Three institutes and three simulators - that was the challenge in the iUSIM project, which the DLR institutes of flight guidance, of transportation systems and for software technology faced. In this ...

In the 5G Living Lab, DLR and the Smart Rail Connectivity Campus (SRCC) moved a remote-controlled train through the Ore Mountains. The train driver was in a control centre in Braunschweig and the ...

In view of climate change, railway research is more important than ever. At the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), researchers at the Institute of Transportation Systems are making an important ...

The Test Bed Lower Saxony actually covers the Braunschweig-Wolfsburg-Hanover region, but thanks to the mobile measurement station, researchers can also record and directly analyse traffic at any other ...

In road traffic conflicts can only be resolved and trusting co-operation can only be achieved through good communication. Cooperative vehicles and intelligent infrastructures are a good approach to ...

In the project Gaia-X 4 KI, researchers at the DLR Institute of Transportation Systems have investigated how the open IT infrastructure GAIA-X can support automated and connected driving. In this ...

PD Dr. habil. Rebecca Janisch, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Hydrogen trapping and embrittlement in ferritic steels - what can we learn from first principles calculations?

Automated driving functions and intelligent assistance systems have become an integral part of our everyday lives. In the future, traffic will be even more characterised by them. But how can we trust ...

The DLR Institute of Transportation Systems is dedicated to the comprehensive investigation of current traffic conditions. Using cameras and sensors, traffic on motorways (Test Bed Lower Saxony) and ...

In January 2025, the number of departures increased at 24 of the world's 25 largest airports compared to the previous year. Globally, passenger flights grew by 4.5%, while in Germany there was a 3% ...

Highly automated vehicles (SAE 4) are becoming ever more sophisticated. However, due to the sheer number of potential situations the vehicle may encounter, its automation is not yet capable of dealing ...

This video explains the challenges for the rail system of the future and the solutions of the Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking, for example virtually coupled trains for efficient use of the ...