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

Informazioni relative al progetto

Pods4Rail

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 101121853

DOI

10.3030/101121853

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 28 Luglio 2023

Data di avvio 1 Settembre 2023

Data di completamento 30 Giugno 2026

Finanziato da

• Climate, Energy and Mobility

Costo totale

Nessun dato

Contributo UE

€ 2 999 983,10

Coordinato da

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)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2023-09-01 al 2024-12-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

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.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

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.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

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.