Connected mobility for liveable places

VMo4Orte

Tour through a more liveable city of the future
The VMo4Orte project is researching the mobility of the future and is pursuing a clear vision - to make cities and towns more liveable. In a VR audio walk through such a city of the future, the various research focal points are brought together and show the networking of mobility in all areas of life.
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Term: 2022 to 2024

Solution modules for liveable places

Within the VMo4Orte research project, we present solution modules that can be used to contribute to the transformation of the transport system. To this end, we are conducting targeted research across several areas, grounded in a systemic perspective supported by our interdisciplinary proficiency:

  • Intermodal transport networks and hubs
  • Digital mobility management and navigation services
  • User-orientated business models for mobility concepts
  • Novel vehicle concepts for road and rail
  • Restructuring and mobility concepts for urban residents and logistics operations
  • Economic assesment of these solutions and the formulation of policy recommendations to guide future transformation strategies

At the core of the research project lies the inquiry into how the interplay of these solution modules across sectors can foster a joint and transformative dialogue with stakeholders. To this end, 18 DLR institutes and research facilities are working together alongside designated project sponsors.

Transfer through the involvement of project sponsors

  • Senate Department Berlin
  • District Office Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg
  • Regional Association of Greater Braunschweig
  • Federal Association Parcel and Express Logistics BIEK
  • Berlin Partner
  • WISTA GmbH
  • DHL
  • GESOBAU
  • LNC Berlin
  • KIEZBOTE
  • Bringmeister
  • Logistics network Berlin Brandenburg
  • BdKEP
  • Vitronic
  • highQ Computerlösungen GmbH
  • Munich municipal utilities
  • go.Rheinland GmbH
  • District Office Treptow-Köpenick
  • Hamburg Airport GmbH
  • Verkehrs- und Traifverbund Stuttgart GmbH (VVS)
  • Mercedes Benz Group
  • City of Hamburg, Ministry of Transport and Mobility Transition
  • Ministry of Transport of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Volkswagen AG

Project sponsors from transport companies, public institutions and local authorities as well as companies from the mobility and logistics sector actively participate in the VMo4Orte project, contributing their requirements and experience. Collaborating closely with these stakeholders, individual solution modules and emerging mobility concepts undergo further development and are implemented through demonstrators.

The project sponsors play a pivotal role in the development of demonstrators, which serve as tangible manifestations of jointly crafted solution modules. These demonstrators are designed to validate feasibility, identify areas for enhancement, and facilitate dialogue among all stakeholders engaged in the practical implementation process.

The project VMo4Orte – connected mobility for liveable places

  • Project type: Basic funding
  • Funding body: BMWK (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz)
  • Duration: 2022 to 2024
  • Project budget: circa 22 million euros full costs
  • Lead institute: DLR Institute of Transport Research

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Participating DLR institutes and facilities

Institute of Transport Research

The subjects of mobility and transport affect people today more than ever. On the one hand, an effective transport system is an essential prerequisite for a prospering economy. On the other hand, mobility also allows individuals to actively participate in social life.

Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology

The Institute of Aerodynamics and Flow Technology is a leading research institute in the field of aerodynamics/aeroacoustics of airplanes and aerothermodynamics of space vehicles.

Institute of Data Science

The main focus of the Institute of Data Science in Jena relies on finding solutions for the new challenges of the digitalisation era. Research is being conducted into topics related to Data Management, IT Security and Smart Systems (Industry 4.0).

Institute of Vehicle Concepts

The Institute of Vehicle Concepts is a system-oriented institute, handling and coordinating research subjects related to traffic and transportation at the DLR location in Stuttgart.

Institute of Air Transport

In order to ensure that aviation can continue to make a decisive contribution to the individual mobility of people, solutions are needed that contribute to the sustainable development of air transport.

Flight Experiments

DLR’s Flight Operations Facility is responsible for the deployment and utilisation of DLR’s fleet of highly-modified research aircraft.

Institute of Communications and Navigation

The Institute of Communications and Navigation develops and investigates new systems and methods for radio transmission and radiolocation.

Institute of Aerospace Medicine

Within the entire German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Institute of Aerospace Medicine is the only research institute that focuses on life science issues related to transport and aerospace.

Remote Sensing Technology Institute

The DLR Remote Sensing Technology Institute of is located at the sites in Oberpfaffenhofen near Munich, Berlin-Adlershof and Neustrelitz as well as an office in Bremen. Together with the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) the institute is part of the Earth Observation Center EOC.

Institute of Maritime Energy Systems

The Institute of Maritime Energy Systems researches and develops innovative solutions to reduce the use of fossil fuels and the resulting emissions in the maritime transport sector as well as enable its increased use of renewable energy sources.

Institute of Atmospheric Physics

The Institute of Atmospheric Physics investigates the physics and chemistry of the global atmosphere from the Earth's surface up to the stratosphere.

Institute for the Protection of Terrestrial Infrastructures

The Institute develops suitable methods and instruments to detect threats to critical infrastructures at an early stage, to evaluate them and to be able to take appropriate defensive measures.

Institute for Software Technology

The mission of the Institute for Software Technology is research and development in software engineering technologies, and the incorporation of these technologies into DLR software projects.

Institute of Systems Engineering for Future Mobility

The newly founded DLR Institute of Systems Engineering for Future Mobility in Oldenburg focuses on research into the methods needed to develop and validate future automated and autonomous transport systems.

Institute of System Dynamics and Control

The main focus of the Institute of System Dynamics and Control is the requirement driven, system dynamically holistic design, optimal feedforward and robust feedback control of complex safety critical systems for spaceflight systems, aircraft, road, railway and planetary vehicles, as well as industrial robots.

Institute of Transportation Systems

In today’s economy and society mobility is of high significance. People want to arrive at their destinations comfortably and quickly. Goods have to be moved economically over long and short distances.

Institute of Networked Energy Systems

The DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems develops technologies and concepts for future energy supply on the basis of renewable energies.