Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH (VBB)

The Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) is one of the largest transport associations in Europe. More than four million people use the buses and trains of the 36 or so transport companies organized in the VBB every day. The VBB is committed to smart networking of means of transport in the city as well as in the countryside and promotes innovative solutions for the local public transport of tomorrow. Under the motto “Two countries – one network”, it is responsible for the uniform VBB tariff, network-wide passenger information and is actively involved in the transport turnaround.

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Participation:

SAFIRA – Safety and distance in public transport through passenger guidance

Local public transport was particularly affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Passenger numbers decreased sharply during the crisis. People's mobility has changed in terms of time and space since then. At the same time, public transport is a key factor in achieving climate [...]

NIKKI – User information with context-sensitive artificial intelligence

The megatrend of individualisation requires tailored information services in the area of public transport and multimodality. Inclusive mobility is individualised, needs-oriented, simple and accessible to all. Existing systems do too little in this respect, as personal context-sensitive [...]

ODIN-MP – Comprehensive provision of on-demand mobility in mobility platforms

In public transport, in addition to buses and trains that run according to a fixed timetable and route (scheduled services), there are also means of transport that run on demand from travellers. This on-demand transport is also referred to as on-demand transport, call bus, call-collect [...]