IT-TRANS 2022 gathered 275 exhibitors from the ITS, ticketing and MaaS sector in the German city of Karlsruhe. We have been attending the exhibition (28,000 square meters).

From on-demand mobility and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) to autonomous vehicles and big data, technology moves fast. The exhibitions, backed by UITP and Messe Karlsruhe, goes along a conference programme with more than 180 speakers in over 45 sessions.

275 exhibitors for IT-TRANS 2022

Among exhibitors, the telematics company ViriCiti (ChargePoint), the predictive maintenance specialist Stratio, transit planning-fused Optibus, the Karlsruhe-based INIT Group and PTV. And again: Citio, Fairtiq, Kentkart, Giro, IVU, Masabi, Mentz, PSI, Trapeze, Via. And many more. Also ZF joined the exhibitors’ list presenting its new Bus Connect platform. The only bus available under Karlsruhe venues’ spotlights (besides a MAN Lion’s City at VDV’s stand) was a e-Jest brought by Karsan.

Present in Karlsruhe also Italian MaaS solution provider OpenMove and the Italian organization of public transport companies ASSTRA.

Highlights

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