Smaller cities in Germany in particular are still struggling with the implementation of digital transportation concepts. This is the result of a study by the auditing and consulting firm PwC, which evaluated "smart" mobility products and services in 81 German cities. According to the study, the larger cities are doing particularly well: Hamburg, Berlin, and Munich all land at the top end of the ranking. The Bavarian city of Nuremberg, however, takes first place.
The experts count autonomous vehicles and free WiFi in local public transport, e-scooter or e-car-sharing services, and micro-depots in delivery traffic among the potential smart services. The latter has been introduced in almost half of the major cities, in some cases as pilot projects. More than 60 percent of German cities have implemented intelligent parking systems. These use sensors and cameras to make it easier to find parking spaces, for example, or enable drivers to make digital reservations and payments.
In Nuremberg, the use of smart traffic lights and the introduction of a mobility app has paid off. The city moved from seventh place to the top of the annual ranking within a year. Since 2008, Nuremberg has also been home to Germany's only driverless and fully automated subway system. According to PwC, smaller major cities with populations under 200,000 generally still have noticeable deficits when it comes to mass transit and sharing services.
The data was collected as part of the Bitkom Smart City Index, which examines all major German cities in terms of their digitalization and then ranks them. It covers the aspects of transport, administration, IT, communication, energy, environment, and society. The data was collected between April and July 2022.
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