There is a kind of interaction between mobility and the smart city, says Christian U. Haas. The transformation of mobility is decisively shaped by the structural change to a smart city and vice versa.
EIT Urban Mobility is an initiative of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT). Since January 2019, EIT Urban Mobility has been working to encourage positive changes in the way people move around cities in order to make them more liveable places.
The success of e-mobility is largely dependent on the expansion of the public charging infrastructure – while taking the needs of drivers into account. Innovative concepts such as lamp post charging help to facilitate the switch to electric vehicles.
Urban green islands protect against heavy rain and promote biodiversity. In 2019, 35,000 m² of urban space in Copenhagen was converted into a green stormwater protection area.
Back in June 2020, the Federal Cabinet sent a signal for a more sustainable future with the publication of the National Hydrogen Strategy (NWS) and the accompanying establishment of the National Hydrogen Council (NWR).
It has been talked about for years - now unofficial renderings of the Apple Car, reconstructed from registered patents, have been published. According to media reports, it will not come onto the market until 2025 at the earliest.
Bicycles, cargo bikes, electromobility - the mobility turnaround is usually associated with a move away from cars, or at any rate with a renunciation of the automobile. However, microcars are increasingly gaining access to the market as a kind of intermediate solution.
Parallel to the polisMobility trade fair and the conferences taking place, visitors will have the opportunity to learn more about various urban and private mobility projects in Cologne.
Tomorrow's mobility becomes tangible for citizens around Rudolfplatz. Test different vehicles and enter into an open dialogue with companies and politicians.
