German universities to develop autonomous car
Seven German universities have teamed up to develop an autonomous e-car, competing with automakers and tech giants such as Google and Apple, reports Spiegel Online. RWTH Aachen University – which already developed the successful Streetscooter delivery van for the German postal service, and the small city car e.Go – and six other universities, as well as industry partners, aim to develop a “new disruptive, modular and agile vehicle architecture and platform”, including a prototype for an autonomous family taxi, according to a press release. The four-year project UNICARagil is funded by the federal government.
Read the article in German and the press release in German .
For background, read the 91tv dossier The Energiewende and German carmakers.