Verkehrsunfallforschung an der TU Dresden GmbH (VUFO)

Description
VUFO is a renowned R&D service provider in the field of road safety and road accident research and an important player in mobility research.
With the collection of high-quality accident data as part of the GIDAS project, VUFO is setting global standards in accident research and making a significant contribution to future safety regulations, vehicle technologies, and the data-based derivation of findings to increase road safety. By working on interdisciplinary R&D projects, providing consultancy services and applying innovative methods, VUFO’s team of experts supports industry, authorities, associations, and institutions in matters of road safety.
As a training facility, VUFO imparts sound knowledge in the fields of accident analysis as well as vehicle and road safety.
Role and Key Contribution to the Project
VUFO leads the activities about Data and Privacy Management as well as the Platform delivery aspects. They also bring in their existing experience in the identification, extraction, enrichment, and generation of accident scenarios (GIDAS-PCM, TASC) and real traffic scenarios (TASC). VUFO supports the project with established methodologies, accident and traffic data sets, and knowledge about the quality, plausibility, representativeness and maintenance of traffic data. Together with Fraunhofer IVI, VUFO will collect traffic data in several countries and transfer them into appropriate real-world scenarios.
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