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Autonomous bus transport

The public transport of the future will be autonomous

HOCHBAHN is playing a leading role in Germany in the development of driverless bus transport.

Autonomous driving opens up new perspectives for public transport. With this technology, public transport on the road is on the verge of a decisive development step. HOCHBAHN sees autonomous bus transport as a key lever for attracting even more people to public transport while making the service even more attractive and efficient.

That is why we have been conducting intensive research, development and testing in this forward-looking field for several years. We gained valuable experience in autonomous road transport as early as 2021 with the HEAT project. As part of the ALIKE project, we will be testing a barrier-free, autonomous on-demand service on Hamburg's roads in 2026.

At the same time, we are preparing for the next milestone – the use of RoboShuttles and RoboMidibuses in regular scheduled service. We are convinced that autonomous driving can make a decisive contribution to the mobility transition, particularly in scheduled transport – reliably, flexibly and sustainably.


Together with the Association of German Transport Companies (VDV), HOCHBAHN has published a white paper on driverless transport in regular service. You can download the strategy paper directly here:


Autonomous bus transport in Hamburg – HOCHBAHN's projects:

Autonomous on-demand shuttles

HOCHBAHN will soon be operating autonomous, emission-free on-demand shuttles in Hamburg. The ALIKE project was established with other partners for this purpose.

The HEAT project

HOCHBAHN has been moving Hamburg for over 100 years. We are always testing and developing. That's why we have the HEAT project, in which we are working with other partners to test Hamburg's first automated minibus for public transport.