Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems
Road and rail transportation systems are facing a comprehensive digital transformation: vehicles, infrastructure, and transportation systems must be securely networked and coordinated in real time to increase capacity, and efficiency. Cooperative systems such as C-ITS (Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems) enable vehicles, traffic lights, traffic signs, and traffic control centers to communicate with one another in real time. This places high demands on the integrity and authenticity of the messages. In rail transport, standards for train control and signaling systems (ERTMS/ETCS) impose high demands on interoperability. For remote areas, ubiquitous network coverage is becoming increasingly important, with terrestrial mobile networks being connected to non-terrestrial components such as satellites and, in the future, HAPS.
Why FOKUS
Fraunhofer FOKUS combines its extensive expertise in AI-based perception and simulation, as well as in quality assurance and cybersecurity for networked systems, with in-depth domain knowledge in the transportation and rail sectors, and in the integration of terrestrial mobile networks with satellites and, in the future, stratospheric platforms.
