The 5GoIng Project

A prerequisite for sustainable and intelligent traffic control is to know the traffic situation and to be able to identify starting points for a fluid control of the traffic participants. 5GoIng pursues the goal of precisely recording the traffic in the traffic circle using data collected by 5G from various sources and identifying correlations and patterns. This is the foundation for increasing the flow of traffic.

In the Smart City area, the communication of rad users with each other and with smart infrastructure is being tested. They are made aware of each other via an optical warning system, which also recognises and classifies non-networked road users via LiDAR sensors. In this method of environment detection, eye-safe laser pulses are emitted into the environment. These pulses are reflected by the objects in the enviroment and return to the sensor. based on this, a detailed environment representation is created in the form of a point cloud in real time. This accurate and privacy-compliant representation provides machines and computers with data that can be analysed using software. In addition, it will be evaluated how road users react to the new notifications and whether the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and scooter riders at the roundabout is improved as a result. 

Through information and events based on real 5G applications, the aim is to improve citizen acceptance of 5G technology in the mobility sector and the associated digitalisation of everyday life. The Open Innovation Lab can make it possible for the public to experience the direct benefits of 5G technology in road traffic and also serves as a showcase for "connected driving of the future", thus opening up the opportunity to participate in the testing of new forward-looking technologies. Especially in the case of 5G technology, early participation of society in the implementation is necessary to avoid uncertainties due to misinformation and to objectify social controversies. 

The organisation, implementation and follow-up of cross-city and cross-district workshops and information events on the topic of 5G technology and expansion also contribute to this. Demonstrators are also developed within the research project and the project contents are exhibited in the Science Gallery. In addition, 5GoIng promotes citizen dialogue though demonstrations as well as high-profile events, also in combination with existing projects such as "People on the Move". In this way, the perceived risks of 5G are reduced through transparent information of scientifically sound facts, thus increasing citizen acceptance. 

In the 5GoIng project, the project environment and the user group will also be successively extended to the surrounding districts of Region 10 - Eichstätt, Neuburg-Schrobenhausen and Pfaffenhofen. Through various standardisation activities and Smart City applications, the benefits of 5G will also become tangible for society beyond the city limits. 

5GoIng aims to promote the innovative power of Startups by operating the 5G test field as a freely accessible Open Innovation Lab, but also by promoting Startups in cooperation with the well-networked institutional infrastructure in Ingolstadt and Bavaria. The digital Startup centre brigk and brigkAIR, the Startup centre GEZ, the centres for entrepreneurship and Startup networks of the universities as well as other organisations such as ProEmployment and the Active Seniors will support the region´s Startups in all phases of their foundation.