Every car driver knows: Driving a car in a busy city is definitely not the best idea. Traffic is increasing more and more – traffic jams, environmental pollution and parking problems are the result. Even though the trend shifts away from the car as a status symbol and towards a green lifestyle and a footprint that is as ecological as possible, the car is still the most popular means of transport among Germans.
(Bad Birnbach, October 7th, 2019) Autonomous driving on public roads in Germany reaches the next milestone in the Bavarian spa town of Bad Birnbach: driverless shuttle buses now connect the train station with the town centre, which is about two kilometers away, via a country road.
How to mobilise employees – this question was the core issue of our first ioki Mobility Network Business Club.
In today’s working environment, employers increasingly face the challenge of recruiting and retaining good employees. And one of the keywords in this context is employability.
No broadband, few services, too much traffic – Germany’s cities urgently need to catch up in terms of digitization. This is well known. For a long time citizens have wished for smarter cities with new services and innovative services.
More powerful technology, more innovative solutions, more digital helpers: We are on the right track towards the working environment of the future. Despite all this progress, however, there are still issues and challenges that still bother us. Because once you put your smartphone aside and lift your eyes off your laptop for a second, you have to realize: Unfortunately, we still can’t beam ourselves.
DB Regio Bus, the market leader in local public transport in Germany, and ioki, Deutsche Bahn’s subsidiary for innovative mobility solutions, are now working even more closely together. From now on, the two DB divisions will join forces to shape new mobility and to enable even more people to benefit from demand-driven mobility through interconnected transport services without owning a car.
(Berlin, 26 August 2019) No stops, no fixed routes and no timetable: Stadtwerke Krefeld (SWK) and ioki start a night traffic in Krefeld with “my SWCAR”, which can be booked via app. The on-demand shuttles supplement the public transport system flexibly during the off-peak hours between 8 pm and 4 am.
(Berlin, August 16, 2019) Since today, the first highly automated bus has been in operation on the public roads of a major German city.