Artificial intelligence (AI)

With driving demonstrations and new AI methods, the consortium presents solutions to some of the most challenging challenges of automated mobility.

After ten weeks, 520520 Leipzig Taxi e.K. reports 10,000 orders via the AI assistant Toby. Taxi.de highlights the fully digitized order intake for the first time.

2026 could be a year for Tesla in which it is decided whether ambitious announcements will translate into a viable business model. Investors have been cautious for months, but the group around Elon Musk promises a restart—carried chiefly by a project that has long since become the core of its future narrative: the Robotaxi.

Taxi.de introduces a new technology into daily taxi operations with a voice-controlled telephone assistant. Initial experiences show: The artificial voice can do more than just listen.

The new generation of Connectel's voice-controlled taxibot is designed to enable bookings via natural language, thus alleviating call centers. Taxi companies could thereby handle more calls automatically, especially during peak times.

Anyone in the region between Karlsruhe, Rastatt, and Baden-Baden who needs a taxi will no longer require an app or a hotline for that. A simple WhatsApp text is sufficient. Holl AG is expanding its offering and now provides its passengers the ability to book taxis directly through the messaging service. This is made possible by a digital chatbot developed by the provider taxibooker.com.