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PTV THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

                                    STEP BY STEP
                                    RETHINKING MOBILITY

                                                                Dear Readers,

                                                                Our mobility is undergoing a revolution and
                                                                must be re-thought and prepared starting
                                                                right now. Real-time data, autonomous vehi-
                                                                cles, Mobility as a Service (MaaS) and elec-
                                                                tromobility are among the current develop-
                                                                ments which will change existing solutions
                                                                and our mobility behaviour in the long term.
                                                                But also social and technological change, as well as increasing urbanization
                                                                are raising new questions which we have to ask ourselves.

                                                                The tasks are challenging – we will help you find the appropriate
                                                                solutions. For we are familiar with all facets of transport and we have
                                                                already developed new approaches for the design of tomorrow’s mobili-
                                                                ty. Our four decades of experience in planning and optimizing traffic and
                                                                transport logistics flow into this.
                                                                And we are confident that the acquisition of our corporate group by Porsche
                                                                Automobil Holding SE in 2017 will inspire us to even greater achievements.

                                                                We invite you to prepare yourself for the future with “what would happen
                                                                if?” scenarios in one of our newly-established Mobility Labs. Benefit from
                                                                our unique network of cities, scientists, researchers and industrial com-
                                                                panies, as well as from our expertise as the world market leader. With our

We plan and optimize
                                                                new MaaS Accelerator program, you can evaluate new Mobility as a Service
                                                                offerings and put them into operation.

everything that moves
                                                                We’re ready for the next move, are you?

                                                                Let‘s work together to design our mobility that is fit for the future!

people and goods worldwide.                                     Sincerely,
                                                                Vincent Kobesen
                                                                CEO PTV Group

All integrated and in real time.

PTV Group
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PTV THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY

                                                       WHERE THE FUTURE IS CREATED –
                                                       PTV MOBILITY LAB

                                                      Redirecting traffic before any traffic jam may arise. Notifying the customer
                                                      of the precise delivery time – all the way down to a final one-minute time
                                                      slot. Simulating pedestrian movements in buildings which have not yet
                                                      been constructed – ‘forward-looking thinking and acting’ is the corner-
                                                      stone of our solutions and our mindset.

                                                      We at PTV Group do not wait until an event occurs, we        tories around the world. As in any other lab, we bring
                                                      make predictions, calculate possible scenarios and use       together the right minds and skills to create fresh ideas.
                                                      these results to make informed decisions.                    Together we will take a look into the future of mobility
                                                                                                                   and think outside the box. We will carry out experi-
                                                      The ‘PTV Mobility Lab’ is the hallmark of this philosophy.   ments, test new algorithms and find solutions to the
                                                      For us, the ‘Mobility Lab’ is not just a space, an idea or   question of what will move the world in the future.
                                                      project – it reflects our approach and attitude.

                                                      For others, autonomous vehicle fleets, real-time traffic
                                                                                                                     URBAN MOBILIT Y SYS TEM UPGR ADE –
                                                      management and shared mobility concepts may be pie
                                                                                                                     THE LISBON S TUDY
                                                      in the sky. For those of us who have concerned our-
                                                      selves with these topics for many years, advancing them        What are the impacts of self-driving vehicle fleets on
                                                      and providing the scientific support required, they are        our cities, on the number of cars, trips and parking
                                                      already a part of everyday life.                               spaces? The so-called Lisbon study conducted by the
                                                                                                                     International Transport Forum (ITF) of OECD 2015

»Thinking together,                                   Since PTV’s foundation around 40 years ago, a scientific
                                                      approach and forward-looking thinking have become
                                                      an inherent part of our company’s DNA. Therefore,
                                                                                                                     provides answers to these specific questions. It was in-
                                                                                                                     itiated by the ITF’s Corporate Partnership Board which
                                                                                                                     consists of leading companies such as Ford, Google,

we will steer mobility                                close cooperation with research institutes around the
                                                      world is a matter of course for us. We also maintain a
                                                      constant dialogue with numerous renowned interna-
                                                                                                                     Uber and Volvo. As a founding member of the Board,
                                                                                                                     PTV Group has significantly contributed to develop-
                                                                                                                     ment of the study and thus helped raise awareness

towards the future.«
                                                      tional organizations, cities, innovative start-ups and         about MaaS among scientists, industry and political
                                                      established enterprises, sharing our knowledge and             leaders.
                                                      expertise with them. This is why we are involved in
                                                      the emergence of new trends from the beginning and             Experts said the results of the study, which was based
                                                      actively promote the development of concepts, ideas            on the traffic situation in Lisbon, were surprising.
                                                      and solutions. With our studies and scientific research,       Under certain circumstances, it would be possible to
                                                      we shape the discourse on mobility, pointing us in new         remove nine out of ten current cars from the road and
                                                      directions, pointing out new options. A prime example          eliminate parking on the side of the road. However,
                                                      of this is the Lisbon study in which we participated as a      this would not automatically reduce the volume of
PTV‘s MANAGEMENT TEAM (f.l.t.r.)
                                                      member of the corporate partner board of the OECD.             road traffic; rather, on the contrary, it would increase
VINCENT KOBESEN, MICHEL ZWEERS, CONSTANTIN LUTZ,
                                                      There is hardly any discussion or project dealing with         the number of kilometres travelled.
MILLER CROCKART, FRÉDÉRIC REUTENAUER, FRANK FELTEN,
                                                      new mobility which does not refer to this study and its
IVAN BAGARIC, THOMAS LOEST
                                                      findings.

