Chris S. Langdon

Ever wondered why we are missing out on getting from point A to point B more quickly in urban areas, such as with intermodal travel? Learn how the Telekom Data Intelligence Hub (DIH) team is using a next-generation European standards-based data sharing and exchange technology referred to as dataspace to speed up personal travel.

Our thinking on data issues of management importance in refereed publications and in the media (5-10 pages, 15-25 min reading time) that go deeper than our short stories in “Smart Mobility”.

What is going on: The Federal Chancellor speaks of data spaces. Instead of “cash for clunkers” as an aid for the automotive industry there will be a data space now (Delhaes 2020, Benrath & Löhr 2021). So, what exactly is a data space?

Deutsche Telekom organized the #AIHack4Mobility on March 18th and 19th. After the success with #AIHack4Diversity in 2019 (link) and #AIHack4Ladies 2018, this year everything revolved around the topic of “Future Mobility” under the motto “Artificial Intelligence for Diversity Teams”.

Economic digitalization requires new, digital business models to be developed. There is a growing focus on data and information management. U.S. companies such as Amazon, Facebook, and Google are demonstrating how new business can be developed with data

The German federal government is building the foundation of a mobility data space or MDS. This was announced at the “Autogipfel” car industry summit in September 2020 by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) with car industry bosses and the governors of key car-making states (Delhaes 2020, link).

The FAZ has received a new draft law for the sovereign handling and exchange of industrial data within the EU (“Data Governance Act”, link to FAZ article).

How do you fix a problem like the coronavirus crisis, ultimately? With the right solution… the right medicine and vaccine. How do you find the right medication? Testing! How do you speed up the process? Simulation!

For years now, new technology is emerging to enrich transportation options in urban areas around the world, in Asia, America and Europe: From smartphone operated bike sharing to lithium-ion battery powered bikes (e-bikes) and e-scooters. All this new technology has become easy to use and practical. So much so that Germany changed its law in 2019 to allow for use of e-scooters on public streets (Elektrokleinstfahrzeuge-Verordnung (eKFV, link). Since then many new companies have emerged to sprinkle cities with e-bikes and e-scooters, for example, Bird, Lime, Tier, Voi … But where is intermodal transport?