Ride the future is a research project with the purpose of finding out how electrified and autonomous shuttles can complement existing public transportation and thereby increase public transit’s competitiveness vis-à-vis the privately owned car and make it easier for more people to travel by public transportation.
On-demand – choose when to travel and where to get on and off!
The shuttles operates on the campus area and Vallastaden in Linköping with over 50 stops, both physical and virtual. In September 2024 the project transitioned to on-demand traffic. This means that to ride the buses passengers make a booking where they choose their own pick-up and drop-off locations, as well as the time they wish to travel. To get started and make a booking you can either download the app Ride the future or visit boka.ridethefuture.se.
Safety on board
A safety driver is on board on each turn and is responsible for the vehicle’s driving by monitoring the driving and, if necessary, takes over manual control and acts as a customer host.
Collaboration partners
Since the inauguration in March 2020, the autonomous vehicles have had close to 18,000 passengers. The partners in the project are the Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI), Linköping University (LiU), Östgötatrafiken, Transdev, Akademiska hus, RISE, Linköping Science Park and Linköping Municipality.
