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 – Dr. Michael Häupl has been the
mayor of Vienna since . After
completing his university studies in
zoology and biology, he began his
career at Vienna’s Natural History
Museum. From  until his election
as mayor, Dr. Häupl headed the city’s
Office of Environmental Protection
and Sports.
 – “aspern Vienna’s Urban Lakeside”
is one of the largest urban develop-
ment projects in Europe. The Vienna
Business Agency, which, in keeping
with its charter, provides support for
the city’s economic development,
is the project lead. One of the first
buildings constructed in the commu-
nity was the aspern IQ technology
center, pictured above. The Center is
home to Aspern Smart City Research, a
joint project of Siemens, Wien Energie
and Wiener Netze. The project’s
experts are looking for ways to intel-
ligently network environmental,
energy and building technologies in
order to promote sustainable urban
development.
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Mobility and logistics
Moving people and goods –
quickly, safely, reliably and
cost-effectively
IT solutions are enhancing mobility
As the world’s population continues to boom, trends like increas-
ing globalization and urbanization are creating an urgent need for
mobility solutions. Today’s transportation systems are often oper-
ating beyond capacity, negatively impacting people’s quality of
life. Businesses too have an interest in finding solutions to these
challenges. Each year, the price tag for traffic congestion is some
€. billion in the UK and about € billion in the U.S.
Urban and interurban mobility is being greatly enhanced by the
use of intelligent, automated systems. And it’s here that our infra-
structure solutions are helping. In the rail segment, we supply
trains, metros, locomotives, trams and light-rail vehicles for local
and long-distance passenger services as well as for logistics trans-
port. Rounding out these offerings, our customized hardware,
software and service packages are optimizing road, rail, harbor
and airport transportation networks.
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11 Traffic signals and controls Traffic signals and controls 22 Level crossings Level crossings 33 Vehicle devices and components Vehicle devices and components 44 Tolling systems Tolling systems
55 Integrated traffic management Integrated traffic management 66 Interlockings and train control systems Interlockings and train control systems 77 eTicketing eTicketing
88 Driverless metro systems Driverless metro systems 99 Commuter and high-speed trains Commuter and high-speed trains 1010 Rail signalling and electrification Rail signalling and electrification
Electricity
CommunicationCommunication