Latest News from FZD
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Start of Loewe funded project “Synthetic FMCW-Lidar”
2023/09/20
The state of Hesse is investing in the future of mobility by funding the research project “Synthetic FMCW-Lidar”, which started on 1 June 2023, for 2.5 years
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Darmstadt View on AD
2023/09/09
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FZD participates at IEEE IV 2023
2023/06/12
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FZD commemorates its founder, Prof. em. Dr.-Ing. Bert Breuer, who passed away in June 2023
2023/06/10
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Final Event of UNICARagil
2023/05/11
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Picture: Patrick PintscherFinal Event of the Tram Research Project MAAS
2023/05/03
On 03.05.2023, FZD and HEAG mobilo presented the results of the tram research project MAAS to numerous guests at the depot in Eberstadt.
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Doctoral Exam of Mr. Stefan Ackermann
2023/02/21
On Feb. 21, 2023, Stefan Ackermann successfully defended his PhD thesis on “Safe Halt as Fail-safe Concept for Automated Driving Systems”. His thesis was supervised by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hermann Winner.
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Picture: © IKA, AachenAn Open Software and Hardware Architecture for Future Vehicles
2023/02/15
In the AUTOtech.agil joint project that has just started, an open software and hardware architecture is to be created for the mobility system of the future. In this way, the transformation of road traffic can be actively shaped. The research project is funded with almost 25 million euros by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in the funding guideline “Electronics and software development methods for the digitization of automobility (Mannheim)”.
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Doctoral Exams of Mr. Pleß, Ms. Lutwitzi and Mr. Popp
2023/02/07
On 07.02.2023 Raphael Pleß, Melina Lutwitzi and Christoph Popp successfully defended their PhD theses on following topics under supervision of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hermann Winner:
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Continental AG celebrates the grand opening of its AI Lab in Berlin
2023/02/01
On 1st of February Continental AG celebrated the grand opening of its AI Lab in Berlin. Our head, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steven Peters, was one of the invited key note speakers and spoke about the role of AI to enable Automated Driving.
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Doctoral Exams of Mr. Guckes and Mr. Homolla
2023/01/25
On 25.01.2023 Lennart Guckes and Tobias Homolla successfully defended their PhD theses on following topics under supervision of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hermann Winner:
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FZD welcomes Mercedes-Benz EQS with Drive Pilot
2023/01/24
FZD welcomes its latest family member: a battery electric sedan with the first conditionally automated driving system (L3) meeting the legal requirements of the international UN-R157. FZD will use it in research and teaching (e.g. in the Automotive Engineering Tutorial). A first research study is already on its way – more to come, stay tuned!.
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Doctoral Exams of Mr. Lippert, Mr. Linnhoff and Mr. Glatzki
2023/01/17
On 17.01.2023 Moritz Lippert, Clemens Linnhoff and Felix Glatzki successfully defended their PhD theses on following topics under supervision of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hermann Winner:
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FZD performs first tests with latest lidar technology
2022/12/25
Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) Lidar combines the advantages of radar and lidar. As thus it is a very promising technology to further enhance sensing for automated driving tasks. FZD currently runs its first tests of this very new technology with an Aeva Aries II sensor.
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Doctoral Exam of Mr. Philipp Rosenberger
2022/11/25
Topic: “Metrics for Specification, Validation, and Uncertainty Prediction for Credibility in Simulation of Active Perception Sensor Systems”
On 08.11.2022 Philipp Rosenberger, CEO of Persival GmbH (a FZD spinoff), successfully defended his PhD thesis on “Metrics for Specification, Validation, and Uncertainty Prediction for Credibility in Simulation of Active Perception Sensor Systems” under supervision of Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hermann Winner.
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steven Peters becomes a member of the German scientific society WKM
2022/11/09
Our head of FZD, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steven Peters, became member of the German scientific society WKM (Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Kraftfahrzeug- und Motorentechnik e.V.).
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Completion of the PRORETA 5 Project
2022/11/01
On 19.10.2022, the results of the fifth project of the interdisciplinary research cooperation PRORETA were presented at the August-Euler Airfield in Griesheim.
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Speech on “Current State of Automated Driving” by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steven Peters
2022/10/14
Our head of FZD, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steven Peters, gave an invited speech on “Current State of Automated Driving” at Automotive Control Group of University of Zagreb on 13th of October. In addition, together with Prof. Josko Deur from Uni Zagreb, Dragan Simic from AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and Luis Fiore from vkm he visited Rimac Technology.
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Kickoff BMBF AUTOtech.agil
2022/10/10
AUTOtech.agil had its kickoff meeting at ika in Aachen on 10.10.2022. The project is funded by BMBF (01IS22088S) and the topics of FZD focus on energy efficient perception, low-speed driving functions and safety approval mechanism for automated vehicles with a special focus on machine learning.
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Picture: Martin HolderFZD Annual Report 2021/2022 published
2022/07/08
Take a look into the accomplishments and news of FZD over the last year.
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Picture: TU IlmenauFZD at the VIVID Mid-Term Event
2022/06/22
At the VIVID mid-term event the participants Lukas Elster and Ken Mori had the opportunity to present project results.
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Doctoral Exam of Mrs. Nora Merkel
2022/03/23
Topic: “Investigations on the Applicability of Autonomous Emergency Braking Systems for Motorcycles”
On 15.03.2022 the oral doctoral examination of Mrs. Nora Merkel took place digitally, due to the pandemic situation. Congratulations to Mrs. Merkel for successfully passing the exam. We wish her all the best for her future!
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Picture: FZDFZD joins AVL University Partnership Program
2021/12/07
FZD is now Platinum Partner in the AVL University Partnership Program.
