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KIT | Autonomous Driving

Automated vehicles are a key part of future mobility systems. In order for
these vehicles to be able to operate autonomously and safely in traffic, they
must identify their surroundings to a high level of accuracy. As part of the
Opticar project, experts from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT),
from the FZI Research Centre for Information Technology at KIT and from
Myestro Interactive GmbH have developed a research and test platform for
stereo camera systems. Images recorded by STEREO CAMERAS allow
for depth perception of the environment and provide information about the
position, distance and speed of objects. Alongside sensor systems such as
lidar, radar and ultrasound, wide-angle stereo cameras also enable an auto-
nomous vehicle to recognise its own position and that of objects in its envi-
ronment. This is essential for accurate driving manoeuvres, such as over-
taking or lane changes. The goal of this collaborative project is to make
these systems more precise and robust. © KIT

RLI | Hydrogen-powered
Transport

For refilling fuel cell vehicles, CLIMATE-NEUTRAL HYDROGEN
can be manufactured at the fuel station itself using electrolysis and the
costs of doing this can be reduced considerably if the process is impro-
ved. That is the conclusion of the two-year H 2 BER research project at the
Reiner Lemoine Institute (RLI) which formed part of the National Innova-
tion Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP). The NIP
project investigated the operation of a hydrogen fuel station at the
© chombosan | stock.adobe.com sources of electricity were investigated and an intelligent operating stra-
future BER airport in Berlin (Germany). The fuel station has an on-site
electrolyser that produces hydrogen using renewable electricity. Different

tegy was developed on the basis of simulation models. In addition, the
size of the components of the fuel station was adjusted for different
applications to keep the costs of manufacturing the hydrogen to a mini-
mum. The result was a reduction of around one fifth in the hydrogen pro-
duction costs.

Virtual Vehicle |
Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is one of the most important aspects of the digi-
tal transformation that is currently taking place in Europe. It is spreading
rapidly and allows vehicles, buildings and other objects with electronic
components, software, sensors, actuators and network connections to be
connected to the internet. These objects can then collect, process and share
data. The Scott pan-European research project (Secure Connected Trustable
Things) is now starting under the leadership of Virtual Vehicle. The IoT pro-
ject involves 57 partners from 12 countries and aims to identify compre-
hensive, COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS for secure and reliable
wireless connectivity. The specific applications include intelligent and inte- © Virtual Vehicle
grated road, rail and air transport, building technology systems, everyday
living, infrastructure and health.
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