The team at the Driving Simulation Research Group (DSRG) has been conducting research in the field of interactive simulation technology for almost twenty years. The main area of research and development is the design and construction of vehicle simulators - motor vehicle simulators (passenger, freight), rail vehicle simulators, including the implementation of hardware and software for specific types of simulators with adaptation for target use or specific types of experimental activities. An integral part of this is the development of virtual environments associated with the development of tools for generating scenes and linking to real (GIS) data. The laboratory provides the design and complete implementation of experiments (including the development of tools for their evaluation) in areas such as research on driver´s behaviour, HMI, ergonomics of in-vehicle devices and the impact of their use on safety, behaviour in critical situations. Over the years, it has developed dozens of vehicle simulators, the most important of which include a truck simulator for driver training (the Truck Simulator Training Facility project with Dekra) and the Universal Public Transport Vehicle Simulator (Metro A) for the Prague City Transport Company. Last but not least, the development of driving simulators is underway with the aim of improving the quality of training for starting drivers.
The laboratory has gradually expanded its activities from CTU FD to CTU CIIRC, where it works within the Automotive R&D 4.0 Laboratory.