{"id":9458,"date":"2022-07-25T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/?p=9458"},"modified":"2024-10-22T13:00:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T11:00:14","slug":"eu-project-award-challenges-automated-freight-transport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/insights\/eu-project-award-challenges-automated-freight-transport\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Project AWARD H2020 &#8211; Challenges in automated freight transport"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9458\" class=\"elementor elementor-9458 elementor-9457\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6484195 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6484195\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a8b4f7\" data-id=\"3a8b4f7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6592fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6592fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">On the way to automated freight transport - Insights on project AWARD by Digitrans project manager Hannes Watzinger<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-391a0bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"391a0bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">AWARD<\/a> &#8211; stands for: All Weather Autonomous Real Logistics operations and Demonstration. The intention of the project is to test real logistics applications efficiently 24h \/ 7 days a week automated and in all weather conditions. From this, first experiences for the feasibility of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/insights-en\/use-cases-en\/hub-to-hub-transport-with-autonomous-transport-systems\/\">automated freight transport applications<\/a> shall be derived.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>In one of the 4 AWARD &#8211; Use Cases the promising technology of automated freight transport on public transport sections between the two companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbschenker.com\/at-de\">DB Schenker<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotax.com\/de\/start.html\">BRP-Rotax<\/a> in Upper Austria will be tested and further developed.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<aside class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e416184\" data-id=\"e416184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec114d2 digitrans-project-meta elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ec114d2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0c24066\" data-id=\"0c24066\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cdd6e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cdd6e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-768x216.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8535\" alt=\"AWARD Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-768x216.png 768w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-300x85.png 300w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-1024x289.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-1536x433.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a624b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a624b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0734b42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0734b42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Austrian project partners:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2378270 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2378270\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotax.com\/de\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BRP-ROTAX GmbH &amp; CO KG<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbschenker.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DB SCHENKER \u00d6sterreich<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Linz Center of Mechatronics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.logistikum.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Logistikum der Fachhochschule O\u00d6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait.ac.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Austrian Institute of Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.austriatech.at\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AustriaTech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.automobil-cluster.at\/\">Automobil Cluster O\u00d6<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biz-up.at\/\">Business Upper Austria<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1cd5fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f1cd5fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ac46d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ac46d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Project Duration:<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ede5828 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ede5828\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>2021-2024<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e94110b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e94110b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c4252 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94c4252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Share:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0dc0c elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-flat elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--shape-rounded elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"1d0dc0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2ae74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d2ae74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/aside>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e02afda elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e02afda\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d124663\" data-id=\"d124663\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608d84a elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"608d84a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2366f40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2366f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7028d6\" data-id=\"d7028d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9866a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9866a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A total of 29 project participants from 12 nations are working together in the <a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">AWARD-H2020<\/a> project to be able to implement safe and automated logistics operations in all weather conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The route that the automated e-truck should be able to cover is 600m long and is located on public road sections. It consists of several intersections, access roads to factory yards and an underpass. This results in a large number of complex traffic scenarios that the automated truck has to handle absolutely safely in all weather conditions and also at night.<\/p>\n<p>Such a project involves a lot of organizational effort and with each new insight, further challenges arise in the implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/insights-en\/use-cases-en\/hub-to-hub-transport-with-autonomous-transport-systems\/\">automated freight transport<\/a> hub-to-hub.<\/p>\n<p>Digitrans Project Manager Hannes Watzinger has summarized the three most important ones here.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-38542f9\" data-id=\"38542f9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a35784 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7a35784\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/automatisierter-gutertransport-award-projektpartner-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-8503\" alt=\"Automatisierter G\u00fctertransport - AWARD Projektpartner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/automatisierter-gutertransport-award-projektpartner-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/automatisierter-gutertransport-award-projektpartner-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/automatisierter-gutertransport-award-projektpartner-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/automatisierter-gutertransport-award-projektpartner-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/automatisierter-gutertransport-award-projektpartner.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d19bcf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d19bcf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Hannes Watzinger next to the map with the total of 29 AWARD project partners. \u00a9 DigiTrans GmbH<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c865e8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c865e8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40592e8\" data-id=\"40592e8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a144ddf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a144ddf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b24c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c2b24c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge No.1 in automated hub-to-hub transport: the weather<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-0cdb7b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0cdb7b5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3083fb\" data-id=\"b3083fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c84c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c84c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The weather and the technology that has to cope with it is one of the main challenges in the <a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">AWARD H2020<\/a> project. More precisely, it is the various weather conditions that occur, such as rain, fog, snow or reflections from light and sunlight.