Sohjoa - Baltic Sea Region transitioning into eco-friendly autonomous last mile public transportation

Programme 2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

Date of latest update: 2023-06-16

Description

Description (EN):

Public transport is not as flexible and accessible as private cars are in the Baltic Sea region. The project works towards increasing the attractiveness of public transport by improving offered services and introducing automated driverless electric minibuses, especially for the first and last mile of the journey. It proposes recommendations for environmentally friendly and smart automated public transport and guidelines on the organisational set-up. Automated buses to add mobility to public transport: People commute to work and school, use services or recreational sites out of the reach of their homes. Depending on the available options and personal preferences and possibilities, some people walk or cycle, others take a bus, tram, train or a private car. Various mobility choices determine people’s daily routines and affect their well-being, traffic emissions as well as contribute to the climate change. Sohjoa Baltic helps people consider their daily choices by bringing more options to the public transport, offering a driverless bus as one of them. Six pilots: Sohjoa Baltic brings autonomous small buses to drive demo routes in six Baltic Sea region cities. While driving, an autonomous bus scans its surroundings in order to slow down or stop completely if there is an obstacle on its way. However, during the pilots there is always an operator onboard, just like there used to be one inside a lift when they were introduced. Partnership: Within Sohjoa Baltic, partners from eight Baltic Sea countries offer a transition into eco-friendly autonomous public transport and invite everybody to get familiar with the next century technology: Metropolia University of Applied Sciences, Forum Virium Helsinki, Finnish Transport Safety Agency Trafi, Helsinki Region Transport Authority HSL, FLOU Solutions Ltd (FI), Tallinn University of Technology, Tallinn Transport Department (EE), Chalmers University of Technology (SE), Zemgale Planning Region (LV), Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (DE), The City of Gdansk (PL), The Municipality of Kongsberg (NO), The Municipality of Vejle (DK)

Achievements (EN):

The project has gathered legal information on the integration of autonomous driving into the public transport system. The publication, created in collaboration with transportation authorities and lawyers from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, Poland, Latvia and Estonia, “Transnational Legal Implementation Roadmap for autonomous vehicles”, identified the main implementation requirements that must be fulfilled before automated vehicles can operate on public roads. The pilots for introducing autonomous, electric shuttle bus to the streets took place in three cities, Kongsberg (Norway), Helsinki (Finland) and Gdansk (Poland). After the Kongsberg pilot, the city integrated robot bus into their public transport. The Helsinki pilot covering the distance from the terminus to the metro station, served nearly 3,000 passengers in three months and was the longest (2,2km) robot bus route in Finland. The Gdansk pilot was the first one in Poland and it served 3,000 passengers in five weeks. The pilots were free of charge for all the passengers. Follow-up activities: The Sohjoa Baltic project continues as Sohjoa Last mile. http://interreg-baltic.eu/project/sohjoa-baltic/

Website: http://www.sohjoabaltic.eu

Delivered Outputs (EN): Road map for developing automated first and last mile solutions Aggregated final report Safety and technical requirements report Automated vehicles implementation toolbox for cities Report on best practices Plan and execution of project valorisation

Thematic information

Improving transport connections

Specific Objective: ‘Environmentally friendly urban mobility’: To enhance environmentally friendly transport systems in urban areas based on increased capacity of urban transport actors

Thematic Objective: (07) promoting sustainable transport and removing bottlenecks in key network infrastructures by:

Investment Priority: (07c) developing and improving environmentally-friendly (including low-noise) and low-carbon transport systems, including inland waterways and maritime transport, ports, multimodal links and airport infrastructure, in order to promote sustainable regional and local mobility

Partners (14)

Lead Partner: Metropolia Ammattikorkeakoulu

Department: Automotive and Mechanical Engineering

Address: Myllypurontie 1, 00920 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.metropolia.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 602 852.00

ERDF budget: EUR 452 139.00

Forum Virium Helsinki

Name: Forum Virium Helsinki

Department: Forum Virium Helsinki

Address: Unioninkatu 24, 00130 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.forumvirium.fi

Total budget: EUR 312 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 234 000.00

Liikenteen turvallisuusvirasto (Trafi), SUCCEEDED by PP14 (01.01.2019)

Name: Liikenteen turvallisuusvirasto (Trafi), SUCCEEDED by PP14 (01.01.2019)

Department: Transport system and development

Address: P.O.Box 320 , 00101 Helsinki , Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.trafi.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 67 845.45

ERDF budget: EUR 50 884.08

Helsinki Region Transport Authority HSL, WITHDRAWAL (09/11/2018)

Name: Helsinki Region Transport Authority HSL, WITHDRAWAL (09/11/2018)

Department: Helsinki Region Transport Authority HSL

Address: Opastinsilta 6 A , 00240 Helsinki , Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.hsl.fi

Total budget: EUR 1 485.36

ERDF budget: EUR 1 114.02

FLOU Solutions Oy

Name: FLOU Solutions Oy

Department: FLOU Solutions Ltd

Address: Pohjoisranta 14, 00170 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: private

Website: http://www.flouanalytics.com

Total budget: EUR 122 062.50

ERDF budget: EUR 91 546.87

Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Name: Tallinna Tehnikaülikool

Department: Ragnar Nurkse School of Innovation and Governance

Address: Akdeemia tee 3 , 12618 Tallinn , Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tut.ee

