Overview

• BVG, Hamburger Hochbahn and MVG signed an MoU that takes effect immediately to cooperate on autonomous driving, a common mobility platform and standardized ticket distribution.
• Berlin and Hamburg’s Max app is slated for rollout in the second half of 2026, and MVG is evaluating how to join the project.
• The planned app would offer real‑time routing and crowding information, digital ticketing and access to services such as car‑sharing and e‑scooters.
• BVG is targeting an initial autonomous‑vehicle approval in 2027, and the partners outline an ambition of up to 2,000 autonomous public‑transport vehicles across the three metros by 2035.
• MVG plans to test its first driverless bus next year and is aiming for roughly 500 such vehicles in Munich by 2035, with leaders citing efficiency gains from shared standards.