{"id":14033,"date":"2022-06-15T10:01:19","date_gmt":"2022-06-15T07:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tampereenratikka.fi\/?p=14033"},"modified":"2022-06-15T10:01:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-15T07:01:21","slug":"a-unique-urban-mobility-environment-for-tampere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tampereenratikka.fi\/en\/a-unique-urban-mobility-environment-for-tampere\/","title":{"rendered":"A unique urban mobility environment for Tampere \u2013 the Lyyli tram car has an important role as a test platform"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The internationally unique \u201cLyyli Living Lab\u201d environment is being built for the Tampere Tramway system. It will allow various parties to cooperate on the experiment-driven development of urban mobility solutions in a real operating environment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lyyli tram car. Image: Wille Nyyss\u00f6nen\/ Tampere Tramway Ltd.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of the \u201cLyyli Living Lab\u201d project is to create a development, experiment, testing and marketing environment and the related services. This will make it possible to develop urban mobility solutions and obtain references in a real operating environment: the Tampere Tramway system, the Tramway Mock-up, and the very first Lyyli tram car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tampere Tramway Ltd is the host organisation for the project, which is scheduled to last for 4\u20136 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– One of the key goals of the project is to offer passengers new services and innovations to improve the travel experience and in addition to perform technology trials in a test car that operates in normal traffic. We\u2019re excited to be able to use our Lyyli tram car in such a unique project \u2013 the first of its kind once again, says Ali Huttunen<\/strong>, Head of Rolling Stock at Tampere Tramway Ltd.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLyyli Living Lab\u201d has been operating since the beginning of 2022 in small-scale trials, and the first larger trial began at the end of April. Construction of the project environment is already in progress, with Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) taking responsibility for the technology and digital tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– We expect this globally unique co-development environment to meet the needs of companies, the city, its residents and research organisations, attract wide-ranging international interest, and create a concrete platform for various forms of cooperation, states Olli Pihlajamaa<\/strong>, Senior Scientist at VTT.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The project is being implemented in cooperation with the City of Tampere, Business Tampere, Skoda, and the University of Tampere. The first example of experiment-driven development is an environmental observation system developed by Skoda Group and GIM Robotics, which will reduce the life cycle costs of a tram car and improve traffic safety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– The test platform has been very beneficial for us, because it provides an easy way to test the first prototypes in real traffic. This significantly speeds up development and testing work, explain Tommi Tikkanen<\/strong> from GIM Robotics and Kai Hermonen<\/strong> from Skoda Group.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLyyli Living Lab\u201d supports the City of Tampere\u2019s goal of building a sustainable and smart Tampere region in which housing, living and travel are carbon neutral and services function digitally, smoothly and in a user-oriented manner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

– During recent years, the City of Tampere has invested strongly in smart city development, ecosystems and open development platforms. Co-development plays a very important role in creating new innovations and ensuring the region\u2019s vitality. An attractive city offers its residents quality services, a pleasant environment and a smooth everyday life with convenient transport. This project will accelerate and ensure the achievement of these goals, explains Markku Niemi<\/strong>, Director of the Smart City programme at Business Tampere.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The project already has nearly 20 committed partners at this time. All interested Finnish and international actors can participate in the project by sending an application to Tampere Tramway Ltd and approving the annual membership fee corresponding to their selected commitment period. More information about the project is available at www.tamperetestbed.fi\/lyyli<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

More information:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ali Huttunen<\/strong>
Head of Track
Tampere Tramway Ltd.
tel. +358 40 866 3800
ali.huttunen@tampereenraitiotie.fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Olli Pihlajamaa<\/strong>
Senior Scientist
VTT
tel. +358 40 506 9153
olli.pihlajamaa@vtt.fi<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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