Cybermoving
Development of alternative transport systems based on renewable energy sources
The Pedro Nunes Institute and the Vodafone Portugal Foundation joined forces in 2007 to develop the command and control system for the Cybermoving project. The objective of the project is to develop infrastructures for sustainable mobility in the urban environment, in particular alternative driverless transport systems based on renewable energy sources.
Cybermoving could be used to transport people between peripheral car parks and workplaces, to transport patients with low mobility between hospital buildings, or to transport visitors between cultural or tourist attractions.
The vehicles are totally controlled by computer in conjunction with wireless communication technologies – mobile or WiFi - obeying traffic signals, stopping when they detect people or obstacles in their path, responding to users’ instructions, and returning automatically to the designated point of origin when no longer needed.
The development of these types of vehicles will provide the cities of the future with better air quality by reducing gaseous emissions into the atmosphere. They will also reduce noise since they are much quieter than a typical vehicle and generate less congestion as they are designed for shared use. The project involved an investment of 50,000 euros.
Partners: Pedro Nunes Institute
