News from the AVS Lab

We are excited to share that our survey “Foundation Models in Autonomous Driving: A Survey on Scenario Generation and Scenario Analysis” has been accepted by the IEEE Open Journal of Intelligent Transportation Systems! This work is a joint effort between multiple institutions and industry partners… [read more]

We are delighted to welcome Christian Oefinger to the Chair of Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) at the Technical University of Munich (TUM). Christian brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our lab, and we are excited to see the contributions he will make in his new role as a doctoral… [read more]

We are pleased to welcome Finn to the Professorship of Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) at the Technical University of Munich. With a strong background in electrical engineering and extensive experience in autonomous driving, we are excited about his contributions as a doctoral candidate in our… [read more]

We are delighted to welcome Christoph Bank to the Professorship Autonomous Vehicle Systems (AVS) at the Technical University of Munich. Christoph brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and we look forward to the contributions he will make in his new role as a doctoral candidate. Christoph… [read more]

Munich, December 2025 – The 1st German Autonomy Summit (GAS) has successfully concluded at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in Garching, marking an important milestone for the German and European autonomy community. Organised by young talents from the IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems… [read more]

Autonomous vehicles promise more than just new technology — they are reshaping how we design cities and experience mobility. In the Süddeutsche Zeitung audio format “16 Minutes”, our professor Johannes Betz discusses self-driving systems, the role of robotics and AI, and how innovation can make… [read more]

The AVS Lab will once again be strongly represented at the IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITSC 2025). Our team members will present their latest scientific contributions in a series of oral presentations. 📣 If you would like to meet our team at ITSC, feel free… [read more]

Winners 🏆 🏆 🏆 We are bringing home the first place in the 2025 AbuDhabi Autonomous Racing League for the Technische Universität München, achieving a back-to-back championship in the world's leading autonomous racing competition 🏎️ An intense race against our fierce competitors from Unimore Racing,… [read more]

Our AVS Lab will once again be well represented at this year's 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS 2025) in Hangzhou, China. Our team members will present their scientific work in the form of posters and lectures. In addition, we are organizing several… [read more]

Welcome back to TU Munich! The AVS lab wishes all students at TUM a good start to the new winter semester 2025/2026. We hope you are looking forward to new challenges and exciting experiences in your studies. We at the AVS Lab are offering four new lectures this winter semester. For bachelor's… [read more]