The EVE Park concept project set in London, Ontario was the focus of Ashley Hammerbacher’s February 22 talk entitled “EVE Park: Reimagining the neighbourhood in the autonomous vehicle future.” She presented a vision of the future: a neighbourhood where autonomous electric vehicles and sustainable living are fully integrated.
The concept of EVE Park is a net zero energy neighbourhood that provides autonomous vehicle valet service to residents’ doorsteps. Residents are served by an all-electric autonomous car shared fleet. The project scope extends to green buildings. Smart infrastructure for AV communication is included in the neighbourhood plan.
s2e Technologies Inc. started off their work by building two of the largest solar parks in Canada. In recent years, the company has applied innovative technology solutions to sustainable smart communities.
These are just a few points from Ashley’s presentation. For the full seminar, please see her presentation slides and/or a video recording of her presentation.
Abstract
In S2E Technologies’ (S2E) latest project, S2E is looking to achieve the apex of both sustainable building and transportation. S2E is developing a net-zero energy neighbourhood called EVE Park in London, Ontario with an autonomous electric vehicle car fleet. The autonomous vehicles will provide a valet service for the residents, picking them up and dropping them off at their doorsteps. The cars will navigate autonomously on the private land to and from a remote parking tower. Once off the community’s private roads, the cars will assume Level 2 or 3 autonomous driving.
The EVE Park project will showcase the latest of autonomous electric vehicle charging and parking, as well as develop crucial infrastructure-based autonomous sensors and controls within the community.
Ashley Hammerbacher is the Project Lead for S2E Technologies’ innovative EVE Park initiative. She works to integrate innovative new technologies to S2E’s developments to significantly reduce carbon emissions, one of the key features of the Eve Park Project. Ashley holds both a Bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering and a Master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford Engineering, and has accumulated a breadth of experience in the fields of green technology and intelligent mobility.
S2E Technologies is committed to providing immediately available, cost effective solutions that make a real difference in fighting climate change and provide a better future for us all. Leveraging innovation, technology and a network of passionate people and partners, their sustainable solutions in renewable energy systems and smart net zero energy communities create lasting benefit for the economy and the environment.
This seminar was co-presented by iCity-CATTS (Centre for Automated and Transformative Transportation Systems) and the University of Toronto Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Student Chapter.