Mobility

At TUM we are shaping the sustainable mobility of the future. Autonomous driving, air taxis and new means of transportation such as the Hyperloop are already reality for us. Our intelligent concepts for traffic and transport planning make urban and rural areas more liveable and attractive.

Laura Drexler (left) and Benjamin Wittmann from the Impetus student team are developing a sailing boat that is as sustainable as possible.
11/4/2024
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Student club Impetus

With the wind at their backs

Lightweight, fast and built as sustainable as possible: This is the profile of a racing sailboat designed and built by a group of TUM students. Their objective: Winning a university sailing cup in the Adriatic Sea off the Italian coast.

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Kellerer in a laboratory in which the research group is investigating innovative processes for the mobile communication of the future for industrial robotics applications.
10/18/2024
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Digital twins, interception-proof transmissions, telediagnostics

Current research on the new 6G mobile communications standard

Nursing care robots, autonomous driving, digital twins: all of these high-tech applications will play an essential role for the new 6G mobile communications standard. The first commercial 6G networks are expected to be available as of 2030. In the 6G-life and 6G Future Lab Bavaria initiatives, researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and TU Dresden are already testing and developing the fundamental mechanisms of the sixth mobile communications generation. One goal is to establish a complete communications system with components supplied exclusively by German start-ups.

Research Mobility Artificial Intelligence
10/1/2024
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TUM, Lufthansa Group, and Munich Airport Plan Joint Research Initiative

New TUM Location at Munich Airport

The Technical University of Munich (TUM) is establishing a new collaboration and innovation site at Munich Airport. Covering approximately 20,400 square meters within the LabCampus, the innovation hub at Munich Airport, the "TUM Convergence Center" will be created. The ceremonial handover of the keys to TUM President Prof. Thomas F. Hofmann and the signing of a Letter of Intent (LoI) took place in the presence of Bavaria’s Minister of Science, Markus Blume, Minister of Finance, Albert Füracker, and Dr. Florian Herrmann, Minister and Head of the Bavarian State Chancellery. The document was signed by TUM President Hofmann, Lufthansa Group Executive Vice President for Strategy & Organizational Development, Joerg Eberhart, and Munich Airport CEO, Jost Lammers.

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Invited guests in front of the Wiesn Shuttle, the Oktoberfest can be seen in the background
9/25/2024
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Oktoberfest: TUM tests autonomous mobility in Oktoberfest traffic

AI-operated "MCube Wiesn Shuttle" in test operation

The world's biggest folk festival as an ultimate test for artificial intelligence: for the first time, an autonomous vehicle is tackling the particularly heavy traffic around the Munich Oktoberfest. Under the leadership of the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Institute of Automotive Technology, the Munich Cluster for the Future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions (MCube) has developed the fully automated "Wiesn Shuttle". The team will test autonomous driving under extreme conditions in a two-day real-world trial on 25 and 26 September.

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9/11/2024
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Results of the project "Car-reduced Neighborhoods for a Livable City"

High marks for traffic experiment in Munich

For a few weeks, streets in Munich's Südliche Au and Walchenseeplatz districts were transformed into temporary green and recreational areas. In the summer of 2023, this triggered numerous public discussions about the future of urban traffic and the design of urban neighborhoods. Researchers under the lead of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and with the involvement of the Mobility Department and the Department of Urban Planning and Building Regulations of the city of Munich have now evaluated the outcome of these so-called real-world laboratories: According to the results, a majority of residents rate them positively.

Research Sustainability Mobility Public Engagement
8/23/2024
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The federal government gives the green light for the second funding period

Major success for mobility research MCube

The Munich Cluster for the Future of Mobility in Metropolitan Regions (MCube) can continue its innovative research for at least another three years. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) has deemed the first phase of the cluster led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) a success. It will fund a second funding period with around 15 million euros. The BMBF announced this based on the recommendation of a high-ranking scientific jury.

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The megawatt charging system was presented with Prof. Markus Lienkamp, the project partners and Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger.
7/19/2024
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Major advance for long-distance electric road transport

World’s first megawatt charger for electric trucks

With partners from industry and research institutions, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is to make battery-powered trucks viable for long-distance cargo transport. Megawatt charging represents an important step towards this goal. The first prototypes were presented to the public on Friday at an event on the Plattling Technology Campus with the Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs Hubert Aiwanger in attendance. With the new charging post and truck, it will now be possible for the first time to charge the battery sufficiently for 4.5 hours of operation within the regulatory rest period – with no additional waiting time.

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Professor Allister Loder
6/26/2024
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NewIn: Allister Loder

“We don’t want to get rid of the car”

As a professor of mobility policy, Allister Loder is studying a topic of great current interest – but one that stirs up strong emotions. In the new issue of NewIn, he explains how an engineer ended up working in the social sciences, what Munich could learn from London, and how he plans to learn more about people’s everyday mobility needs.

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Prof Werner Lang, photographed on the roof of the Oskar von Miller Forum.
6/10/2024
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Global discourse series “One Topic, One Loop“: Werner Lang

Getting everyone on board for greater sustainability

How can universities integrate sustainability into their infrastructure and daily activities? In the global discourse series “One Topic, One Loop”, we present the perspectives of four universities from four different countries. Werner Lang, TUM's Vice President for Sustainable Transformation, kicks off the series by sharing his vision of a more sustainable university and the players needed to make it a success.

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4/28/2024

TUM Autonomous Motorsports wins spectacular race in Abu Dhabi

Victory for TUM AI racers on Formula 1 track

The TUM vehicle controlled by artificial intelligence has achieved first place in an international race on the Formula 1 track in Abu Dhabi. Without a human driver or remote control, using only the superior autonomous software, the fully automated vehicle was able to prevail against seven other international teams with identical racing cars. It independently searched for the limits, mastered spectacular overtaking maneuvers and speeds of up to 250 km/h on the winding track.

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