Cooperative Road Vehicles and Systems

Automated vehicles are equipped with technology that enables them to maintain fixed distances from vehicles in front and adapt their speed to the next traffic light phase.
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The department Cooperative Road Vehicles and Systems explores and develops pioneering technologies for connected, cooperative and automated vehicles that will shape the future of mobility. Our aim is to improve the safe and efficient cooperation between those vehicles, people and the infrastructure in order to ensure an efficient, attractive and safe transport of people and goods.

We are focussing on enabling seamless interaction between automated vehicles, road users and digital systems. This also includes the integration of mobile devices, background services and control centres for tele-assistance and tele-driving.

Our overarching goals are to develop methods, technologies and tool chains to plan, evaluate and monitor operational areas of automated vehicles and to adapt and expand the overall system. This is done, for example, by improving the technical cognition of the vehicles, integrating control centres and using intelligent infrastructure. We ensure the technical interaction of all system components through co-operative and resilient networking. When developing the technologies, we attach particular importance to intuitive and safe human-machine interaction – always tailored to the current traffic situation.

Our focal points at a glance:

  • Development of methods and tools for the human-centred, iterative development of connected, cooperative and automated vehicle systems
  • Support for open and co-creative development – from the initial concept to the validation of prototypes in simulators and in real traffic
  • Design of adaptive, distributed system architectures for the reliable use of autonomous systems
  • Planning and evaluation of operating areas for automated vehicles
  • Development of technologies for technical communication between all entities through co-operative networks
  • Ensuring system functionality and safety through innovative test and simulation procedures

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Contact

Sten Ruppe

Acting Head of Department
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Transportation Systems
Cooperative Road Vehicles and Systems
Rutherfordstr. 2, 12489 Berlin