Future Mobility Ecosystem

The idea of the pilot project was to offer a novel solution for the management of public and demand-based transport system, where in the future, self-driving last-mile shuttles and micro-mobility solutions are added to the existing means of public transport.  

One of the main outcomes of the pilot project is an open information exchange platform that connects existing and new databases and services. The project tested the created open-source software solution as a complete system of public transport, starting from the passenger’s doorstep (pilot project in Järveküla, Rae Parish) to the transport hubs of the capital such as Ülemiste City and the Port of Tallinn.

The practical aspect of the pilot project involved on-demand self-driving buses in the suburbs that connect them to the public transport network and micro-mobility providers in the capital. These self-driving buses are made affordable for local governments by re-manufacturing end-of-life electric vehicles.  ​ 

The outcome of the project is a smart city future transport model and an open-source software solution that has been tested in a real urban environment. The project also created an open database of big data from the journeys completed within the pilot, which enables the creation of innovative services based on artificial intelligence. The project’s main partners include the City of Tallinn and Rae Parish, as well as several external partners from government institutions, private businesses, and non-profit organizations.  ​ 

See the service created based on this pilot project “Autonomous Vehicle Safety Toolkit“.

Duration of the pilot project: January 2020 – May 2023
Total budget: 1.2M €, including 900 000 € TalTech budget.

The pilot project was financed by the European Regional Development Fund and the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research.