Berlin – October 27, 2026 -- Seventy-one percent of Germans support an absolute alcohol ban for car drivers, according to the TÜV Mobility Study 2026. The TÜV-Verband is using the result to press for a zero-per-mille limit for all motor vehicles. Forsa surveyed 2,504 people aged 18 and over on the association's behalf between March 19 and April 10, 2026.

Munich – October 15, 2026 -- TIER IV and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have established the TUM Autoware Research Center by TIER IV, a multi-year research collaboration that combines three TUM research groups to build safe, scalable autonomous driving systems on the open-source Autoware stack.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Germany's TÜV testing organizations are building a joint certification framework for artificial intelligence systems, with market rollout targeted for late 2026, as new survey data shows 79 percent of German citizens fear uncalculable risks from AI.

Berlin – September 07, 2026 -- The TÜV-Verband has launched its first podcast format, TÜV Reportcast, dedicating a four-episode opening season to the security and resilience of technical plants subject to statutory monitoring requirements.