                                                      This mindset is reflected in PTV’s Mobility Lab at our
                                                      headquarters in Karlsruhe and in many other labora-

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PTV MOBILITY LAB – THE CONCEPT                                                                                           PTV LOGISTICS AS A SERVICE

 MOBILITY                                                                                                                 THE EVOLUTION
 UNDER TEST                                                                                                               OF LOGISTICS

How would it be to see right now the effects which shared                                                                The latest developments in the mobility sector also affect transport logis-
mobility, autonomous driving and other new developments                                                                  tics. Co-operations, sharing concepts, autonomous vehicles, multi-modal
could have on traffic, our mobility and urban design?                                                                    transport – all this and more has led to an evolution in goods transport. The
This is no longer wishful thinking: in the new PTV Mobility Lab,                                                         technologies for developing new logistics solutions and business models
it is possible to try out the future.                                                                                    are at our fingertips and allow us to take an evolutionary leap.

In order to pave the way for attractive mobility of to-     We are also cooperating with the Dutch Organisation          The requirements of transport logistics are becoming        This requires the integration of different modes of trans-
morrow, we must examine and assess the effects early        for Applied Natural Scientific Research (TNO). For its       increasingly demanding: In addition to punctuality and      port as well as of new drive concepts, including autono-
on. This is why the City of Karlsruhe is cooperating with   city development strategies, it is using PTV Visum and       reliability, efficiency, economy and climate protection     mous vehicles. The following demands form the basis of
the PTV Group on the “Smart Mobility for the Karlsruhe      integrating other relevant factors such as air quality and   are now on the agenda. Transport logistics processes        the concepts of tomorrow: merging of real-time require-
Region” initiative. In the mobility lab, our software for   noise emissions.                                             have become highly complex and logistics must be            ments for quotes, warehouse space, logistics platforms,
transport planning and control is used to play through                                                                   rethought.                                                  alternative transport methods and consolidation centres
and jointly analyse new mobility scenarios. The heart       Our transport planning software also serves as the basis                                                                 for multiple users.
of this is an innovative traffic prediction system, which   for the transport model under development, which             This is where the concept of a “Physical Internet” pro-
enables testing of new mobility approaches with his-        maps all freight and passenger movements in Europe.          vides significant impulses: the vision of transporting      Now digitizing and sharing are the names of the game.
toric and real-time data. This gives transport planners a   This data is also integrated in the PTV Mobility Lab.        goods as easily as information through open channels in     And thinking ahead of our time: LaaS – Logistics as a
whole bundle of possible strategies.                                                                                     the web, via an open, global logistics network in which     service. The intelligent coordination of resources across
                                                                                                                         everyone and everything is connected. With shared           individual system borders, with the aim of handling
                                                                                                                         distribution centres, standardised transport units and an   logistics processes more efficiently. We have the appro-
                                                                                                                         open market for transport, storage and production.          priate technologies to manage these tasks.

                                                               »In our Mobility Lab,
                                                               interested parties from
                                                               around the world can
                                                               get a picture of Smart
                                                               Mobility in live opera-
                                                               tion.«
                                                               ––Karlsruhe
                                                               ––Melbourne
                                                               ––Saudi-Arabia
                                                               ––Silicon Valley

                                                               DR. UWE REITER
                                                               GLOBAL PROJECT DIRECTOR, PTV GROUP

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PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM                                                                                            PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

Into the future:                                                                                                        FA C T S , F I G U R E S , D ATA

PTV’s contribution to the
MaaS-Revolution
                                                                                                                                                                 In

                                                                                                                        INTERNATIONAL
                                                                                                                                                          2025                       20 million                         50 Min.
                                                                                                                                                     Helsinki would like to make   Uber brokers car-sharing        is the average daily usage
                                                                                                                        STUDIES                       private ownership of cars    trips per month in China              of cars in cities.
                                                                                                                                                       obsolete with a “mobili-
                                                                                                                                                       ty-on-demand system”.
MaaS – there is currently no way around this acronym in
transport and urban politics, at mobility service providers
and in the automobile industry. It stands for ‘Mobility as a
Service’ and describes a new mobility model.
The assumption is that in the future, the focus will not be on                                                                                            90%                          7 million                     1,7 million
                                                                                                                        EU STUDIES                     of the vehicles could be      litres of petrol per year     Tons of CO2 per year could

ownership of an individual vehicle, but rather on individual                                                                                          replaced by shared auto-
                                                                                                                                                           nomous vehicles.
                                                                                                                                                                                    could be saved in the EU
                                                                                                                                                                                   with autonomous vehicles.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   be saved in the EU by using
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     autonomous vehicles.

transport needs, which will be served by the appropriate
service depending on the situation.

