Press releases
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.
Podcast „We are TUM“
How we do research with the society
Involving the public increases the relevance of research in a variety of ways. We present three projects that thrive on this exchange: The Cluster of Excellence MCube deals with the effects of urban mobility on public space. Our guests are spokesperson Prof. Sebastian Pfotenhauer and Marco Kellhammer, head of the sub-project "Car-reduced quarters for a more livable city (AQT)". Other projects: Student Hannah Tilsch has developed a mechanism for dealing with hate speech on social media, Franziska Bauer and Immanuel Wolfschläger from the Chair of Aquatic Systems Biology are using an app in their research on blue-green algae.
Racing car with artificial intelligence wins in Las Vegas
TUM wins again at the Indy Autonomous Challenge in the USA
Victory in Las Vegas for the TUM Autonomous Motorsport Team! Once again, the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has proven that autonomous driving can also work successfully on the race track at top speeds. As part of the Indy Autonomous Challenge, universities have been competing against each other with fully automated racing cars since 2021, testing the limits of sensor technology and artificial intelligence (AI).
New podcast episode of "We are TUM"
The hidden chamber in the pyramid of Cheops
At the beginning of 2023, the international research group of Prof. Christian Große made a sensational find: they discovered a previously unknown chamber in the Pyramid of Cheops in Giza. In this episode of "We are TUM", we talk to the researcher about his discovery and the technology behind it. Other guests are Wolfgang Nowarre from the IT Support and Jonas Bauer, member of the student initiative TUfast Eco. Christa Jansen from the Studierendenwerk also gives tips on how to successfully find accommodation in Munich.
Research on the electrification of agricultural machinery
New modular development kit for e-tractors
The special requirements placed on trucks and agricultural machinery often make it difficult for engineers to bring them into the electric age. At the Agritechnica agricultural machinery fair researchers from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) are now showing what a modular development kit for electric tractors can look like. Their platform features modules for various uses and a power bank which can be used as a replacement battery when necessary.
Bavarian government supports TUM with outdoor laboratory for automated and connected traffic
New test field for connected mobility systems
In the future the Technical University of Munich (TUM) will have its own test field for its mobility research. The facility in Taufkirchen/Ottobrunn near Munich will make it possible to investigate complex traffic scenarios under laboratory conditions. The laboratory will also support research on the interaction of the autonomous traffic systems of the future and their safe and standardized operation. The State of Bavaria is providing financial support to the project.
TUM students set Guinness world record
Longest-range electric car in the world is from Munich
Students from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed the longest range electric car in the world. The team drove more than 2,573 kilometers on a single battery charge. As part of the IAA Mobility fair, the team competed for the new world record at the Munich airport and successfully brought the title home to Munich. The test lasted an entire six days, during which the team slept on cots in an airplane hangar.
Autonomous driving, new mobility concepts and the redistribution of public spaces
TUM to present its new research vehicle at the IAA
Autonomous driving, innovative urban planning and the repurposing of existing spaces – these are only a few of the topic areas which TUM will present to the public in the course of the international motor show IAA MOBILITY from September 5 to 10. As part of the fair's Open Space segment, the university will present various research projects and approaches to the mobility of the future. The Open Space segment is spread across wide portions of central Munich and is open to the public without an IAA fair ticket.
Results of Munich mobility study on Germany's 49 Euro Ticket
"Deutschlandticket" hardly reduces use of cars
Germany's introduction of the 49 euro flat-rate for a monthly nationwide transportation pass, the "Deutschlandticket", has resulted in a ten percent increase in ticket subscriptions for local public transportation services. But only one fifth of the new subscribers have reduced their use of automobiles at the same time. These findings are the outcome of the research project "Mobilität.Leben", organized by an interdisciplinary research team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) working at the TUM Think Tank.
Europe's first certified full scale Hyperloop test track opens
TUM Hyperloop begins test operations
The first passenger trips are starting on the Technical University of Munich's (TUM) Hyperloop test track. The 24-meter-long experimental tube at the TUM Ottobrunn/Taufkirchen campus near Munich is Europe's first full-scale Hyperloop test segment; after a construction period of less than one year it was officially opened by Bavarian Minister-President Dr. Markus Söder and Bavarian Minister of Science and the Arts Markus Blume. The Hyperloop pod has been completely certified for passenger operations. Now the research group will focus its attention primarily on the drive system, levitation technology and vacuum behavior.