95 per cent of the exhibition area at InnoTrans (20 – 23 September 2022) is currently occupied. Trade visitors can witness more than 100 vehicles on the Outdoor Display as well as 12 buses on the Bus Display, including many new products and world innovations.

The new digital industry platform.

With its platform solutions and apps, the software company Hacon offers seamless travel experiences across the entire range of transport and service providers. In the podcast, CEO Michael Frankenberg explains how mobility-as-a-service works and the challenges that come with it. The episode is available online from 12 April 2022.

Many cities suffer from poor air quality and high levels of ultrafine particles. The French startup Tallano Technologie has designed a braking system for cars and trains which reduces ultrafine particle emissions by 90 per cent.

On 23 September 2022, the Hyperloop Conference will be taking place at InnoTrans in Berlin for the first time (Hall 15.2/east entrance). The Hyperloop Conference is the first international conference on high-speed transportation worldwide.

Complex air-conditioning systems on trains and buses make sure the temperature and ventilation is just right. In the podcast, Dr. Wolfgang Reuter, chairman of Konvekta AG, explains how air-conditioning can help to reduce energy consumption, minimise the environmental impact and ensure an optimum passenger experience. The episode is available online from 08 February 2022.

The mood is positive in the rail industry at the start of this InnoTrans year. High demand, keen international interest and expanded virtual services are the hallmark of the world’s leading trade fair in 2022. The slogan of this year’s industry event is ‘The future of mobility in times of climate change’.

Battery-electric and fuel cell drive systems are among those posing new fire safety challenges for rail transport. In the InnoTrans Podcast Roger Dirksmeier, managing director of FOGTEC, explains how the rail industry must adapt its firefighting measures. The episode will be aired on 14 December 2021.

From sustainability to digitalisation – In the InnoTrans Podcast Eran Gartner, CEO of Pandrol and Thomas Lorent, technical director for sustainable resilient systems, talk about current and future challenges facing railway infrastructures.

What will travel be like in the future? How will we transport goods? And how will mobility change in urban and rural areas? In the latest episode of the InnoTrans Podcast Henri Poupart-Lafarge, CEO and chairman of the board of directors of Alstom, outlines his vision of mobility in the future.