14.05.2022 - e-mobility Technology International berichtet über Forschungsprojekt TALAKO
04.05.2022 Bauaktivitäten vor Eröffnung der Pilotanlage für induktives Laden von Elektrotaxis in Köln
18.- 21.05.2022 TALAKO als Best Practices Beispiel der polisMOBILITY
The TALAKO research project will be presented as a best practices example at the polisMOBILITY trade fair.
You can find here further information.
December 12, 2021 NTV reports about the research project TALAKO
The broadcaster NTV shows the working prototype system in Mülheim. It also explains how the cab can be charged and what advantages it offers.
The full video you will find here.
October 10, 2021 WAZ reports about the research project TALAKO
Scientists at the University of Duisburg-Essen and an entrepreneur from Mülheim are working to revolutionize the cab industry.
Read the full article here to find out what this has to do with toothbrush.
July 02, 2021 SAT1 reports about the research project TALAKO
SAT1 reported on Friday, 02.07.2021, in the regional magazine SAT1.NRW about our research project TALAKO in the process of operating the prototype system.
The full article you will find here.
July 02, 2021 TALAKO research project in the Rheinische Post newspaper
The Rheinische Post reports on the prototype system in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
The full article you will find here.
June 28, 2021 IAM in WDR - Lokalzeit Ruhr reports about TALAKO prototype plant
On Monday, June 28, 2021, WDR reported in the program Lokalzeit Ruhr about our research project TALAKO, the most recently commissioned prototype system and its use at Taxi Stephany in Mülheim.
From minute 11:10 , you can watch the article "New charging technology for e-cars" and the subsequent studio guest Prof. Dr. Heike Proff here .
June 15, 2021 Current extensive press releases about TALAKO
Talako: prototype plant in operation
The complete article of the busplaner.de you will find here.
Pilot project - Inductive charging in the cab waiting lane
The complete article of next-mobility.news you will find here.
Electromobility - researchers test wireless charging of e-taxis
The complete article of energate-messenger.de you will find here.
Wireless energy transmission: Saving 50,000 t of CO2 with e-taxis
The complete article of idw-online.de you will find here.
Pilot project - Inductive charging in the cab waiting lane
The complete article of the kfz-betrieb.vogel.de you will find here.
June 01, 2021 TaxiTimes reports on the launch of the prototype plant
The TALAKO research project has taken a step forward: The prototype facility developed for extensive testing on the premises of Auto Stephany GmbH in Mülheim an der Ruhr has gone into operation. With the commissioning, the first vehicle has also been converted to inductive charging technology. In the coming weeks and months, LEVC's converted TX must now demonstrate how the technology can be put to good use.
Full article here.
May 31, 2021 TALAKO research project: commissioning of prototype plant
We are pleased to announce that the prototype system has been put into operation in real use at the cab company Auto Stephany GmbH in the city of Mülheim an der Ruhr (in its private yard). So the first vehicle with inductive charging technology is on the road. At least five more will follow on the "large" pilot installation in the city of Cologne.
For the Chair of ABWL & International Automotive Management of Prof. Dr. Heike Proff at the University of Duisburg-Essen, it is equally gratifying that with the commissioning of the prototype plant, another inclusive LEVC range extender vehicle is thus also making mobility more ecologically and socially sustainable on the roads in Mülheim.
May 06, 2021 City of Cologne promotes inductively chargeable e-taxis for participation in the TALAKO project.
At its meeting on May 6, 2021, Cologne's Transportation Committee approved a purchase subsidy for the acquisition of four e-taxis equipped with inductive charging technology. In this way, the city is securing the implementation of the TALAKO research project of the University of Duisburg-Essen and numerous project partners.
You can find the complete press release of the city of Cologne here..
October 21, 2020 Current publications of research results
In the meantime a lot has happened again and two publications can be reported as part of the research project:
Bijan Shahbaz Nejad, Peter Roch, Marcus Handte, Pedro José Marrón: A Driver Guidance System to Support the Stationary Wireless Charging of Electric Vehicles. 15th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2020, Springer, 2020.
Peter Roch, Bijan Shahbaz Nejad, Marcus Handte, Pedro José Marrón: Systematic Optimization of Image Processing Pipelines Using GPUs. 15th International Symposium on Visual Computing, ISVC 2020, Springer, 2020.
August 13, 2020 Interim result: With the help of a neural network, the vehicle position is detected
Even if the construction of the TALAKO prototype system has not yet been completed due to Corona, the tests for vehicle positioning at the University of Duisburg-Essen are already in full swing. For the tests, an artificial neural network was trained on various vehicle characteristics. In addition to the wheels, this also includes door handles, mirrors and headlights. Using the relative position of the recognized features, the position of the vehicle in space is calculated in a subsequent step. So that the system can analyze several images per second even at high resolutions, the calculation is parallelized using a conventional GPU.
May 13, 2020 Talako in the RheinEnergie employee magazine: Wireless charging in the queue
The famous London Black Cabs could soon be used in Cologne. Because their manufacturer is participating with its vehicles in an innovative research project with our company. A system is soon to be built at Wiener Platz in Cologne's Mülheim district, which will allow electrically powered taxis to charge while waiting without cables. […] Read the full article here: TALAKO Article from the RheinEnergie employee newspaper
Source: RheinEnergie employee newspaper
April 07, 2020 Project partner INTIS develops innovative charging system for e-scooters
December 11, 2019 Meeting of the steering committee
Picture at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg
November 20, 2019 Meeting of the prototype system working group
Picture at Taxi Stephany, Mülheim a. d. Ruhr
October 1, 2019 Project start
