Actuation device for a public transport vehicle

An actuation device for a vehicle for public passenger transportation, the actuation device being configured to be actuated by a predetermined contactless actuation gesture, exhibiting a sensor unit measuring in contactless manner and also an evaluation unit connected to the sensor unit, the actuation device comprising:

• a sensor unit to generate a sensor signal and to communicate the sensor signal to an evaluation unit when an object is executing a motion at a distance from the actuation device within a detection space of the sensor unit, the signal being dependent on a sequence of movements of the motion;
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• the evaluation unit being configured to check, on a basis of the sensor signal, whether the motion executed by the object is a predetermined contactless actuation gesture by which the actuation device can be actuated, and, if the motion executed by the object is such an actuation gesture, to generate a control signal for a device of the vehicle to be controlled.