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Collaborative

­Research at AVL

Germany

AVL Germany

VL Deutschland GmbH has been a research partner

involved in numerous European, national, and regional

research projects since 2004. These collaborative proj-

ects are usually funded for three years and provide AVL with

an optimum framework for working on new and challenging

topics in the fields of electrification and automation and the re-

quired development methods. Close collaboration with OEMs,

Tier 1s, and universities in particular gives AVL employees new

perspectives on relevant cutting-edge technologies. Another

advantage is the intensive networking of the simulation, test-

ing, and engineering division at the various locations.

Projects such as VVMethoden and KisSME provide new

­approaches for automatically detecting critical traffic ­scenarios

and demonstrate them in practical use. In the TechReal and

SmartLoad projects, new solutions for Vehicle-in-the-Loop and

networked component testbeds for safeguarding electrified

and highly automated vehicles were developed and tested in

specific applications.

Such references enable AVL in Germany to get involved in new

customer projects, like contracts for the series development of

Level 4 Mobility-as-a-Service shuttles.

Research vehicle for

­automated driving

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