BUS2Talk: Mobility turnaround – What role do private bus companies play?

Guests: Claudio Kastner & Nico Schoenecker

Both bus companies offer a wide range of services and are a driving force behind the mobility revolution. Always on the lookout for innovations with economic implementation opportunities, willing to invest and remain operationally flexible: "We have to keep our vehicles on the road so that we can make money and generate revenue to finance our modernization and growth," says Nico Schoenecker. Key factors in the conversion to electromobility include a solid infrastructure, balanced load management and, for the future, predictive maintenance and other innovative concepts/technologies. Implementing digitalization in an ongoing process is a major challenge. Claudio Kastner adds: "Digital transformation is like a DJ who needs to keep the crowd dancing while he changes the music."

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A note for all non German-speaking listeners: this episode is only available in German.