Center for Mobility Studies | CfM

The Center for Mobility Studies | CfM is the recognized research institute for mobility in Germany, which analyses and highlights the economic, psychological, sociological and technical aspects of mobility and thus provides the essential impetus for business model innovations.

News

Trust in Data Spaces: CfM participation at the ICDEc 2025 in Tunis

CfM presents research on trust in data spaces at ICDEc 2025 in Tunis.
Successful Gaia-X 4AMS closing event

Gaia-X AMS successfully completed: The CfM of Zeppelin University presents project results on data-based mobility of the future.
Empowering Data Spaces for Future Mobility - New publication

New publication: Data spaces for the mobility of the future. Find out more about the organizational structures with Gaia-X!
Publication published: Sharing Business Data Securely in Data Spaces

New publication published with findings from Gaia-X 4ROMS on technical and economic roles for sovereign and interoperable data spaces.
Merry Christmas and a good start to 2025

The team at the Center for Mobility Studies wishes you a Merry Christmas and a good start to 2025. We thank everyone for their support in 2024.
New publication on Advanced Mobility Services in Federated Data Spaces

New publication on the integration of advanced mobility services in federated data spaces published.
Gaia-X 4 ROMS research project final demo in Hamburg

At the Gaia-X 4 ROMS final demo in Hamburg, the CfM presented 42 critical roles for a data room, a milestone for data-driven mobility.
10 years of CfM celebrated at the summer party

The Center for Mobility Studies (CfM) celebrated its 10th anniversary at Zeppelin University's summer party. With an inspiring lecture, an exciting panel talk and an ...
Presentation of innovative mobility solutions at the DortmunderAutoTag

Jens Gessler from the Center for Mobility Studies presented the Gaia-X 4 Advanced Mobility Services project at the 19th Dortmund AutoTag. The project promotes networked ...
Gaia-X 4 ROMS research project in Frankfurt: Planning the final presentation

Recently, the Center for Mobility Studies, represented by Hanspeter Rychlik, participated in the planning of the final demonstration for Gaia-X 4 ROMS in Frankfurt.
Gaia-X 4 moveID consortium meeting in Frankfurt

Today marks the start of the exciting two-day Gaia-X 4moveID consortium meeting in Frankfurt. We are pleased to present our latest work on governance and ...
New study published on strengthening the European Economy

Read the latest study on strengthening the European digital economy published by the Center for Mobility Studies in "IJMIT Data Insights". Learn how self-recommendations ...

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Mission

The Center for Mobility Studies | CfM, based at Zeppelin University, is dedicated to the interdisciplinary, intersectoral and international analysis of regulatory, ecological, economic, cultural or planning framework conditions for innovative business models in the mobility market. One of the objectives of the institute's work is the investigation, development and evaluation of new mobility concepts. The CfM offers a neutral exchange platform for science and practice, as a network for companies and institutions for the development of new, cross-industry and global business model innovations.

Objective: To create a platform for interdisciplinary, intercultural and intermodal cooperation for the productive networking of science with the mobility sector, within the sector and across sectors.

Schulz, Wolfgang H. Prof Dr habil

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Strategy

Definition and design of teaching modules, research projects, cooperation with other recognized universities, colleges and institutes (business, politics, associations), events and project implementation, identification of all relevant market participants, feedback with the relevant players in the mobility industry (direct and indirect players), identification of market trends and their innovators, leverage factors, socio-economic factors.

Trends: AI and DLT technology

Distributed ledger technology offers a variety of new possibilities that can be used in mobility, trade and logistics, which can unleash unimagined efficiency potential and arbitrage profits. Blockchain technology is regarded as the ultimate solution for implementing decentralized governance structures and digital identities. A so-called web-of-trust scheme can create the basis for trustworthy transactions by making all (anonymous) transactions traceable. This ensures transparent and efficient resource management, which also makes a significant contribution to increased cybersecurity.

In the automotive sector, the mega-topics of the future "electrification", "autonomous driving" and "sharing economy" dominate the discussion, which is fueled by many studies, scenarios and visions of the future. Artificial intelligence plays a significant role in the research area of the Chair of Mobility, Trade and Logistics in order to efficiently link these topics. Last but not least, space mobility and satellite communication (which is indispensable for autonomous driving in terms of communication, data transmission and networking) are moving to the center of current research and teaching activities.

Research Projects

Since its foundation, the CfM has successfully raised a total of 2.9 million euros in third-party funding, with around 0.6 million euros being acquired annually over the last four years. Thanks to its multidisciplinary research approaches and the broad recognition of both international and national project partners, the CfM has established itself as a recognized economic institute in the field of mobility research.

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Cooperation partner

Thanks to its multidisciplinary research approaches and the broad recognition of both international and national project partners, the CfM has established itself as a recognized economic institute in the field of mobility research and maintains a large network with partners from practice, research and politics.

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Open topics Theses

We cordially invite you to write your Bachelor's or Master's thesis at the Chair of Mobility, Trade and Logistics. We will support you from the choice of topic to submission. Below you will find all open topics. You are also welcome to submit your own topics.

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