02.08.2021 Source: BMVI One million electric vehicles on German roads for the first time Today, there are about 60 percent more electric vehicles on German roads than at the end of 2020. Among the one million electrically powered vehicles, the Federal Motor Transport Authority counts 54 percent purely electric vehicles and 46 percent plug-in hybrids. >Read more
22.07.2021 Source: SMWA Border region: New railway line Dresden-Prague and autonomous driving The Czech Republic and Saxony are holding talks on joint projects for cross-border transport links and autonomous mobility. >Read more
15.07.2021 Source: MDR.de EU Commission: From 2035 no new cars with combustion engines MDR.de asked experts about the topic, including Prof. Frank Atzler, Chair of Combustion Engineering and Drive Technology, at the Transport and Traffic Sciences of TU Dresden. >Read more
13.07.2021 Source: Sächsische Energieagentur GmbH "Climate-friendly on the road - electric & digital" on July 20 in Leipzig. The 3rd transnational energy forum is about electrification and digitalization of the transport sector. Transportation and traffic experts from TU Dresden will present projects. >Read more
13.07.2021 Source: BMVI Open digital test field opened in Cottbus The "Open Digital Test Field" of the German Center for Rail Transport Research has been opened in Cottbus/South Brandenburg. New rail transport technologies and innovations are tested there under real conditions. >Read more
28.06.2021 Source: BMVI Rail secures 550,000 jobs A study by the German Centre for Rail Transport Research (DZSF) focuses on the employment effects in the rail sector. The majority of the companies surveyed have a positive outlook for the next ten years and expect both higher transport volumes and higher employment. >Read more
25.06.2021 Source: Sächsische Staatsregierung Federal measures agreed for structural change in Saxony's lignite regions The plan of measures also provides for extensive investment in transport infrastructure, including electrification of railway lines, a new Berlin - Cottbus - Görlitz connection and expansion of the B178. >Read more
18.06.2021 Source: ADAC New method for accident reconstruction awarded UFO Young Scientist Award of the ADAC Foundation goes to Dipl.-Ing. Pascal Breitlauch of the Fraunhofer Institute for Transportation and Infrastructure Systems IVI in Dresden. >Read more
14.06.2021 Source: SMWA Study by SMWA and LVB on autonomous driving in public transport With the increasing digitalisation in work life, the study focuses on the "Effects of the introduction of autonomous driving on employment in local public transport". The Leipzig public transport company served as a concrete example. >Read more
11.06.2021 Source: Deutsche Bahn Deutsche Bahn engineers' talk for students Recruiting young talents: series of lectures offers insights into 6 major DB projects and the job of an engineer. Period 15.06 - 18.07. >Read more
