How does it feel to relinquish control and trust a car that drives itself? The new episode of the Ostfalia podcast "Einfach Forschung" is about automated driving, the mobility of the future and the question of how real autonomous driving actually is today.
The guest is Christoph Rohmann. Together with presenter Heinz-Dieter Quack, he talks about current developments in the field of autonomous driving, social differences in dealing with new technologies and personal impressions from Japan.
Research into autonomous driving at Ostfalia in Wolfsburg
Christoph Rohmann works at the Institute of Vehicle Engineering (IFBW) at Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences on the Wolfsburg campus. He is also doing his doctorate in cooperation with the Technical University of Braunschweig.
In the podcast, he explains what is currently being worked on in research, what technical challenges automated vehicles have to overcome and why social trust plays a decisive role in this.
Between hype and reality: how close are we to self-driving cars?
The episode also takes a critical look at the public discourse surrounding autonomous driving. What is really technically possible today? Where do systems still reach their limits? And what responsibility do people bear when vehicles increasingly make decisions autonomously?
Listen to the new podcast episode now
The episode "Hands off the steering wheel? When cars drive themselves" is now available on all known podcast platforms - including Spotify, Apple Podcasts and other platforms.
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"Einfach Forschung" is the Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences podcast in which researchers present their current projects every fortnight. Hosted by Prof. Dr Heinz-Dieter Quack, the podcast provides understandable and practical insights into scientific topics such as digitalisation, mobility and social innovations and shows how research influences our everyday lives.
