1. A short-distance transport app for everything 07 June 2017 The dream of a common app for the entire short-distance transport in the Federal Republic is told in a contribution of Radio in October 2016. So far it was not possible to develop such an app. Instead, every transport association has an own app wich, however, does not contain trip opportunities across the borders of its own organization. …
2. A U-turn thanks to buses 19 May 2017 Intense competition among long-distance coach companies is expected to result in even more of them closing down. But even so, the remaining bus companies will continue to offer an increasing supply, in terms of routes, frequency and bus size. …
3. How do I get to the train? Solve the problem of first mile / last mile 30 May 2017 The so-called FMLM problem (First Mile - Last Mile) has been discussed recently in an article of the american TRANSPORTIS Blog. …
4. Luzern integrates hotel stay into the Public Urban Transport 19 May 2017 From 1st of January 2017 on Luzern tourism and local tariff association Passepartout are offering all hotel guests staying in Luzern hotels a free ticket for use in the public urban transport. …
5. Lyon: autonomous buses are now reality 30 May 2017 What we saw only in the railway system so far became reality for bus transport in autumn 2016 in Lyon: The autonomous bus trip without a driver. This has been reported by The Telegraph in its online edition of 3rd of September 2016. …
6. The battle heats up over local traffic 20 April 2018 According to an article in the German magazine Capital 26th of February 2018 there is a struggle taking place over who has the right to define what “local transport” means and what local transport should look like in the future. This is a struggle that is taking place between Deutsche Bahn, local public transport authorities and the car producers. Ridesharing and carsharing, for instance, are now of interest to transport companies who are involved in providing these and other local public transport services. …