14 March 2019
The television magazine «Wir im Saarland» deals weekly with current affairs and background information from the Saarland. The topics range from politics to society and economy.
On March 14, 2019, Prof. Wieker, head of the Research Group for Transport Telematics (FGVT), sat on the couch with moderator Christine Alt and in an interview, he told how automated cars can be used in Germany in the future and predicted, among other things, a change in the German transport system.
Find the 5-minute television report here.
12th March 2019
Since September 2018, two automated shuttle buses have been tested in the Pfaffenthal district of Luxembourg’s capital. Lex Bentner – Chef de Service – from the Autobus de la Ville de Luxembourg knows how the service is received, where exactly the bus runs and whether everything is running smoothly.
Link to the video and radio report about the «Major project Terminal – autonomous buses in Saarland from 2020» with Professor Horst Wieker
Further press releases:
25 February 2019 – Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German – only for subscribers)
20th September 2018 – L’essentiel (in German)
15th February 2019
Safe, environmentally conscious and flexible – these are the central demands on the mobility of the future. In the border region between Germany, France and Luxembourg, mobility in the work environment is an important factor. It must be simple, cheap and available to everyone. The automation and intelligent networking of road traffic plays a central role in this. In the TERMINAL project, 15 partners from science, mobility providers and public administration are working and researching on the establishment of automated, electric buses in cross-border commuter traffic. The project started in January 2019 and will run until December 2021. It has a volume of around 3 million Euros and is funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) with approximately 1.8 million Euros from the «Interreg VA Greater Region» programme. The lead partner of the project is the Saarland University of Applied Sciences (htw saar).
Further reading – see blog entry of htw saar (in German):
Further press releases:
2nd December 2018 – Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German – only for subscribers)
16th October 2018 – Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German – only for subscribers)