<\/p>\n<p>These not only affect people&#8217;s ability to perceive and react, but also have a strong negative influence on the object detection of different vehicle sensors, such as LiDAR, radar and camera systems as they are installed in automated vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The sensors and technologies vary in their level of performance and need to be tested and improved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e0869e\" data-id=\"3e0869e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-901ee5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"901ee5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digitrans-automatisierter-guetertransport-regen-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9490\" alt=\"herausforderung regen beim automatisierten G\u00fctertransport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digitrans-automatisierter-guetertransport-regen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digitrans-automatisierter-guetertransport-regen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digitrans-automatisierter-guetertransport-regen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digitrans-automatisierter-guetertransport-regen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/digitrans-automatisierter-guetertransport-regen.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfae90f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfae90f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #939393; font-size: 14px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Raindrops affect not only human vision but also that of sensors in automated vehicles. \u00a9 DigiTrans GmbH <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1335e95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1335e95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a40fe6\" data-id=\"0a40fe6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81103d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81103d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;We at Digitrans have been working very intensively over the past year on the subject of rain and its influence on the sensors. In the process, we researched ways of artificially generating rain that is as close to nature as possible at the push of a button. In order to be able to test efficiently, you need to have the right raindrops and the right rain intensity available in a reproducible way,&#8221; explains Hannes Watzinger.<\/p>\n<p>The newly created know-how was used to set up a special Outdoor Rain Plant on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/test-track\/\">Proving Ground in St. Valentin<\/a>, in Lower Austria.<\/p>\n<p>By the end of 2022, it should be possible there to reproducibly test vehicles and their camera, radar and LiDAR systems in different traffic scenarios and in artificially generated rain.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcce1ae\" data-id=\"fcce1ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1fe32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb1fe32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/digitrans-teststrecke-verbreiterung-bergnungsanlage.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7733\" alt=\"Digitrans Teststrecke Konstruktion Beregnungsanlage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/digitrans-teststrecke-verbreiterung-bergnungsanlage.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/digitrans-teststrecke-verbreiterung-bergnungsanlage-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/digitrans-teststrecke-verbreiterung-bergnungsanlage-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b01984c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b01984c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #939393; font-size: 14px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The steel construction of the 100m long and 13m high outdoor Rain Plant on the Proving Ground in St. Valentin. \u00a9 DigiTrans GmbH <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f4ee56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f4ee56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-87fcf79\" data-id=\"87fcf79\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc6151 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bc6151\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432c0a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"432c0a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge No.2 in automated freight transport: creating legal framework conditions in public transport<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-114e840 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"114e840\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1037c86\" data-id=\"1037c86\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1273fa2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1273fa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In addition to the weather, the legal framework conditions are certainly one of the main further challenges. In Austria, automated test vehicles may be tested on roads with public traffic if they comply with and fulfill strict and specific legal requirements.<\/p>\n<p>These requirements and framework conditions are laid down in Austria in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ris.bka.gv.at\/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&amp;Gesetzesnummer=20009740\">Automatfahr-Verordnung (Automated Driving Regulation)<\/a> and determine how, where and how fast automated vehicles may be used on which road sections for test purposes. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ris.bka.gv.at\/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&amp;Gesetzesnummer=20009740\">Automated Driving Regulation<\/a> does not allow general testing, but only very specific use cases! E.g.:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>automated minibus (transport max 15 persons, max 20km\/h)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>automated vehicle for transportation of passengers and goods<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(max 50 or 30 km\/h; not on highways or freeways!<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-12daca2\" data-id=\"12daca2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c2f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b6c2f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/KFG-1976-Digitrans.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5054\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a24e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5a24e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #939393; font-size: 14px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">Symbolic image &#8211; Motor Vehicles Regulation Act 1967 &#8211; Practical Commentary \u00a9 DigiTrans GmbH <\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3416c18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3416c18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2dc5f0c\" data-id=\"2dc5f0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eac496b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eac496b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before the automated test vehicle can be tested in public transport, an application must be submitted to the Contact Point Automated Mobility, established at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.austriatech.at\/\">AustriaTech<\/a>. Only then is a time-limited certificate issued for testing a specific use case.<\/p>\n<p>The safety of all road users always has top priority. That is why safety drivers\/operators play a central role and are absolutely essential. They know how to behave in critical situations and when to take control of the automated vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>In spring 2022, the 2nd amendment of the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ris.bka.gv.at\/GeltendeFassung.wxe?Abfrage=Bundesnormen&amp;Gesetzesnummer=20009740\"> Austrian Automated Driving Regulation<\/a> was published. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmk.gv.at\/\">Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation &amp; Technology<\/a> thus enables the testing of new technologies around automated vehicles in specific use cases.