Lehrte, 24.01.2024 – How can emergency vehicles be automated or made remotely controllable for safe use in a disaster situation in the shortest possible time to quickly minimize damage? This question was addressed by the project partners of the AKIT-PRO research project . Further information on the project and a link to an article in the computer magazine c’t can be found here.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the project. Project partners in the AKIT network were the SMEs Götting KG and BINZ Ambulance- und Umwelttechnik GmbH , and the Fraunhofer Institute IOSB , IOSB-AST and IPA . The project work was supported by the following associated partners:
Many thanks also to the Niedersächsisches Landesamt für Brand- und Katastrophenschutz (NLBK) , on whose premises in Celle-Scheuen the AKIT-PRO practical tests took place.

Photo taken from the tractor, the automated steering wheel can be seen, through the windshield you can see the test site, on which an automated excavator is driving on the right edge of the picture

The following video presents the project partners, the project goals and the implementation.

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