Sign makes for guesswork: what is behind the traffic sign with the black and white symbols?
Created: 05/04/2022, 08:18
The traffic sign for autonomous driving to be used for automated and networked driving in the digital test field in southern Bavaria.
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Around the Holledau Autobahn triangle on the A9 and A93, many drivers must have been surprised at the round, black and white traffic signs.
Many drivers may
have wondered about the
round, black and white traffic signs that were placed around the Holledau motorway triangle on the A9 and A93.
What are those signs with the black and white symbols?
“Attentive road users can find a total of 13 of the so-called landmark signs on the A9 between the Pfaffenhofen junction and the Holledau motorway triangle, as well as on the A93 that branches off in the direction of Regensburg.
There are 2.5 kilometers between each sign,” reports the portal
efahrer.chip.de (as of May 2nd).
Round sign with black and white symbols on the highway
The experts immediately provide the appropriate explanation for the unusual traffic sign.
According to the portal, these are
location markers for self-driving cars
.
“The panels with the black and white symbols have no meaning for human road users.
However, they help the driverless cars to determine their exact location.”
Traffic signs for autonomous driving in the digital test field in southern Bavaria
There has been a pilot project on the A9 between Munich and Ingolstadt for some time: IT companies, car manufacturers and telecommunications companies are researching how automated and connected driving can work in real operation, as
BR.de
reported back in 2016.
The introduction of the new traffic signs goes hand in hand with the pilot project "Digital Test Field Autobahn" (DTA), according to a report on
Nordbayern.de (as of April 6).
.
The project was set up in September 2015 on the A9 in Bavaria to test modern and future-oriented systems and technologies in real traffic.
"Why exactly the A9 was selected is due to its nature," reports the portal: "With its hilly landscape, curves and changing lanes, the A9 offers the ideal conditions for a test track." According to the report, "automated vehicles should come together with these signs." able to independently determine their exact location with the centimetre-precise map and sensors".
A traffic sign stating that single-lane vehicles are not allowed to overtake was also a topic of conversation recently – and the sign is certainly not entirely new.
Find out here what it's all about.
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