The EUR3.7m project is funded by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) through June 2011 – enabling the design of a research platform that drives the analysis of benefits associated with future electronic control and assistance systems for motor vehicles.
The features of the Validate project, in which several departments of the University of Stuttgart are participating, consists of building a driving simulator that will help develop driver assistance systems to increase fuel efficiencies and reduce CO2 emissions.
The driving simulator is planned to be taken into operation in early 2011, said Intermap Technologies, a global digital mapping company creating 3D digital models of the earth’s surface.
Eric DesRoche, senior vice president of automotive at Intermap Technologies, said: “Intermap believes in creating mutually beneficial relations with leading universities and this project with the University of Stuttgart will ultimately lead to the production of new vehicles that are simply better for the planet.”
