Let's celebrate innovation! We had the pleasure of attending the summer party of the innovation alliance between Deutsche Bahn and TU Darmstadt. On June 12, 2024, the participants met for a lively get-together and exchanged views on current projects and activities in various working groups. During the event, our team members Aylin Altun and Raphael Hackober were on site to provide insights into our current research projects.

Our Chair represents the “Research lab for innovative freight wagons”, a cooperative institute between TU Darmstadt and DB Cargo within the Innovation Alliance. Our aim is to promote joint research and cooperation in the fields of logistics and transportation services.

At the heart of the Research lab for innovative freight wagons are joint research projects that focus on data-driven planning, control and analysis of rail-bound, intermodal transport networks, with a particular focus on freight wagons. These projects integrate innovative technologies from rail freight transport with data-driven optimization and simulation models from research in order to increase the attractiveness of rail freight transport and promote the shift of freight transport from road to rail. Click here to find out more about the research lab.