<\/p>\n<p>The additions to this regulation have now made it possible for the automated vehicle to be tested in Upper Austria with a safety driver. There is still a long way to go before vehicles can be on the road for testing purposes without such an operator, as the release processes also have to be developed.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4adbf49 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4adbf49\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-02f5637\" data-id=\"02f5637\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ae1826 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7ae1826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5267445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5267445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Challenge No.3 in automated freight transport: efficiency and safety <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-52b67d7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52b67d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e65019a\" data-id=\"e65019a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43ef45e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43ef45e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/insights-en\/use-cases-en\/hub-to-hub-transport-with-autonomous-transport-systems\/\">automated hub-to-hub transport<\/a>, the automated vehicle should be able to do many things as independently as possible. At the same time, traffic safety must not be compromised under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, it is necessary not to affect the flow of traffic, which will consist of automated and non-automated road users.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, the vehicle must neither drive too conservatively nor too offensively. To achieve these goals, it is essential not only to redesign the vehicle and equip it with sensors, but also to drive in a generally networked manner and to include the surrounding infrastructure along the 600-meter route.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a20985\" data-id=\"8a20985\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a911dac elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a911dac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Use-Case-Schenker-Skizze-1024x577.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3269\" alt=\"Skizze Wegverlauf autonomes Transport Shuttle\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Use-Case-Schenker-Skizze-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Use-Case-Schenker-Skizze-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Use-Case-Schenker-Skizze-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Use-Case-Schenker-Skizze-1536x865.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/Use-Case-Schenker-Skizze.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2bd7f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e2bd7f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #939393; font-size: 14px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The goal is to be able to operate an automated electric truck on the 600 m long track safely and economically in the future, even without an &#8220;operator&#8221;. \u00a9 DigiTrans GmbH<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3fb11a2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3fb11a2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b373b4e\" data-id=\"b373b4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb06dcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb06dcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All modifications, such as road markings, traffic signs, traffic lights, C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems) and Car2X communication (car to everything communication) must be designed to maximize traffic safety at all times.<\/p>\n<p>In order to be able to develop the best possible solutions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.land-oberoesterreich.gv.at\/\">state of Upper Austria<\/a>, the municipality of Gunskirchen and the participating companies <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotax.com\/de\/start.html\">BRP-Rotax<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbschenker.com\/at-de\">DB Schenker Austria<\/a> were involved. Special attention is also being paid to the needs of the road users and residents involved.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It is important to involve all stakeholders from the very beginning. This is to ensure that all questions are put on the table as soon as possible and that a collective approach to a solution can be developed,&#8221; says Hannes Watzinger GmbH.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c9d6962 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c9d6962\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5c831e\" data-id=\"c5c831e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51117ab elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51117ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5259df8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5259df8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the AWARD project - hub-to-hub use case for automated freight transport<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b736fb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b736fb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In a practice-related\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/insights-en\/use-cases-en\/hub-to-hub-transport-with-autonomous-transport-systems\/\">use case<\/a>\u00a0in Upper Austria, the two companies\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rotax.com\/de\/start.html\">BRP-Rotax<\/a>\u00a0and the freight forwarder\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbschenker.com\/at-de\">DB SCHENKER<\/a>, as well as the project partners\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait.ac.at\/\">AIT<\/a>, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.logistikum.at\/\">Logistikum<\/a>\u00a0of the Upper Austrian University of Applied Sciences,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lcm.at\/\">LCM<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.austriatech.at\/\">AustriaTech<\/a>, are researching and gathering experience on a public traffic section with an automated transport vehicle for a hub-to-hub logistics application that is suitable for everyday use and independent of weather conditions in order to make automated freight transport a reality.<\/p>\n<p>On a route of about 600 m, where a conventional truck normally runs every day, a driverless electric truck with test approval is to run hub-to-hub between the companies by 2023 \u2013 regardless of whether it is raining, snowing, sunny or foggy.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c7346e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c7346e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ba9af12\" data-id=\"ba9af12\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ef8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"17ef8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-768x216.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-8520\" alt=\"AWARD Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-768x216.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-1024x288.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-1536x433.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/cropped-Award-large-scaled-1-2048x577.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6534397\" data-id=\"6534397\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575f0eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"575f0eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4886 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Flag-EU-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-be46158\" data-id=\"be46158\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b8cf07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8b8cf07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The project is funded by the European Union\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">Horizon 2020<\/a> research and innovation program under Grant Agreement No. 101006817.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c567772 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c567772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90ef529 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90ef529\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>Further information and links<\/h5>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/award-h2020.eu\/\">&gt; More information about AWARD \u2013 Project Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitrans.expert\/en\/insights\/highlights\/eu-funded-project-for-autonomous-goods-trannsport-comes-to-upper-austria-in-2021\/\">&gt; More info about the Hub-to-Hub Use Case<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38d26b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a38d26b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9635abe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9635abe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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