The initiative addresses problems of energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions in public transportation, and opportunities created by smart grids for provision of new services. The initiative builds upon the development of a new mass transport corridor in Curitiba. Curitiba has a long history of sustainable urban development.
"First smart city in the world". Since the 1970s, the city has developed structural corridors and explored TOD (Transport oriented development) concepts. In fact, Curitiba was the first city to implement a BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) system.
The paramount task of ELMŰ-ÉMÁSZ company group is to propagate sustainable transport to the widest audience possible. Currently we are market leader as the operator of 65 electric vehicle smart charging points equipped with European standard Type-2 outlets. It is currently the largest charging network infrastructure in Hungary. As the Hungarian leader in electromobility, our company group has from 2010 been actively engaged in fostering environmentally friendly driving.
Renewable Energy EV Charger: The Sanya Skypump gives its users the assurance that the energy being used in their car is provided 100% by clean, renewable energy produced directly on-site. Powered by Urban Green Energy's elegant 4 kW turbine and taking advantage of GE's advanced WattStation, the Sanya Skypump offers an excellent addition to the ever-evolving infrastructure necessary to support the electric vehicles entering the market.
AImotive is a global provider of vision-first self-driving technology. We utilize artificial intelligence, simulation and supporting hardware architectures for a safe autonomous experience. AImotive is the largest independent team in the world working towards fully self-driving car technology. Our unique toolset is engineered to answer all the challenges of autonomous mobility, powered by advanced artificial intelligence, simulation technology, and supporting hardware architectures.
GreenGo is a car sharing service that is used through a mobile app. The service started with 45 electric cars in Budapest that users can reserve using their smartphones. Pickup and dropoff can happen in a designated zone but cars can be used outside the zone, too. Cars can be used 24 hours a day, until they need recharge. Payments are automatic or card based after use, with minute-based pricing.
The automated fare collection (AFC) system will be an integral part of the Budapest cityscape and also of customers’ everyday lives; therefore prior to naming the scheme, BKK conducted a questionnaire-based customer expectation survey in 2013 along with international benchmarking of best practice for branding similar systems throughout the world. The results show that mostly names of animals are preferred, such as oyster, octopus or hummingbird, but also precious stones, fruits and playful names are used.