Up to 10,000 on-demand shuttles in Hamburg as early as 2030

From 2024, the first movers are to drive through Hamburg on a test basis and series vehicles are to be built from 2025. By 2030, up to 10,000 autonomous on-demand shuttles from different providers could be on the road in public transport throughout the entire city.

The pilot operation from 2024, in which a vehicle escort will still be on board, is initially intended to gather important experience for later operation and to create the conditions for the legal framework for autonomous vehicles.

HOCHBAHN has already demonstrated how an automated minibus can function in urban traffic with the HEAT project in HafenCity from 2019 to 2021. The project was one of the first in the world to implement autonomous driving in local public transport on a defined route without planned intervention by driving personnel. With the Mover from HOLON, the step into regular operation is now to be taken.