Insights

Take a breath – Cutting air pollution through sustainable mobility

Jane Burston (Executive Director, Clean Air Fund) and Eva Scherer (Head of Investor Relations, Siemens) shine the spotlight on the critical fight to cut air pollution today.

Monocle article: Digital technology

As passengers flock back to Eurostar trains after the pandemic, we lift the lid on the digital technology working behind the scenes that seamlessly supports their journeys.

Signaling the future – How Norway is driving a new era of rail digitalization

Sverre Kjenne (COO, Bane Nor) and Lars Johan Andresen (CEO, Siemens Mobility Norway) shine the spotlight on the world’s most modern signaling system, and how its construction can provide a modernization blueprint for rail networks across the globe.

Optimize, evolve, disrupt – the future of rail

What's coming next? Roland Edel (CTO, Siemens Mobility) shares how Siemens Mobility, and the rail industry in general, is rapidly changing – introducing innovative optimizations, but also disruptive solutions.

Hydrogen – The key to creating a global carbon-neutral infrastructure?

Prof. Dr. Klaus Bonhoff (Head of Department for Policy Issues, BMVI) and Jochen Steinbauer (Platform Director H2 Technologies for Regional Trains, Siemens Mobility) discuss the significant advantages of hydrogen technology and its decisive role in the today’s energy transition. 

On the right track - How the rail industry can prepare itself against the cyber threat

Four Siemens Mobility cybersecurity experts explain what the rail industry can do to keep the trains running as cyber risks multiply.

Trending now - Partnerships and intermodality

Virginie Willaert, Strategy and Development Director at French multinational infrastructure and transport systems company Egis, tells us what to expect from urban mobility in the future.

Putting the AI on rails

Dr. Claus Bahlmann tells us how Siemens Mobility is using artificial intelligence (AI) to automate railways, and why it will make rail more flexible, more efficient, and more inclusive.

High-speed rail innovation is set to boost sustainable travel

Tom Kutscher (Vice-President Sales and Bids for High-Speed and Intercity Trains, Siemens Mobility) presents the impacts of innovative high-speed rail for more sustainable travel and why the long-distance rail is becoming an increasingly attractive alternative.

Why rail's golden age is now

Can the rail’s innovation keep up with big investment, maturing technologies and the climate change? Siemens brings together four experts to discuss how the sector can make the most out of it. 

Achieving net-zero mobility by 2050 - Actions to take right now

As part of the 10th International Railway Summit, public and private sector leaders discussed what the rail can do to make the European transport sector greener, faster.

Urban mobility - What are the next big trends?

As part of the virtual Web Summit 2020, city officials and private sector companies gathered in December for Siemens' round table on “urban mobility” to discuss on what is next for transportation in cities.

New trains, but what gains?

Albrecht Neumann (CEO Rolling Stock, Siemens Mobility) shows the impacts of hydrogen-powered and battery-run trains starting to replace diesel engines for a more sustainable mobility sector.

Welcome to the Year of Rail!

The European commission designated 2021 as the European year of rail. How will public transport make you travel in the quickest, most comfortable, affordable and sustainable way?

Smart Cities – Traditional City-Living Makes Way

The Covid-19 crisis is driving changes in commuting patterns in major cities, increasing the number of electric and autonomous vehicles and giving more importance to sustainable urban infrastructure design.

Public transport after the pandemic

Yves Desjardins-Siciliano (CEO, Siemens Mobility Canada) talks about the impacts of covid-19 on the future of transportation and government investments strategies.

Increasing COVID-19 resilience of public transport

COVID-19 has changed our routine, decreasing travel significantly. Michael Peter (CEO, Siemens Mobility) explains in his article how to increase resilience in public transport.

Moving mobility forward

Discover valuable insights on the impact of major trends for mobility organizations, as well as increasingly difficult challenges resulting from constant change.

A new era begins for turnkey projects

Christoph Götz (CEO Turnkey, Siemens Mobility) discusses major changes in mobility turnkey projects and how to overcome resulting challenges.

City limits?

Markus Schlitt (Global Head of Intelligent Traffic Systems, Siemens Mobility) presents benchmarks for urban mobility and connected traffic environments.

Prepared for take-off

Artificial intelligence (AI) in mobility organizations: Typical use cases showcase the benefits and opportunities expected over the next three years.

Three questions to…

Joris D´Incà (Senior Partner, Oliver Wyman) on general technology change in the mobility sector, specifically intermodal transport.

Three questions to…

Dr. Carl Friedrich Eckhardt (Corporate Strategy Sustainability & Mobility, BMW Group) on trends, challenges and opportunities in the mobility market.

Future view 2036

Join us on a short trip into the future, where a travel app suggests the cheapest, eco-friendliest or fastest route for your morning commute.

Moving minds

Senior sector executives share how climate change and social movements are underpinning the move towards a more sustainable mobility system.

New approaches will define 21st-century mobility

Markus Zachmeier (Head of Electrification, Siemens Mobility) highlights the impact of digitalization and electrification on the mobility sector.

Mobile friendships

Interesting views and thoughts from executives on sector disruption and competition resulting from liberalization, electrification and digitalization.