Munich's transport system has been given a digital twin. “DatSim 2.0 Digital Mobility Twin Munich” digitally maps Munich's mobility in order to test the effectiveness of measures. The simulation allows traffic and emissions data to be analyzed and emergency response routes to be optimized. Okari develops situational steering and control strategies.
Challenge
Urban planning is changing rapidly—new mobility concepts and transport routes are influencing not only the everyday lives of citizens, but also the work of emergency services and first responders. Construction sites, roadworks, and temporary closures often force emergency vehicles to take alternative routes. However, conventional navigation systems rarely take into account the special rights of emergency vehicles or the practical knowledge of drivers, which leads to inaccurate time estimates.
Solution
The DatSim 2.0 project is developing a digital twin of mobility for the Munich metropolitan region. The aim is to digitally map the current traffic situation and the effects of future measures. To this end, comprehensive data on traffic flows, air quality, and mobility is being collected and modeled in high resolution. This creates a virtual copy of entire city districts in which mobility is viewed both physically and digitally. Mobility is thus considered twice – once physically and once digitally.
Together with municipal stakeholders, Okari is investigating the effects of mobility interventions on BOS mission navigation in urban rescue services. Specifically, situational steering and guidance strategies are being developed to improve navigation for rescue services in real time while also taking individual traffic into account.
Okari GmbH is supporting the project by:
- Identification of the legal framework applicable to ground-based routing in emergency services
- Development of control and guidance strategies for motor vehicle traffic (MIV) to relieve emergency routes (use cases)
- Development of situational/location-based control and guidance strategies (route guidance) for the Munich Fire Department in the event of an incident (ground-based emergency services)
- Analysis of routing results and comparison with the simulation and EMS trajectories
Added value
Thanks to improved data and situational traffic strategies, emergency services can be deployed more efficiently, response times shortened, and traffic measures simulated digitally in advance—an important step toward proactive and safe urban development.
The project is part of the “Munich Cluster for the Future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions (MCube) – Clusters 4 Future Innovation Networks for Our Future” and is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
