Pilot Project with Remote-Controlled Shuttle Buses Starts in May in Düsseldorf

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Teleoperated shuttle starts in real operation at Düsseldorf Airport. Pilot project tests 5G, Cloud-Edge and new mobility concepts in traffic. The post Premiere in real operation: Teleoperated shuttle mixes in Düsseldorf traffic first appeared on ingenieur.de - Jobbörse und Nachrichtenportal für Ingenieure.

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Two buses without drivers are scheduled to transport passengers to Düsseldorf Airport from May onwards. The vehicles are controlled from a distance.

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Rhine Metall subsidiary Mira and the Rheinbahn plan to use two remote-controlled electric transporters at Düsseldorf Airport from May. The pilot project aims to clarify whether teleoperation can alleviate the shortage of personnel in public transport – and how passengers accept driverless technology.

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The test operation for a teleoperated (driverless) shuttle is to start from the airport station and EUREF campus to the airport terminal and back in May 2026 and runs completely in public road traffic. Rheinmetall, MIRA and Rheinbahn cooperate in the pilot operation and informed about the new project as part of the XPONENTIAL Europe trade fair. The remote control of vehicles is tested in the pilot project as a central technology for the flexible…

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A car drives on a public road where no driver is sitting? Sounds like future music, but could become normal in Germany. A Düsseldorf project is a step into this future.