                                                                                                                                                            210                         27%                             21%
                                                                                                                        LISBON                        football fields of land      less CO2 emissions could        of the population chooses
                                                                                                                                                       could be freed up by          be achieved by using          mobility over their desire
                                                                                                                        STUDY
                                                                                                                                                     reduced parking needs.             shared mobility.                to own a vehicle.

Rethinking mobility                                                                                                     A perfect fit: MaaS and the PTV Group
Development towards MaaS will be possible with the           The digital revolution, which connects everything          MaaS will greatly change our daily lives, our cities and   We offer everything you need: We have years of ex-
emergence of new trends and technologies. Many               and everyone via Internet, be it users and suppliers       our mobility behaviour and therefore pose enormous         perience in tour and route planning. Over 2,500 cities
people are overthinking their relationship to their cars.    or vehicles, makes this technically possible. Technol-     challenges to mobility service providers, automobile       worldwide trust our solutions for transport modelling
Especially the younger generation no longer defines          ogy companies and mobility service providers are           manufacturers and city administrations. With soft-         and simulation. We supply leading real-time technolo-
itself by the ownership of a vehicle. To the contrary: ac-   also investing heavily in the (further) development of     ware solutions from the PTV Group, you can make            gies and expert knowledge in the provision and inte-
quiring a driver‘s license is regarded as time-consum-       self-driving vehicles and ensuring a close competition     your plans and business models fit for the mobility of     gration of software components. In addition, we have
ing and unnecessary. These people also use new forms         with traditional automobile manufacturers. In select       the future and successfully implement MaaS concepts        a unique network of cities, automobile manufacturers,
of mobility, such as car, bike and ride-sharing, and they    cities, the first autonomous vehicles are already trans-   around the world.                                          data suppliers, public transport operators, inter-
use app-based taxi and transport services.                   porting people from A to B – even if for safety reasons,                                                              national organisations and research institutions.
                                                             there is still a driver behind the wheel.

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PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM                                                                                         PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

MaaS for Automotive/OEMs                                                                                             MaaS for logistics experts
Evaluating new                                                                                                       Services for digital
business models                                                                                                      transport logistics
The concept of classic passenger cars is changing. Automobile                                                        The transport logistics market is changing rapidly. Collaborations
manufacturers are developing new technologies which are making                                                       across enterprise and system boundaries enable more efficient
cars more independent and environmentally friendly.                                                                  and more reliable deliveries. Self-driving, electric vehicles and
Autonomous and low-emission vehicles are technically possible                                                        shared mobility fleets help reconcile economic efficiency and cli-
even today, they are no longer a vision of the future.                                                               mate protection.

At the same time, with its technology-based shared         reliably analyse and plan their market entry and poten-   Cities need new delivery concepts in order to make          delivery or the combined transport of passengers and
mobility offerings, the industry is supporting a change    tial for Mobility-as-a-Service. Concrete figures (KPIs)   commercial traffic more effective. Logistics service        goods could enrich freight transport planning and
of values – from an I-culture to a we-culture, from own-   enable them to calculate their business model, check      providers and shippers want to know how many trucks         management in highly dynamic urban environments.
ership to sharing. With PTV Group’s MaaS software          profitability, and optimize their fleet operation.        they need to operate their fleets in a cost-efficient and   The components provided by PTV help logistics
components, automobile manufacturers can                                                                             resource-friendly manner. New concepts such as crowd        experts master the challenges that lie ahead.

                                 »We are in the process of becoming an all-                                                                         »Evolving towards a ‘Physical Internet’ will
                                  round mobility service provider. World-                                                                           help solve the global logistics challenges
                                 wide, there are more vehicles, more traffic                                                                       and make sure that the sharing and circular
                                jams and open ecological questions – these                                                                         economy promises become reality through
                                require the development of state-of-the-art                                                                        hyper-connected logistics service providers
                               mobility solutions which are custom-tailored                                                                       and users. To this end, logistics service provi-
                                                                                                                                                   ders need to develop appropriate solutions
                              to location-specific challenges. Ford intends to
                                                                                                                                                    and services. And manufacturers, retailers
                               offer autonomous SAE-Level-4-capable vehi-
                                                                                                                                                  and e-commerce players will have to offer de-
                                      cles for commercial applications
                                                                                                                                                  mand-based services and enhance their sup-
                                              in the year 2021.«
                                                                                                                                                   ply chains in terms of agility and scalability.«

