Awarded Next Generation Route Planning:

Prof. Dr Dorothea Wagner and Prof. Dr Peter Sanders from the KIT have developed a route planner in cooperation with Prof. Dr Hannah Bast from the University of Freiburg. For their "Next Generation Route Planning" they now received the Google Focused Research Award endowed with one million US Dollar.

They have developed specific algorithms for calculating routes and taking into consideration various means of transport, such as car, railway, bus, aeroplanes and ships, yet also bicycle and pedestrian paths. The system adapts to the current traffic situation in real time. Future route planners are to take into consideration not only the journey time but also travel expenses or environmental impact.

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