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Autonomous driving meets intelligent control center technology: At the Bremen Technology Park, modernized traffic lights are communicating directly with autonomous shuttles for the first time. The Safety Control Center project shows how the safe, connected mobility of tomorrow is already becoming a reality today.
Taking autonomous driving a step further: The Safety Control Center research project, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, aims to link autonomous shuttles with an intelligent control center in order to monitor vehicle status in real time and control them remotely if necessary.
A key result for Bremen: As part of the project, five traffic light systems in the Bremen Technology Park were modernized and now enable communication with vehicles via V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology. This allows autonomous vehicles to receive information directly from the traffic light system – an essential step for safe and connected driving in urban areas. The research project was supported by the Bremen State Department for Roads and Traffic.
"The modernization of the traffic infrastructure in the Technology Park is a milestone: It enables direct communication between traffic light systems and vehicles for the first time – and makes Bremen a real-world laboratory for autonomous driving," says Dr. Mitja Echim, Managing Director of TOPAS Industriemathematik gGmbH.
Thanks to the newly deployed technology, traffic data can be received and used in real time in the future – not only within the scope of the project, but also by all road users.
“This exciting research project is making an important contribution to the mobility of the future. As a project partner, we have been able to gain valuable insights into traffic planning and control and jointly demonstrate what will be possible in the future,” says Tim Campen, Head of Transport Technology at the Bremen State Department for Roads and Traffic.
The research contribution from Bremen is a first step toward an intelligently networked infrastructure that will enable greater safety, efficiency, and sustainability in road traffic.
At the Digital Hub Industry Bremen, a prototype safety control center was set up at the same time and linked to an autonomous shuttle bus. The system not only allows remote status monitoring, but also remote control functions that can be used to control the vehicle from a distance if necessary. “The safety control center builds an ideal bridge between research and practical application. It clearly demonstrates how autonomous driving functions can be made safer and more efficient through intelligent control center systems. For us researchers, it offers a valuable opportunity to test our developments under real operating conditions and refine them in a targeted manner,” explains Professor Büskens from the University of Bremen.
The following partners from science and industry are involved in the project:
TOPAS Industriemathematik Innovation gGmbH is responsible for project management and the technical connection of the vehicle to the safety control center, as well as for testing the autonomous shuttle.
The University of Bremen is contributing its expertise in the field of autonomous driving functions through its “Optimization and Optimal Control” and “Cognitive Neuroinformatics” working groups. Technologies that have already been successfully tested in other research projects have been further developed specifically to fulfil the requirements of interaction with the safety control center.
The Department for Roads and Traffic in Bremen coordinated the conversion of the traffic light systems. The main challenge was to modernize existing traffic light technology and make it suitable for the requirements of connected driving.
The companies CGI Deutschland B.V. & Co. KG from Bochum and Verified Systems International GmbH from Bremen are focusing on real-time communication, cybersecurity, and the development of automated test procedures for verifying the algorithms used.
The project is being supervised by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) as the project management agency.
The successful completion of the project has created a forward-looking infrastructure that will make the use of autonomous vehicles in public transport systems more realistic, safer, and, in Bremen, a tangible experience.
Information for Press Representatives:
Press representatives who would like to learn more about the Safety Control Center project as part of their reporting are welcome to contact us. We would be happy to give a presentation on the central functions of the safety control center upon request.
Dr. Mitja Echim
TOPAS Industriemathematik gGmbH
Phone +49 421 52632510
Email: mitja.echim@topas.tech
Prof. Dr. Christof Büskens
Center for Industrial Mathematics
Optimization and Optimal Control Working Group
University of Bremen
Phone: +49 421 218-63861
Email: bueskens@uni-bremen.de
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