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5G teleoperated shuttle pilot launched in Bonn

Connected and autonomous vehicles07 Aug 2023

Deutsche Telekom and mobility firm Mira are testing the shuttle service with teleoperated operation between various Telekom locations in the German city.

How eVTols could be deployed in rescue services

Air Travel20 Jun 2023

Following a joint feasibility study, German air rescue service Adac Luftrettung is buying two electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft from Volocopter.

Dortmund launches ground-breaking climate action projects

Climate action26 May 2023

The Local Governments for Sustainability Action Fund 2.0 projects aim to bolster the German city’s resilience to extreme heat and enhance energy efficiency.

State of Berlin to issue sustainability bonds to fund projects

Economic Development26 Jan 2023

A total of 36 projects will reportedly benefit from the sustainability bond, corresponding with UN sustainability goals, including climate protection.

Cologne deploys GeoAI for municipal wastewater management

Digital twins16 Dec 2022

Solution automatically detects changes in paved surfaces that affect drainage, enabling Cologne’s wastewater authority to calculate taxes more efficiently.

Asus IoT and Media Broadcast partner for smart city solutions

4G and 5G02 Dec 2022

The global artificial intelligence of things specialist and Germany’s largest full-service provider will implement smart city applications across the country.

Stuttgart uses digital twin to promote sustainability

Digital twins30 Nov 2022

The German city is working with Hexagon and Fujitsu to visualise and analyse data from IoT sensors to promote sustainability and enhance quality of life.

Hamburg aims to reduce building energy usage by 30 per cent

Municipal buildings31 Oct 2022

German city will hydraulically balance radiators and install smart thermostats in a large proportion of its public building stock to decrease consumption this winter.

German transport operator rolls out mobility-as-a-service

Mobility-as-a-Service26 Oct 2022

Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund has worked with mobility software company Hacon to deploy the app in a large part of the federal state of Hesse in central Germany.

German citizens invited to invest in future solar parks

Solar power21 Oct 2022

IBC Solar wants to help more people take an active role in the green energy transition, which it hopes will also increase acceptance of solar projects among the public.

Bolt and Swobbee partner for EV charging in Berlin

Micromobility02 Sep 2022

The micromobility company and greentech start-up are piloting a network of battery-charging stations to offer decentralised charging for e-scooters in Berlin.

Autonomous shuttle to launch in Rhine-Main area from 2023

Connected and autonomous vehicles22 Jun 2022

The Level 4 autonomous shuttles will launch in the German cities of Darmstadt and Offenbach and will be completely integrated into regular public transport operations.

Industrial park implements climate-positive carpool platform

Road travel07 Jun 2022

The site in Marburg, Germany, home to the world’s largest Covid vaccine production facility, is working with shared transport company Liftango to resolve parking issues.

Berlin announces plans for high-speed cycle route through city centre

Micromobility12 Apr 2022

The approximately 38-kilometre-long East-West Route is to be completed by 2030 and the journey time from one end to the other should be about 2.5 hours.

Berlin paves way for zero-emission bus fleet by 2030

Electric vehicles16 Mar 2022

Hitachi Energy will provide a complete grid-to-plug charging infrastructure solution for bus depots in the German city as part of BVG’s electrification programme.

German micromobility provider expands into further European cities

Micromobility09 Mar 2022

Dance is expanding services into Hamburg, Munich, Vienna, and Paris as well as in its home city of Berlin and is also launching an enterprise product to enable employers to offer an e-ride subscription as an employee benefit.

Netherlands ranked top for green mobility

Road travel16 Feb 2022

Study by Heliox evaluated each country using a combination of criteria including access to public transportation, availability of green options and density of public EV charging stations.

Cities and start-ups work together on cultural and creative recovery

News02 Dec 2021

Four innovators will partner with the cities of Berlin, London, New York City and Paris after being named winners in the six-month long, global Creative Cities Challenge.

Dortmund named European capital of innovation

News29 Nov 2021

The German city receives a cash prize of €1m while Vantaa in Finland is awarded €500,000 after being named winner in the European Rising Innovative City category.

Micromobility company acquires Leipzig bikeshare provider

News17 Nov 2021

Tier claims the combined force of the merged companies will create Europe’s largest and most diverse micromobility provider with some 250,000 vehicles in more than 400 cities.

Cop26: how cities are going “further and faster”

News11 Nov 2021

This was the theme of a session organised by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy which had both the actions and figures to back the case for more power to act locally.

