- Arup & Siemens present study on intelligent transportation systems (ITS)
- ITS an important lever to address the traffic congestion challenges
- Extreme weather exposing city infrastructure to more severe stresses
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) could generate economic benefits of 1.4 billion US dollars by investing in making its transportation system more resilient in extreme weather conditions, a study released by Siemens and Arup today shows. Calculations based on a review of HCMC's transportation network illustrate that – without intelligent solutions – its traffic congestion is estimated to have a direct cost to the city's economy of approximately $97 billion between 2015 and 2045. Around 45 percent of the city is less than a meter above sea level, rendering the city and in particular, the transport system highly exposed to flooding, especially during the rainy season. An economic appraisal shows that an Integrated Management System (control center) would take only 8 years to become net positive in terms of costs and benefits. This could lead to a net benefit of $1.4 billion over the next 30 years.
Siemens China will lead the company's global research in autonomous robotics. As part of Siemens' innovation strategy to master technology fields that are critical for future success. The company announced the move on Siemens Innovation Day China 2017, which was held in Suzhou. A global research community comprising experienced experts from around the world will focus on the research and development of new mechatronics systems, human-robot collaboration and the application of artificial intelligence in robotic controllers. In line with this strategic move, Siemens has also entered into a partnership with Tsinghua University, one of Siemens' Center of Knowledge Interchange universities, to jointly set up a robotics research center in Beijing.
Jürgen Brandes (54) has been appointed CEO of Siemens’ Process Industries and Drives Division, effective October 1, 2015. He will succeed Peter Herweck (48), who is leaving the company at the end of the fiscal year. Brandes has been at Siemens for 25 years and is currently CEO of the company’s Mobility Management Business Unit. He previously held a variety of positions in Siemens’ automation and drives technology business both in and outside Germany.
- Siemens China to lead the company's global R&D in autonomous robotics
- Innovative solutions to help build "digital cities" across the country
- Agreement to create Hong Kong's first smart city digital hub powered by MindSphere
- Open innovation eco-system for China and the world
Siemens China will lead the company's global research in autonomous robotics. As part of Siemens' innovation strategy to master technology fields that are critical for future success, a global research community comprising experienced experts from around the world will focus on the research and development of new mechatronics systems, human-robot collaboration and the application of artificial intelligence in robotic controllers. In line with this strategic move, Siemens has also entered into a partnership with Tsinghua University, one of Siemens' Center of Knowledge Interchange universities, to jointly set up a robotics research center in Beijing.
- €1 billion to be invested over next five years
- Freedom for new ideas and developing new technologies
- Focus on forward-looking fields such as artificial intelligence and decentralized electrification
Effective October 1, 2016, Siemens will set up a separate unit to foster disruptive ideas more vigorously and to accelerate the development of new technologies. The unit's name, "next47," plays on the fact that Siemens was founded in 1847. Pooling its existing startup activities at next47 will enable the company to unite the best of two worlds: next47 will couple agility, speed and independence with a global customer base, many years of experience, credibility and financial strength. The new unit will have funding of €1 billion for the first five years. Siegfried Russwurm, Siemens Chief Technology Officer, will head the new unit on an acting basis.
- New unit to create more space for founder and startup culture
- Innovation funds of €100 million for employee ideas
- New research centers in China and Munich
- Company-wide Sinalytics platform for digital services
- Nine researchers honored for around 650 inventions
In the current fiscal year 2016, Siemens will invest around €4.8 billion in research and development (R&D) – some €300 million more than last fiscal year. R&D investment has thus increased about 20 percent since fiscal 2014. A major part of the additional funds is earmarked for automation, digitalization and decentralized energy systems. In fiscal 2015, research intensity ‒ defined as the ratio of R&D expenditures to revenue ‒ was 5.9 percent, an increase of 0.3 percentage points over the prior year. The company is also launching a bundle of measures to further increase its power of innovation.
The Velaro D is the fourth generation of high-speed trains that Siemens has developed on the basis of the Velaro platform. Deutsche Bahn AG (DB) classifies the train as the new Series 407 ICE 3 (predecessors: Series 403 and Series 406 ICE 3). In December 2013, Germany's Federal Railway Authority (EBA) approved the trains' operation – also in multiple-unit or so-called double-traction mode – on the Deutsche Bahn rail network. Passenger operation started on December 21, 2013.Authorization for operation in single-traction mode in France was granted in April 2015. Since June 2015 the trains have been travelling to Paris in regular passenger operation. In addition to Germany and France, the Velaro D is also intended for cross-border operation in Belgium.Since 2007, trains based on the Velaro platform have operated with high reliability for more than one billion kilometers in China, Russia, Spain and Turkey – equal to roughly 25,000 times around the globe.
We released our first quarter results for fiscal year 2017 on January 31, 2017. The Press Conference and the Analyst Call were broadcast live.
- New claim stands for timeless engineering expertise, social values and genius
- Global launch in 2016 – the Werner von Siemens anniversary year
To coincide with the 200th birthday of its founder Werner von Siemens, the company is strengthening its global positioning with a new brand appearance, whose central component is the claim "Ingenuity for life." In the future, this claim will appear under the Siemens logo, whose design and color will remain unchanged. Siemens is combining its logo with a slogan. "Ingenuity for life" sums up what Siemens has stood for ever since its founder produced his trailblazing inventions: engineering expertise, genius, innovation and a sense of responsibility.
- Memoranda of Understanding to cooperate in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare
- Focus on infrastructure investments and partnerships between public and private sectors
- Participation in "Make IT Alliance" to promote start-ups and technology companies in Africa
Siemens will work more closely with the African countries Uganda and Sudan in the areas of power supply, industry, transportation and healthcare. The African states signed the corresponding Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) at the World Economic Forum 2017 in the South African city of Durban. The documents were signed in the presence of Brigitte Zypries, German Federal Minister for Economics and Energy, Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG and further high-ranking personalities.