Forecasting traffic volumes and multimodal traffic mode choices for net zero areas in cities | [間：AI DA]: supporting international carrier development of early career researchers (ECRs)

Information of the Applicant from Kyoto University：

Satoshi NAKANO, Assistant Professor, The Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering

Duration of Stay：

from September 26 to October 5, 2023

Aims：

Researching on the relationship between energy and new traffic mode in Germany

Visited Researchers and Institutions in Germany：

Dr. Franziska Kaiser, Managing Director, Research Campus Mobility2Grid, Technical University Berlin

Motivation for Kyoto-DAAD Programme

Pathways towards a combined energy and mobility transition in Germany and Japan: Forecasting traffic volumes and multimodal traffic mode choices for net zero areas in cities

My major is mobility management, and for several years I have conducted research on the return of driver’s licenses for elderly people. It is very important for the elderly to be able to choice various mode of transportation other than a car to smoothly return their driver’s license. In Germany, sharing services and mobility hubs for electric mobility such as cargo bikes is spread, so I applied to this program to deepen my understanding of these new mobility.

Achievements and Outcomes of ECRs’ Stay

Discussing the possibility of modal shift from private cars to electric mobility

Visiting Mobility2Grid, the research campus of Technical University Berlin, I learned about the use of electric mobility in Berlin, not only from the perspective of transportation, but also from the perspective of energy. It was also a very good opportunity to learn the differences in road structures between Germany and Japan by observing electric mobility vehicles and discussing with researchers.

Outlook for the Project

I have continued to work together with researchers on the German side, whom I were able to get to know through this project, even after this project. In addition, through this project, a new research idea on the role of electric mobility as a pacemaker vehicle was born, for which I have applied for another research grant and plan to visit Germany again.

Activities of German ECR in Kyoto University

Aims:

Researching on the potential of cargo bikes in Japan/ Building a new research network in Japan

Visited Researchers and Institutions in Japan:

Prof. Dr. Jan-Dirk Schmöcker, The Department of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University

Jonas Fahlbush, Ph.D. student, Technical University Berlin

Duration of Stay:

May 8 to June 30, 2023

Sarah Hampel, Ph.D. student, Technical University Berlin

Duration of Stay:

August 26 to October 6, 2023