The 31st Car Repair Shop & IAM Industry Forum was all about the Independent After Market. In Dortmund’s Westphalen Halle, well-known players and innovative solution providers took the opportunity to exchange ideas with the owners of independent car repair shops. The Car Repair 4.0 project also took part. The Gaia-X…Read More
Articles by Ralf Schädel
Introducing the Consortium: In our interview series, the consortium partners of Car Repair 4.0 introduce themselves. This interview is with Auto-Intern GmbH. Profile About the author: René Glitza, Chief Project Officer (CPO)Enterprise: Auto-Intern GmbH, Gebäude B29, Herner Str. 299, 44809 Bochum, GermanyRole in the project: Expert in automotive diagnostics, developing small,…Read More
Introducing the Consortium: In our interview series, the consortium partners of Car Repair 4.0 answer questions. This interview: DEKRA Digital GmbH. Profile About the author: Dr. Tarek R. Besold, Head of Strategic AI Enterprise: DEKRA Digital GmbH, Handwerkstr. 15, 70565 Stuttgart Role in the project: AI quality testing, AI and…Read More
By Ralf Schädel, IT Editor and Project Manager Cloud Services and Gaia-X at eco – Association of the Internet Industry For two days, the consortium partners of Car Repair 4.0 worked out the roadmap for their project in various workshops at the Georg Agricola University of Applied Sciences in Bochum:…Read More
According to experts, AI technology is at a turning point: The year 2022 is expected to bring a breakthrough throughout the world and Germany. A brief look at studies, political-infrastructural decisions, and newly launched and ongoing major projects by big players and SMEs underscores the hope that artificial intelligence (AI)…Read More
More than 50 participantsaccepted the invitation of the Car Repair 4.0 consortium to its first virtual information event. Focus: The presentation of the eight consortium partners and their shared goals as well as cooperation opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). By Ralf Schädel, IT Editor and Project Manager Cloud…Read More
In April, the EFRE.NRW-funded Car Repair 4.0 (Autowerkstatt 4.0 in German) pre-project officially comes to an end after four years. The follow-up project of the same name has officially been up and running since the beginning of this year and recently received the funding decision from the German Federal Ministry…Read More

Car Repair 4.0 Project Launches With Funding from the German Ministry for Economic Affairs
On 24 February 2022, the Car Repair 4.0 project received the official grant notification for funding. Dr. Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), formally approved the funding for the Car Repair 4.0 consortium at a virtual kick-off event. The…Read More

The Car Repair 4.0 Project Kicks Off And Will Develop Germany-Wide Data Platform for SMEs
Kick-off of the Autowerkstatt 4.0 (Car Repair 4.0) project: Consortium partners launch project to connect and digitalise SMEs Car Repair 4.0 connects over 5,000 independent car repair shops across Germany Project partners will develop AI and data platform with Gaia-X-connection for SMEs throughout Germany Data platform and AI-based fault diagnosis support…Read More