Austria tops the list of the world's "hidden champions"

On a per capita basis, the Central European countries of Austria and Switzerland are in the lead together with Germany. The three German-speaking countries account for more than half of the world's hidden champions.

Source: Simon (2021) © 2022 IW Media / iwd

The world market leader in water-saving textile production, for example, is the Austrian company Lenzing Group. While the production of a cotton shirt requires around 2,700 liters of water, a shirt made of Lyocell - Lenzing's material - uses only 180 liters.

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Drone data for driverless cars at AVL

31. August 2023

Drones are being deployed as part of a new research project implemented by the Austrian mobility technology company AVL in order to supply self-driving cars with more data about atypical traffic situations.

Selbstfahrendes Auto — © Zeljko Dangubic / Westend61

ALP.Lab is the latest accredited Euro NCAP Laboratory for Active Safety

30. August 2023

Did you know that Europe’s most versatile testing areas for autonomous driving are located in Austria?

Basic research for next-generation autonomous driving

30. August 2023

The project focuses on developing quantum gyroscopes for autonomous driver assistance systems and is financed within the context of the Quantum Austria Funding Initiative