Submit a funding application for a turn assist system

Do you use a motor vehicle and want to equip it with a turn assist system? Or would you like to buy a vehicle that has such a system? Then you can receive funding for this under certain conditions.

Turn assist systems monitor the area on the right side of a vehicle when making a right turn. If a pedestrian is there, for example, the driver is warned. These systems are also called turn assistants and are intended to increase traffic safety.

You can apply for the grant (funding) for turn assist systems in motor vehicles at the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM).

Applications may be submitted by:

• Owners, registered keepers, lessees, and tenants of:
  • eligible motor vehicles,
    • the in Germany
    • are approved for public road traffic.

Funded are:

• system and external installation costs for retrofitting motor vehicles
• as well as the system costs for equipping new vehicles

System costs include the costs for the turn assistant system including the required cabling.

External installation costs include the costs for installing the system as well as the costs for the technical inspection and entry in the registration certificate part I.

You will receive the funding as partial financing. This means you will receive the money in the form of a non-repayable grant. You may not begin installing the turn assist system until after you have submitted the application.

The grant amounts to a maximum of 80 percent of the eligible expenses. The maximum is 1,500 EUR per individual measure. A maximum of 10 individual measures per year are eligible for funding for each eligible person. Exceptions and all further details are governed by the funding guidelines for equipping motor vehicles with turning assistant systems.

You submit your application online to the Federal Office for Logistics and Mobility (BALM).

• Access the funding program AAS (Turning Assistant Systems) in the BALM application portal.
• First, save the forms provided there as blank files on your computer. These forms can only be opened and filled out digitally using the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader.
• Fill out the forms according to the specifications.
• Print out the verification form, sign it, and then scan it and attach it as an attachment.
• Then upload the application documents.
• The BALM will review your application and then send you a notice of approval or a notice of denial.

There are no costs.

• Objection
• Further information on how to appeal can be found in the notice regarding your application
• lawsuit before the administrative court