Gaia-X 4 moveID
Support and Remote-Operation of Automated and Networked Mobility Services
Support and remote operation of automated and interconnected mobility services
The project develops an ecosystem of cooperative structures, processes and services based on Gaia-X. This ecosystem coordinates and manages automated and interconnected vehicle fleets. Using two use cases, we show how Gaia-X transforms the mobility system and create new value networks.
Use Case 1: Automated passenger transport - Smart Managed Public Transport Fleet shows new methods and technologies to optimize support of automated vehicles in local public transport.
Use Case 2: Automated Freight Transport - Smart Managed Freight Fleet looks at the overall flow of cargo and goods in the road transportation chain within and outside of urban areas.
Solutions for automated public transport
In the future, public transport will consist of a variety of different mobility services. In some areas, traditional public transport services will be supplemented by demand-oriented, automated mobility services. As traffic will become increasingly complex, effective traffic management will become more important:
Secure and interoperable data exchange helps to simplify mobility systems. Fewer interfaces are created and standardized data transmission is developed and implemented within a trust framework. The focus of the use cases includes decentralized vehicle management, remote operation, smart, anticipatory distribution and the integration of automated vehicle fleets into city-wide traffic management.
The decentralized system architecture of Gaia-X offers additional possibilities in combination with the management of digital identities. These are utilized in the use cases to manage access to the vehicle for the daily initial check, maintenance work, cleaning activities or in case of an accident.
A system is set up that allows several operational supervisors (remote operation or technical supervision) to be responsible for a specific section of the route. In addition to the operation of vehicles, communication with passengers must also be ensured.
Solutions for cargo
In freight transport, the focus is on methods and technologies that use smart data to create an automated, interconnected and multimodal transport system. When considering the transport chain for parcel and freight shipments, a distinction is made between first and last mile transportation systems. These are used to collect and deliver shipments, while the main route acts as a transport route between the dispatch and receiving depots. In the main route, telematics-supported truck fleets with intelligent swap bodies and trailers are in use. On the first and last mile autonomously navigating parcel stations (ANP) interact with the dispatchers or recipients of the shipments by means of "rendezvous" via an intelligent booking platform.
The findings of this research project support the development of an autonomous on-demand mobility service.
Advantages and added value
Both use cases contribute to the early development and introduction of an interoperable service architecture in line with European values and offer considerable advantages and added value.
Public transport use case:
Passengers can use an app to make their rides with an autonomous shuttle as part of the local public transport system. The dispatching service coordinates various data feeds and deploys the autonomous shuttle.
Bus stop management can increase the utilization of a bus stop and shorten transfer times for passengers.
Various data sources bundled in one data space improve the efficiency of service planning. Autonomous shuttles can be taken into account in service planning. Through interconnected dispatching, remote access to autonomous shuttles is possible.
Asset management allows autonomous vehicles to be managed dynamically.
With the help of seamless V2X- traffic light system communication, the vehicle is safe on the road. The Operational Design Domain (ODD) serves as the basis for traffic safety.
New mobility solutions that offer a functional and economic advantage over competing solutions will emerge. Public transport can supplement traditional regular services and on-demand services with automated on-demand transportation and benefit considerably from these mobility solutions.
Automated freight transport use case:
The control and use of data across all transport stages, from truck trailers to self-driving parcel stations, is achieved by means of a multi-agent system.
Via an innovative user app, senders and recipients of shipments can configure the entire delivery process by setting the time and place of dispatch or receipt. They are able to create shipments and arrange individual "rendezvous" where parcels are handed over or picked up at an autonomous parcel station.
Other stakeholders in the process chain, such as fleet or order managers, can monitor and actively control the shipment status using suitable cockpits (web applications).
Other stakeholders in the process chain, such as fleet or order managers, can monitor and actively control the shipment status using suitable cockpits (web applications).
Through the interaction of these development components, the entire delivery of goods from the first to the last mile as well as individual sections of the delivery process can be mapped in separate use cases. Current challenges such as increasing urbanization, the growing parcel volume in e-commerce and individual customer requirements can be overcome.
Gaia-X 4 Future Mobility project family and Gaia-X ecosystem
Gaia-X 4 ROMS promotes the connectivity of mobility solutions according to the Gaia-X guiding principle. By using the Gaia-X blueprint, Gaia-X 4 ROMS enables an interoperable understanding of identity and services in a Gaia-X -Base-X ecosystem according to European principles. Central interfaces such as the Gaia-X Digital Clearing House (GXDCH) are used for conformity checks and the Credential Event Service (CES) for exchanging service offers. At the federation level, Gaia-X 4 ROMS is based on open source components from XFSC (e.g. Federated Catalog) and Eclipse (e.g. Data Space Connector).
Overview of Gaia-X components: Eclipse Dataspace Connector (EDC), XFSC Federated Catalogue (FC), Organization Credential Manager (OCM), Personal Credential Manager (PCM), Credential Event Service (CES), Verifiable Credential (VC), Verifiable Presentation (VP), Trust Services API (TSA), Authentication Authorization Services (AAS), Self-Description (SD), Smart Contract (SC), Compliance Service AISBL.
