TORUS – Autonomous City-Bus for Future Mobility

TORUS – automaTed Open electRic city bUS – is a test vehicle for automated driving ready for beeing used on public roads.

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Austria’s largest autonomous city-bus as test vehicle for future mobility solutions:

  • autonomous bus SAE level 4 with safety driver
  • expandable, open system interfaces
  • battery-electric
  • barrier-free
  • road-legal for real-life laboratory use
  • ready for testing – in automated and manual operation on public roads
  • up to 10 people (seated) and additional wheel chair place
  • for research, testing or POC

The vehicle is based on a series vehicle from eVersum, is extended by Virtual Vehicle with an automation kit and is operated by ALP.Lab.

Supported by the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology and the Austrian FFG funding agency.

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Details:

MEASUREMENTS AND RANGE

Austria’s largest automated passenger bus (6.9 meters) is based on a series-production vehicle from the manufacturer eVersum.

With a range of about 300 km the bus is ideal for urban use.

MULTIPLE POSSIBLE USE CASES

  • sensor technologies
  • perception technologies
  • incabin monitoring
  • V2X communication
  • ADAS functions
  • MaaS concepts
  • etc.