Project consortium

Prof. Dr. phil. Dipl.-Ing. Sabine Ammon, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Christine Ahrend, Technische Universität Berlin
Dr. Ing. Kerstin Kracht, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Tobia Lakes, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Müller, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Frank Rackwitz, Technische Universität Berlin
Prof. Dr. Gunter Schumann, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin and ISTBI, Fudan University Shanghai, China
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Utz von Wagner, Technische Universität Berlin

Cooperation partners from application submission

ADFC Berlin e. V., Berlin, Cycling in Berlin
Changing Cities e. V., Berlin, Initiative for sustainable mobility in Berlin
Fuss e. V., Berlin, Initiative for pedestrian traffic
Paper Planes e. V., Berlin, Initiative for urban transformation

Today's transportation systems consume enormous amounts of space, energy, and resources, which is accompanied by an urgent search for innovative technological solutions, especially in urban areas. PureMobility stands for a new vision of future mobility based on public mobility services using electric, autonomous, small, lightweight, and slow-moving vehicles in combination with roads that take up little space, are highly permeable to water, and store little heat. This innovative approach could be a response to societal needs by leading to a healthier and more livable city with more green spaces, lower noise and air pollution levels, and new opportunities for active transportation, such as walking and cycling, in times of climate adaptation. In a conventional approach, the technical system would first be developed as a potential response to societal needs; once the technological innovation is mature enough, issues of societal acceptance are addressed. Our project turns this process on its head. We will develop the vision for the future human-centered mobility system in an explicitly transdisciplinary approach that combines engineering with ethics, social and health sciences, and involves societal stakeholders from the outset.

This vision will guide basic research by integrating research into possible societal impacts, an orientation toward societal aspirations for the future, and ethical values of good mobility as early as the concept phase. The main objectives of the project are: a. the transdisciplinary co-creation process of developing a vision for a future mobility system, b. the identification, operationalization, and analysis of key values of good mobility, c. the development and evaluation of the protovision, d. the development of transformation scenarios, e. a communication campaign for broader societal feedback on the vision, and f. methodological meta-research on the normative, transdisciplinary process.