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Products and solutions – Industry Sector 39
Increasing urbanization, booming megacities, climate change and aging societies around the
globe are creating challenges that can only be met with integrated solutions. To safeguard mobil-
ity in tomorrow’s world, high-performance transportation and logistics solutions for integrated
trafc systems will be indispensable – solutions of the kind that Siemens, with its innovative tech-
nologies, has been providing for 160 years.
Today, integrated solutions for safe, economical and ecofriendly passenger and freight transporta-
tion are our hallmark. With our Complete mobility approach, we’re linking transportation systems
to move people and goods more efciently. Even where a variety of systems already exist, they’re
rarely incorporated into a comprehensive structure. Building on our wide array of transportation
and infrastructure technologies, we’re now also providing solutions that network various systems.
This approach will be the key to mastering tomorrow’s mobility challenges while minimizing envi-
ronmental impact.
London offers a striking example of how an intelligent mobility solution can work. Initially, the
city substantially increased the number and frequency of modern commuter trains and optimally
integrated regional rail trafc into the local mass transit system. In a second stage, a congestion
charge scheme was introduced for the city center. Our involvement in the project included supply-
ing the cameras and infrastructure equipment for monitoring trafc and collecting fees. The sys-
tem is cutting CO2 emissions in the English metropolis by around 150,000 tons a year and reduc-
ing trafc volumes by 15 percent, or some 60,000 cars a day. It’s estimated that 50 to 60 percent of
all car commuters have switched to public transportation, substantially reducing harmful emis-
sions as well as noise levels.
We’re solidly positioned for the future: the demand for intelligent transportation solutions is
steadily growing, and we boast a more comprehensive cross-industry portfolio than any of our
competitors worldwide. Following the Company’s recent reorganization, we now combine solu-
tions for rail systems and intelligent trafc management systems under one roof.
Mobility
Hans-Jörg
Grundmann
CEO
www.siemens.com/mobility
Our portfolio includes everything from control systems for rail and road
trafc, airport logistics solutions and postal automation systems to rail
electrication, rail vehicles for rapid transit, regional and long-distance
networks, and future-oriented services.