Navigating cobblestone streets and pedestrian-dense heritage quarters using cooperative perception and V2P beacons.
Medieval city cores with narrow pedestrian passages, lack of lane markings, and thousands of distracted tourists present the ultimate challenge for autonomous transit. Conventional automotive sensors suffer from severe occlusion and false-positive braking events.
V2Tour combines low-speed electric shuttles with historical landmark RSUs and direct pedestrian smartphone beacons (V2P). Shuttles gently negotiate right-of-way using dynamic acoustic cues and optical ground projections, operating safely at 12 to 18 km/h without frustrating walking crowds. ``` +-----------------------+ PC5 / V2P Sidelink +-----------------------+ | Autonomous Shuttle | --------------------------------> | Pedestrian Smartphone | | "Proceeding Gently" | <-------------------------------- | Pedestrian Intention | +-----------------------+ Mutual Collision Shield +-----------------------+ ```
In trial operations in Florence and Bruges, V2Tour shuttles completed over 40,000 passenger trips with zero safety incidents and a 97% tourist satisfaction score.