News Digest Item
12 Dec 2018

German rail operator bets on autonomous vehicles

Süddeutsche Zeitung / Bild

German rail operator Deutsche Bahn hopes to operate a fleet of autonomous vehicles in the future to bring clients to the nearest train station, according to CEO Rüdiger Grube. “We will offer our door to door services in the future: Call a bike, car to go or taxi, train journey, and bus,” Grube told Bild. He said there will be a single app that allows booking all of these services, but did not give a launch date for the project.

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