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A transport association turns into a mobility provider

Innovative mobility concept planned for the region of Karlsruhe; KIT contributes know-how; RegioMOVE project is funded with about €5 million

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Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

The Consortium Partners of the RegioMOVE Project Consider All Types of Mobility

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Credit: Photo: KVV/Peter Hennrich

Bus and train or car sharing and rental bicycles: There are many options for meeting individual mobility needs, even without a private car. The RegioMOVE project aims to pool the mobility offers in a system-overlapping, interconnected, and environmentally compatible and user-friendly portfolio. Within the framework of the project funded with about EUR 5 million by the Karlsruhe transport association KVV, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), together with partners, will develop a new mobility concept.

More about the KIT Mobility Systems Center http://www.kit.edu/research/6720.php

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Press contact: Kosta Schinarakis, Science Scout, Phone: +49 721 608 41956, Fax: +49 721 608 43658, Email: schinarakis@kit.edu

Being "The Research University in the Helmholtz Association," KIT creates and imparts knowledge for the society and the environment. It is the objective to make significant contributions to the global challenges in the fields of energy, mobility and information. For this, about 9,300 employees cooperate in a broad range of disciplines in natural sciences, engineering sciences, economics, and the humanities and social sciences. KIT prepares its 26,000 students for responsible tasks in society, industry, and science by offering research-based study programs. Innovation efforts at KIT build a bridge between important scientific findings and their application for the benefit of society, economic prosperity, and the preservation of our natural basis of life.

Since 2010, the KIT has been certified as a family-friendly university.

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