The Federal Ministry of Education and Research aims to strengthen Germany’s position as a leading location for future technologies with its new High-Tech Agenda Germany (HTAD). This agenda also includes technologies for. The BRIDGE-HTAD project is situated in the agenda’s sectoral focus on climate-neutral mobility and investigates how socio-ecological mobility research can contribute to the successful development of new mobility technologies.
The project focusses on the combination of acceptance, regulation and innovation to make technological solutions socially robust, ecologically effective, and economically viable. To this end, the project analyses key technology fields of the mobility transition, such as new battery systems, e-mobility in microgrids, urban drones, autonomous driving, GentleCars, Hyperloop, urban cable cars and AI-based mobility systems. The technology fields are evaluated in terms of their contribution to climate protection, social acceptance and potential for conflict, regulatory feasibility, and their innovation and market potential.
Methodologically, BRIDGE-HTAD combines literature analyses and expert interviews with a structured evaluation framework. The results are compiled in a comparative matrix and technology dossier. On this basis, methodological recommendations for future socio-ecological mobility research are developed: this will ensure that technological innovation processes are strengthened through early citizen participation, transdisciplinary cooperation, and adaptive regulatory approaches.
Duration: 10/2025 – 09/2026
Client: Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR)
Team: Sabine Schröder (Project manager), Prof. Dr. Hans-Liudger Dienel (scientific advice), Dr. Filipe Mello Rose, Erik Ooms
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