Long Distance Traffic 2023 - Reservable parking spaces at railway stations.

Reservable parking spaces at railway stations

Uncertainty about available parking spaces at the starting station prevents potential customers who need to get to the train station by car from travelling by rail. In principle, more than 33,000 DB BahnPark parking spaces available at stations but making a reservation is currently only possible in a few cases. Large-scale scaling has not yet taken place due to high retrofit costs and the heterogeneous software and hardware landscape at the parking lots. That is why we are looking for an innovative solution to reserve parking lots that can:

• Enables advance reservation: Eliminate uncertainty for customers traveling to the station in their own car by enabling reservation of parking spots in advance.
• Solution is API-capable: Create a scalable solution for (adavance) reservation of parking spaces via app/desktop (+ at best API-capable)
• No or minimal retrofitting necessary: Be based on the existing hardware if possible or manages without it. Today's hardware and software equipment in parking spaces is heterogeneous.

What you need to know about the prorgamme - Long Distance Traffic 2023?

For our new startup programme we are looking for innovative solutions for DB Fernverkehr, the Long Distance Business Unit which provides national and cross-border long-distance rail services and road transport, within special fields of interest.

Develop your prototype and business model with us and open up new digital solutions for our long distance travellers as well as for the operation of DB Fernverkehr.

This 100 day signature program gives startups the chance to customize and live-test their solution to real challenges that DB is facing. What is in for you?

• EUR 25,000, no equity taken
• Exclusive access to DB experts, data and markets
• The opportunity to live test your solution with the environment of Deutsche Bahn
• Exclusive access to a network of selected coaching and mentoring experts
• You will be supported by a dedicated DB mindbox startup manager and will have 24/7 access to our coworking space.

This is a great opportunity to lay the foundation for joint projects and successful long-term collaboration with Deutsche Bahn Group, Europe’s largest mobility and infrastructure provider.

Within the programme "Long Distance Traffic 2023", there are 4 challenges to be addressed:

1. Intelligent noise detection and analysis
2. Sensorboxes to collect relevant data while driving long distance trains
3. Reduced energy consumption through optimized driving strategies
4. Reservable parking spaces at railway stations

Published on 29 March 2023.