Press releases

Press releases from the test area for autonomous driving.

Please note: These texts are only available in German.
 

State provides 2.9 million euros in funding for design, construction, planning and expansion of TAF-BW / Over 200 km of mapped roads / 18 projects currently using the test field

Electric vehicles of different degrees of automation shall be able to autonomously park in a car park in Karlsruhe. The maps of the area used in the project are available open source. The initiative is funded by the State of Baden-Württemberg with over EUR 400,000.

Green light for the new project: The test area for autonomous driving has officially been launched / Minister of Transport Hermann hands over the funding agreement to the pro-ject consortium composed of research institutions and municipalities led by the FZI.

The Ministry of Transport follows the jury’s recommendation for the request of Karls-ruhe / Consortium composed of cities, research, and economy pleased with the deci-sion / Vehicle systems for automated and interconnected driving are to be tested and developed in the test area in Karlsruhe, Bruchsal, and Heilbronn, and the surrounding areas in real traffic / Great opportunity for Baden-Württemberg and Karlsruhe as location for innovation.

Karlsruhe seeks to play a leading role in connecting mobility and digitalisation. Under the leadership of the FZI Research Center for Information Technology ...