Smart Mobility

The European mobility market is moving towards a flexible ownership model. What does that mean for market participants – and how can they benefit from growth opportunities and maximize existing profit pools?

After the energy price shock resulted in a subdued start to the year, the EV and EV charging markets sparked back into life in late 2022. Almost all countries featured in the fourth edition of Roland Berger’s EV Charging Index hit record-high scores, with several leaping up the rankings. Also covered in the edition: customer behavior is changing and OEM's strategy for EV charging infrastructure is showing regional differences.

Development of the market for electric vehicles depends crucially on the growth of charging networks. What can OEMs worldwide learn from China's example?

The thirteenth edition of Roland Berger’s biannual Automotive Disruption Radar finds that uncertainty is easing in the industry.

Hyperloop is an environmentally clean mode of high-speed transportation. So why is it still struggling to make headway – and how can we give it new momentum?

Roland Berger’s second report and survey on the future of long-distance travel finds that demand is recovering but environmental concerns are rising.

The region is best positioned to become the global leader in commercial AV deployment in cargo transportation.

The challenges of making long-distance travel more sustainable, especially air travel, and actions players can take to reduce emissions and ease travelers’ sustainability concerns

A series of articles on the Battery Monitor 2022 report, a step-by-step assessment of the lithium-ion battery value chain. Part one: An overview of the battery market.

Roland Berger addresses the challenges facing telecoms operators, presenting six levers for growth opportunities and three models for future success

Cargo drones: A potential gamechanger in the logistics industry. Read more about the market, challenges, and recommendations.

Latest edition of Roland Berger’s EV Charging Index shows EV charging market evolution, focusing on the impact of Energy prices rise.

Find our our recent study results as well as our recent findings on car-as-a-service models and the post-Covid return of mobility solutions.

To meet growing customer demands for delivery speed and cost, urban logistics turned to “atomization.” This is no longer sustainable and logistics players risk bowing down to city regulations. Roland Berger explains how to avoid this.

The EV charging market is expected to consolidate from 2025. How can players make sure they come out ahead? Learn more in Roland Berger’s study.

Travel retailers need to adapt to new trends and behaviors, and embrace the new market dynamics by revamping the offer and reinventing their business models.

Find out how the sustainable aviation fuel technology can contribute to the net carbon zero goal and what challenges the aviation industry is currently facing in respect to sustainability measures.

Today's aviation industry is responsible for 2-3% of human induced CO2 emissions, but unlike many other sectors, aviation does not currently have a technological solution to decarbonize. Emissions reduction roadmaps have been published in an attempt to tackle the problem. Roland Berger deconstructs the roadmaps, focusing on the levers they intend to utilize and their potential impact and additionally take a look on non-CO2 emissions.

Understanding the transformative journey needed for fleet electrification

Find out which impact software and new technologies have on the automotive OEMs and which challenges and opportunities the industry is currently facing.

The market for Regional Air Mobility can become an attractive market soon. Learn more about our market analysis and predictions.

Find out about the top five leading countries in the EV market and which impact new trends have on the EV industry.

Find out which impact new business models have on the aviation industry and explore the future potential of advanced air mobility

Find out which requirements there are to receive a commercial certification and why these certifications are relevant to Advanced Air Mobility.

Automotive industry players need to take action to provide solutions on the content and technological side for digital immersion.

To support and sustain the rapid adoption of EV, charging infrastructure must be developed

We calculated the impact of three trends on four key travel dimensions to determine the "recovery gap" between pre-crisis long-distance travel and the post-pandemic situation.

The outbreak of Covid-19 affected especially long-distance business traveling which is shown by a 66% globally decrease in air traffic last year.

Green air travel is a rapidly innovating sector, with electric and hybrid propulsion dominating the field. But is hydrogen about to shake things up?

The first part of our article series on long-haul mobility examines how private travel has forever changed, and why European demand might not return until 2025.

Learn more about the trends that force supply chains to become flexible and what implications resilient supply chains have for logistics service providers.

Pressure on transportation operations to reduce emissions is rising. Our consultants help you define actionable pathways for reducing CO2 emissions, while securing a competitive edge

Learn more about the near-term adoption of ADAS, the future market predictions, and how COVID has impacted this transformative and fast-growing technology.

Learn more about the challenges in existing automotive production structures and what trends will trigger major disruptions of automotive production networks.

The "E-Mobility Index 2021" shows that the industry is booming. This is due to higher sales figures, increasing production capacities and more models.

Learn more about the smart mobility market in Israel, what trends shape their smart mobility landscape and what role mobility startups have in this ecosystem.

Learn more about how software platforms are disrupting the automotive industry, especially Tier 1 suppliers, and how this affects the automotive value chain.

Micromobility – the use of bicycles and e-scooters purchased privately or as a sharing service – can become a smart component of urban mobility, if various conditions are met.

Urban Air Mobility – an industry takes off. Investments are over 20 times higher than four years ago.

Urban logistics play a key role in the evolution of our future cities. A platform solution with genuine integration of the whole system could help create efficient urban logistics.

Urban mobility could potentially enhance ease of traveling. Roland Berger sheds light on solving the chasm for travel and urban mobility.

Who is currently working on projects in the field of urban air mobility? In which regions are they active and what is their focus? Answers to these questions can be found on our regularly updated world map of urban air mobility.

In the 2nd Smart City Index, cities that have central decision-making bodies like Vienna's Smart City Agency and London's Chief Digital Officer lead the field.

Freight forwarders, logistics companies and truck OEMs will be challenged by automation, digitalization and electrification trends. Players that refuse to change will not survive.

The global use of innovative mobility concepts like bike sharing booms. Our study reveals the worldwide sales of bike sharing services will increase to about 7 to 8 billion euros by 2021.

Mobility services require a new type of car. Purpose-built vehicles provide unique passenger ride experiences.