October 2025

✨ The future of mobility is not just something to talk about – it is something you can see, touch, and experience. And at the autotech.agil final event, you could even ride along! ✨

After three years of hard work, collaboration, and curiosity, we celebrated the grand finale of our research project at the Aldenhoven Testing Center – transforming the test site into a real-world lab for tomorrow’s mobility.

💡🚗 What made it so special? From a barrier-free autonomous shuttle, to flexible parcel delivery, to a digital twin orchestrating traffic and emergency response in real time – we brought connected, automated mobility to life in ways that felt tangible and inspiring.
But beyond technology, this day was about people and passion: researchers, engineers, and visionaries joining forces to make mobility safer, smarter, and more inclusive.

💙 A huge thank you to everyone who made this milestone possible. You have proven that the future of mobility is not just ahead of us – we can experience it today.

👉 Curious for more? Read the full press release here: https://www.ika.rwth-aachen.de/de/presse/pressemitteilungen/presse-2025/forschung-zum-anfassen.html

🎉 What a day to remember! 🎉

September 2025

✨🚗 Innovation meets reunion: The UNICARagil research vehicles will once again come together at the autotech.agil final event.

This joint appearance marks an important milestone for the project and provides a forward-looking perspective on the future of autonomous mobility.

Meet the UNICARagil family:
🚌 autoSHUTTLE – a highly automated shuttle concept for sustainable public transport
🚕 autoTAXI – a versatile, on-demand mobility service for individual passenger needs
📦 autoCARGO – an autonomous logistics solution for the efficient transportation of goods
🦾 autoELF – an agile, compact platform for dynamic urban environments

But that is not all – alongside these four pioneers, more autonomous vehicle concepts will be showcased, turning the finale into a true celebration of innovation on September 11th, 2025 at the Aldenhoven Testing Center. And the best part? You cannot just see our research vehicles – you are able to ride along and experience the future of mobility first-hand.

👉 Registration is still open for the final event – save your spot and join us on this journey! https://www.autotechagil.de/en/final-event/

September 2025

Emergency Scenario: Coordinated Response of the Connected Mobility System

🚨 When every second counts, coordination is everything.

📖 Imagine a city where vehicles, drone, and control center act as one in an emergency. In our live demonstration, the control center closes routes, guides drivers, and uses drones to monitor traffic from above. With the digital twin, updates spread instantly – so all vehicles can react and keep traffic safe and flowing.
⚙️ Today, drivers react individually to emergencies. Even with vehicle communication standards like ETSI ITS-G5, central coordination is rare, and automated vehicle responses to such situations are still in their infancy.
💡 For the first time, autonomous and connected vehicles respond together to a live incident. The digital twin distributes updates in real time, vehicles recognize sirens, and road and aerial image data are used for scene understanding within the control center – making system-wide emergency coordination reality.

📍 Demonstration takes place in our real-world lab at the test site.

💬 How do you see this kind of coordination transforming emergency response in your city? Let us know in the comments.

Join us for the final event of our research project autotech.agil on September 11th, 2025 at the Aldenhoven Testing Center – experience our mobility system and secure your spot today! https://www.autotechagil.de/en/final-event/