Mobility Research in European Dialogue
FZI welcomes delegation from the Netherlands
Research Focus: Intelligent Transportation Systems and Logistics
On May 22, 2025, the FZI Research Center for Information Technology welcomed a high-ranking delegation from the Netherlands. The visit focused on international cooperation opportunities, technological developments in the field of automated mobility, and demonstrators of current research in the FZI House of Living Labs.
On May 22, 2025, the FZI Research Center for Information Technology in Karlsruhe welcomed a delegation from the Netherlands with representatives from politics, business, science, and research. Initiated by the Dutch government and accompanied by the Consul General in Munich, Annelies Faro, the visit was dedicated to European networking in the field of sustainable mobility and digitalization.
Participants included representatives from companies such as TomTom, DAF Trucks, VDL ETS, and Solid Sands, as well as research and government institutions such as TNO, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency, and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management.
Insight into application-oriented research
After a welcome by Dr. Alexander Viehl, Division Manager at the FZI, the visit started at the FZI House of Living Labs, more specifically in the Future Mobility and Service Robotics divisions. There, the delegation gained practical insights into ongoing research projects relating to automated driving, robust environment recognition, Car2X communication, and Artificial Intelligence in vehicles.
A subsequent visit to the Test Area Autonomous Driving Baden-Württemberg (TAF BW) offered a detailed look at real research environments where technologies are evaluated in realistic conditions. Topics covered included bidirectional charging, networked sensor technology and data acquisition for AI-based systems.
A subsequent visit to the Test Area Autonomous Driving Baden-Württemberg (TAF BW) offered a detailed look at real research environments where technologies are evaluated in realistic conditions. Topics covered included bidirectional charging, networked sensor technology and data acquisition for AI-based systems.
Images: FZI Research Center for Information Technology
Focus on European cooperation
The delegation emphasized the importance of German-Dutch cooperation in the field of mobility. One of the Dutch side’s goals is to anchor its technological developments more firmly in the German market and to establish long-term partnerships, particularly in the pre-competitive environment.
For the FZI, the visit was a valuable opportunity to present its own research projects in an international context and to promote future cooperation.
For the FZI, the visit was a valuable opportunity to present its own research projects in an international context and to promote future cooperation.
About the FZI
The FZI Research Center for Information Technology, with headquarters in Karlsruhe and a branch office in Berlin, is a non-profit institution for information technology application research and technology transfer. It delivers the latest scientific findings in information technology to companies and public institutions and qualifies individuals for academic and business careers or the leap into self-employment. Supervised by professors from various faculties, the research groups at the FZI develop interdisciplinary concepts, software, hardware and system solutions for their clients and implement the solutions found as prototypes. The FZI House of Living Labs provides a unique research environment for application research. The FZI is an innovation partner of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and strategic partner of the German Informatics Society (GI).