“The future of transport is electric”
Jochen Eickholt, CEO of Siemens Mobility, talks about electric highways and bus networks and creating cities full of sensors that link up cars with their surroundings. Continue reading “The future of transport is electric”
“We must reinvent mobility”
Michael Cramer of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport talks about the imbalance between transport modes and the lessons from “Dieselgate”. A lot of innovation is happening in transport right now – headlines about self-driving cars and electric vehicles abound. Are we finally on the path towards sustainable mobility? Cramer: Billions are still invested in forms of mobility that ruin our climate. And it’s still all … Continue reading “We must reinvent mobility”
“There is a lot of untapped potential in rail”
Laurent Troger, president of Bombardier Transportation, talks about how digitialisation impacts rail, the rise of the mobile economy and why he sees a bright future for rail travel Continue reading “There is a lot of untapped potential in rail”
“Good governance is central to road safety”
David Ward of Global NCAP, the worldwide network that test-crashes cars, explains why good governance means fewer traffic victims and how the network of parliamentarians he has helped launch will fight for safer roads worldwide. Continue reading “Good governance is central to road safety”
The Return of the Itinerant
Inspiration for some business cases for self-driving vehicles may come from the past – for instance from the itinerant vendors and service providers that decades ago used to be a common sight in many regions. Continue reading The Return of the Itinerant