The Karlsruhe Mobility Lab is a globally recognized center for the development of intelligent concepts for the urban and regional mobility of the future. A key focus of the mobility transition is on the further development of local public transport and the development of new mobility concepts. The Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion (TRK) is a pioneer in sustainable mobility development with its core competence of mobility.
In a unique ecosystem, science, business, the public sector and innovative transport companies work together on interdisciplinary approaches. However, the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab not only generates ideas - they are also implemented in practice, analyzed and tested with citizens. The focus is on intelligent, networked, resource-conserving and sustainable mobility that reconciles environmental friendliness and mobility comfort.
This unique climate of innovation is not least the focus of politics and science: Karlsruhe is home to state institutions such as the Baden-Württemberg Institute for Sustainable Mobility and the planned future location of the German Center for Mobility. As a university location, the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion offers a unique density of mobility-related chairs and institutions, which are bundled in the Karlsruhe Mobility Systems profile region. In addition, a number of leading international companies are based in the region and successfully distribute mobility solutions "made in Karlsruhe" all over the world.
Much has already been achieved in the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab:
From June 15 to 18, 2025, the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab will present itself with a joint stand at the UITP Summit 2025 in Hamburg. The UITP Summit is one of the world's most important events in the field of public transport and sustainable urban mobility. Organized by the International Association of Public Transport (UITP), the summit brings together experts, decision-makers and companies from over 110 countries every year. It provides a platform for the exchange of innovations, strategies and best practices in public transport.
The city of Hamburg is hosting the UITP Summit for the first time. The event will take place at the Hamburg Messe exhibition center and the Congress Center Hamburg (CCH). Over 10,000 international visitors are expected, including more than 400 exhibitors and around 2,800 congress participants.
Thematic focus
The summit program is divided into six central topics:
Interactive formats and highlights
In addition to specialist presentations and discussions, the UITP Summit offers practical insights through technical tours, during which projects such as the electrification of the bus fleet, the autonomous on-demand shuttle project and the "Radkultur" bicycle promotion program will be presented. Start-ups have the opportunity to present their innovative ideas in a special exhibition area and make contacts. A special event is the public mobility festival on June 14, 2025 in Hamburg's city center, which offers citizens the opportunity to learn about the mobility transition and experience new transport concepts interactively.
Further information
Detailed information on the program, registration and participation opportunities can be found on the official website of the UITP Summit 2025. We look forward to seeing you at the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab joint stand!
The Annual POLIS Conferencetook place on November 27 and 28, 2024 in the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion with a record attendance of more than 1,000 delegates. For two days, this was the declared meeting place for urban and transport planners, representatives from municipalities, regions and politics.
As TechnologieRegion Karlsruhe GmbH, we would like to thank the partners of the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab, who presented their multifaceted projects in the field of sustainable mobility at our joint stand to an interested specialist audience and high-ranking representatives from politics, including the Baden-Württemberg Minister of Transport, Mr. Winfried Hermann, and Karlsruhe's Lord Mayor, Dr. Frank Mentrup.
The following partners of the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab were involved in the joint stand at the Annual POLIS Conference 2024 Automotive Engineering Network e.V. (AEN), Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, FZI Research Center for Information Technology, Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, INIT Group, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) with the KAMO: Karlsruhe Mobility High Performance Center and the KIT Center for Mobility Systems, Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund GmbH (KVV) with Verkehrsbetriebe Karlsruhe GmbH (VBK) and Albtal-Verkehrs-Gesellschaft mbH (AVG), Mobility Portal of the Karlsruhe TechnologyRegion, Karlsruhe Trade Fair Centre, NVBW - Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Baden-Württemberg, PTV Planung Transport Verkehr GmbH, City of Landau, TransportTechnologie-Consult Karlsruhe GmbH (TTK) and UITP Regional Training Centre Karlsruhe.
You can download the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab @ POLIS24 brochure here.
Information, presentations and photos of the Annual POLIS Conference 2024 can be found here.
Report on the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab in the POLIS magazine "Cities in motion - Volume VI: The Tipping Point".
The region's mobility players presented their expertise at the Karlsruhe Mobility Lab joint stand at IT-TRANS - International Conference and Trade Fair , which took place at Messe Karlsruhe from May 14 to 16, 2024. IT-TRANS is the leading international trade fair and conference specializing in digitalization and intelligent solutions for public transport.
You can find the review and the lecture program here
