Manfred MARX

Biographical note
Manfred Marx studied Automotive Engineering at the Technical University at Aachen (RWTH, Germany).
After his graduation in 1990 he worked for more than five years at the Institute of Automotive Engineering at the Aachen University with the main focus on heavy duty vehicles. Under his project management a completely new designed driver’s workplace in city buses had been elaborated and been the basis of the VDV (Association of German Transport Companies) Standard in the next generations of city buses. Already during the finalization of his Doctoral Diploma he relocated to Daimler Buses – EvoBus GmbH as manager of the HVAC competence team.
Since 2002 he is senior manager for the mechanical and electrical powertrain engineering and had been in parallel the project leader for the implementation of the Euro IV up to EEV standards in the EvoBus portfolio. Since 2010 he is also the pilot of an ACEA Task Force Bus&Coach in Brussels which elaborates technical proposals for the upcoming CO2 certification for trucks and buses.

Presentation: Emission free driving and autonomous driving as key technologies for efficient public transportation systems
Emission free driving of course is the major technology to a greener environment and sustainable transportation systems. Today not all technologies are ready for series production of a zero emission city bus and bring several restrictions for the use of zero emission buses with them. Daimler Buses is working on those technologies and it will be shown which challenges need to be overcome to provide a series ready zero emission bus without restrictions in operation.
Another key technology for a more efficient and more attractive public transportation system are autonomous driven vehicles. With the Mercedes Benz Future Bus demonstration in Amsterdam, on July 2016, we gave a first impression how autonomous driven citybuses could operate successful in the near future.
An overview of possible fields of application and steps of instruction to the market will be given and technical challenges will be analyzed.
Finally, the important role of connectivity & digitalizations – as a third main driver for efficient and effective future public transportation – will be pointed out.