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The Upper Rhine region offers travelers a wide variety of means of transport, from trains and trams, to buses and electric bikes and scooters. So, in theory, people who prefer public transport and soft mobility can easily get around this cross-border region. In practice, it's a little more complicated: buying tickets for journeys involving several transport services can quickly be laborious. Each operator usually has its own online platform or application, requiring travelers to create a separate account for each service and to identify themselves several times.

An innovative solution could soon remove this obstacle: automatic authentication that respects privacy and is based on passenger behaviour, guarantees an adequate level of security and requiring no extra effort on the part of the user. This solution uses artificial intelligence to recognize and classify the specific mobility practices of each individual and the way they use their phone, so that travelers can be identified accurately and reliably.

Within two years, the concepts and software developed could be used as a part of regiomove, a mobility platform in the Karlsruhe area currently being connected to the mobility platform of the Ortenau region, with cross-border connection to Strasbourg. The technology will be field-tested in the KVV.regiomove and Ortenau Mobil applications with the help of Raumobil, the company that developed these applications. Thanks to automatic authentication, passengers will be able to identify themselves easily on various transport platforms and enjoy a high level of user-friendliness. Switching between transportation modes will become fast and simple. The project could therefore be a great benefit for the Upper Rhine region, as it will help to make public transport even more attractive.

Ongoing project 01/2024 – 12/2025