Latest Deutsche Bahn News

• 29 May 2025 | Autonomous Vehicles

  Level 4 Autonomous Cars Begin Passenger Operations in Germany

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  Level 4 autonomous cars are now operating with passengers for the first time in Germany as part of the KIRA project.

• 27 Mar 2024 | Shared Mobility

  Deutsche Bahn to Launch SMILE24 Public Transport Project

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  Deutsche Bahn is commencing its SMILE24 public transport project in rural areas of the Schlei and Baltic Sea region in Germany.

• 24 Feb 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles

  Deutsche Bahn to Deploy Autonomous On-Demand Vehicles in Germany

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  Deutsche Bahn's first project to operate autonomous on-demand vehicles in normal traffic will launch in the Rhine-Main region of Germany. 

• 22 Jun 2022 | Autonomous Vehicles

  Germany: RMV and DB to Deploy On-Demand Autonomous Shuttles

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  RMV and Deutsche Bahn have announced they will operate autonomous on-demand shuttles in the Rhine-Main region of Germany from 2023. 

• 25 Feb 2022 | Mobility Trends

  Mobility Transition 2030 Evaluates the Future of Public Transport in Germany

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  Mobilitätswende 2030 (Mobility Turnaround 2030) concluded that future public transport should be flexible and digitally networked. 

• 12 Oct 2021 | Autonomous Vehicles

  DB and Siemens Present the First Automatic Train

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  Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Siemens Mobility have developed the world’s first train that operates by itself in rail traffic.