Audi and research partners launch a future picking-process program testing AI, sensor technology, and robotics

Evidence notes

• Audi said it launched the Automotive Initiative 2025 together with Fraunhofer IAO and other research and technology partners to develop the picking process of the future.
• The program was set to test artificial intelligence, sensor technology, and robotics in a designated production area at Böllinger Höfe.
• This was a named, production-oriented research collaboration focused on bringing robotics and AI into readiness for automotive manufacturing workflows.