Projects

Transport research at the DLR is carried out in theme-centred projects: the relevant DLR institutes research concrete solutions in an interdisciplinary way. All projects benefit from being pooled in the DLR together with its other programs Aeronautics, Space and Energy, as well as networking with politics, the economy and science.

U-SHIFT

Information on the vehicle concept The concept The autonomous, driverless, electric vehicle concept U-Shift enables a new kind of modularity through the separation of driving module and transport capsules and thus also a new intermodality, new products and business models. The dr...Learn more

Transport and the Environment

Focused expertise for a sustainable transport system How will we be mobile in tomorrow´s world? What options do we have to develop transport more sustainably? A network of twelve research institutes overseen by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is researching those and other ques...Learn more

Urban mobility

Cities are growing, forms of life and work are changing, people are mobile and interconnected – the urban population is constantly moving. At the same time, public transport in cities is being transformed: new systems of bicycle rental and carsharing are evolving and services off...Learn more
NGT Cargo

NGT CARGO

High-speed freight train The DLR is researching pioneering train concepts. The major objectives here are shortening journey and transport times whilst achieving low specific energy usage, noise reduction, an increase in comfort, an improvement in travel safety and reduction in we...Learn more
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COLOMBO

Urban traffic control (UTC) systems aim at enabling safe and efficient passing of the ever increasing road traffic flows at intersections and elsewhere. This requires determining the situation on the roads. Emerging cooperative techniques like vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) comm...Learn more

A++ Set

Background Leading principle during navigation of vessels is the avoidance of collision and groundings to protect life, goods, and the maritime living space. However, a virtually unchanged number of ships’ accident has been observed during the last decade. Statistical analyses sh...Learn more

IMPACT-1 - The Railway of the Future

Shift2Rail has a vision of radically transformed mobility for the people, regions and business of Europe. This is necessary to face the challenges from the most important current societal trends e.g. climate change, urbanisation, territorial and social cohesion.Learn more

ITSforAsia

The DLR is working over 10 years in the field of sustainable transport for (upcoming) Megacities and urban areas generally. Outgoing from China in 2002, several joint projects and EC-projects were conducted and led to an good network with reliable partners in economy and politics...Learn more

NGT LINK

The DLR develops concepts to show the trends and technologies for future rail vehicles. The main goals of the Next Generation Train (NGT) project are shorter travel times and reductions in specific energy consumption, noise emissions, and wear, while increasing passenger safety a...Learn more
NGT HST

NGT HST

The DLR develops concepts to show the trends and technologies for future rail vehicles. The main goals of the Next Generation Train (NGT) project are shorter travel times and reductions in specific energy consumption, noise emissions, and wear, while increasing passenger safety a...Learn more
VABENE++

VABENE++

The goal is to efficiently manage the required rescue logistics and the nearby traffic flow even under extreme conditions, thereby enabling response teams to rapidly reach the locations where they are needed. Research focuses on such areas as simulation and large-scale traffic mo...Learn more
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