On February 25 and 26, 2026, RailCampus OWL hosted the “SpringEvent” and the “Future Rail Forum.” Around 100 experts from business, science, and practice gathered at the DZM location in Minden to discuss innovative approaches to networked mobility, digital interfaces, and intelligent transport chains. We from the C2CBridge team were also there. The focus [...]
With the theme “Human-Technology Interaction in Automated (Rail) Transportation,” a one-and-a-half-day DZM Winterschool was held at the DZM site in Annaberg-Buchholz. With a varied mix of workshops, lectures, and discussions, doctoral students and postdocs from all four DZM locations shed light on key questions surrounding the collaboration between humans and automated vehicle systems, as [...]
Conversion of our test vehicles Two used Mercedes-Benz EQVs (built in 2021 and 2023) were purchased this year for the Country to City Bridge project. Both vehicles are currently at the conversion company – the conversion has begun. Time for a look behind the scenes: System integration & CAN control The control of central [...]
Visiting RailCampus OWL As part of the DZM network, partners from the four DZM locations met at RailCampus OWL in Minden at the beginning of October 2025 for a two-day seminar. We were there with our Country to City Bridge team and were able to gain exciting insights, discover synergies, and develop new ideas. [...]
DZM Networking Conference in Berlin – Together we shape mobility The Karlsruhe DZM site attended the second networking conference of the German Center for Future Mobility (DZM) in Berlin with the Country to City Bridge project. Together with the other DZM sites – Annaberg-Buchholz, Hamburg, and Minden – we presented our respective project [...]
European Mobility Week On 20th September 2025, we attended Mobility Day in Backnang and presented the Country to City Bridge concept. Citizens were able to find out about the project during a specialist presentation and talk directly to our expert Michael König on site. The FZI Research Center for Information Technology, which is involved [...]
Milestone meeting of the C2CBridge team A successful late summer afternoon on the KIT East Campus: Around 70 project members came together to discuss the current status of the individual work packages of the Country to City Bridge project. Exciting presentations showcased milestones already achieved and discussed future goals. We were particularly pleased to [...]
From June 16-18, 2025, we presented the Country to City Bridge-project at the joint stand of the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab at the UITP Summit in Hamburg. With over 10,000 visitors from more than 100 countries, the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg was once again a complete success! There were impressive specialist presentations, many [...]
Exchange and networking at the Hot Topic Seminar in Hamburg The four DZM locations Annaberg-Buchholz, Minden, Hamburg and Karlsruhe came together at the Hot Topic Seminar in Hamburg on June 3 and 4, 2025 to discuss current topics from their research projects and to network with each other. Over the two days of the [...]
The introduction of our first automated driving C2CBridge vehicle aroused a lot of interest among young and old at the KIT Open Day. The KIT Open Day as a science festival for the public took place for the first time on May 17, 2025, at the same time as the Campus Day, where prospective [...]
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