For a future worth living, our world must change fundamentally. Sustainable solutions are the key to a successful transformation of the transportation system. With the motto “Automated driving: A future without a steering wheel?”, an info day was held by the xchange Circle at TU Darmstadt on April 28, 2024. We were there too: Our Research Associates Ren Kajiyama and Paul Bossong gave the audience exciting insights into our research: How can we improve the economic efficiency and CO2-friendliness of road freight transport?

In the project “Decentralized planning of platoons”, we investigated what contribution platooning can make when AI is responsible for the formation of platoons. Using an agent-based simulation model, we researched together with Goethe University and the Center for Cognition and Computation what cost savings are possible through decentralized platoon formation. You can find out more about the results here.