Blockchain-based e-mobility project in pilot phase
Blockchains are incorruptible digital ledgers of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not only financial transactions but virtually everything of value.
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Blockchains are incorruptible digital ledgers of economic transactions that can be programmed to record not only financial transactions but virtually everything of value.
Berliners could be paying the equivalent of €1 a day for their public transport as mayor Michael Müller sets his sights on the Vienna Model.
This is the first time that a European city the size of Berlin deeply integrates an entire mobility network, spanning across public and private operators.
While borders are less and less noticed when travelling by car, they still have a huge impact on cross-border public transport. However, as Dominik Elsmann and Julia Quitmann from Aachener Verkehrsverbund GmbH (AVV) explain, the digital age is making cross-border travel simple and seamless.
The new Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion will be strategically and intensively integrated into the worldwide International Association of Public Transport (UITP) partner network and its innovation projects in the future.
Anke Karmann-Woessner, Head of the Urban Planning Department in Karlsruhe, discusses the city-to-city collaboration between Nagpur (Maharashtra) and Karlsruhe (Baden-Württemberg), and the benefits which are achievable as a result.
A recent study has shown 35 to 40 per cent of drivers are willing to contribute to reducing air pollution by rerouting when they are provided sufficient alternatives.
Airbus is modernising the Tetrapol network for the Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe public transport company and will offer a comprehensive service until 2025.
The start of the first ever Hackathon at InnoTrans has begun – a marathon of data-processing that will run for over 24 hours.
Solaris has delivered nearly 200 buses with an electric drive so far and another 130 are being assembled, with nearly 2,000 electric bus studies completed.
Discussions with international experts on digitalisation, climate protection and intermodal transport are scheduled to occur at InnoTrans 2018.
ViaVan and Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe have launched the on-demand shuttle service ‘BerlKönig’ in Berlin, with an initial fleet of 50 vehicles.
The International Design Forum at InnoTrans 2018 will showcase varying designs and concepts for bus, tram and train interiors.
Siemens’s joint research and development project will premiere at InnoTrans 2018 in September, with a live demonstration in real traffic.
On 18 September at the InnoTrans Convention, the Rail Leaders´ Summit 2018 will focus on a topic of major importance – the future of cities and rail.