Daimler plans to split into two companies
Daimler has initiated a fundamental change in its corporate structure. The Group’s Board of Management and Supervisory Board have decided to evaluate a spin-off of the Trucks & Buses business […]
The next generation of magnetic-levitation trains has been presented in China
It is not always easy for a carefully invented technology to be accepted in the market. The Transrapid maglev train, originally developed in Germany by Siemens and ThyssenKrupp, is one […]
Straight out of Q’s lab
By Thomas Wagner. Ideal for rescuers and fans of extreme sport, but perhaps less so for 00 agents, jetpacks are being perfected all the time, allowing the user to take […]
Real-world laboratories for autonomous public transport planned in Mannheim and Friedrichshafen
Autonomous driving will play a role for more than just individual transport in the future. When it comes to climate neutrality and multimode/intermodal transport, it is even more relevant to […]
Electric 16-tonne lorry planned to transport goods within city centres noiselessly with zero emissions
Volta Trucks, a recently established manufacturer of fully electric commercial vehicles and a services company with offices in the UK and Sweden, has debuted the Volta Zero, its first model […]
Initiative seeks to change transport patterns
The entire world is looking for innovative and linked transport concepts. Yet despite a large number of options ranging from public transport to sharing services and hire/lease vehicles as well […]
Environmentally friendly and trendsetting: Canyon’s Future Mobility Concept
Urban areas are sprawling, cities are transforming and so too is the transport within them. Simultaneously, new environmental standards and integrated transport and mobility concepts are also changing cities. Car-friendly […]
Messe Berlin launches digital platforms on the topic of mobility
Messe Berlin and Vogel Communications Group are combining their expertise in a strategic partnership: together, they have launched two online platforms: Intelligent Mobility Xperience and MES Insights. Both platforms present […]
Smart local transport. Concept for an autonomous floating-pod system from Bosch
The reality of inner-city transport is usually not very attractive. Packed roads, long queues, jam-packed trains and cancelled services characterise everyday commuting for many people and make the individual transport […]
Chic bicycle parking in The Hague sets new standards
The Netherlands have long been a country of bicycles. While other countries built parking structures for cars, our neighbours made adjustments long ago in terms of connected transport. The Hague […]
Higher, faster, further?!
By Lutz Dietzold. High performance vs leisure cycling Do you remember “Bicycle Race”, that ode to bicycles by Queen? “I want to ride my bicycle, I want to ride it […]
Project interACT. How autonomous vehicles communicate with their surroundings
Project interACT. How autonomous vehicles communicate with their surroundings Things functioned with relative simplicity until recently. The driver of a car had to interact mostly with other road users. Now […]
Digitalisation and transport. German Patent and Trade Mark Office on innovation and technological trends
Digitalisation and transport. German Patent and Trade Mark Office on innovation and technological trends Where in Germany are the most innovations created? What is happening with digitisation? What are the […]
Firefly. A project at Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin seeks to optimise underground train travel
Firefly. A project at Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin seeks to optimise underground train travel Aside from this period of pandemic, there is usually strong demand for public transport such […]