Engineering service provider for vehicles, software, energy and mobile machinery – from concept to production maturity.
IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr
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About IAV
IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr is an international engineering service provider headquartered in Berlin. The company develops production-ready solutions for the automotive, defense, energy and non-road mobile machinery industries, including in the areas of Powertrain Systems, Connected Software, Autonomous Driving, Digital Engineering, Cybersecurity, Infotainment, Chassis and Body Electronics, and Complete Vehicle Development. With around 6,500 employees from more than 60 nations and over 20 locations worldwide, IAV works on development assignments from conceptualization to series production, for example autonomous on-demand vehicles for the Munich Transport Company (MVG). In 2022, IAV founded its defense subsidiary DFNZ and is increasingly opening up international markets in software, the energy sector and agriculture. Founded in 1983 as a spin-off of TU Berlin, the company generated revenue of 974 million euros in 2023.
- Site
- Berlin
- Processes
- Powertrain Systems, Connected Software, Autonomous Driving and ITS, Digital Engineering, Cybersecurity and Product Safety, Infotainment and User Experience, Chassis and Body Electronics, Complete Vehicle Development
- Materials
- Powertrain Systems, Connected Software, Autonomous Driving and ITS, Digital Engineering, Cybersecurity and Product Safety, Complete Vehicle Development, Off-Highway and Mobile Machinery, Defense
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, ISO 26262 / Functional Safety
- Founded
- 1983
- Employees
- 6500
- Industries
- Automotive, Defense, Energy, Non-Road Mobile Machinery, Agriculture, Automotive
- 01
Concept and system development
- 02
Software and hardware development
- 03
Simulation and digital engineering
- 04
Testing and measurement (test benches, EMC hall)
- 05
Validation supported through to production maturity
Areas of Expertise and Methods
Powertrain Systems
Development of powertrain systems from concept to series production.
Connected Software
Software-defined solutions for connectivity and automation.
Autonomous Driving and ITS
Development of autonomous driving functions and intelligent transport systems.
Digital Engineering
Virtual development methods for vehicle and system development.
Cybersecurity and Product Safety
Security concepts at system, hardware and software level, including Functional Safety.
Complete Vehicle Development
Complete vehicle development up to production maturity.
Off-Highway and Mobile Machinery
Systems for agricultural and construction machinery as well as non-road mobile machinery.
Defense
Development services via the defense subsidiary DFNZ.
Energy
Development services for the energy sector.
Projects and References
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Standards
IAV provides development services up to production maturity and validates systems at system, hardware and software level, including Functional Safety and diagnostics. Testing and measurement are carried out, among other things, on test benches, in EMC measurement halls and in driving trials.
| Evidence | Berlin |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 26262 / Functional Safety |
History
- 1983
Founded as a spin-off of TU Berlin on the initiative of Hermann Appel
- 2022
Increased development of international markets in software, the energy sector and agriculture
- 2022
Founding of the defense subsidiary DFNZ
- 2026
Announcement of job cuts in Germany; closure of the Berlin-Charlottenburg site planned by 2027