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Safe and efficient traffic in the Ingolstadt Innovation Lab

January 24, 2024 | Research Project IN2Lab successfully completed

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© THI
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Within IN2Lab, a project with a duration of 3.5 years, the »First Mile« test field was established at Lake Auwaldsee in Ingolstadt, and a security system for automated driving functions was developed. The final event on January 24 in Ingolstadt clearly highlighted that the test field has enriched the mobility region with an open, urban development, and demonstration platform for 5G-based mobility applications.

Under the coordination of THI, project partners Fraunhofer IVI (with its application center in Ingolstadt), Audi, Blickfeld, and Continental developed essential components of the security system. These include infrastructure-side sensors for environmental perception, Car2X communication for the interconnection of vehicles and infrastructure, as well as a Mission Control backend for monitoring and control. Fraunhofer IVI, in collaboration with THI, is a key partner in the test field and has significantly contributed to its conception, architecture, and specification. Additionally, the institute supports the expansion of the test field with further Roadside Units in the 5GoIng project, as well as its evolution into an open innovation lab.

IN2Lab was funded by the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy as part of the Bayern Digital II initiative.

Hochrheinseminar visits Fraunhofer IVI

January 24, 2024 | Potential future researchers receive information on the institute and its projects

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A one-week study trip offered by the »Hochrheinseminar für Mathematik und Naturwissenschaften (Hochrhein Seminar for Mathemetics and the Sciences)« – a support program for highly gifted youths launched by the Federal State of Baden-Wuerttemberg across different schools – brought 20 students and two teachers to Dresden.

On January 24, they stopped at Fraunhofer IVI. In addition to receiving a short presentation on the institute, the students had the opportunity to get acquainted with the FAPS and ALBACOPTER®  research projects. They showed great interest in both subjects and were given information about study course options in the capital of Saxony and student assistant jobs with Fraunhofer. 

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© Fraunhofer IVI
© Fraunhofer IVI

Intelligent tracking and prediction system for improved safety and cooperative driving

January 16, 2024 | Kick-off meeting of DISRUPT project held in Ingolstadt

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Cooperative tracking and prediction scenario

DISRUPT is short for »Decentralized Intelligent System for Road User Prediction and Tracking«. The project aims at investigating cooperative environment perception and traffic participant prediction with the help of infrastructure and vehicle sensors. Two major tasks within the project are the development of connected, decentralized tracking algorithms and the prediction of traffic participants.

The project receives funding from VDI/VDE within the »Digitalization« funding line of the Bavarian Joint Research Program (BayVFP) launched by the Free State of Bavaria. Fraunhofer IVI acts as the project coordinator.

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