Research
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IDEA: Successful project completion for the automation of vehicle depots in transport companies
The research project “IDEA - Innovative Depot Automation” by the Chair of Transport Systems Information Technology and the Chair of Vehicle Mechatronics came to a successful conclusion this week at a presentation in Torgau. The research results are intended to help automate the processes in…
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Mobility in Cities - Household travel survey on urban mobility reveals changes in traffic behavior
The “Mobility in Cities - SrV” research project regularly surveys the transport behavior of residents of German cities using an extensive household survey. In the 2023 SrV survey, over 280,000 people in around 500 municipalities were asked about their mobility behavior. One of the results…
Mobility for all: A digital knowledge map for more participation in public transport of the future
In the European joint project SINFONICA, researchers in traffic and transportation psychology are developing a platform to promote inclusion in cooperative, connected and automated transport systems. In an interactive digital knowledge map, the requirements of people with and without mobility…
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Kick-off for Interreg project Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland National Park
Official project kick-off in Děčín: The Interreg project “Transport services of the Bohemian-Saxon Switzerland National Park” aims to improve public transport in the national park region. Last week, the project partners came together to define content guidelines for the joint project.
Studies
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Junior Engineer Academy in transportation sciences
Engineering as a favorite subject: 8th grade students at the Tschirnhaus-Gymnasium Dresden learned about transportation science this week as part of the Junior Engineer Academy. In two workshops on rail transport, the 19 pupils from the science profile were able to take a hands-on approach to the…
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Fascinated by flying: As a transportation engineer at NASA
Kevin-Christian Garzon Galindo studied transportation engineering at the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences. Today, the graduate engineer works at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) on the future of aerospace. He reports on his career in the current alumni magazine.
People
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Transport research across borders
Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences welcomes Dr. Esta Qiu and Ruben Kuipers as Humboldt Fellows at the Chair of Mobility System Planning.
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Interview with Dr. Beate Lux, Head of the Railway Operation Laboratory
In the interview series “At work with ...”, TU Dresden's social media team accompanies employees of TU Dresden or its partner institutions for a day. In this issue, Dr. Beate Lux gives insights into her everyday work in the Railway Operations Laboratory at the Faculty of Transport and…
Network
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Students from the University of Birmingham visit the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences
This week, the faculty welcomed a study group from the Centre for Railway Research and Education (BCRRE) of the University of Birmingham (UK). During a visit to various laboratories at the faculty, the Master students of signaling and safety technology were able to find out about current research…
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