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🇩🇪 Hamburg

ALIKE Autonomous Ride-Pooling (MOIA ID. Buzz)

Hamburg's municipal transit operator HOCHBAHN leads ALIKE, a €26m federally funded project testing autonomous on-demand shuttles as part of public transport. MOIA began carrying pre-registered residents in Mobileye-equipped VW ID. Buzz vans on 15 July 2026 — free, bookable via the hvv switch and MOIA apps. A safety operator stays aboard for the entire project.

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🚲 MobilityAutonomous vehiclesShared mobilityPublic transport
Evidence🏛️ Official
Scale🧪 Pilot
FundingEUR 26m, German Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV)

📖 Terms in this entry: CBTC (communications-based train control) · Grades of Automation (GoA) · Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS)

Sources

↗ MOIA (operator)Launch release, 15 July 2026 — passenger test operation, up to 10 vehicles, free rides, safety operator, Winterhude/Barmbek/Wandsbek.
↗ HOCHBAHN (ALIKE consortium lead)Authority project page — EUR 26m BMDV funding, partners, up to 20 vehicles, ~37 km2 area / ~320,000 residents, and the statement that a safety driver is aboard throughout the entire project period.
↗ MOIA — ALIKE projectProject scope — 36 months, SAE Level 4 target, Mobileye driving system, hvv switch + MOIA app booking, ID. Buzz AD and HOLON Mover.
↗ electrive (trade press)Independent launch coverage — up to ten vehicles, free rides, safety driver on board.

This overview was generated with AI from the public sources listed above and checked against them before publication. It has not had a complete human fact-check — treat it as a starting point and follow the sources.

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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “ALIKE Autonomous Ride-Pooling (MOIA ID. Buzz)” — Hamburg, Germany. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/hamburg-moia-autonomous/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.

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