KAMÄLEON: Adaptive Mobility for Light Vehicles

Last updated on Oct 30, 2026

Full title: Konstruktiv adaptive Mobilität bei Leichtfahrzeugen durch dynamische Fahrzeuganpassung mit KI-basierter multisensorischer Umfelderkennung

  • Funding: Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF, now BMFTR), joint project no. 01187068
  • Lead institution: HFC Human-Factors-Consult GmbH
  • My affiliation: CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security
  • Duration: 04/2019-12/2023 (extended, originally until 04/2022)
  • Role: Co-PI

KAMÄLEON investigated electric light vehicles, using tricycles as the example, that adapt to their surroundings the way a chameleon does. For instance, the maximum speed changes with the road surface, the traffic density or connecting transport. Sensors scan the surroundings, and AI methods identify the road surface and nearby road users so that the vehicle can adjust. CISPA contributed the security concept and a secure control unit, including authentication of CAN messages, to protect the vehicle’s state and approval-relevant parameters against manipulation.

Partners:

  • HFC Human-Factors-Consult GmbH (consortium lead)
  • Constin GmbH
  • OrangeBikeConcept
  • TU Braunschweig
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
  • TÜNKERS AG
  • FH Aachen
Automotive CPS

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