Das BioTechMed-Graz Science Breakfast fand am 7. November 2023 an der Uni Graz (SZ 15.21, RESOWI-Zentrum, Bauteil A, 2.OG) statt.
Assoc. Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Dr.techn. Arno Eichberger vom Institut für Fahrzeugtechnik an der Technischen Universität Graz, Leiter des Forschungsbereiches Vehicle Dynamics, hielt einen Vortrag zum Thema „Self Driving Cars: Still a vision or future to become reality?“.
Electrification of automotive powertrains and vehicle automation are global megatrends in the automotive industry. Vehicle automation aims at increased vehicle safety, driver comfort, new mobility concepts, efficiency of vehicles and the transport system and support of elderly and handicapped people. The lecture presents the history of vehicle automation, main motivations but also challenges for market introduction and a vision of the future.