Tag: Road traffic
Federal government builds freeways without priority
Construction work on the A40 in NRW The federal government is apparently not only implementing particularly urgent projects in highway construction, as a request from the Left Party shows. (Photo:…
Mobility: Flix is examining an IPO
Frankfurt Probably the best-known German start-up company in the mobility industry is heading for the stock exchange. According to information from financial and corporate circles, Flix, the parent company of…
Toll disaster will cost taxpayers millions
highway toll The secret court of arbitration will soon decide how many million euros the federal government has to pay because it unfairly terminated the car toll operator in 2019.…
Group Flix is in the black
Munich You can earn money with long-distance transport in Germany: Last year, for the first time in the company’s history, the start-up Flix achieved a positive operating result before interest,…
According to the report, the EU wants to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks and buses by 90 percent
Truck under toll bridge Previously, it had been planned that CO2 emissions from trucks and buses would fall by 30 percent by 2030. (Photo: dpa) Berlin According to the EU…
European industry promotes e-fuels
truck traffic The EU is considering phasing out diesel trucks by 2040 or earlier and not recognizing synthetic fuels. (Photo: dpa) Berlin In a joint declaration to EU Commission President…
Why Germany’s autobahns are a special case
Dusseldorf Racing driver Sebastian Vettel wants it, the Tote-Hosen singer Campino wants it, and the police union in North Rhine-Westphalia wants it too – we’re talking about the speed limit…
FDP commissions reports on the effects
speed limit Since the beginning of the coalition, the FDP and the Greens have been arguing about the right way to go in transport policy. (Photo: imago images/Christian Ohde) Berlin…
EU Commission prepares ban for 2040
Brussels In Europe, trucks and buses should no longer contribute to climate change with their emissions. The EU Commission intends to present a legislative proposal in the middle of the…
More frequent, safer, more economical – subways are being automated
Munich Around 96,000 train and bus drivers work in local public transport in Germany – but almost half of them will retire in the next few years. Around 40,000 jobs…
49-euro monthly ticket is to come on May 1st – agreement at Jobticket
Local transport in Cologne However, the agreement is still subject to the EU Commission approving the 49-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After weeks of consultation, the federal and state governments…
49-euro monthly ticket should come on May 1st
Local transport in Cologne However, the agreement is still subject to the EU Commission approving the 49-euro ticket. (Photo: dpa) Berlin After weeks of consultation, the federal and state governments…
49-euro monthly ticket should come on May 1st
Local transport in Cologne 10 July 2022, North Rhine-Westphalia, Cologne: A bus and a tram of the Cologne Transport Authority (KVB) are at the Neumarkt stop. Increased corona incidences, of…
Autobahn GmbH: Government balance sheet revealed: Unconstitutional mixed administration remains
Berlin The federal Autobahn GmbH will be dependent on help from the federal states for a long time to come. This emerges from a balance sheet by the federal government…
Coalition exclusion ends without agreement
The chairmen of the traffic light parties and parliamentary groups met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) in the late afternoon. In addition to faster construction of roads and bridges, there…
On-demand buses in large-scale use from 2030
Berlin From 2030 onwards, Deutsche Bahn wants to transport around 200 million travelers a year in its own on-demand buses, which means they only run “on request”. This was explained…
More and more companies rely on remote control
Dusseldorf The Hamburg port operator HHLA is joining the start-up Fernride with its innovation unit and wants to operate trucks remotely in the future. With the technology of the Munich…
According to an expert report, Minister Wissing violates the law
Volker Wissing The transport minister is criticized for his policies, and now also by Bundestag lawyers. (Photo: IMAGO/Political Moments) Berlin Federal Transport Minister Volker Wissing (FDP) violates the requirements of…
Weather service warns of black ice in large parts of Germany
Fraport According to an airport spokeswoman, 176 of the around 1,100 take-offs and landings planned for Monday had already been canceled in the morning. (Photo: dpa) Offenbach Dangerous black ice…
Weather service warns of black ice in large parts of Germany
Black ice in Rhineland-Palatinate The DWD advised to avoid being outdoors as much as possible. (Photo: dpa) Offenbach Dangerous black ice haunts large parts of Germany at the start of…