Toyota Motor Corporation has developed a product that packages a fuel cell system into a compact module. The module will be utilized by companies that are developing and manufacturing fuel cell products for a wide variety of applications, including mobility such as trucks, buses, trains and ships, as well as stationary generators.

As Europe prepares for ambitious revisions to its regulatory framework to support the Green Deal’s targets, key findings from the largest European hydrogen mobility initiative highlight the role hydrogen can play.

Hydrogen fuel cells possess the possibility to transform power sources for many modes of transportation, including trains. Here is a primer about this exciting technology and the potential it holds for rail vehicles.

Alstom's hydrogen train project Coradia iLint, commissioned by German Landesnahverkehrsgesellschaft Niedersachsen (LNVG), has been honoured with the European Railway Award. Carmen Schwabl, Managing Director at LNVG, accepted the award at an online ceremony. Together with its project partners, LNVG has started the initiative to test hydrogen as a fuel in regular rail passenger transport.

A partnership between AVL and Batemo helps consolidate battery modeling expertise in the industry based on their complementary capabilities. Thus, customers can be guided in design, functional and system development, battery testing, and fleet operation.

The alliance, now called the "Catena-X Automotive Network," is designed to enable companies in the mobility industry to respond more efficiently to digital transformation challenges and leverage digitization opportunities.

As an increasing percentage of automobiles becomes comprised of electronic components, traditional electronics and telecommunication firms such as Huawei, Nokia, Ericsson, and Blackberry are becoming automotive suppliers.

A Bosch artificial intelligence system detects and prevents anomalies and malfunctions in the manufacturing process. The AI-based system developed by the Bosch Center for Artificial Intelligence can save billions of dollars in costs.

At present, hydrogen is not an option for small vehicles such as electric scooters and motorbikes. The Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Dresden has now presented Powerpaste, a new hydrogen-based fuel suited optimally for small vehicles.

Driverless trains have the potential to increase train service speed, efficiency, and safety. This technology is slowly becoming more widespread for metro/urban transport. But eventually, we may see an increased prevalence of regional and long-distance autonomous trains as well.

Future railcars from a number of different companies will feature new technologies for local, underground, above-ground, and long-distance transport. Here are just a few of the innovations for trains that are expected to be introduced and/or implemented soon.

Cepton, a provider of intelligent, LiDAR-based solutions, and the Austrian Industry and Testing Alliance ALP.Lab have partnered to build LiDAR-equipped testing environments for studying complicated road driving situations. The project will deliver real-world traffic data from complex urban and rural alpine intersections in Austria.

Mobility startups typically have the advantage of youth, agility, an interest in new technology, and an eye to creating future-proof transportation and technologies. However, they also face a number of unique barriers. Fortunately, smart cities have created a valuable space for mobility startups to innovate within.

Lithium-based batteries are extremely powerful, and potentially highly explosive. When they are recharged repeatedly, something called dendrites may form and can trigger a short circuit, causing the battery to burst into flames. Chemists at Ulm University have now developed a model that explains how and why certain metals form dendrites during deposition.

With its cloud-based wrong-way driver warning system, Bosch has developed a solution that warns both the wrong-way driver and all road users at risk of the impending danger within seconds – much faster than traffic news on the radio. Now SKODA is the world’s first automaker to opt for the Bosch wrong-way driver warning system.

This article provides an introduction to 5G technology, and the benefits – and challenges – it will bring to the mobility sector. Existing, emerging and future uses of the technology in mobility applications such as public transport, autonomous vehicles, Mobility-as-a-Service, etc., are key focus areas.