Communication Dans Un Congrès Année : 2025

Assessing 5G Connectivity for Urbanloop: a Pod-based Autonomous Railway Transport System

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Smart mobility aims to enhance the passenger experience by optimizing transportation modes while minimizing environmental impact. In this context, Urbanloop, a pioneering urban transportation system utilizing autonomous pod vehicles on dedicated rail circuits (loops), provides a low-energy, lowcarbon, and personalized travel experience, free from intermediate stops or transfers. This innovative system not only sets a world record for the lowest energy consumption per kilometer per passenger but also successfully completed its first passenger deployment during the 2024 Olympic Games. Since the efficient monitoring and management of pod movements require stable, high-performance, and continuous communication, 5G emerges as a key enabler in meeting these demands. In this paper, we first introduce the core principles of the Urbanloop system and then examine the necessity of 5G integration by analyzing how communication QoS impacts system safety and performance. Using Veins-Simu5G, we evaluate the effects of packet loss and latency under various communication and mobility scenarios, and the related impacts on safety distance and pod deployment density. Finally, we validate our simulation findings through preliminary real-world testing with the OAIBOX platform, built upon the OpenAirInterface framework, confirming the practical relevance of our results for future deployments.

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hal-05157729 , version 1 (11-07-2025)

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Runbo Su, Abdelkader Lahmadi, Ye-Qiong Song, Jean-Philippe Mangeot. Assessing 5G Connectivity for Urbanloop: a Pod-based Autonomous Railway Transport System. 2025 IEEE 102nd Vehicular Technology Conference, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, Oct 2025, Chengdu, China. ⟨hal-05157729⟩
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