Consulting and innovation

Digital Consulting's holistic approach supports the implementation of Strong Rail, focussing on the Group's digital and technology strategy.

Distinguishing real opportunities for digital mobility from short-lived trends. We make digital trends visible, derive concrete recommendations from them and initiate innovations for the railways of the future.

The best ideas emerge from inspiration and focused observation. Developing these ideas further, proving that they are valid, and making them successful – that's what innovation management at DB Systel is all about.

Our internal start-ups at DB Systel test promising technologies in the context of the railway. Together with the group partners and broad professional support, we continue to develop and scale these solutions for successful practical use.

Blockchain technology enables transactions to be executed between companies, private individuals or public entities virtually in real time and in verified format.

Cross-device smart systems based on innovative interaction: we develop applications that respond on demand and assistance systems that communicate with us in natural language.

What does the future of high-performance computing hold for us? What impact do quantum computers have on IT security and what new digital opportunities can this open up for DB? This is an issue we are already working on today.

Pushing the boundaries of what was previously possible, making new discoveries and opening up potential for the future: by supporting selected research projects, Deutsche Bahn produces strategically important innovations and examines how well technological trends work in practice.