For more than six months, we have been exploring how companies are becoming software-driven organizations. We found that building a tech company is not only a technological, economical, and organizational undertaking, it’s an undertaking that will need to see people working themselves into new mindsets. …

E-mobility is where all the hopes of the automotive industry lie. Climate protection activists also see it as a great vehicle for achieving climate objectives. Currently, the purchase of e-cars is still massively subsidized but charging cables for plug-in hybrids are often left sitting in their original packaging in the…

Why Vera Schneevoigt lets herself be coached by young executives. — There is an amazing parallel between the transformation of buildings and changes in social structures. In both cases, the foundation is crucial for new possibilities. But tearing down walls without damaging the foundation is something that has to be learned. Vera Schneevoigt knows this all too well. As Chief Digital…

By 2030, more than 60 percent of the world’s population are expected to live in metropolitan areas. And more inhabitants, vehicles, and transport of goods mean more closely interwoven interactions. …

Today, the transportation sector is one of the largest producers of CO2 in the world, responsible for up to 25 percent of annual emissions. This is also due to associated transport logistics and commuter traffic. The primary goal must be to reduce the carbon footprint of transportation across all sectors…

A world full of autonomous driving vehicles has often been predicted in the past. In their forecasts, experts painted a picture of our cities, highways, and traffic routes with driverless vehicles. Back in 2015, The Guardian claimed that we will have self-driving cars for consumers by 2020. …

We have more and more options for our daily commute between work, school, daycare and home. From our own car to a ride service at the push of a button, to a rental bike or electric scooter for the last mile. Some of these options come from the Deutsche Bahn…

It’s like a scene out of a sci-fi movie: helicopter-like objects flying autonomously above the congested highway to bring travellers to their destinations in no time at all. When Dorothee Bär talked about air taxis three years ago, the Minister of Digital Affairs was ridiculed for it. In fact, urban…

As CEO of the moovel Group at Daimler, she recently established the mobility alliance with BMW before turning her back on the corporate world last summer after more than a decade and founding her own start-up: Daniela Gerd tom Markotten is not only an experienced manager with extensive knowledge of…