Automated Road Transport Systems (ARTS) are made of fleets of self driving road vehicles operating in individual or collective mode, to provide on-demand or frequency public transport services. They are deemed supplementing the main public transport network, in areas of low or dispersed demand, improving its service. ARTS are still far from the market, due to financial, legal and safety issues. Three main barriers limit their deployment: The transport authorities' lack of an implementation framework, which renders procurement and setup of these systems more complex than those of conventional systems, The legal framework, which does not allow self-driving vehicles on public roads, The uncertain socio-economic impact of their take-up. In order to tackle these barriers, the European project CityMobil2* will carry out 6 to 8 months demonstrations of two Automated Road Transport System fleets. Establish minimum requirements for safe operation of ARTS in urban areas. Synthesise an implementation methodology for cities from the city studies. Test off-the-shelf ARTS in different urban areas. Draft the legal framework for the certification and operation of fully automated road transport systems in public roads in Europe. To select the manufacturers, they worked with the project’s experts to define the safety, control, and communication requirements necessary for the operation of ARTS in urban areas. In parallel, the twelve candidate cities carried out local studies using a common methodology, allowing to cross compare the results and select those where demonstrations were most feasible. Phase two will see each of the two ARTS fleets of six vehicles each, and their operation support systems, operate in the selected sites, throughout August Local transport operators will run the ARTS to evaluate them and gain hands-on experience. In addition to the pilot activities, additional research into the technical, financial, cultural, and behavioural aspects and effects on urban integration and land use policies will be undertaken, and the results will be implemented in the following demonstrations. In its first 18 months, CityMobil2 has achieved the following results: Defined the minimum requirements for ARTS,and recommendations for their urban integration and operation Produced two factory-tested compliant ARTS fleets; Completed cross-comparable mobility studies in cities Identification the main concerns and barriers, but also the opportunities to adapt the current legal framework for the deployment of ARTS, in contact with national transport authorities, Identification of take-up scenarios for road automation in passenger and goods transport. In the upcoming phase CityMobil2 will deliver: Guidelines for the design and implementation of ARTS, validated through the demonstrations; An improved understanding of the real-life interaction between automated vehicles and other road users; A European-level socio-economic impact assessment; A legal framework proposal to certify and operate automated road transport systems in public roads in Europe. Introduction and Background CITYMOBIL2 – AUTOMATED ROAD PASSENGER TRANSPORT Alessandrini, Adriano*, Alessandrini, Adriano*, CTL – Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy Holguin, Carlos, CTL – Università di Roma La Sapienza, Italy * Robosoft’s (L) and Induct’s Navia (R) fully automated vehicles 2GetThere’s automated shuttle in Rivium, The Netherlands Example of ARTS dedicated lane design in a Collector street (R) * CityMobil2 is a research project funded under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission. Objectives Methodology Achieved and expected results