Revenue sharing done right

Why and how are revenues distributed among transport authorities? What parameters and models are used for distribution and what advantages does automatic passenger counting offer in this context? Our host Christine Quast will be talking about these and other questions on February 23rd in the DILAX Lab with Dr. Manfred Ritschel.

Traveling the first mile

The Mobility Data Space

In the DILAX Lab on November 17, 2022 at 2 p.m. Christine Quast and her two guests Andreas Heindl, acatech and Birgit Heinke, Q PERIOR will talk about how the Mobility Data Space (MDS) promotes future-oriented mobility services and data-based business models.

Improving the Passenger Experience

In the DILAX Lab on September 29, 2022 at 2 p.m., host Romina Lecherbauer, Senior Market Development Manager at DILAX, will discuss strategies for operators to increase attractiveness of public transport with guest Marc Figuls.

Connected data for better public transport

In the DILAX Lab on August 25, 2022 at 2 p.m., moderator Julia Hinze, Director Sales and Marketing at DILAX, will discuss the public transport digitization initiative with guests Dr. Stephan Hörold and Sefa Tasdemir.

DILAX at InnoTrans 2022

From September 20-23, 2022, DILAX exhibits at InnoTrans in Berlin. The leading international trade fair for transport technology will be held for the first time in four years at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. Our team is looking forward to meeting customers, partners and international colleagues at InnoTrans. Come visit us in hall 2.1, booth 450!

Design meets data

In the DILAX Lab on June 30, 2022 at 2 p.m., moderator Christine Quast, Channel Manager at DILAX, discusses information design in public transit with guest expert Viktoria Brandenburg.

Meet us at IT-Trans in Karlsruhe!

Meet the DILAX team at IT-Trans on May 10-12, 2022. Find us at our booth in hall 1, K6.

DILAX awarded ISO 27001 certification

We are very pleased to announce that DILAX has successfully passed the certification audit and was awarded the ISO/IEC 27001 certification with the support of Bureau Veritas. We look forward to continue to be a trusted partner to our customers today and in the future.

Autonomous Bus Operation in Public Transit

In the DILAX Lab on May 19, 2022 at 2 p.m., moderator Elena Adler, Sales Manager at DILAX, discusses the possibilities of autonomous vehicles in public transit with guest expert Dr. Ulrike Weinrich.

The Sample Counts

In the DILAX Lab on April 28 2022 at 2 p.m., moderator Elena Adler, Sales Manager at DILAX, discusses the new sample planning tool with guest expert Jan Nicklisch.

Making live occupancy data a standard

In the DILAX Lab on March 31, 2022 at 2 p.m., moderator Elena Adler, Sales Manager at DILAX, discusses live occupancy data in public transit with guest Tomas Jonsson.

Meet us at Autonomy Paris!

Meet the DILAX team at Autonomy in Paris on March 16-17, 2022. Find us at our booth in Pavillon 6, F-15.

Is exact automatically fair?

In the DILAX Lab on February 24, 2022 at 2 p.m., Julia Beumer, Director Sales & Marketing at DILAX, discusses revenue sharing in public transit with guest Dr. Manfred Ritschel.

Are shared data good data?

In the DILAX Lab on January 27, 2022 at 2 p.m., Julia Beumer, Director Sales & Marketing at DILAX, talks with her two guests about the relevance of the amendment to the German Passenger Transport Act (PBefG) for public transport authorities, the added value of shared data and how public transport cooperates with on-demand providers.

Occupancy measurement and analysis with DILAX Citisense at SBB CFF FFS

In the current issue 11/12 2021 of Nahverkehrspraxis magazine, Jan Nicklisch, VP Solution Development at DILAX, writes about the intelligent and efficient use of mobility data in public transport. The Swiss Federal Railways is also a DILAX customer and has been using the Citisense business intelligence software to analyze data from the Automatic Passenger Count (APC) since this year. In this interview, David Seematter from SBB CFF FFS answers six quick questions about the use of Citisense.

DILAX wishes Happy Holidays and all the best for 2022

Behind us lies a year that we will not soon forget. It was a whole year dominated by the pandemic, which significantly influenced and changed our lives and work. But what we remember most is what we accomplished at DILAX.

How Mein Outlet & Shopping-Center Bremerhaven analyzes what excites their customers on a daily basis

DILAX at the MAPIC 2021 in Cannes

From November 30 to December 2, we at DILAX are exhibiting at MAPIC in Cannes - the international retail property market event. Meet the DILAX team at booth R7 G8 and learn more about our innovative retail solutions.

Train stations reimagined

In the DILAX Lab on November 25, 2021 at 2 p.m., Julia Beumer, Head of Sales Solution Business at DILAX talks with Alice Lunardon and Romina Lecherbauer about the vision of the train station of the future and the potential of data-driven development of new models.

