IT-TRANS - Intelligent Urban Transport Systems

🚞 In rural areas where public transport connections are often inadequate, it is perhaps not surprising that the majority of people rely on their cars. Yet digital solutions can help reverse this trend by making bus services more flexible and attractive for users, and more efficient for providers. As part of our ‘Start-ups in focus’ series, here we shine the spotlight on a company that was not only showcased in the IT-TRANS Start-up Zone this year, but also won the Future Mobility Award 2024 for innovative and sustainable transport solutions. Allow us to introduce Nemi, a Barcelona-based company which has developed an independent software tool that provides on-demand bus services and optimises routes. 📰 Find out more in our interview with Abigail Meuli, R&D Project Manager -> https://lnkd.in/gGHhndBs

Although the pandemic has led to many companies establishing regulations for flexible and remote working, many employees still commute to their place of employment, and many of them still by car. 🚗 What benefits companies can offer their employees with a digital mobility budget and how such a budget helps convincing more people to switch to public transport, Mobiko's Managing Director Andreas Reichert will explain to us in our second interview of our start-up series: 👉 https://lnkd.in/ezwWS6Qu

🥁 Our drumsticks sure like to travel! They recently arrived in the Outer Hebrides in Scotland, tucked in the luggage of our Product Owner Markus Kocea. And, of course, Markus relied on public transport to navigate this sparsely populated archipelago. As in all places where there are few people and long unpopulated distances to cover, the intercity buses 🚌 only run a few times a day - but they are cheap, reliable and sometimes on-demand in more remote regions. Strangely, the highlight of his trip to Scotland was the ‘refreshing weather' ☁️! And the sky, too, which looks like it's been painted by artist Caspar David Friedrich. Markus also loved the cultural programme. As the days are very short in the Outer Hebrides, the locals make the most of summer by packing the longer days with festivals and concerts 🎵 – so there's plenty going on! ❓ What transport highlights have you discovered on holiday? Perhaps you or someone you know is currently in Paris for the Olympics, and can tell us how easy it is to get around. We’d love to know! 💚

A vision without a strategy remains an illusion (Bolman). That’s why the IT-TRANS team came together to work on our strategy that backs up our vision to be the world’s leading event for digitalisation in public transport. Good for you: IT-TRANS will continue to improve! 🚀    This time, the strategy meeting was held under completely different circumstances, as IT-TRANS 2026 from 3 to 5 March will have a number of novelties in store:   -Fresh ideas will itensify networking, collaboration, and sharing best practices and innovations. -A Steering Committee will contribute their expertise and connect IT-TRANS, its stakeholders and the markets even stronger than before. -A further developed hall layout will bring together congress and exhibition -Messe Karlsruhe will be the sole organizer of both exhibition and congress   Among other things, we talked about our milestones, measures to further increase the number of international attendees and new congress formats.   If you would like to stay up to date, subscribe to our newsletter with interesting facts about IT-TRANS, interviews and exciting industry reports: https://lnkd.in/e4-BnJHE

𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒎𝒔 𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒘’𝒔 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒊𝒄𝒆 At this year’s IT-TRANS, an innovative logistic concept from LogIKTram was presented at the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab stand: a technically modified tram which switches freight trans-portation from road to rail. 🚋 How does it work? An electrically assisted bicycle trailer travels independently into the designated area of the streetcar and the packages are then taken over by a 🚲bicycle courier at the corresponding destination stop. We think this idea is not only awesome but also super sustainable! Besides reducing urban traffic, it can also increase the capacity of the trams. 💪 👀 Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wLBPT ❓ What do you think? We’d love to know your thoughts! FZI Forschungszentrum Informatik - Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH - Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) Photo credits: AVG/Paul Gärtner

🚀Let’s start our start-up interview series with endereco - Adressprüfung für Webshops, a company dedicated to data verfication! In the public transport sector in particular, this provides crucial information on customer movements, passenger behaviour and capacity planning, all of which can be used to schedule routes and timetables in advance. But in order to be reliable, that data must be properly maintained and protected. That’s why endereco develops Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) products to check and validate customer data. 📰Find out more in our interview with endereco’s CEO Robert Rieser!-> https://brnw.ch/21wLxVb #startup #ittrans #mobility #innovation #interview

3...2...1... GO! it's time to start our interview series with Start-Ups in the industry. 🚀 While many companies start small, with the right ideas and products, good visibility and a strong support network, they can grow into something really big! And here’s where we - the IT-TRANS team - can provide specialist help, particularly to those working in the field of IT in mobility, by promoting your business with networking, communication and knowledge transfer support. If you didn't have the opportunity to listen to the exciting presentations by the startups at IT-TRANS or check out the Start-up Zone, we will be showcasing these promising young companies in a series of short interviews over the coming weeks and months. Are you new to the industry and keen to use IT-TRANS as your stage? Then please get in touch, and let us tell you how we can support you in advance of the next event in 2026. -> https://lnkd.in/ebgv36r3 #startup #ittrans #mobility #innovation

Karlsruhe - Number 1 for public transport🥇 As IT-TRANS exhibitors and attendees, you know as well as we do that public transport in Karlsruhe is truly exemplary. This was confirmed by recent analysis of such services across 25 of the most populous German cities, with Karlsruhe and Hanover claiming joint top spot ahead of Hamburg, Berlin and Munich. 🚄Two factors that contributed to Karlsruhe’s top ranking were the efficiency of its services and impressive connectivity. For us, the trade fair team, it's nice to not only talk about modern local transport based on the latest digital solutions at IT-TRANS in Karlsruhe, but also experience it on our doorstep. And for a trade fair venue, good local transport is definitely a massive advantage, as we’re sure you’ll agree! 🙌 Source (in German): https://brnw.ch/21wLev6

Our drumsticks 🥁 are still on the road and recently arrived in Lisbon, together with Belen Meller, our Marketing Manager, who has been part of our team since May. Some of you may have met her at IT-TRANS 24, but for those of you yet to do so, she’s the main point of contact if you’re interested in a media partnership, advertising materials, newsletter placements or social media support for the 2026 event. 💪 So what about traffic in Lisbon? With its multiple modes of transport, the city is a good example of a highly efficient and reliable urban transport network: Metro lines, buses, boats, funiculars and its famous red and yellow line trams are designed to carry millions of locals and tourists every year, allowing passengers to get anywhere with a single rechargeable card. This convenient ticketing system connects all transportation options across the city and could not be simpler. So if you haven’t been, it’s definitely worth exploring this historic city via unrivalled public transport options. 🚋 #PublicMobilityWorldwide #ittrans #teamtime #summer

Want to talk digitalisation in public transport with key stakeholders and technical experts? Then IT-TRANS is your must-attend event, so be sure to clear your diary for March 3-5, 2026!🗓️ Since 2008, IT-TRANS has not only been the trusted showcase for all aspects of digital transformation in public transport, but has also become Europe’s leading exhibition and congress dedicated solely to this specific topic. 💯 Enjoy... ✅the latest solutions highlighted by exhibitors, ✅international expert insights at the congress and ✅numerous networking opportunities at our hugely popular evening events, ...all of which are driving the future success of both IT-TRANS, its exhibitors and visitors, and, of course, the industry! But don’t just take our word for it! Click here and see for yourself: https://lnkd.in/enQNfY-p