DFG Approves Second Funding Phase for TRR 339
Everyone involved at TU Dresden, RWTH Aachen University, the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, and the Federal Highway Research Institute (BASt) was really happy. The immense efforts of the entire team over the past months, which had already led to a very successful site visit by the review panel and representatives of the German Research Foundation (DFG) in March 2026 at TU Dresden, have paid off!
In TRR 339, researchers are investigating the fundamentals of an intelligent, sustainable, and digitally connected road infrastructure. The goal is to develop a “Digital Twin Road” – a digital representation of the entire road system comprising vehicles, tires, road surfaces, and traffic space.
The research network combines civil engineering, computer science, and transportation and social sciences. Using modern sensor data and digital methods, a virtual representation of the road system is being created, which enables traffic analysis, prediction, and control at a new level of quality.
In the first funding phase, key sub-models were developed. In the second phase, these are to be integrated via standardized interfaces into a comprehensive digital representation of the road system. In the long term, this will lead to a fully controllable digital twin that supports intelligent traffic management, sustainable infrastructure development, and automated driving.
Prof. Michael Kaliske, spokesperson for TRR 339, emphasizes: “With this Collaborative Research Center/Transregio, we are working on a globally unique project with its comprehensive, complex approach, driven by the team’s outstanding expertise.”
TRR 339 is one of the major coordinated research networks of the German Research Foundation and enhances the international visibility of German infrastructure and mobility research.
The second funding phase begins on July 1, 2026, and ends on December 31, 2029.
Further information, publications, and current research findings can be found on the project website: www.sfbtrr339.de.
