First milestone of the mobility platform developed by highQ goes into real operation at the beginning of 2023

Following a Europe-wide tender, highQ received the order this spring to implement a mobility platform for Stadtwerke Münster (SWMS). As part of the project, which runs until the end of 2023, the local car-sharing service “LOOPmünster” as well as the e-scooter and bicycle rental service of the provider TIER are to be integrated into the platform. In spring 2023, passengers will be able to use an app to identify any intermodal routes to their destination and book and pay for the corresponding means of transport directly in the app. The inclusion of further mobility service providers and services in this ambitious mobility project is also firmly planned for 2024.

The aim of the new multimodal platform is to encourage commuters to switch from cars to more environmentally friendly modes of transport. Driving with the environmental network should be as uncomplicated as possible. This is why the national check-in/check-out tariff “eezy. NRW” is included in the project package, which enables public transport use without any knowledge of tariffs and thus makes it much more comfortable – creating a completely new public transport “driving feeling”. The project is funded by the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Transport.

The first milestone of the new mobility platform based on the highQ MobilitySuite was delivered for approval testing by SWMS in November 2022. It includes the following functions:

• Information about public transport and LOOPMünster (public transport) in the app
• Integration of the CiCO system eezy. NRW
• Intermodal information on combinations of LOOPMünster and public transport in the app
• Combination of TIER and public transport
• Display of TIER scooters and bicycles, booking and payment in the app
• Choice of different means of payment
• Single sign-on: one-time registration and login

Now comprehensive release tests are the next joint project step, so that the system can be put into real operation in 2023. We are also continuing to work on the background system to make the employee view of the various mobility products and bookings even clearer and more user-friendly.

At InnoTrans 2022, highQ Computerlösungen presented innovative solutions for the networking of mobility live.

From 20 to 23 September 2022, highQ Computerlösungen GmbH presented its innovative applications for road users, mobility providers, associations, public utilities and transport companies at the world’s leading trade fair for transport technology InnoTrans in Berlin under the motto “The Future of Mobility – Experience Live”.

During numerous live lectures and with great support from our partners, the Bauhaus.MobilityLab and Stadtwerke Osnabrück, you could learn how you can become the market leader for mobility in your region with a mobility platform.

Among other things, our solutions for the mobility platform highQ MobilitySuite, the digital ticket counter Ticketoffice, revenue management, the gateway to the eTicketing IONgate and travel and duty planning with PlanB were presented. As pioneers of sustainable mobility, Stadtwerke Osnabrück presented how cities and rural districts together ensure smart mobility. Our research partner Bauhaus.MobilityLab showed its latest findings from the real-life laboratory in Erfurt's Brühl district for the development and testing of AI-based applications.

The interest was so great that the stand staff became scarce in the meantime. The two managing directors, Christian Disch and Thomas Hornig, are also very satisfied: “Besides our congress in June in Osnabrück, InnoTrans is another event highlight in 2022. We are enthusiastic about the interest in our solutions and have had many important and interesting discussions. This speaks for an eventful and successful trade fair and shows that our solutions meet the highest demands of the industry. ”

Another trade fair highlight for us and our guests was certainly the cocktail event on Wednesday afternoon at our highQ stand.

An app for alternative mobility concepts

The mobility turnaround in Essen is no longer in the distant future: Together with the Freiburg-based software company highQ Computerlösungen, Ruhrbahn AG has launched the “bonus mobil” app, which is intended to motivate people who use public transport to use alternative mobility services.

The app is currently in a friendly user test phase, and in October 2022 the offer will go live in the catchment area of the city of Essen. This is a good step forward towards the mobility turnaround.

With the new bonus program “bonus mobil”, all participants are rewarded with attractive discounts for climate-friendly mobility behaviour. Citizens of the cities of Essen and Mülheim are thus motivated to switch to environmentally friendly mobility, to reduce CO2 and NOx emissions and to make the cities of Essen and Mülheim even more livable.

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Congress in Osnabrück

highQ and Stadtwerke Osnabrück hosted the congress “The Future of Mobility – Experience Live”

The future of mobility was the focus of a two-day conference that took place on 2 and 3 June 2022 at the Alando Ballhaus in Osnabrück. The event was opened by the mayor of the city of Osnabrück Katharina Pötter, followed by a dedicated lecture by Anna Kebschull, County Councillor of the district of Osnabrück, on the integration of rural areas. Dr. Claas Beckord, Head of the Sustainable Urban Development Unit, then ranked the requirements for digitalization from the perspective of smart city development. Ulf Middelberg, as an eloquent opinion-maker for the mobility turnaround, presents an innovation impulse from the perspective of the Leipzig public transport companies. Before the lunch break, highQ held a presentation section, in which the highQ MobilitySuite as a platform for sustainable mobility solutions that conform to the common good, as well as the Zeitmiles Solution and the topic of highQ Social Mobility were part of the presentation.