Omnichannel-City: How customers, city and stores grow together

DILAX CEO Thorsten Kies will discuss the possibilities of data sharing between stores, public transit and cities with Brigitte Nolte, Handelsverband Nord, and Max Lenzen, PlaceSense.

DILAX joins Women in Mobility panel discussion at MES Insights

MES Insights is the digital format accompanying MES Expo, the mobility supplier electronics expo. On November 11, DILAX will join in a panel discussion on the topic: "Who are the users? Diverse perspectives on data-driven mobility", hosted by women in mobility, a professional network for women in the mobility industry.

How does the bus become faster than the car?

Julia Beumer talks with Oliver Rübel from Hamburger Hochbahn and Niklas Hoffmann, Consultant at the Mobility Institute Berlin, about the sustainable mobility strategy of the Hanseatic city that has become known as "Hamburg-Takt". How was the project set up and planned, and which levers really make public transport faster? Find out in this DILAX Lab episode.

Best Practice: Short vacation at the outlet center

In this DILAX Lab episode, Susan Heinze, Customer Success Manager at DILAX, talks to Ralf Steinebrunner. He is the Center Manager of Mein Outlet & Shopping Center in Bremerhaven and looks back on many years of experience in the industry. In the DILAX Lab, Ralf Steinebrunner shares his approach to defining, measuring and developing the customer experience together with resident retailers.

DILAX Customer Forum in Kreuzlingen (CH)

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021, 2 p.m., Aris Parrancini and his team invite customers and partners for the second time to the DILAX Customer Forum at the Kreuzlingen office. On the agenda are two innovations: the new Structured Light Sensor DILAX SLS-1000 and the DILAX Remote Access and Maintenance Tool.

Changing Mobility Habits

In this DILAX Lab, we talk to Dr. Julia Schuppan and Dr. Kerstin Stark about their new study "The city of tomorrow: challenges and solutions for sustainable urban mobility". Julia Beumer, DILAX Head of Sales, moderates the conversation.

Structured light for new public transport services

This article by our colleague Tom Tipolt, Head of System Solution & Consulting, DILAX, about established and new APC technologies and the importance of APC data for attractive public transport and thus the achievement of climate targets in cities and municipalities, appeared in the summer issue of the trade journal "Der Stadtverkehr".

Restart for Retailers - How to bring people back to the stores

What will define the shopping experience of the future? What new trends can be identified after the pandemic and how do online and offline retail dovetail with each other? In this DILAX Lab episode, Julia Beumer, Head of Sales Solution Business at DILAX, discusses this with Christian Danne, Center Manager of the East Side Mall in Berlin, and Jan Nicklisch, VP Solution Development at DILAX.

Access booster data - How to develop your liveable x-minute city

In this DILAX Lab episode our guest is Erik Ooms, scientist, consultant and expert in the planning of liveable cities. He shares with us his vision of the city of the future and its mobility solutions.

Understanding Passenger Flow - How gender shapes mobility needs

In this DILAX Lab episode we talked with Viktoriia Betina, a Transport and Mobility Consultant at Ramboll Germany, about how the use of mobility services differs between men and women and what needs to be changed to make public transport more attractive to women and all passengers.

DILAX at the Autonomy Digital 2.0

At this year's Autonomy we presented our new sensor, the SLS-1000, and had an exciting panel dicussion with different experts. Romina Lecherbauer, Sales Manager at DILAX, talked with our guests about how public transport can be made more accessible for everyone and which role local data can play in this.

Dismantling mobility barriers through data - A strategy for accessible transport

On Thursday, May 6 the new episode of our DILAX Lab came out. This time, we were happy to welcome our guest speaker Tally Hatzakis to our webinar. Tally is a project manager with the TRIPS project, an initiative which aims to make public transport more accessible for persons with disabilities. We talked with her about concepts for inclusive mobility and  what role APC data can play in this.

DILAX Structured Light Sensor (SLS-1000)

Berlin, April 22, 2021 – Dilax, a specialist in APC system solutions for local and regional public transport, announces the launch of the Dilax Structured Light Sensor (SLS-1000).

#SensingWithCare - Launch event

Watch our digital product launch “Sensing with care – How an innovative sensor makes for better cities” and see how we turn future visions into present day realities.

Using Open Data for Customer Satisfaction

Transformation Strategies for the Future of Cities

APC-Data in Realtime

Skånetrafiken, the transport association of the province of Scania (Skåne in Swedish), organizes all public transport in the south of Sweden, including the connection to Copenhagen.

Designing Urban Spaces - How To Use Data For City Development

Real-time Data in Public Transport - Hype or Opportunity

Digital Revolution in Public Transit - Theory to Practice

Public Transit - Why the future takes buses and trains

Quick help for retailers: DILAX Live Occupancy

This week, many retailers in Germany may reopen their shops after the corona lockdown. To keep their customers and staff safe in their stores, it is important that they meet #socialdistancing guidelines.