Tag: Road traffic
More expensive than expected – development of self-driving trucks is progressing slowly
Duisburg Driverless autonomous driving on public roads should actually be ready for series production in trucks even earlier than in cars. The high acquisition costs for intelligent cameras, radar and…
E-scooter provider Lime is preparing for the stock market – industry consolidation
Lime e-scooter At the Düsseldorf Media Harbor: The US provider is about to go public. (Photo: Kim Pottkämper) Berlin The e-scooter industry is currently reorganizing itself. According to financial circles,…
Flix is making preparations for the IPO
Flixbus in Nice The parent company Flix is pushing ahead with its efforts to go public. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt Probably the best-known German start-up company in the mobility industry is…
Germany is likely to miss its climate targets for 2030 and 2045
Traffic on the A8 near Munich The transport sector in particular emits so many greenhouse gases that Germany may not reach its climate targets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a…
Germany is likely to miss its climate targets for 2030 and 2045
Traffic on the A8 near Munich The transport sector in particular emits so many greenhouse gases that Germany may not reach its climate targets. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to a…
“The federal government is ripping off properly”
Berlin The transport industry is mobilizing against the federal government’s plans to make road freight transport significantly more expensive. “We expect the government to stick to the coalition agreement and…
Will Germany create 15 million electric cars by 2030?
Brand new e-cars in Zwickau According to experts, the goal of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is almost impossible to achieve. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition has set…
15 million electric cars by 2030? Germany could miss target
Brand new e-cars in Zwickau According to experts, the goal of 15 million e-cars by 2030 is almost impossible to achieve. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The traffic light coalition has set…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Andreas Scheuer (CSU) The transport minister at the time was apparently certain that his toll plans would withstand an examination by the ECJ. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that…
CSU toll plan costs taxpayers 243 million euros
Car toll The toll should primarily ask foreign drivers to pay. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The infrastructure tax that failed in 2019, also known as the “foreigners’ toll”, is costing taxpayers…
Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans are coming to Germany
Seattle, Munich Amazon is bringing the electric delivery vans from Tesla competitor Rivian, specially developed for the world’s largest online retailer, to Germany. In the coming weeks, more than 300…
Amazon’s Rivian electric delivery vans are coming to Germany
Seattle, Munich Amazon is bringing the electric delivery vans from Tesla competitor Rivian, specially developed for the world’s largest online retailer, to Germany. In the coming weeks, more than 300…
Tempo 30: FDP and Greens agree
Tempo 30 zones With the draft that has now been submitted, authorities could protect the population from noise and exhaust fumes and reorganize traffic in terms of urban development. (Photo:…
Electric trucks cheaper than diesel trucks from 2024
Vienna Fully electric trucks in the fleet are currently not an issue for most companies in the forwarding trade. The available electricity trucks are simply too expensive – especially for…
California allows Drive Pilot
new York It’s a breakthrough: After months of waiting, the California Transportation Authority has approved Mercedes-Benz’s advanced autopilot “Drive Pilot”. The Swabians have thus received the most far-reaching approval of…
Point victory over Tesla: California allows Mercedes autopilots
new York It’s a breakthrough: After months of waiting, the California Transportation Authority has approved Mercedes-Benz’s advanced autopilot “Drive Pilot”. The Swabians have thus received the most far-reaching approval of…
Point victory over Tesla: California allows Mercedes autopilots
new York It’s a breakthrough: After months of waiting, the California Transportation Authority has approved Mercedes-Benz’s advanced autopilot “Drive Pilot”. The Swabians have thus received the most far-reaching approval of…
This is how the 100 largest cities in the world regulate the e-scooter fleets
Paris From September there will be no more e-scooters on the sidewalks in Paris. (Photo: Bloomberg) Berlin The Parisian referendum in early April, in which they decided to ban electric…
Wissing shies away from fact checking when it comes to climate protection
Volker Wissing (FDP) The transport minister recently announced that the climate targets in the transport sector would be easy to meet. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Just a few days ago,…
Telekom wants to improve cell phone network on highways
Freeway With the agreement, Telekom goes beyond state expansion obligations. (Photo: IMAGO/HEN-FOTO) Bonn Deutsche Telekom wants to significantly improve its cell phone network on the Autobahn. The Bonn-based company announced…