The results of the current coalition negotiations will largely determine Germany's future transport policy.  The steering committee of the Mobility Competence Group of eco – Association of the Internet Industry is therefore calling for the incoming German federal government to set a clear course to ensure that tomorrow's mobility is digital, sustainable and innovation-driven.

The automotive aftermarket is no longer just about the classic spare parts business or simple maintenance work. Today, the focus is on modern, data-driven technologies that open up new possibilities for manufacturers, service companies and customers alike. Artificial intelligence and machine learning play a key role here,...

Dr Judith Puttkammer joined the Advisory Board of the eco Competence Group Mobility in December 2024. In this interview, the expert on data spaces for mobility data talks about the importance of sovereign data spaces, regulatory priorities and the role of innovative technologies. She also provides insights into how she would like to contribute to the work of the competence group with her experience as Deputy Head of Mobility Data Space at acatech and what impetus she hopes to provide for the mobility policy of the future.

To realise the true potential of this technology, a solid foundation is needed – a scalable and secure data infrastructure. This is where, for example, Gaia-X, Europe’s pioneering initiative for a sovereign digital infrastructure, comes into play. Here are seven reasons why Data Spaces, according to Gaia-X standards, could be the key to success.

eco Association's Leader of the Mobility Competence Group, Juan I. Hahn from HAHN Network, talks in our eco member interview about new challenges and trends in the automotive industry.

An interview with Juan Hahn about his personal mobility behaviour, the opportunities and challenges of mobility in the future and his goals as the new Mobility Competence Group Leader at the eco Association.

Modern technologies offer the potential to significantly enhance the efficiency of rescue operations, improve communication and ultimately save lives. There are numerous touchpoints and aspects of digitalisation in rescue services, ranging from innovative individual solutions to measures for the digitalisation of the entire rescue chain.

The use of rescue drones, telemedicine, 5G and artificial intelligence: digital services and technology are optimising the rescue services. We spoke to Joachim Schade, ifak – Institut für Automation und Kommunikation e. V., about how rescue mobility will benefit from the use of 5G.

In the run-up to the event, we spoke to Rupert Heege, former Chief Fire Officer at COREVAS GmbH, about how digital emergency call technologies such as EmergencyEye are improving emergency communication.

As of March 2024, Andreas Hinterberger, Senior Manager Governmental Relations and Public Policy Country Lead Germany, Switzerland and Austria at Uber, will head the Mobility Competence Group at the eco Association together with Giovanni Coppa from WOBCOM. We talked to him about digital transformation of the mobility sector and his new role as Mobility Competence Group Leader.

Albert Peci, Co-Founder and Web3 Lead of deltaDAO GmbH, talks about this in a short eco interview. He is one of the Counsellors at the German-language meeting of the Competence Group Mobility on 12 December in Berlin.

In an interview with eco, VS-Apps Managing Director Florian Schulz talks about the development and use of business apps for customer loyalty and process automation, the Mobile World Congress (MWC) and the importance of digital transformation for German SMEs.

The connected mobility ecosystem of the future needs one thing above all: Data. The meaningful linking and intelligent evaluation of the growing amounts of data is the key to innovation and sustainable growth. To pave the way for the digital transformation of the mobility ecosystem and to accelerate the transport revolution, eco has published guidelines for the use of mobility data.

In the run-up to the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, we interviewed Giovanni Coppa, eco Competence Group Leader Mobility and Head of Data Center and Cloud Innovation at WOBCOM GmbH, about his expectations for the trade fair, and his take on current and future challenges in the field of Smart City and Smart Mobility.

Digital services and technologies are the driving thrust for the transport turnaround. 45.4 per cent of Germans attribute a decisive role to digital mobility services in shaping the traffic turnaround. The respondents place great hope above all in artificial intelligence and thus intelligent traffic management.

More CO2 savings and optimised traffic control through artificial intelligence as well as vehicles that communicate with the traffic infrastructure such as traffic lights: This is the dream scenario of German motorists with regard to digital technologies and services in the automotive sector. This is the result of a survey conducted by Civey on behalf of eco at the end of July 2023 among 2,500 car users – on the occasion of the IAA in Munich at the beginning of September.

eco Chair of the Board Oliver Süme: “Sustainability and digitalisation are two sides of the same coin – digital technologies and applications are part of the solution to achieve the climate goals.” The study conducted by eco and Arthur D. Little examines the impacts of digital transformation on resource efficiency...

Only one in four Germans currently uses digital public transport tickets on a smartphone. In urban areas and among younger people, they are much more widespread. These are the results of a Civey survey commissioned by eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

Sharing and securely storing data is a must in the mobility industry – this was the consensus of the participants and speakers at the webinar jointly organised by the eco Association’s Mobility CG and Car Repair 4.0.

At our Mobility Competence Group meeting,“Urban Mobility – Interaction of IoT and Mobility for the Implementation of Mobility Solutions”, eco entered into discussion with various experts from the mobility and IoT environment on the topics of data generation, data usage, data management and data policy. Together with our host, WOBCOM in Wolfsburg, and our CG Mobility Leader Giovanni Coppa, we arrived at exciting content and a highly productive CG meeting.

The Mobility Competence Group will meet on 26 April in Wolfsburg (a German-language event). In the run-up to the event, we spoke to Kai Meinke, Co-Founder and Business Lead at deltaDAO, about the importance and establishment of sovereign identity management and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) for the mobility of the future, current developments and use cases in the Gaia-X 4 Future Mobility moveID project, as well as his keynote speech on the topic of “Move ID – Opportunities for a more transparent, secure and decentralised data management”.  

Book accommodation and flights on the Internet or let your mobile phone guide you to your holiday destination: Almost two out of three Germans (61.9 per cent) currently use online services that make it easier for them to prepare for their holidays and while on location.

The year 2023 will be the year of artificial intelligence (AI). The hype around ChatGPT, the AI that can write essays, articles or texts within seconds using just a few lines of input, continues unabated. Voice assistants also use the potential of AI and are constantly developing to provide users with even better results....

Giovanni Coppa heads the Mobility Competence Group at eco together with Martin Kumstel from Uber. We talked to him about his personal mobility patterns, the mobility of the future and his goals as the new Mobility Competence Group Leader.

The mobility of the future is digital, connected and available on demand. “For a sustainable mobility transition, a mobility ecosystem is needed that enables the sovereign and secure exchange of data among all actors involved. Only in this way can providers realise connected platforms that determine the most suitable means of transport and the most efficient route, taking into account real-time data,” says Oliver Süme, Chair of the eco Board.

Sustainability and the further increase in data-driven processes will continue to be the most important drivers of the digital transformation of the economy and society in 2023, according to the prognosis of eco – Association of the Internet Industry.

In focus: Digitalisation and data use as drivers of sustainable, innovative and multimodal mobility solutions. With exciting developments such as mobility hubs, real labs and other projects, Munich is showing how digitalisation and the use of data can play a central role in the transport revolution.

“For a sustainable mobility transition, a mobility ecosystem is needed that enables the sovereign and secure exchange of data among all actors involved, emphasises Oliver Süme, Chair of the Board of the eco Association.

At the meeting of the Mobility Competence Group on “Sustainable Mobility: Innovative solutions, new business models, smart projects”, eco joined the discussion on sustainable mobility solutions with various experts from the mobility sector. In the process, a clear picture emerged of what is necessary to make mobility more sustainable and realise the transport turnaround with increased use of digitalisation.

The Mobility Data Space aims to bring together providers of data-related services with other players in the market, says Dr. Andreas Heindl, Project Manager Mobility Data Space.