What does the future of public transport on the Kiel Fjord look like? “CAPTN Vaiaro” stands for Clean Autonomous Public Transport Network. The project displays a combination of clean bus and ferry traffic as a sustainable mobility chain. Besides the Kiel University and the Muthesius University of fine Arts & Design.
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A large number of actors from the world of science, economy, politics and administration has contributed to the development of a project outline for an autonomous ferry connection between the west and east side of the fjord.
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Two different concepts were developed within the project with the names “Floating Platform” and “Passage”, each of which is a distinct design with different emphases to concretise this new form of mobility.
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CAPTN project displays a combination of clean bus and ferry traffic as a sustainable mobility chain.Two different concepts were developed within the project with the names “Floating Platform” and “Passage”, each of which is a distinct design with different emphases to concretise this new form of mobility.
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Thus, a leitmotifs for intelligent mobility and a new landmark in Kiel had been set in place. The statement of the design drafts is simple: When visiting Kiel, one definitely wants to sail on the new ferry!
At the same time, teh design also expresses the self-image of the CAPTN initiative. We don’t only want to develop autonomous systems, but a unique ferry, a holistic concept for mobility on the water in concert with other autonomous and innovative modes of transport.The project is ongoing; an evaluation of the feasibility of the ferry takes place regularly.
