Tag: Local transport
You can’t do it without your own device
Train from Flixtrain in Berlin Deutsche Bahn’s rival wants to invest a billion euros in new trains. (Photo: imago images/Sabine Gudath) Flixmobility is breaking with its basic business model: the…
Deutsche Bahn was significantly less punctual in 2021 than in 2020
ICE in Frankfurt After a better year 2020, the punctuality of Deutsche Bahn in 2021 fell back to the level of the previous years. (Photo: imago images / Ralph Peters)…
The end of ride pooling as a business model
Electric cars from Clever Shuttle The driving service stops its ride pooling in Leipzig. (Photo: imago / Action Pictures) Berlin It sounded like a departure when the Ruf-Fahrdienst Clevershuttle expanded…
Buses are supposed to replace your own car
Shared taxi provider Moia in Hamburg The Volkswagen shuttle buses are designed to take the strain off the road. (Photo: dpa) Hamburg It’s teeming like an anthill: A simulation shows…
Rail bundles freight traffic to and from China in a new company
Freight wagons Traffic between Asia and Europe is currently being handled on ten routes. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The freight transport subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, DB Cargo, is bundling transport to…
Deutsche Bahn needs small steps instead of big goals
Construction work on the track The railway now has to catch up on what has been neglected for many years: the expansion and modernization of the infrastructure. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt…
Model proceedings – Too long, but useful
Lawyers in the telecommunications process Telecom investors can believe in miracles. Anyone who got carried away by the hype about the “people’s share” in 2000 and sued the group because…
A family office could therefore help with the reform
Berlin For Peter Füglistaler from Bern, there is no question that the negotiators from the SPD, Greens and FDP in Berlin should definitely turn their gaze to Switzerland before finally…
This is how Schwämmlein justified the takeover of Greyhound
André Schwämmlein “We believe that we will need both brands for our plans.” (Photo: imago / Reiner Zensen) Flixmobility takes over the well-known US bus service provider Greyhound. This makes…
“Air taxis will connect all major German cities with each other”
Dusseldorf More than two years ago, he was the first guest on the Handelsblatt Disrupt podcast and even then told of a pretty crazy idea: He wants to develop an…
A grand vision keeps VW shuttle Moia alive
Christian Senger, Head of Autonomous Driving at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles According to a company alliance, Hamburg is to become the first city in Europe to have self-driving shared taxis. (Photo:…