Research
Generally, research is understood to be a human activity based on intellectual investigation and aimed at discovering, interpreting and revising human knowledge on different aspects of the world. In the field of Mobility scientific research especially focuses on technologies allowing users to combine, exchange and distribute information. This includes all aspects which might have an impact on people's mobility, from traffic information services to hotel and restaurant guides.
Research in this field aims at developing information services which provide data and services on web portals or user-friendly, mobile devices. The online travel portal Reiseplanung, for example, helps users to find the fastest or shortest route to their destination, including a wealth of information on travel-related issues.
Complete information packages are used for transportation management and traffic safety, for example, which are edited and processed to provide consumers with useful information on traffic and travel.
Especially, public authorities, such as Germany's federal government or states and the EU, support and fund R&D in the field of mobility.