Total budget: EUR 202 000.01

ERDF budget: EUR 171 700.00

Tallinna Transpordiamet

Name: Tallinna Transpordiamet

Department: Tallinn Transport Department

Address: Vabaduse väljak 10 , 10146 Tallinn , Estonia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.tallinn.ee/eng/Transport-Department

Total budget: EUR 416 999.99

ERDF budget: EUR 354 449.99

Chalmers tekniska högskola

Name: Chalmers tekniska högskola

Department: Applied Mechanics

Address: Hörsalsvägen 7a , 41296 Gothenburg, Sweden

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.chalmers.se/

Total budget: EUR 401 973.24

ERDF budget: EUR 301 479.93

Zemgales plānošanas reģions

Name: Zemgales plānošanas reģions

Department: Zemgale Planning Region

Address: Katolu iela 2b , LV 3001 Jelgava , Latvia

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.zemgale.lv

Total budget: EUR 262 000.00

ERDF budget: EUR 222 700.00

Institut für Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilität

Name: Institut für Klimaschutz, Energie und Mobilität

Department: Mobility

Address: Magazinstraße 15-16 , 10179 Berlin , Germany

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.ikem.de

Total budget: EUR 137 976.90

ERDF budget: EUR 103 482.67

Miasto Gdańsk

Name: Miasto Gdańsk

Department: Department Community Facilites Management

Address: ul. Nowe Ogrody 8/12, 80-803 Gdańsk , Poland

Legal status: public

Website: https://www.gdansk.pl

Total budget: EUR 304 547.00

ERDF budget: EUR 258 864.95

Kongsberg Kommune

Name: Kongsberg Kommune

Department: The Municipality of Kongsberg

Address: Kirkegata 1 , 3602 Kongsberg , Norway

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.kongsberg.kommune.no

Total budget: EUR 482 000.00

Vejle Kommune

Name: Vejle Kommune

Department: Technical and environmental department

Address: Kirketorvet 22 , DK-7100 Vejle , Denmark

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.vejle.dk

Total budget: EUR 105 500.00

ERDF budget: EUR 79 125.00

Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom

Name: Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom

Department: Transport system

Address: P.O.Box 320 , 00101 Helsinki, Finland

Legal status: public

Website: http://www.traficom.fi/en

Total budget: EUR 61 131.55

ERDF budget: EUR 45 848.66

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Summary

Project name (EN): Sohjoa - Baltic Sea Region transitioning into eco-friendly autonomous last mile public transportation

Project acronym: Sohjoa Baltic

Project start date: 2017-10-01

Project end date: 2020-09-30

Project status: closed

Total budget/expenditure: EUR 3 480 374.00

Total EU funding (amount): EUR 2 367 335.17

Total EU funding (co-financing rate): 68.00%

Co-financing sources:

ERDF: Amount, EUR 2 367 335.17.

Third-country contribution: 241 000.00

Documents

Documents on this project are listed below, and organised by category. Please note field "Data source", attached to each document. Keep.eu users are free to use these documents as long as they mention the data source and keep.eu.

Reports

The Legal Framework

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Technology and Safety Requirements

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-30

Attachment file: Download

Starting Your Own Pilot

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

The Procurement Challenges

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

User Experience and Impact on Public Transport

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Report

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Presentations

The Future of Autonomous Transport in Baltic Sea Region conference 2020

Attachment type: file

Type of document: Presentation

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-08-27

Languages: en

Attachment file: Download

Videos / films

Sohjoa Baltic - Automated Driverless Electric Minibuses in Baltic Sea Region

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://interreg-baltic.eu/project/sohjoa-baltic/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2018-05-29

Languages: en

Large Scale Pilot in Kongsberg, Norway

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2018-10-31

Languages: en, no

Robottibussi Vuosaaressa - Sohjoa Baltic 2019 - Metropolia AMK

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2019-08-20

Languages: fi

Sohjoa Baltic promotion Vejle 2019

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2019-10-31

Languages: en

Small Scale Pilot in Gdansk, Poland

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2019-12-12

Languages: pl

Autonomous Public Transport webinar | 10 June 2020 | Sohjoa Baltic

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-06-25

Languages: en

Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug 2020 Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: en

Future of Autonomous Transport Conference 27 Aug Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: en

Audi at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

BOLT at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

CONTAI at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

INCHCAPE BMW at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | TallinnINCHCAPE BMW at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-30

Languages: lt

Nissan at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

TalTech at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

TOYOTA at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

Tuul at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

VOLTRIDE at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: ttps://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: lt

VW at the Future of Autonomous Transport Exhibition 26 Aug | Tallinn

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-15

Languages: en

Sohjoa Baltic Small Scale Pilot in Aizkraukle, Latvia, 2020

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-16

Languages: en

Sohjoa Baltic Small Scale Pilot in Jelgava, Latvia, 2020

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-09-16

Languages: en

1st Robot Bus pilots in Latvia 2020 by Sohjoa Baltic

Attachment type: link

Type of document: Video / film

Data source: https://www.sohjoabaltic.eu/

Publication date: 2022-08-27

Document date: 2020-10-05

Languages: en, lv

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2014 - 2020 INTERREG VB Baltic Sea

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2023-06-16

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200 / 200 (100%)

No. of project partnerships in keep.eu / Total no. of project partnerships (% of project partnerships in keep.eu)

2 025 / 2 025 (100%)

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Sohjoa - Baltic Sea Region transitioning into eco-friendly autonomous last mile public transportation

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