Exploring the Potential of a German Living Lab Research Infrastructure for the Development of Low Resource  Products and Services

Geibler, Justus von; Erdmann, Lorenz; Liedtke, Christa; Rohn, Holger; Stabe, Matthias; Berner, Simon; Leismann, Kristin; Schnalzer, Kathrin; Kennedy, Katharina

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“…Originally the living lab concept (in the context of physical developments) was first mentioned as such by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Boston by professor William Mitchell, MediaLab and School of Architecture and city planning [33,56]. The main aim of this concept was to identify and provide the potentials of users' contribution for successful innovations in production-consumption systems [56,57]. In 2005, Living Labs were mentioned in the context of information and communications technology (ICT) solution development.…”

Section: Living Labsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living Lab as an Ecosystem for Development, Demonstration and Assessment of Autonomous Mobility Solutions

Pucihar

Zajc²,

Sernec

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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Autonomous vehicles (AV) have the potential to disrupt the entire transport industry. AV may bring many opportunities as for example reduction of road accidents, less congestion on the roads, and a lower number of vehicles that are better utilized. Full AV also brings new social element as they enable mobility for all. In addition, the use of digital technologies in combination with AV introduces new business models in transportation, where the lines between car ownership, rental, and lease modes are more and more blurred. To explore the potential of AV in a smart city context, the AV Living Lab was created on the premises of BTC City in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in 2017. The AV Living lab was created to test and to learn about real-life solutions for implementation of AV. The underlying concept is BTC City as a Living lab innovation ecosystem, where the latest advanced technologies, business models, and services are tested with real users, real cars, on real roads over the real interactions in a cross-industry environment. In this paper, we describe the AV Living Lab concept and provide details of a specific use case-a large-scale pilot demonstration of AV and future mobility solutions. During the event, users participated in a survey and expressed their attitudes towards autonomous mobility. The results offer the first insights into the readiness of citizens for AV implementation and directs future actions needed for faster adoption of AV and future mobility solutions.Sustainability 2019, 11, 4095 2 of 21 AV by 2030. By the 2030, over 95% of new car sales are expected to be at least partially electrified and 55% fully electrified [15]. Automaker and technology giants are making huge investments in self-driving initiatives. AV have different levels of automation and there are multiple definitions for them. The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) provides classification that defines five levels of automation. The cars are fully autonomous when they reach Level 5 (full automation) [16]. In Europe, vehicles are currently classified predominantly as Level 0 or Level 1, with only rare exceptions of Level 2 (Mercedes E-Class) and Level 3 (Audi A8). It is predicted that in 2030, the majority of vehicles will be classified as Level 2 and Level 4 [15].Despite fast technological development, which drives innovation in the field of AV, user acceptance of automated and autonomous mobility solutions will play a significant role in transportation transformation in the future. Several studies investigated different factors influencing user acceptance of AV from different perspectives [2,4,[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]. However, only a few studies have assessed the user perception of AV after the real life experiences [25,27]. Existing surveys [2,20,21,28] show positive attitudes towards AV. However, (potential) users have exposed also different concerns, primarily related to safety, cybersecurity and availability (high costs).Self-driving cars are considered as disruptive innovation and as such fit the idea of Schu...

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Section: Living Labsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Living Lab as an Ecosystem for Development, Demonstration and Assessment of Autonomous Mobility Solutions

Pucihar

Zajc²,

Sernec

et al. 2019

Sustainability

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“…The concept of Living Labs was originally developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston (Pierson and Lievens, 2005). A Living Lab for Sustainable Development is defined by Geibler et al (2014) as:…”

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“…Due to a lack of funding, political support and long-term planning, Living Labs are, however, subject to a high mortality rate (Nesti, 2017). Geibler et al (2014) identified several barriers to a Sustainability Living Lab approach. Some were related to a narrow interest and focus on specific products and technologies, which may prevent the implementation of sustainable innovations of a service-oriented nature or on a systemic scale (Geibler et al, 2014).…”

Section: Living Lab Success Factors and Barriersmentioning

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“…Geibler et al (2014) identified several barriers to a Sustainability Living Lab approach. Some were related to a narrow interest and focus on specific products and technologies, which may prevent the implementation of sustainable innovations of a service-oriented nature or on a systemic scale (Geibler et al, 2014). The success of a Living Lab in achieving sustainable innovations may furthermore be hindered by a low visibility preventing a broader spread of its outcomes and by rivalry in the research and development field, which may hinder open innovation processes (Geibler et al, 2014).…”

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Accelerate innovation towards sustainable living: exploring the potential of Living Labs in a recently completed case

Rahe

2017

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The built environment accounts for over one-third of both global final energy use and CO 2 emissions. This sector is, however, particularly prone to 'lock-in' with many strong barriers hindering the market uptake of sustainable innovations. Additionally, various studies have shown that user behaviour may outweigh efficiency improvements achieved through technological innovations in buildings. The emerging area of Living Labs has been proposed as a means to accelerate the development of innovations in the building sector. This paper elaborates on challenges for sustainable living from a wide perspective and explores the potential of Living Labs to address some of these challenges in order to accelerate innovation. The research environment for the study is a newly built Living Lab located in the southwest region of Sweden.

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“…www.suslab.eu, www.innolab-livinglabs.de). On the field and in laboratories, they offer the possibility to explore incremental changes together with the affected actors and to carefully test both their effects on other subsystems as well as rebound effects, , 2015b, Geibler et al 2014.…”

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Who are the consumers? – The need for a sustainability-integrated consumer research agenda

Liedtke

Buhl

Speck

et al. 2016

EMSD

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In order to make our lifestyles sustainable, changing our consumption patterns is fundamental. Hence, we need to better understand who the "consumers" are and to consider them as an active actor to directly engage for ensuring effective policies. In order to support a resource-light society, production and consumption need to be considered through an integrated system view; within this, consumers play an important role as co-acting subjects. Almost every activity in private life involves a form of consumption aimed at satisfying the subject"s needs and often regarded through an economic lens. Sustainable development is not about abolishing private consumption, but rather about making it environmentally, socially and individually sustainable in its design, organization and realization, also involving ideas of simplicity or renunciation. In this paper, we will assess the status quo of the German and European debates on Consumer Research Policies and discuss the idea to link sustainability research and consumer research -where a strategic relation is currently missing. Within that discussion, an evidence-based and obligatory consumer research strategy in Germany and Europe would represent a significant improvement. A system view perspective is necessary to take into consideration the impressive amount of diversity, and to elaborate realistic economic and consumer policies. Therefore, we propose nine steps for understanding the role of the consumer in implementing sustainable development from a scientific and political perspective. The limitations of this paper are thus a result of the very diverse and often unclear policies and agendas produced by governments. The implementation of the proposed innovative research agenda for a future-orientated and sustainability-based consumer research is not free from challenges. Still, the paper suggests the first steps towards this direction. After a critical discussion of the current EU and German consumer and sustainability policies, nine differentiated and substantial ways to integrate and ameliorate them are proposed.

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Exploring the Potential of a German Living Lab Research Infrastructure for the Development of Low Resource Products and Services

Cited by 23 publications

References 20 publications

Living Lab as an Ecosystem for Development, Demonstration and Assessment of Autonomous Mobility Solutions

Living Lab as an Ecosystem for Development, Demonstration and Assessment of Autonomous Mobility Solutions

Accelerate innovation towards sustainable living: exploring the potential of Living Labs in a recently completed case

Who are the consumers? – The need for a sustainability-integrated consumer research agenda

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