On 27 November, PoDIUM hosted the first in a series of webinars spotlighting its Living Labs in Spain, Germany, and Italy. The first webinar focused on the Spanish Living Lab, offering a closer look at the two use cases and their technical innovations aimed at advancing Physical and Digital (PDI) technologies.
Giorgos Zacharopoulos (ICCS), PoDIUM Project Coordinator, started the webinar with an introduction to PoDIUM’s mission to enable connected and cooperative automated mobility in real-world conditions through three Living Labs. He also explained the PoDIUM platform architecture’s three layers, which provide the foundation for the project’s technical advancements.
Jorge Suárez Luque (ETRA) presented Use Case 2 “PDI for User-Centric Traffic Management in Urban Corridors with High Priority Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs)”, which will be demonstrated in Barcelona city. This use case showcases the use of PDI technology applications in urban corridors involving emergency vehicles and VRUs. Three scenarios will be demonstrated. The first scenario demonstrates how priority is granted to an emergency vehicle by assigning it a specific corridor, controlling traffic signals, and facilitating the cooperative manoeuvring of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs). In the second scenario, optimised traffic management is achieved by using information from CAVs to improve traffic flow during incidents that could affect their routes. Finally, the third scenario addresses the safety of VRUs at complex intersections by providing collision warnings to both CAVs and VRUs in risky situations.
Harilaos Vasiliadis & David Porcuna (Abertis Autopistas) followed with Use Case 3 on “Real Time Responsive PDI for CCAM Enabled Traffic Management in the Mediterranean Cross Border Corridor”. This use case focuses on ensuring seamless and safe traffic management on highways, enabling interoperability, and validating new PDI functionalities by merging data from CAVs, traffic cameras, and third-party providers. Two scenarios will explore this. The first scenario demonstrates daily cross-border commute using an on-demand CAV shuttle between France and Spain. The second scenario focuses on mitigating safety incidents across borders by sharing data between the PDI and the autonomous shuttle, connected vehicles, and VRUs to ensure continuous and efficient service. Key challenges faced by UC3 were highlighted, such as the cross-border handover.
Jacint Castells Fontelles (Applus+ IDIADA) concluded the webinar with an overview of the C-V2X Communication in the two use cases. Castells provided a detailed explanation of the types of messages that vehicles will transmit during the demonstrations, highlighting their technical specifications and importance for ensuring the smooth execution of the use cases.
Missed the webinar?
You can catch up by watching the recording and accessing the presentations below:
- Introduction to PoDIUM – Giorgos Zacharopoulos (ICCS)
- PDI for User-Centric Traffic Management in Urban Corridors with High Priority Vehicles and Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) – Jorge Suárez Luque (ETRA)
- Real-Time Responsive PDI for CCAM in the Mediterranean Cross-Border Corridor – Harilaos Vasiliadis & David Porcuna (Abertis Autopistas)
- C-V2X Communication – Jacint Castells Fontelles (Applus+ IDIADA)