autoregion international - 02/2022

10 large product portfolio, and develops standardised software tools. The CISPA Helmholtz Centre for Information Security is a major national research institution within the Helmholtz Association. Here, international specialists research information security in all its facets. Together with the city, the industrial site “Alte Schmelz”, steeped in history, is being further developed into a state-of-the-art innovation campus for cyber security and data protection. The research group led by Prof. Dr. Ludger Santen, Head of the Department of Theoretical Physics at Saarland University, reconstructs trajectories from statistically representative data of mobile phone apps in order to create a sound planning basis for a sustainable reconstruction of the transport infrastructure that takes all forms of traffic into account. The project goal is to develop an innovative simulation and planning tool for urban transport planning. Optimal traffic flow and e-mobility for a clean environment In St. Ingbert, all parking meters have been abolished. Visitors coming to the city by car can park for a long time or up to two hours free of charge in over 1200 parking spaces. In 2020, twelve traf fic lights were equipped with priority switching, which St. Ingbert relies on sustainable transport concepts, innovative companies and citizen-friendly mobility By Dr. Ulli Meyer, Oberbürgermeister St. Ingbert The biosphere city in Saarland relies on a future-oriented mix of IT companies, science and citizen-friendly urban planning. The mobility of the future is being created here. The gateway to the biosphere – that is the inviting name of the town of St. Ingbert. The biosphere city has taken up the banner of a sustainably functioning urban-rural linkage. In plain language: St. Ingbert wants to be sustainable, but no one in the rural area can do without the car. The innovative St. Ingbert companies are building blocks and developers of the mobility of the future: Abat +, is a global developer of software for optimising business processes founded in 2009 in St. Ingbert. The company developed a tool to provide geocoding, routing, mapping and address verification in the system without integration effort. VOIT Automotive is a multinational system supplier to the automotive industry, manufacturing for some of the world’s largest OEMs & suppliers. Over 250 vehicle models and 45 brands incorporate VOIT technology. Almost 65% of the world’s leading car manufacturers trust VOIT Automotive. As the world’s leading provider of automation technology and technical education, the Festo Group is gearing its products and services towards the smart production of the future. In St. Ingber t, Festo develops digitalisation and automation solutions for industries such as automotive, drives digitalisation forward with an open automation architecture and a Image: © St. Ingbert Summary St. Ingbert setzt auf nachhaltige Verkehrs- konzepte, innovative Unternehmen und bürgerfreundliche Mobilität Die Biosphären-Stadt im Saarland setzt auf eine zukunftsorientierte Mischung aus IT-Unternehmen, Wissenschaft und bürgerfreundliche Stadtplanung. Hier entsteht die Mobilität der Zukunft. Das Tor zur Biosphäre – so der einladende Name der Stadt St. Ingbert. Die Biosphärenstadt hat sich eine nachhaltig funktionierende Stadt-Land-Verknüpfung auf die Fahne geschrieben. Im Klartext: St. Ingbert will nachhaltig sein, aber auf das Auto kann niemand im ländlichen Raum verzichten … Weiterlesen https://t1p.de/yq7pm St. Ingbert www.st-ingbert.de means that they are prioritised by satellite and mobile radio. This way, every bus is located online; as soon as it passes the traffic lights, they are switched to green. Delays in bus traffic are avoided without disrupting the flow of traffic. In addition, the latest generation of hybrid buses and a steadily growing number of charging stations ensure a sustainable change in transport. The examples from research, business and urban planning show how St. Ingbert is breaking new ground at the intersection of rural and urban challenges.

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