Research is in our DNA
From the prepaid card for paying for paper tickets to check-in/check-out systems for smartphones:
(((eTicket Deutschland is constantly evolving. This applies to technology trends as well as to our security management. Both our ticketing standard, the VDV core application, and our company are the result of the "Interoperable VDV core application" research project. The research project was supported by partners from industry and science and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
We do research for you
We are constantly monitoring topics that could move the industry. For example, we have been working on use cases for mobile phones since 2006.
The idea of improving the barcode for mobile phone tickets was born in 2015, and today we provide the industry with Motics, which protects electronic tickets from being copied and tampered with.
The SAM servers, which are currently in operation at Rheinbahn and Hamburger Hochbahn, were also developed according to our requirements and specifications.
Another product of the work of our research department: the 2nd generation of our security management (2GSI), which is the driver behind our new ticketing standard (((etiCORE.
Mass innovations for the industry
Nobody expected iOS in 2005, nobody expected the Huawei operating system HarmonyOS in 2015 and nobody expected the €9 ticket in 2020:
Because we don't have a crystal ball either, we think and research in all possible directions. We also need to be prepared for new versions of common operating systems. So that we can provide the technical solutions and systems as soon as the industry needs them. This is why we are in dialogue with companies such as Google.
However, innovations that we develop for the industry must be compatible with more than just one provider or system. They must be suitable for the masses, robust and accessible without discrimination in order to guarantee the independence of public transport. We use these criteria to evaluate new technologies and concepts.
We are currently working on four major technology topics that are or will be relevant for ticketing in public transport.
With embedded security, security-relevant content is stored on the module - for example the chip. This protects them from digital manipulation from outside.
Data encryption must now also be protected against attacks using quantum computers. That is why we are also working on the development of post-quantum secure cryptography to secure ticketing in the future.
Smart contracts are digital contracts with if-then conditions that are based on blockchain technology. Such a smart contract could ensure that a passenger pays less for the hire of an eScooter if they frequently use their job ticket to book partner offers from their transport company.
Passengers have exclusive control over their data and can change or delete it at any time because it is not managed and controlled by a central authority.