                                                                                                                                                                 DR. BENOÎT MONTREUIL
                                                                                                                                                    PROFESSOR AT GEORGIA TECH, COCA COLA CHAIR IN
                                                  DETLEF KUCK
                                                                                                                                                     MATERIAL HANDLING & DISTRIBUTION, HEAD OF THE
                                    TECHNICAL EXPERT, FORD RESEARCH, AACHEN
                                                                                                                                                    PHYSICAL INTERNET CENTER AND THE SUPPLY CHAIN &
                                                                                                                                                                  LOGISTICS INSTITUTE

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PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM                                                                                    PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

New mobility begins
now: The PTV MaaS
Accelerator Program
The PTV MaaS Accelerator program components
allow you to model, simulate, execute and control
Mobility as a Service operations in any city worldwide.

The program is aimed at automobile manufacturers         The components can be used individually or combined    The benefit: Partners gain exclusive access to new
and mobility suppliers who would like to provide         to form a custom-tailored MaaS portfolio. Since the    components, unlimited use licenses for the under-
shared mobility services, using their own vehicle        program is being continuously developed and ex-        lying PTV software products, and can contact a
fleets. City administrations, which would like to cal-   panded, PTV Group is offering interested companies a   PTV project team for training, support and
culate and control the impact of MaaS on traffic, also   strategic multi-year cooperation partnership.          additional services.
benefit from this program.

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PTV’s MaaS Accelerator Program:
All components at a glance

                                                 I                                                                 II                                                                     III                                                                                                                        IV

                               PTV Maas Modeller                                               PTV MaaS Simulator                                                     PTV MaaS Operator                                                                                                         PTV MaaS Controller
                      Planning, navigation, optimization                                            Detailed simulation                                  Real-time prediction, navigation, optimization                                                                            Traffic and infrastructure control in real-time
                    Create your own MaaS business model, identify potential,          Accurate and realistic simulation of driving behaviour, transit,   The central component of a multimodal MaaS operating system in                                                           Our MaaS solution for an urban transport system operating in real time,
                   model trip preferences and fleet operation, and calculate the
                                      most important KPIs.
                                                                                   pick-up and drop-off points, connected and autonomous vehicles,
                                                                                            infrastructure, pedestrians and cyclists including
                                                                                                                                                         real time: Optimization of trip and route planning, traffic forecasts
                                                                                                                                                         and coordination of requests, vehicle assignments, capacity utiliza-     HARNESSING THE POWER OF MOBILITY                       allowing you to manage connected vehicles and public
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  transport, optimize signal control systems, automate traffic control and
                                                                                                 traffic management across the network.                           tion, monitoring and analysis in real-time mode.                                                                                        manage vehicle fleets.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Imagine a city where people change seamlessly between multiple modes of transportation, from cycling to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 walking, and using shared cars and rail based transport. But how do you make it seamless? This is where we
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 come in. We specialize in solutions that help optimizing transport networks and transforming cities to make
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 them more livable. Technology is a force that is intertwined with the evolution of urban environments and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 it is leading cities to more dynamic transportation systems. Our MaaS Accelerator Program allows you to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 create a balanced ecosystem of new mobility services and public transport.
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PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM                                                                                         PTV MAAS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM

MaaS for public transport                                                                                            MaaS for Smart Cities
From public transport supplier                                                                                       Linking technology and
to mobility service provider                                                                                         quality of life
Increasingly, new mobility concepts are overtaking established                                                       There is no question about one thing: sustainable mobility is
transport models. Public transport service providers have also                                                       the key to a future-oriented city. It is one of the main tasks of
noticed this and are currently relying on an individualization of                                                    politicians to create an environment worth living in for their
existing public transport options.                                                                                   citizens.

At the same time, the trend is towards the collectivisa-   PTV Software provides intelligent components              To achieve this goal, those responsible must work            the impact of new technologies. An example: The use
tion of individual transport. The mentality of a young     that help plan and control transport supply and de-       together with suppliers of technology and mobility,          of self-driving, shared vehicles will definitely reduce
urban generation which is online 24/7 demands              mand in order to spot new potential. This is how we are   for only together can they form an ecosystem which           air pollution. How do we know this? We have already
multimodal, easy-to-use offerings.                         advancing the vision of a car-free city.                  will offer the basic conditions for a functioning society.   modelled and simulated the city of the future.
The future belongs to collaborative transport.                                                                       PTV software helps city administrations recognize

