ON-THE-ROAD MODULAR VEHICLE

U-Shift

The autonomous, driverless, U-Shift electric vehicle concept enables a new type of modularity by separating the driving module from the transport capsule, thus creating new intermodality, new products and business models.

U-Shift - Concept

The autonomous, driverless, U-Shift electric vehicle concept enables a new type of modularity by separating the driving module from the transport capsule, thus creating new intermodality, new products and business models. The drive module can be used in combination with various capsule types to transport both passengers and goods. Examples of applications include autonomous, electromobile night delivery, autonomous intra-logistics and barrier-free passenger transport.

U-Shift Jobs

Our scientists at the Institute of Vehicle Concepts research innovative vehicle concepts and technologies for road and rail. They design, construct, calculate and simulate novel drive systems, efficient energy conversion concepts and advanced lightweight construction concepts for the trains and cars of tomorrow.

Bundesgartenschau 2023

U-Shift at the Bundesgartenschau (BUGA) 2023 -Research operation starts at the Federal Horticultural Show in Mannheim.

U-Shift Driveboard
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U-Shift - recording the passenger capsule
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U-Shift at the Federal Horticultural Show 2024
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The first prototype of the U-Shift vehicle concept
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The first prototype of the U-Shift vehicle concept

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The first prototype of the U-Shift vehicle concept
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Demonstrator

U-Shift II

The central goal of the ‘U-Shift II – Demonstrator’ project is to demonstrate the highly innovative concept of ‘on-the-road’ vehicle modularisation in a closed-off area for the first time.

Managed Automated Driving

MAD Urban

MAD is an innovative approach in vehicle automation. Here, vehicle-related functions such as perception, planning and control are implemented in infrastructure systems, i.e. edge or cloud.

A look back at six months of U-Shift research operations at BUGA 23

Video: A look back at six months of U-Shift research operations at BUGA 23
Prof Tjark Siefkes, Director of the DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts, and Dr Marco Münster, U-Shift Project Manager, take stock of DLR's appearance at the BUGA 23 Federal Garden Show in Mannheim and give an outlook on the next steps in the U-Shift project.

Video: A look back at six months of U-Shift research operations at BUGA 23

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Video: A look back at six months of U-Shift research operations at BUGA 23
Prof Tjark Siefkes, Director of the DLR Institute of Vehicle Concepts, and Dr Marco Münster, U-Shift Project Manager, take stock of DLR's appearance at the BUGA 23 Federal Garden Show in Mannheim and give an outlook on the next steps in the U-Shift project.
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Tjark Siefkes

Project coordination
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Vehicle Concepts
Pfaffenwaldring 38 – 40, 70569 Stuttgart

U-Shift

German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Vehicle Concepts
Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, Stuttgart
70569