Dr. Marcel Kappel
Communication Systems, Human-Machine Interaction, Health

Navigation systems, automated vehicles, sharing platforms – modern mobility relies on data. Mobility data not only enables a sustainable change in our mobility behavior, thereby contributing to an improved quality of life, it also makes transportation safer, more sustainable, and more inclusive – whether through optimized infrastructure that leads to greater road safety, innovative multimodal solutions that reduce environmental pollution, or measures that create accessibility in mobility.
The daily movements of people and goods generate huge amounts of data with great potential. This includes data that was originally collected for other purposes, such as toll data. In an increasingly connected world, all this mobility data is a powerful driver of innovation and efficiency.
Since future-oriented research and development relies heavily on open data, it is important to make mobility data usable and exploitable. This requires framework conditions that enable the secure and controlled exchange of harmonized mobility data. Only then can it be incorporated into innovative mobility solutions and contribute to solving existing mobility challenges.
Our interdisciplinary teams have been working on data-driven mobility issues and the use of data and artificial intelligence for years. We not only accompany research projects that collect, process, and share mobility data, but also support them in solving challenges from A for “autonomous driving” to Z for “zero-emission transport.” In addition, we identify trends and use this knowledge together with our customers to develop topics, provide impetus for scientific, technical, and political discussions, and network stakeholders from politics, business, and research.