                                 »If we at transport companies                                                                                    »Even today, our customers are well cared
                              limit ourselves exclusively to public                                                                                for at our train stations thanks to modern
                                                                                                                                                   systems and information technologies. It
                              passenger transport and we do not                                                                                      is our explicit goal to digitalize Zurich’s
                              approach the topic ‘mobility’ holisti-                                                                               central station by 1 April 2019 and turn it
                                    cally, then in a few years,                                                                                     into the most digital and personal trans-
                                      we will be overtaken                                                                                           port hub in the world. The train station
                                                                                                                                                     of the future will be a crucible: it will be
                                    by other suppliers and be
                                                                                                                                                     an integrated part of the city, a pulsing
                                 degraded to mere operators.«                                                                                      transit location, and temporary home, all
                                                                                                                                                                      in one.«

                                               DANIEL LANDOLF
                                                                                                                                                                   MARKUS STRECKEISEN
                                     CEO POSTBUS, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
                                                                                                                                                              HEAD OF PROPERTY MANAGEMENT,
                                            POSTAUTO SCHWEIZ AG
                                                                                                                                                                      SBB IMMOBILIEN

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PTV SCIENTIFIC NETWORK                                                                                                       PTV EXPERTS

 WIN-WIN:                                                                                                                     WHERE WILL THE JOURNEY BE TAKING US –
 RESEARCH AND PRACTICE                                                                                                        WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY

To design future-proof mobility solutions, we have been working closely
with research institutions and universities from the very start. Our col-
laboration is a real win-win for all parties involved.
                                                                                                                             »        The so-called fourth industrial
                                                                                                                                      revolution is changing the nature
                                                                                                                             of urban logistics. Increasingly, consumers
                                                                                                                             expect goods to be delivered on demand,
                                                                                                                                                                             »       Autonomous e-mobility services open
                                                                                                                                                                                     up many new opportunities. At the same
                                                                                                                                                                             time, they give rise to a lot of questions: Will
                                                                                                                                                                             public authorities assume responsibility for de-
                                                                                                                                                                             ciding which path to use? We still have some time
                                                                                                                                                                             before the mobility revolution starts moving full
                                                                                                                             creating opportunities for vehicle sharing      speed ahead. However, we should use this time
                                                                                                                                                                             to ensure that MaaS won’t end up in chaos!«
                                                                                                                             services. These changes to urban logistics
                                                                                                                             combined with e.g. the imminent arrival of      GUIDO GENTILE
                                                                                                                                                                             PROFESSOR OF TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING,
It starts with university students who gain hands-on ex-     We can then design the software accordingly, so that it
                                                                                                                             autonomous delivery vehicles, have pro-         SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME
                                                                                                                             found potential to reduce the implications

                                                                                                                                                                             »
perience using our software while they are studying and      becomes even more efficient. We also support the network
extends to an exchange of ideas with scientists from all     in launching new concepts and finding investors.                for the road infrastructure. Transport plan-
over the world. We, for instance, discuss how Big Data can                                                                                                                           Autonomous mobility on demand
be used in transport modelling, how autonomous vehicles      The PTV Scientific Advisory Board consists of eight mem-
                                                                                                                             ners and traffic engineers need to plan now             (AMoD) has the potential to significant-
could influence traffic simulations, and how to develop      bers who are leading experts in their fields. They promote      for these developments.«                        ly reduce passenger cost-per-mile travelled,
                                                                                                                                                                             mitigate congestion and pollution, and possibly
multimodal models for freight and passenger transport.       fresh ideas and new perspectives on all aspects of mobility.
                                                                                                                                                                             increase safety. Researchers at Stanford Univer-
                                                             Their aim is to substantiate implementation of new scienti-     PROF. MICHAEL BELL                              sity are investigating models and algorithms to
The PTV Scientific Network consists of academics who use     fic approaches and turn these into robust software tools. Of    UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY BUSINESS SCHOOL            harness the full potential of AMoD systems. Here
our software for research purposes. In exchange, we learn    course, the latest research results are taken into account to                                                   they focus on synergies with existing transport

                                                                                                                             »
how a research prototype should be able to interact with     optimize our products – to the benefit of all our users.                                                        infrastructures.«
our software.
                                                                                                                                                                             PROF. MARCO PAVONE
                                                                                                                                    We are on the verge of a new era in      STANFORD UNIVERSITY
                                                                                                                                    transport. New technology together

