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At the institute’s sites in Dresden and Ingolstadt, researchers of the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI are developing technologies and concepts for mobility, energy, as well as safety and security – from forward-looking preliminary research to practical applications in everyday use. The institute collaborates closely with the universities TU Dresden, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg and Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt. Its transport-related research work ranges from the field of vehicle and propulsion systems to intelligent transport systems, and it also covers the areas of disposition, logistics and digital business processes.

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Stadtreinigung Dresden tests automatic charging system for electric trucks / 22.5.2025

Charging at the push of a button

Fraunhofer IVI and Stadtreinigung Dresden GmbH (SRD), the leading waste management company in the greater Dresden area, are launching a practical test of an automated charging system that improves the efficiency and safety of charging electric vehicles in urban logistics operations. This new technology makes charging electric trucks easier, as the entire process can be started and stopped without cables and at the push of a button.

Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences visits Fraunhofer IVI / 10.4.2025

United by traffic and transport sciences: Kick-off meeting with TU Dresden

A first meeting with representatives of the "Friedrich List" Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences took place at Fraunhofer IVI to exchange ideas on research approaches, expertise and opportunities for cooperation.

KoSiNuS research project launched with industrial partners from Saxony / 2.4.2025

Reliable perception for mobile machines

The use of artificial intelligence and machine learning enables high-precision environment perception, but is associated with technological challenges. The generated information must be reliable even under uncertain conditions. This is where the KoSiNuS project comes in. The aim of the collaboration between Saxon supplier companies and Fraunhofer IVI is to develop central components and architectures for autonomous mobile machines in order to validate their perception systems and make them suitable for practical use.

iECO project advances digitalization in the construction industry / 18.3.2025

AI-powered solutions for infrastructure maintenance and construction processes

Digitalization offers the construction and real estate industry an enormous potential for increasing productivity and exploring new value creation opportunities. For the past three years, eleven partners worked together in the iECO project funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWiK) to develop a future-proof digital infrastructure for the industry. Their central result: a Gaia-X-compliant data space that forms the basis for a digital twin of the entire building life cycle and enables innovative smart services.

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