Getting Support for New and Familiar
We had a look into the German research funding on automated driving topics because we had the feeling that something might be odd. We found overlaps and interesting as well as "interesting" projects among them...
To Build the Smartest and the most Interoperable Map in/about the World
Recently two announcements caught our attention: TomTom wants to build the smartest map in the world and the Linux Foundation wants to build interoperable open map data. Let’s look behind the scenes...
Tracking Tracks
We visited the InnoTrans 2022 to get an update about the state of affairs regarding geodata in railway domain...
Expert Talk: The Unfolded Truth Becomes a Tangible Asset
When we first heard about automatic Unfolding of CityGML Buildings to Paper Models, we were originally set back to this childhood mindset. But soon we learned that there are current use cases that might make a (literally) lightweight conversion of digital 3d models into scaled real-world 3d models an...
Land of Opportunities or Middle Kingdom
Most automated driving activities take place in the US and in China. Most of the automated driving players come from the US or from China. In both countries, commercial ride hailing services were already launched. Thus, is it all the same on both sides of the pacific?...
The Lost Generation of Automated Driving
Since 2016 more and more autonomous bus shuttle projects were set up. What have we learned from so many projects doing the same? And how does this relates to all the current SAE Level 4 automated driving activities? Let’s do a non-exhaustive research...
We are all GEONATIVES
Rendered almost speechless by the atrocities happening in Eastern Europe, it is hard to find the right words. But we strongly believe: On this single planet, we are all GEONATIVES! We stand by the people who are defending their freedom in Ukraine and we strongly support our peers who...
One Format to Rule the World?
More and more use cases need the environment next to the road. Let's see if there is a format that can do both: detailed road description as well as the surroundings...
The Place to Be
Marketplaces for trading digital assets are emerging in various formats and with different scope. Time to take a closer look...
Build Something New or Process the Existing
There are some initiatives out there trying to pave the road for automated driving: One will really pave the road, others will try to explain them...