SHOW aims to support the transition towards effective and sustainable urban transport through technical solutions, business models and priority scenarios for impact assessment. Specifically, SHOW deploys shared, connected, cooperative, electrified fleets of autonomous vehicles in coordinated Public Transport (PT), Demand Responsive Transport (DRT), Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and Logistics as a Service (LaaS) operational chains in real-life urban demonstrations in 5 Mega, 6 Satellite and 3 Follower Pilots taking place in 20 cities across Europe.

By deploying a fleet of 74 L4/L5 AVs of all types (buses, shuttles, pods, robo-taxis, automated cars connected with MaaS and cargo vehicles) for all transport operators (passengers, cargo and mixed transport) in both dedicated lanes and mixed traffic, connected to a wide range of supporting infrastructure (5G, ITS G5, IoT, etc.) and operating under traffic speeds ranging from 18 to over 50km/h, SHOW aims to satisfy 7 UCs families and 22 single UCs that together cover all automated mobility needs in urban environments and wants (i.e. reported in the SPACE initiative and in the ERTRAC roadmap).

Project pilots will last for 24 months, with real service seamless operation in each pilot site lasting at least 12 months. The pilots will transport over 1,500,000 passengers and 350,000 units of goods with AV fleets. As the biggest and most holistic real-life CCAV urban demonstration initiative, it is realised by a consortium lead by UITP of 69 Partners l, 6 third parties and 60 stakeholders (connected through LoS, including major stakeholder associations) and twinning actions with 11 organisations in the US, South Korea, Australia, China, and Singapore.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 875530.

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