EfeuCampus (eco-friendly experimental urban logistics campus) based in

Bruchsal Bruchsal (; South Franconian: ''Brusl'') is a city at the western edge of the Kraichgau, approximately 20 km northeast of Karlsruhe in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. Bruchsal is the lar ...

, is Germany's first research area for

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autonomous In developmental psychology and moral, political, and bioethical philosophy, autonomy is the capacity to make an informed, uncoerced decision. Autonomous organizations or institutions are independent or self-governing. Autonomy can also be defi ...

and emission free freight

logistics Logistics is the part of supply chain management that deals with the efficient forward and reverse flow of goods, services, and related information from the point of origin to the Consumption (economics), point of consumption according to the ...

on the last mile ("LastMileCityLab"). The

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is funded by the

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and the state

Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

.In addition, the campus develops solutions for smart mobility in urban areas throughout Europe. In addition to autonomous delivery robots, an emission-free cargo drone from

Volocopter Volocopter GmbH (formerly called E-Volo GmbH) is a German aircraft manufacturer based in Bruchsal (near Karlsruhe) and founded by Alexander Zosel and Stephan Wolf. The company specializes in the design of Electric aircraft, electric multirotor ...

will also supply the campus with goods in the future.

History

The beginnings of the project date back to 2015, when the Regionale Wirtschaftsförderung

GmbH and the Technologieregion Karlsruhe GbR won the competition for sustainable regional development ("RegioWIN") of the state of

and awarded EfeuCampus concept as a european lighthouse project in the field of innovation centers. The project was awarded a total of 10 million euros in the first funding period (2014-2020), which came from the

European Regional Development Fund The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) is one of the European Structural and Investment Funds allocated by the European Union. Its purpose is to transfer money from richer regions (not countries), and invest it in the infrastructure and se ...

(EFRE) and the state of Baden Württemberg. In 2016, EfeuCampus Bruchsal GmbH was founded by the city of Bruchsal as a wholly owned subsidiary.

Concept

The efeuCampus project has been developed on the site of the former Dragoon Barracks ("efeuQuartier"). It is an impetus for the development of solutions for last-mile freight logistics and autonomous vehicle technology. The efeuQuartier consists of the efeuCampus with the efeuLog delivery system, where the operation of automatic delivery and automatic collection of parcels as well as the disposal of recyclable materials takes place. A depot serves as intermediate storage for incoming and outgoing goods. Autonomous transport robots deliver the goods to the neighbourhood depot in front of the residents' houses. Communication with the delivery robots takes place via an app. Pick-up points placed in front of the houses guarantee a smooth process.

Partner

* big. bechtold-gruppe *

* FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik * PTV Planung Transport Verkehr *

Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences With around 7,000 students, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences (Hochschule Karlsruhe - HKA) is the second largest university of applied sciences in the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg (as of winter semester 2022/2023). It is a fo ...

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT; ) is both a German public research university in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, and a research center of the Helmholtz Association. KIT was created in 2009 when the University of Karlsruhe (), founde ...

(KIT) *

SEW Eurodrive SEW-EURODRIVE GmbH & Co KG is a German manufacturing company located in Bruchsal, Germany. The company produces gear units, motors, electric motors, and inverter technology. The beginnings under Ernst Blickle The company started with the desig ...

Schenker AG Schenker AG (trading as DB Schenker) is a subsidiary of Danish logistics company DSV. The company was previously owned by German rail operator Deutsche Bahn, which acquired the subsidiary back in 2002. It comprises divisions for air, land, sea fr ...

Supporter

* Europäische Union *

Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Wohnungsbau Baden-Württemberg A ministerial association is an ecumenical Christian group that is active on the local level. Clergy from various congregations, including Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Congregationalist, Lutheran, Methodist, Moravian, Orthodox, Presbyterian, and ...

* Technologieregion Karlsruhe * Test Area Autonomous Driving Baden-Württemberg

Awards

* 2022, Innovation Award,

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (, ; abbreviated BMWE, formerly BMWi) is a Cabinet of Germany, cabinet-level ministry of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was previously known as the "Ministry of Economy". It was recreate ...

''Efeu Campus erhält Auszeichnung des Bundeswirtschaftsministeriums''
SWR, Juni 1, 2022 (German)

References

External links

Website EfeuCampus
Organisations based in Baden-Württemberg Research institutes in Germany