Concept Development of a System for Pods and Pod-Carriers to be used as Moving Infrastructures mainly for Rail, but as well for Road and Ropeways

Informations projet

Pods4Rail

N° de convention de subvention: 101121853

DOI

10.3030/101121853

Projet clôturé

Date de signature de la CE 28 Juillet 2023

Date de début 1 Septembre 2023

Date de fin 30 Juin 2026

Financé au titre de

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Coût total

Aucune donnée

Contribution de l’UE

€ 2 999 983,10

Coordonné par

SIEMENS MOBILITY GMBH
Germany

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Pods4Rail (Concept Development of a System for Pods and Pod-Carriers to be used as Moving Infrastructures mainly for Rail, but as well for Road and Ropeways)

Période du rapport: 2023-09-01 au 2024-12-31

Résumé du contexte et des objectifs généraux du projet

The Pods4Rail project aims to achieve the vision of a rail based fully automated supermodel mobility system for passengers and goods, which is standardised, scalable and suitable for all transportation modes, as set out in ERRAC's "Rail Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda" of December 2020. The project Pods4Rail, which started in September 2023 with 15 partners form 7 EU countries.

The concept of carriers as “moving infrastructure” being in use most of the time can also help to reduce the number of vehicles and increase the efficiency of the railway system with the objective to make operation more cost-effective and efficient on the one hand through autonomous, lighter vehicles. The challenge for the project lies in developing the appropriate solutions and in addressing the new needs in existing transport regulations. Different use cases for passenger and freight services are addressed considering individual and collective transport.

Travail effectué depuis le début du projet jusqu’à la fin de la période considérée dans le rapport et principaux résultats atteints jusqu’à présent

Based on the inspiring idea, the possible system was defined, the normative and regulatory framework as well as the resulting safety aspects were analysed, possible use cases were described, a SWOT analysis was carried out, the economic framework for a possible realisation of such a system was analysed, and a high-level functional requirements specification was developed.

Progrès au-delà de l’état des connaissances et impact potentiel prévu (y compris l’impact socio-économique et les conséquences sociétales plus larges du projet jusqu’à présent)

Further research is necessary to implement this new intermodal transport system considered in the Pods4Rail project, particularly given the estimated timeframe of approximately 20 years for its realisation.
Implementing the system concept in the field of public passenger transport is only possible with public national or European funding.