PASSAge - Personalized Mobility, Assistance and Service Systems
in an Ageing Society
6. Deutscher AAL-Kongress, page 260--269. Berlin, Germany, VDE Verlag, (January 2013)Abstract
The demographic change in modern societies has a signi?cant impact
on the future planning of self-determined mobility and mobility means.
An optimized accessibility of the means of transportation is required,
as well as their connection towards buildings and residences. These
connections have to be modular and compatible to the mobility means
of the users. Barrier-free accessibility according to the existing
norms can address these problems only partially. Broader and holistic
concepts are needed here. The project PASSAge aims at the implementation
of seamless mobility chains that smoothly connect private and public
space. Mobility shall be ensured by the extension of existing mobility
means with user-oriented components. The project follows the approach
to complement the barrier-free access and usage of public transportation
with mostly electrically powered compact vehicles and micro vehicles.
These have to be adapted by physical means and information technology
means to residences and building structures. Core of the project
is to develop a ?exible socio-technical infrastructure with a multitude
of mobility means and modular buildings, thus creating synergy effects.
An important goal of the approach is the development of business
models, which allow for and ensure the allocation and coordination
of mobility services. Interfaces will be created for all compact
vehicles and micro vehicles that extend their functionality both
digitally and physically and thereby enable their ubiquitous connection
to the envisioned services.