News
Masdar City operations head into year 5
As of November 28, 2014 the operations of the PRT at Masdar City heads into its 5th year. The system continues to proof itself, achieving the highest system availability to date over the past 3 months of operation. At 99.96%, 99.97% and 99.97% the system has been...
SMRT and 2getthere enter into a partnership for Singapore
At the start of the World Eco City Summit, leading transit operator SMRT Ltd’s subsidiary, SMRT International Pte Ltd and technology provider 2getthere signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for the introduction of 2getthere’s innovative driverless transit systems...
Masdar PRT system eclipses 1 million passenger-mark
Colin Lim, Managing Director, SMRT Services On May 22nd at 13.55 hours, the PRT system at Masdar welcomed its 1 millionth passenger This milestone demonstrates the popularity of the technology being showcased at Masdar City,’ said Anthony Mallows, Director of Masdar...
UTS and 2getthere celebrate 15 years co-operation
On May 20th United Technical Services (UTS) and 2getthere celebrated 15 years of co-operation. In May 1999 the first joint efforts between United Technical Services and 2getthere were made, marketing the innovative transit systems within the United Arab Emirates. With...
ATRA webinar: Public Transport Comple(men)ted (May 29, 2014)
As founding member 2getthere would like to invite you to join the webinar organized by the Advanced Transit Association Industry Group (ATRA IG) on May 29th at 15.00hr (UK time). The webinar is entitled ‘Public Transport Complemented’ and will feature speakers from...
Masdar PRT system 3 year anniversary
On November 28th 2010 the Masdar City PRT application was the world’s first podcar system to open to the general public. Last week the system celebrated the completion of its third year of operation, having transported over 819,000 passengers during that time. The...
Vehicle types
GRT vehicle: automated minibus
2getthere’s GRT vehicles are automated minibuses accommodating up to 22 passengers (8 seated, 14 standing). The vehicles allow for easy access through accurate docking at the stations, enabled by the ‘crabbing’ capability of the front and rear wheel steering.
PRT vehicle: automated taxi
2getthere’s PRT vehicle accommodates a 6-person family (4 adults, 2 children) with additional space for either a wheelchair or luggage. It combines the desirable aspects of the car (private travel at any time) with the social advantages of public transport (no congestion and parking issues).
Technology
Cost efficient bi-directional capability
The navigation is based on virtual routes. Vehicles follow the received set points for the routes, based on a robust and complex algorithm which controls multiple physical points of the vehicle. They keep track of their position by measuring distance (wheel revolutions) and the direction of travel (steering angle and gyro). The desired routes are followed within centimeters accuracy, even at high speeds (60km/h). The navigation control software is modular and generic in architecture, supporting any vehicle type and wheel configuration.
Perception systems: sense and understanding
2getthere is actively developing enhanced perception systems for better sense and understanding. This includes sensor fusion, using 3D camera systems, LiDAR, radar and ultrasound sensors as well as classification. The aims are to improve redundancy and safety, ensure operations under all adverse weather conditions and ultimately 360-degree awareness. The latter is especially for operations in mixed traffic with other road users, allowing to anticipate the unexpected through recognition and understanding of their intentions.
Careers
Test Engineer
2getthere is looking for a test engineer wanting to prepare and execute the required test cases to deliver autonomous vehicle systems to projects worldwide. The work includes set up and configuration for new applications and subsystems, system integration, product acceptance, site acceptance and regression testing.
Vehicle Software Developer
2getthere is looking for vehicle software developer to contribute to our state-of-the-art vehicle software ‘Forces’. You will be responsible for software and system design, design and implementation of unit, subsystem and integration tests as well as the set up and configuration of new applications.
Senior System Engineer
2getthere is looking for a system engineer to define the concept of operations and the overall system requirements, which will be further detailed in subsequent project phases to subsystem requirements such as the vehicles, the civil infrastructure (stations, guideways, etc.) the supervisor system and the ICT infrastructure.