Projects with a future
Modern mobility concepts for the city
Growing population numbers, increasingly densely-inhabited urban areas with an associated rising demand for mobility call for environmentally sound as well as socially acceptable mobility concepts.
The various mobility concepts offered by Daimler are helping to define the face of future urban mobility.  
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The various mobility concepts offered by Daimler are helping to define the face of future urban mobility.
car2go introduces one of the world’s first large scale electric car sharing programs.
Ideas and Solutions
Whilst urban conurbations were home to just 45 percent of the world’s population in 1995, this will rise to around 55 percent by 2020. In big cities in particular the transport infrastructure is insufficient and there is a shortage of parking spaces.
car2go smart
car2go
In the car2go mobility concept launched in Ulm in late 2008, Daimler is meeting customer demands for flexible urban mobility. The scheme now offers widespread availability of smart fortwo vehicles in a range of cities, in North America as well as in Europe, that can be hired at any time of day or night following initial registration.
Innovative mobility concept for the city: The car2gether online platform brings suitable drivers and passengers together in a matter of seconds.
car2gether
The car2gether ride-share community arranges free seats in vehicles and brings suitable drivers and passengers together - spontaneously and even en route thanks to smartphone apps and a mobile website.
BRT in Istanbul, Turkey.
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
The “bus rapid transit” system (BRT) is a mobility concept for rapidly growing cities. Urban buses travel in dedicated bus lanes with a high service frequency and separate traffic lights.
CharterWay offers the optimum solution for every purpose: Mercedes-Benz Atego with freezer box attachment and cool-slide partition walls.
CharterWay
Mercedes-Benz CharterWay is a mobility service provider for services relating to procurement, servicing and management of commercial vehicles that has specialised in Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles.
FleetBoard supports the reduction of maintenance and fuel costs and CO2.
FleetBoard
FleetBoard supports the automation of transport processes, the recording of drivers’ working hours and the reduction of maintenance and fuel costs and CO2.
The telematics concept @yourCOMAND provides the driver full connectivity in the car.
Communication Technologies
The communication technologies Car-to-X-Communication, @yourCOMAND and mbrace provide an insight into the future networking of vehicles.
Players have to turn a small town into a “green” metropolis.
Browser Game: Communicating Mobility Concepts and Technologies through Fun
Sensitizing a young target group to things such as mobility concepts, innovative technologies and renewable energies is a challenge for companies. The social browser game GreenSight City intends to awaken the enthusiasm of young people for these topics.
Tools & Services
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