ÖBB Annual Report 2023

139 Group Management Report Österreichische Bundesbahnen-Holding Aktiengesellschaft Consolidated Financial Statements | Group Management Report 94 Key figures at a glance 2023 2022 Asset innovations Current research projects in progress 101 1) 64 Project volume ÖBB share in EUR million 2) 35.0 1) 29.4 Project volume (ÖBB incl. partners) in EUR million 2) 519.9 1) 105.8 Research project partners 45 32 Industry project partners 59 38 Project partners SMEs 94 68 Service innovations Ideas submitted via internal platforms 1,655 1,410 1) Increase due to the launch of the European R&D programme “Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking” (running from 2023 to 2031). 2) Total duration of current projects. Highlights 2023 The ÖBB Group is involved in numerous national and international R&D programmes and projects to ensure the further development of the railway system. For example, the ÖBB Group is a programme partner in “Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking” (ER JU) – Europe’s largest R&D programme for the rail system. The aim of the programme, on which rail companies such as ÖBB are working together with industry, research partners and the European Commission, is to implement specific projects to increase capacity for passenger and freight transport and to promote digitalisation and decarbonisation. Increasing efficiency and reducing costs should drive the modal shift to rail and ensure the competitiveness of the railway. These aims are to be achieved through the realisation of concrete, implementation-oriented research and development projects (“flagship projects” [FP]). Besides these research and development projects (“Innovation Pillar”), another focus of the ER JU is the “System Pillar”. The aim is to develop a common vision for the European railway system so that it is based on a common operational vision and a multi-layered functional architecture in the future. The project participations of the ÖBB Group in the current flagship projects are shown below: – FP1 MOTIONAL (with the participation of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG): The aim is to develop digital solutions for the implementation of a standardised European traffic management system (TMS) – FP2 “R2DATO” (with the participation of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG and ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG): The project focuses on developments for digital and automated railway operations and the further development of ETCS – FP3 “IAM4RAIL” (with the participation of ÖBB-Technische Services-Gesellschaft mbH): Focus on integrated asset solutions for improved maintenance (e.g. further development of train running checkpoint) from ÖBB-Technische Services GmbH – FP4 “RAIL4EARTH” (with the participation of ÖBB-Technische Services-Gesellschaft mbH): Project focus is on sustainable and green solutions for rolling stock and infrastructure – FP5 “TRANS4M-R” (with the participation of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Rail Cargo Austria AG, ÖBB-Technische Services- Gesellschaft mbH, ÖBB-Produktion Gesellschaft mbH and ÖBB-Holding AG): The focus here is on concrete demonstrator projects for testing the Digital Automatic Coupling (DAC) as well as implementation projects for simplified and cross- border rail freight transport throughout Europe. – FP6 “FutuRe”: Project focus (with the participation of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, ÖBB-Personenverkehr AG): The aim is to develop cost-effective infrastructure solutions for regional railways and associated simplified and safe train control systems MR94 | P I s I I d f 4 I l I w Österr ichische Bundesbahne -Holding Aktienges llschaft Consolidated Fina cial Statem nts | Group Man gem nt Report 94 Key figures at glance 20 3 20 2 Asset innovations Current res arch projects in progress 10 1) 64 Project volume ÖBB share in EUR million 2) 35.0 1) 29.4 Project volume (ÖBB incl. partners) in EUR million 2) 519. 1) 105.8 Res arch project partners 45 32 Industry project partners 59 38 Project partners SMEs 94 68 Service innovations Ideas submitted via nternal platforms 1,655 1,410 1) Increase due to he launch of the European R&D program e “Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking” (runni g from 20 3 to 2031). 2) Total duration of current projects. Highlights 2023 The ÖB Group is involved in umerous national nd international R&D program es and projects to ensure the further dev lopment of the railway sy tem. For example, the ÖB Group is a program e partner in “Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking” (ER JU) – Europe’s largest R&D program e for the rail sy tem. The aim of the program e, on which rail companies uch as ÖB are working together with industry, res arch partners and the European Com ission, is to implement specific projects to increase capacity for passenger and freight ransport and to promote dig talisation and ecarbonisation. Increasing efficiency and reducing cost hould rive the modal shift to rail and ensure the competitiven ss of the railway. Thes aims are to be achiev d through the realisation of concret , implementa ion-oriented res arch and dev lopment projects (“flagship projects” [FP]). Besides thes res arch and dev lopment projects (“Innovation Pillar”), another focus of the ER JU is the “System Pillar”. The aim is to dev lop a com on vision for the European railway sy tem so that i s based on a com on operational vision and a multi-layer d functional rchitecture in the fut re. The project participations of the ÖB Group in the current flagship rojects are shown below: – FP1 MOTIONAL (with the participation of ÖB -Infrastruktur AG): The aim is to dev lop dig tal solutions for the implementa ion of a standardised European traffic man gement sy tem (TMS) – FP2 “R2DATO” (with the participation of ÖB -Infrastruktur AG and ÖB -Persone verkehr AG): The project focuse on dev lopments for dig tal nd automated railway operations and the further dev lopment of ETCS – FP3 “IAM4RAIL” (with the participation of ÖB -Technische Services-Ges llschaft mbH): Focus on integrated asset solutions for improved maintena ce (e.g further dev lopment of train run i g checkpoint) from ÖB -Technische Services GmbH – FP4 “RAIL4EARTH” (with the participation of ÖB -Technische Services-Ges llschaft mbH): Project focus i on su tainable and green solutions for rolling stock and infrastructure – FP5 “TRANS4M-R” (with the participation of ÖB -Infrastruktur AG, Rail Cargo Austria AG, ÖB -Technische Services- Ges llschaft mbH, ÖB -Produktion Ges llschaft mbH and ÖB -Holding AG): The focus her is on concret demonstrator projects for testing the Dig tal Automatic Coupling (DAC) as well as implementa ion projects for simplified and cross- border rail freight transport throughout Europe. – FP6 “Fut Re”: Project focus (with the participation of ÖB -Infrastruktur AG, ÖB -Persone verkehr AG): The aim is to dev lop cost-effective infrastructure solutions for egional railways and associated simplified and safe train control sy tems