The City of Espoo is planning to use autonomous public transport as part of a low-carbon mobility. Autonomous bus technology is evolving at a rapid pace, but much remains to be developed in terms of usability and functionality. WSP in Finland studied the accessibility of robot driven buses in the fall of 2021 by using a virtual model. During the virtual robot bus trip, the people in the target groups were interviewed in depth.
Our experts planned the testing project with the City of Espoo and the Helsinki Regional Transport Authority. The focus was on the user interface. We started with a definition of the virtual model and planned the course of the interview day. The target groups were made up of elderly people with physical and sensory impairments and people with strollers.
