buses themselves, which are equipped only with drive-by-wire technology, with no onboard automation. The system is based on remote supervision. If a bus encounters an obstacle, it cannot resolve autonomously, the central management system is immediately notified, and a warning is issued to the operations center, where he can make informed decisions based on the system’s recommendations.
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