                                                                »Research is indispensable
                                                                                                                                    with societal change are already ques-
                                                                                                                             tioning the former paradigms. Acceptance will
                                                                                                                             shape strategies and solutions in the coming
                                                                                                                                                                             »      What will mobility and transport look
                                                                                                                                                                                    like in the future? There is not one single
                                                                                                                                                                             future which is certain to develop, but an array of
                                                                                                                                                                             possible future scenarios which could potentially
                                                                                                                             decades. A main challenge will be to manage
                                                                to us, as it helps us develop                                                                                unfold – both probable and desirable ones. We
                                                                                                                             the transition stages where new and old para-   should act in a way which allows us to realign
                                                                new mobility solutions. A                                    digms will coexist.«
                                                                                                                                                                             probable and desirable future scenarios. It is up to
                                                                                                                                                                             us to shape this future. And we should make the
                                                                close cooperation between                                                                                    most of our scope to act.«
                                                                                                                             PROF. ROSÁRIO MACÁRIO
                                                                science and industry ensures                                 INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO, LISBON              PROF. DR.-ING. MARKUS FRIEDRICH
                                                                                                                                                                             UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART
                                                                a successful leap from lab to
                                                                market.«
                                                                                                                                                                             »       Vehicle automation and the entry of heavy-
                                                                                                                                                                                     weight IT companies into the transportation
                                                                                                                                                                             sector might prove to be a double-edged sword.
                                                                                                                                                                             The combination of sharing economy and fleet
                                                                THE ARCHITECTS OF THE SCIENTIFIC NETWORK:                                                                    management strategies, however, has the potential
                                                                PAULO HUMANES, DIRECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOP-                                                                    to turn a threat into an opportunity. It’s the chance to
                                                                MENT, DR.-ING. KLAUS NÖKEL, HEAD OF TECH-                                                                    transform mobility to the benefit of our cities,
                                                                NOLOGY INNOVATION AND PROF. GUIDO GENTILE,                                                                   societies and public transport service
                                                                SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR, PTV SISTEMA                                                                             providers.«

                                                                                                                                                                             DR. ODED CATS
                                                                                                                                                                             TU DELFT

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PTV RESEARCH                                                                                                          PTV RESEARCH

 FROM THEORY                                                                                                           DELIVERING
 TO STREET                                                                                                             THE FUTURE

International and national research projects, which focus on traffic plan-                                            In our research projects, we address a variety of topics in which we can
ning and logistics related topics, are revealing more frequently how many                                             deploy the entire bandwidth of our expertise. From climate protection to
touch points these topics share, especially when it comes to traffic                                                  Big Data to networking and cooperation in transport and logistics.
management using real-time data.

THEIR INTERPLAY will help design mobility for the           In 2016, at the suggestion of the German Ministry of
future. At the request of the German Federal Ministry of    Transport, Walther was asked to join the Road Transport
                                                                                                                                                                                                                
Transport and Digital Infrastructure, Prof. Dr. Christoph   System Economics and Social Development committee         NETWORKED LOGISTICS: In the
Walther, Head of Global Research at the PTV Group,          of the World Road Association (PIARC), where he leads     course of the AEOLIX project, an
                                                                                                                                                                                                           TO E OR NOT TO E: In the iHub research
served as specialized coordinator for six years. He         the “Reliability and Travel Time Assessment” working      European logistics platform shall be
                                                                                                                                                                 TRANSPORT AND MOBILITY:                   project, the goal is to develop a platform
provided scientific assistance for the formulation of the   group.                                                    established for cities, shippers and
                                                                                                                                                                 The concern of Transforming Trans-        with which a mixed fleet of electrical and
German Federal Transport Plan 2030.                                                                                   logistics service providers. It is aimed
                                                                                                                                                                 port, the beacon project in the Big       conventionally-powered trucks can be
                                                            In this and other projects, we put our unique expertise   at achieving greater efficiency and
                                                                                                                                                                 Data sector for the transport and         planned and deployed as needed. For
The mobility and fuel strategy of the German govern-        in transport planning and logistics into practice. We     productivity while reducing effects on
                                                                                                                                                                 logistics industry, is all sides of the   this purpose, we are developing algo-
ment (MKS), for which he is active as one of their three    know how to link the two effectively in order to make     the environment. We are particularly
                                                                                                                                                                 transport of people and cargo – on        rithms for mixed fleets which take all rel-
coordinators, can build on this.                            mobility more efficient, sustainable and intermodal.      concerned with the design of the
                                                                                                                                                                 all transport routes and with all forms   evant restrictions into consideration. We
                                                                                                                      Aeolix Governance (management
                                                                                                                                                                 of transport. The focus is on practical   are also responsible for the navigation
                                                                                                                      and assignment of rights) and the
                                                                                                                                                                 examples of mobility in order to show     system which is calibrated for the new
                                                                                                                      provision of services for the route
                                                                                                                                                                 how Big Data can be used to reduce        electric vehicles. The goal is to make
                                                                                                                      planning, geocoding, and arrival time
                                                                                                                                                                 costs and environmental effects and       the change to electromobility easier for
                                                                                                                      calculation platform.
                                                                                                                                                                 increase efficiency. We are coop-         cargo logistics companies.
                                                              »For me, the exciting thing                                                                        erating on both pilots, Sustainable
                                                                                                                                                                 Connected Trucks and Integrated
                                                              about research projects is to                                                                      Urban Mobility.
                                                              see how the solutions and
                                                              concepts are implemented
                                                                                                                      WALKING AND BIKING VS TRAFFIC
                                                              – first in pilots and then in                           JAMS: The EU project FLOW aims to
                                                                                                                      make a contribution to reducing traffic
                                                              reality across all modes of                             jams in cities and making passenger                    Basis for decisions: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S
                                                              transport to achieve environ-                           transport more sustainable both                        MOBILITY AND FUEL STRATEGY describes which drive
                                                                                                                      financially and ecologically. We are                   and fuel options exist in the traffic and transport sector
                                                              mentally-friendly mobility.«                            analysing the effects of the planned                   and what energy infrastructures will be required in order
                                                                                                                      measures on traffic jams in Budapest,                  to fulfil the goals of the climate protection plan by 2050.
                                                                                                                      Dublin, Gdynia, Lisbon, Munich and                     In addition to these options, measures are being exam-
                                                                                                                      Sofia. We are also developing an                       ined with which the shift towards more environmental-
                                                                                                                      assessment process in order to esti-                   ly-friendly transport options can be supported. These
                                                              PROF. DR. CHRISTOPH WALTHER                             mate the total economic consequen-                     measures and options will be assessed individually and in
                                                              HEAD OF GLOBAL RESEARCH, PTV GROUP                      ces of measures for pedestrians and                    bundles in order to develop so-called transistor paths to
                                                                                                                      cyclists, taking into account multi-                   the target horizon of the climate-protection plan.
                                                                                                                      modal aspects.

