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Remote sensing: Innovative methods for measuring vehicle emissions
How can emissions from vehicles be better monitored? At the Chair of Transport Ecology, new measurement methods such as remote sensing are helping to make road traffic more environmentally friendly.

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Milestone for the mobility of the future: Topping-out ceremony celebrated for the Smart Mobility Lab
Yesterday, Thursday, October 15, 2025, the topping-out ceremony for the future Smart Mobility Lab SML at TUD | Lausitz Research Campus in Schwarzkollm was celebrated in the presence of Saxony's Minister President Michael Kretschmer and TUD Rector Prof. Dr. Ursula Staudinger.

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MiTra: Research on drone-based traffic data collection published in Nature Scientific Data Journal
In a recent study conducted by the Chair of Econometrics and Statistics, esp. in the Transport Sector researchers collected and extracted detailed traffic data using a fleet of six synchronized drones. Their work, entitled “MiTra: A Drone-Based Trajectory Data for a Freeway with Ramps Capturing…

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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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Great success: DFG funds new Collaborative Research Center on agile mobility
The German Research Foundation (DFG) has approved funding for the Collaborative Research Center SFB/TRR 408 “AgiMo: Data-driven agile planning for responsible mobility” at TU Dresden and TU Munich. This is the first interdisciplinary research program in systemic transportation research.

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Cooperation agreement with the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DZSF)
The “Friedrich List” Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences at TU Dresden and the German Centre for Rail Traffic Research (DSZF) are joining forces to promote early-career researchers in the field of railway transport. With this objective in mind, the two partners have signed an agreement on…

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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.

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