On 4 January 2025, our colleague of many years, Prof Dr Robert Sausen, passed away unexpectedly at the age of just 69. Robert Sausen was born in Lissingen in the Eifel in 1955 and attended the Cusanus ...

In order to strengthen cooperation within the DLR institutes and facilities in the fields of space, aeronautics and transport, make optimum use of synergy effects and avoid thematic duplication, the ...

DLR researcher Marco Sagliano from the Institute of Space Systems in Bremen has been awarded the ERC Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council for his STARGATE project. November 25, 2024 ...

New functions of driving assistance systems should be tested not only in virtual traffic simulations, but also under real-time conditions in actual road traffic. With the aim of improving road safety, ...

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 ...

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 ...

The “Hyperspectral Remote Sensing” team provides methods and products for optical imaging sensors on satellites and aircrafts. In the area of spaceborne missions, operational fully-automated systems ...

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 ...

The digitalisation of the economy and society is a topic of vital importance for the future viability of Germany and Europe. Digital technologies offer considerable innovation potential and can have a ...

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 aim of the ProTrain project is effective passenger routing for better utilisation of existing capacities in rail transport. With the help of forecasts and current occupancy information, travellers ...