In a panel discussion there was a lively debate on the subject of data protection vs. data treasure. Sascha Lobo gave a keynote address on “How the Net is Changing the World” about the importance of the digital world for the future of mobility. After a successful first day of the congress, moderated by Guido Cantz, the evening program took place in the Alando Palais.
There was also a lot of fun, as highQ also celebrated its 26th birthday – the day was rounded off with a comedy performance by Guido Cantz and the musical entertainment of the Rock`n ́Roll & Beat band „The KaiserBeats“.

The second day started with a presentation by Maik Blome, Head of Product Management and Digitalization at Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, on the Osnabrück Mobility Portal and a stimulating contribution by Prof. Dr. Klaus Töpfer on the “temporal change” and the consequences for sustainable mobility.

The optimal integration of users was part of a panel discussion in which Christina Haspel (Head of the South Region of the Mittelstand 4. 0 Competence Center Usability, University of Media), Prof. Plank-Wiedenbeck (Dean of the Faculty of Civil Engineering at the Bauhaus University Weimar), Werner Linnenbrink (Head of Mobility Services at Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG) and Dr. Katharina Peine as moderator discussed ways of achieving the best possible customer:internal benefits.

Afterwards, the participants were able to visit the partners and sponsors of the congress at different stations and get to know the application examples for cities as well as the employee portal and take a look at the background system. Experience live also meant that congress visitors had the opportunity to use the many services and offers already implemented in the greater Osnabrück area free of charge for five days.

highQ would like to thank its partners Stadtwerke Osnabrück AG, Fair City Partners, Bauhaus Mobility. Lab, ITS Germany e. V. , ZEITMEILEN AG and Prisma Solutions, as well as the team of Alando Osnabrück for their support.

Bike sharing for commuters has started

AzweiO, a public company run by the town of Achim, the municipality of Ottersberg and the municipality of Oyten, has been offering bike sharing for commuters since 1 April. The Freiburg-based company highQ Computerlösungen has developed the mobility solution: Employees in the municipalities of Lower Saxony can book and use rental bicycles for journeys from the station to the employer and back.

The mobility turnaround is an important concern for the city of Achim, the municipalities of Oyten and Ottersberg and the companies located there. That is why they are now making bicycles available to commuters arriving at stations so that they can travel quickly and easily to their employers.

“We are very pleased that our company mobility solution has enabled AzweiO and the companies located in the industrial areas to successfully offer bike sharing to their employees,” says Fabian Hielscher, Project Manager at highQ Computer Solutions. The friendly user phase started in March with an internationally active e-commerce group and its workforce. From April onwards, other companies based in the region will start as mobility partners and will also offer their employees the opportunity to rent a bicycle for the journey from the station to the workplace. “With this sustainable, environmentally friendly and flexible mobility offer, we strengthen our business location, support the acquisition of employees and offer non-motorized employees the opportunity to commute to their employer in a climate-friendly manner according to their individual needs,” adds Stefanie Schleef, economic promoter of the city of Achim. “I am delighted to be on the road in the region today and to meet the employees on our bike sharing bikes. Then I know that our decision for this great bike project was the right one and offers great added value to all involved. ”

The use is very easy for authorized bikesharing users – download the mobility app AzweimobilQ in the store free of charge, register and activate it for the authorization. The access code for the respective bicycle parking facility is made available to one person via the highQ mobility app. By means of a lock code, the respective user can then borrow one of the currently 140 bicycles at the three bike stations. The commuters then have 30 minutes to reach their destination. Via the AzweiO mobility app from highQ, the booking process is then terminated again at the destination. The range is gradually being expanded further. In addition to the company mobility solutions, the bike stations are available to all users:within the AzweiO app.

The AzweimobilQ mobility app from highQ plays an important role in the operational mobility management of local companies. Other AzweiO services such as POIs, CarSharing and public transport timetables are already integrated. Now that Stage 1 has been completed, further AzweiO services such as company driving, additional POIs, incentives and reporting as well as interactive routing are planned. Consideration is also being given to introducing school mobility management in the municipalities. The aim of the project is to accelerate the mobility turnaround in the AzweiO region of Lower Saxony and to offer citizens and commuters innovative, multimodal transport solutions.