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All-rounder in urban traffic – unveiling of the Urban Modular Vehicle (UMV)

Tue, 10 Sep 2019 10:21:57 +0200

From 10 to 15 September 2019 at the IAA New Mobility World in Frankfurt, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) will be exhibiting the prototype of its Urban Modular Vehicle (UMV) for the first time. This intelligent, modular electric city car brings together DLR research in the fields of automated and networked driving, propulsion technology, vehicle design and structure, energy management and chassis mechatronics. Further exhibits at the DLR stand (Hall 5, D04) will explain how automated driving can be tested using a high-tech test infrastructure and how mobility behaviour can be recorded quickly and efficiently using smartphones.

DLR at IAA New Mobility World 2019

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 10:37:14 +0200

The prototype of an intelligent, modular electric urban car, infrastructure with high-tech sensors for testing automated and networked vehicles, and measuring mobility behaviour with smartphones – at IAA New Mobility World in Frankfurt, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will be presenting forward-looking technologies and projects for tomorrow’s mobility.

Worldwide decline in air traffic growth

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 12:26:24 +0200

After many years of continued growth in global air traffic, with more and more flights, passengers and flight connections, a slowdown is now becoming apparent. The number of passenger aircraft movements worldwide increased by only 1.5 percent in June – from 3.3 million in June 2018 to just under 3.4 million in June of this year.

DLR tests innovative crisis management solutions in The Hague

Tue, 28 May 2019 11:05:19 +0200

A comprehensive flood scenario was simulated in The Hague from 22 to 23 May 2019 as part of the Driving Innovation in Crisis Management for European Resilience (DRIVER+) project. Five innovative solutions were evaluated.