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PTV MINDS OF MOVEMENT                    PTV MINDS OF MOVEMENT

 HEADS WHICH MAKE                         OUR TIME IS
 A DIFFERENCE                             REAL TIME

  »Moving the world from Karlsruhe:        »Life even happens in real
  For this we need people who think        time in the ‘eternal city’. Our
  creatively about solutions, take on
  responsibility and embody team
                                           team develops solutions which
  spirit. Proximity to the customer,       use real-time data to make our
  agile methods and permanent learning     mobile life simpler and better.
  – our product developers are             With great expertise and even
  specialists with maximum drive.«
                                           greater passion.«

  FRANK FELTEN,
  VICE PRESIDENT SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT,
  PRODUCT MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH,           LORENZO MESCHINI
  PTV GROUP, KARLSRUHE                     MANAGING DIRECTOR PTV SISTEMA, ROME

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PTV GROUP WORLDWIDE                                                                  PTV GROUP WORLDWIDE

OUR
LOCATIONS

  PT V BRANCH OFFICES                                                                   BRANCH OFFICES COMING SOON

  PTV Headquarters Germany Karlsruhe (DE)        PTV Austria Vienna (AT)                PTV Russia Moscow (RUS)

  PTV North America Portland (OR, US)            PTV Italia Perugia & Bologna (IT)      PTV India Pune India (IND)

  PTV América Latina Mexico City (MX)            PTV Sistema Rome (IT)

  PTV North America Washington D.C. (US)         PTV Poland Warsaw (PL)                 MOBILIT Y L ABS

  PTV Brasil São Paulo (BR)                      PTV Middle East Dubai (AE)
                                                                                        Karlsruhe (DE)
  PTV UK Birmingham (GB)                         PTV Africa Johannesburg (ZA)
                                                                                        Damman (SAU)
  PTV Spain Barcelona (ES)                       PTV Asia Pacific Hong Kong (HK)
                                                                                        Melbourne (AU)
  PTV Loxane France Logistics Paris-Cergy (FR)   PTV Asia Pacific Singapore (SG)
                                                                                        Silicon Valley (US) – coming soon
  PTV France Traffic Strasbourg & Lyon (FR)      PTV China Shanghai (CN)

  PTV Benelux Utrecht (NL) | Ieper (BE)          PTV Japan Tokyo (JP)

  PTV Nordics Gothenburg (SWE)                   PTV Asia Pacific Sydney (AU)

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PTV REFERENCES                                                                           PTV REFERENDES

 AN EXCERPT FROM OUR
 CUSTOMER LIST

  Public Transport                            System Integrators                            Industry & Trade                                  Transport Logistics
    DB Network Mobility Logistics              Kratzer Automation                              Airliquide              Storck                  Arcese Trasporti          Kuehne + Nagel
    ITS Vienna Region                          Microlise                                       Auchan                  TVH Group               Chronopost                LA POSTE
    KVV Karlsruher Verkehrsverbund             Siemens                                         BMW AG                  Whirpool                DACHSER                   Poste Italiane
    Latin America Association of Metros and    T-Systems                                       Enedis                  Corporation             Denner                    TNT
    Subways (ALAMYS)                           TIS                                             Esselunga S.p.a.                                DHL
    Neue Urbane Mobilität Wien                 5T (Tecnologie telematiche transport            Geroldsteiner                                   DPD
    Österreichische Bundesbahn (ÖBB)           traffic Turino)                                 Lekkerland                                      Ekol Logistics
    Postauto                                                                                   Novartis                                        Fercam
    Ruter AS                                                                                   REWE                                            Gefco
    Schweizer Bundesbahnen (SBB)                                                               RWE                                             H. Essers
    Trafikstyrelsen                                                                            Serta Simmons                                   Hermes
    Upstream-Mobility.at                                                                       Bedding                                         Jcarrion

