[MCTG] Fwd: Altreonic unveils KURT e-vehicle system for urban mobility

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_In this newsletter:_<http://www.altreonic.com>

  * *Altreonic unveils KURT e-vehicle system for urban mobility*
  * *Remote monitoring and fleet management for KURT e-vehicle*
  * *Mobility as a Service: On the road to packet switching*
  * *Our roadmap for an e-mobility platform was defined in 2009!*

_*Altreonic unveils KURT e-vehicle system for urban mobility*_

Since 3 years Altreonic NV is pursuing the development and market 
deployment of its light weight KURT™ electric vehicle system (L6 
category). Its disruptive and uniquely modular architecture (patent 
pending) was specifically designed for urban environments, out-doors as 
well as in-doors

Two models are in the making. Model-S features a width between 78 and 
100 cm and has a maximum speed of 24 km/hr. Model-M features a width 
between 100 and 140 cm and a maximum speed of 44 km/hr. It also has 
heavier (Lithium-Ion) batteries and more powerful motors allowing it to 
carry up to 300 kg. Both vehicles have a a range that allows a full day 
driving (about 200 km on a flat terrain).

What sets the KURT vehicle really apart from other vehicles is its 
complete modularity. For more details continue reading here. 
<http://www.altreonic.com/content/altreonic-unveils-kurt-e-vehicle-system-urban-mobility>

_*Remote monitoring and fleet management for KURT e-vehicle*_

Developing the KURT vehicle has resulted also into a number of 
significant enhancements to Altreonic's supporting tools. The KURT 
controller software runs on the VirtuosoNext RTOS. To enhance safety and 
security, all Tasks and memory regions are protected from each other, 
yet it runs on a modest ARM M-series controller with little memory. As 
VirtuosoNext is a distributed operating system, the application runs 
replicated on the four controlling nodes of the KURT self-propelled 
platform. The GoedelWorks platform is used to keep track of all 
engineering data in a traceable way. In line with the methodology, the 
KURT vehicle can also be remotely monitored through a smartphone or 
mini-tablet (that functions as driver's vehicle dashboard). For more 
details continue reading here 
<http://www.altreonic.com/content/remote-monitoring-and-fleet-management-kurt-vehicle>.

_*Mobility as a Service: On the road to packet switching*_

Altreonic has published a new article on the Move Forward website 
<https://www.move-forward.com/news/details/mobility-as-a-service-on-the-road-to-packet-switching/>. 
Below the abstract:

A few decades ago, telecom and internet spawned a new and disruptive 
socio-economic wave by bringing the marginal cost of communication and 
information sharing close to zero. This was largely made possible by a 
switch from circuit-switching to packet-switching networks. Information 
as well as voice and video is chopped up in small packets and flows over 
dynamically changing virtual highways and no longer over fixed wires. 
How can the key learnings from this revolution be applied to Mobility as 
a Service?

Related articles:

The disruptive nature of automated Mobility as a Service 
<http://www.altreonic.com/content/disruptive-nature-automated-mobility-service>

Smart e-vehicles for a smarter mobility 
<http://www.altreonic.com/content/smart-e-vehicles-smarter-mobility>

*_Our roadmap for an e-mobility platform was defined in 2009!_*

Maybe to the surprise of some, but the KURT e-vehicle development 
started conceptually some years ago. In 2009 to be precise. At that time 
it sounded a bit like science-fiction and while the KURT does not yet 
deliver on all the ideas that were formulated at that time, rereading 
the roadmap text was an interesting experience. It wasn't such a 
far fetched idea after all. Essentially, KURT delivers the base vehicle 
on which we can build to deliver all upcoming auto-driving functionality.

One note however. Our base vehicle is not a 2-wheel one. A safety 
analysis has shown that this is not safe enough. So, we went for 4 
wheels, a solution that also is more space-efficient than a 3-wheel one. 
Read the original article here 
<http://www.altreonic.com/content/roadmap-e-mobility-platform>.

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