(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.
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.
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.
„Deutschland – Land der Ideen“ and the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure award innovations for more participation and quality of life
Around half of the passengers use the service to get to a public transport station • Shuttle service strengthens local public transport
On-demand traffic complements existing scheduled service – digitally bookable call bus on flexible routes in the northern city
DB Regio Mitte, Roche and ioki are pleased with the outcome of the practical test for innovative staff mobility * On-demand shuttle strengthens existing public transport offers * Car commuters are ready to leave their cars parked in the future