Integrated environment created in Aachen to test automated vehicles

Connected and autonomous vehicles27 Oct 2021

The Corridor for New Mobility Aachen comprises three disparate but interconnected sites to test and validate connected and automated driving functions.

Companies team-up for next-gen trip planner in Berlin

News26 Oct 2021

Fahrinfo will combine travel information, route planning and ticketing for all means of transport, including buses, trains, trams, ferries, e-scooters, and shuttles, and offer personalised choices.

Parking operator and micromobility company expand urban hubs network

News13 Oct 2021

Apcoa parking garages will be used as charging locations for Tier Mobility’s fleet of e-scooters in Düsseldorf with Berlin, Cologne and Hamburg set to follow by the end of the 2021.

Stuttgart unveils micromobility charging in urban parking garages

News22 Sep 2021

Swiftmile and parking operator Apcoa have inaugurated charging stations at four parking garages throughout Stuttgart, with plans to expand to more than 10 locations this autumn.

Rotterdam and Grigny share the honours in mayoral awards

News15 Sep 2021

World Mayor Project 2021, run by the City Mayors Foundation, was dedicated to “stronger, fairer and greener cities” and was conducted during the various waves of the pandemic.

Consortium completes key stage of autonomous tram depot project

News25 Aug 2021

The research project aims to develop a digital depot based on self-driving trams and demonstrate autonomous service functions, such as moving a tram through a washing facility to a siding.

Sixt expands mobility offering in German cities to include e-mopeds

News24 Aug 2021

In addition to thousands of Tier e-scooters, users of the Sixt share app in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, and Munich can access the brand’s 3,500 e-mopeds as the next logical step for its integrated mobility platform.

Lime and Jelbi extend micromobility access in Berlin-Biesdorf

News11 Aug 2021

Berliners can access Lime e-scooters in the Jelbi app and the integration also coincides with the introduction of 14 new Jelbi locations in the Berlin district of Biesdorf.

First- and last mile e-scooter pilot launches in Berlin

News01 Jun 2021

Lime is working with Swiftmile to add fixed charging stations for e-scooters at highly frequented hubs in the service area, which focuses on the outskirts of the city to the Brandenburg border.

On the right side of the game: how open source is making digital laggards catch up

Special Reports25 Mar 2021

FIWARE CEO Ulrich Ahle speaks to Graeme Neill about how the Smart Cities for Germany programme is helping the country’s poor track record on digitising services and how the battle for public opinion on open-source has been won.

Munich to use autonomous agents in smart city infrastructure trials

News12 Nov 2020

Trials kick off on a commercial real-estate development in the city centre where agents will negotiate the price of parking spaces with users able to earn rewards in a digital currency.

Blockchain-based electricity trading platform launched in German municipality

News26 Oct 2020

Wildpoldsried will be the focus for the demo phase of a research project by Siemens, the regional utility Allgäuer Überlandwerk and partners to help develop a local energy marketplace.

Oxbotica completes right-hand side AV road trials in Germany

News28 Aug 2020

The official trials started last month on public roads near Friedrichshafen, southern Germany, with a fleet of self-driving vehicles navigating a complex urban environment.

German city uses V2X to give firefighters a green light

News12 Aug 2020

Ludwigsburg is using Cohda Wireless’s V2X technology to enable fire trucks and rescue service teams to get to accidents and emergencies faster, potentially saving more lives.

Energy farm to help German municipality go CO2-free by 2030

News06 Jul 2020

Green Solar and Siemens Energy have signed an agreement to develop a concept for Herzogenrath in Aachen that could make the city a national and international leader in the energy transition.

Spin announces first international micro-mobility launch in Cologne

News16 Jun 2020

The Ford Motor Company subsidiary’s e-scooters can be rented for €0.30 per minute and further deployments will follow in the German cities of Dortmund and Essen.

German state of Baden-Württemberg to run battery-powered trains

News30 Mar 2020

The Siemens Mobility Mireo Plus B two-car electric trainsets can operate on rail routes with or without overhead power lines due to their battery hybrid drive.

Smart city start-up challenge launches in Ruhr Metropolis

News04 Mar 2020

The German cities of Bochum, Bottrop, Gelsenkirchen and Hagen and their business partners are seeking innovative solutions for their individual problems and development projects.

21 European cities selected for Bloomberg 'high impact' digital services programme

News14 Jan 2020

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

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