Ingolstadt Digital Test Field Starts with the »First Mile«
May 17, 2022


With a ceremony at Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt (THI) and high-ranking guests, the so-called »First Mile« of the Ingolstadt digital test field for cooperative, connected and automated driving was opened on May 17, 2022. This is the connection of the future technology park »IN-Campus« with the 140-kilometer-long Digital Test Field Autobahn A9.
Like THI's president, Prof. Dr. Walter Schober, both the Bavarian State Minister for Science and the Arts, Markus Blume, and the State Secretary in the Bavarian State Ministry for Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy, Roland Weigert, emphasized the importance of THI within the Bavarian AI mobility node. The new test field offers the opportunity to research 5G-based mobility applications based on complex traffic situations in urban traffic and thus increasing both safety and efficiency in road traffic.
During the subsequent panel discussion, representatives from business, politics and science – among them the director of the Fraunhofer IVI, Prof. Dr. Matthias Klingner – discussed the topic »Digital test fields as an opportunity for innovation in research«.
The Fraunhofer Application Center is involved in the research work at the Digital Test Field Ingolstadt with the projects »In2Lab« (Ingolstadt Innovation Lab) and »5GoIng« (5G Innovation Concept Ingolstadt). The project is managed by Prof. Dr. Andreas Festag, who played a key role in designing the test field.