  Consultants                                 Organizations                                 Public Authorities                                Education & Research
    AECOM                                      CAF                                             Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Energie    DLR – Institute for Transport Research
    Atkins                                     Bitkom                                          Ministerium für Verkehr Baden-Württemberg       ERTICO ITS Europe
    CH2M                                       ITF International Transport Forum, OECD         City of Dubai                                   ETH Zurich
    GEVAS                                      The World Bank                                  City of Lublin                                  Horiba Mira
    Jacobs                                     World Resources Institute                       City of Mexiko                                  KIT Karlsruhe Institute for Technology
    Mott Mc Donald                                                                             City of Sao Paulo                               TRANSYT POLITÉCNICA
    MVA                                       Events                                           City of Vienna                                  Technical University of Graz
    Obermeyer                                                                                  Transport for London                            Technical University of Munich
    Sorbana Jurong                             Formel 1 Circuit Abu Dhabi                      UK Department for Transport                     University of Melbourne
    SSP Consult                                Olympics Vancouver 2010                         VAO – Verkehrsauskunft Österreich GmbH
    Steer Davis Gleave                         Olympics London 2012
    WSP I Parsons Brinckerhoff                 Olympics Sotchi 2014

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PTV GROUP &
 PORSCHE AUTOMOBIL HOLDING SE

The sale of 100 percent of the shares of PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG
(PTV), Karlsruhe, to Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE), Stuttgart,
was completed in September 2017. The aggregate investment amounts to
more than EUR300 million. This transaction is part of Porsche SE’s long-
term investment approach. They see substantial growth potential in the
area of optimizing flows of people and goods – PTV’s core competence.

                                                              There is a great demand for cutting-edge technologies for
                                                              smart mobility all over the globe. More than 2,500 cities
                                                              deploy PTV products. Trips and routes for over one million
                                                              vehicles are planned with our software.

                                                              The simulation of the Olympic Route Network during the
                                                              Olympic Games in London was based on PTV’s traffic
                                                              simulation tool. PTV software is also used for the develop-
                                                              ment of the European transport model. As part of the EU
                                                              Commission’s Trimode project, this model encompasses all
                                                              passenger transport and freight movements in Europe.
                                                              Vehicle manufacturers, service providers, logistics service
                                                                                                                                  IMPRINT
Vincent Kobesen, CEO of PTV Group, is delighted to wel-       providers, technology suppliers and urban planners are
come Porsche SE on board: “We have now found the right        interested in new mobility offerings, such as Mobility as a         Published by:                           Print:
strategic investor that allows us to remain independent and   Service (MaaS).                                                     PTV Planung Transport Verkehr AG        Offizin Scheufele, Druck und Medien
achieve our ambitious goals even more effectively.”                                                                               Haid-und-Neu-Str. 15                    www.scheufele.de
In recent years, PTV Group has recorded positive revenue      PTV has therefore developed a special programme, which              76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
development and double-digit growth rates. For the first      provides a complete portfolio of technologies for planning,         Tel. + 49 (0) 721-9651-0                Photo Credits:
time in the company’s history, PTV succeeded in achieving     operating and controlling MaaS applications around the              info@ptvgroup.com                       iStock (Cover photo, P.2,7,12-15,26-
a turnover of more than EUR100 million in the FY 2016/17      world. It is a key issue for the future that PTV will continue to   www.ptvgroup.com                        27,28-29,30-31); PTV Sistema (P.25);
                                                                                                                                                                          Stephan Rinnebach (P.6,20);
(statements as of 31 March).                                  invest in.
                                                                                                                                  Editorial Manager:                      Tom Lichtenberger (P.24);
                                                                                                                                  Kristina Stifter,                       Wolfram Sieber (P.3,4,22).
The experienced management team will continue to
                                                                                                                                  Head of Global Communications
spearhead the development of PTV’s business activities.
It is planned to boost growth in terms of regional offices
                                                                                                                                  Editorial Team:
and personnel.
                                                                                                                                  Anna Wiegel, Janine Stuchl,
                                                                                                                                                                                           The PTV company brochure was
                                                                                                                                  Kristina Stifter, Petra Gust-Kazakos,                    printed resource-friendly using
                                                                                                                                  Tomasz Piernicki                                         the new Low-Level UV technolo-
                                                                                                                                                                                           gy on certified paper.

                                                                                                                                  Layout:                                                  The print product is based on
                                                                                                                                                                                           100 percent responsible forest
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