Claudia Plattner

🚗💥 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲. On July 25, 2025, a new regulation quietly dropped into the Bundesgesetzblatt: The “𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐤-𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐠”. Sounds boring? It’s not. This is 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 that companies like Ottopia and Vay have been waiting for. Remote-controlled cars - steered by human operators from control centers - are now officially allowed on German roads. No more special permits. No more legal gray zones. It’s go-time. But there’s a catch (a smart one): 🔒 Max speed capped at 80 km/h. 👨‍✈️ Remote drivers must be 21+, with 3+ years of driving experience and certified training. 📡 Vehicles need real-time data links and special approvals. It’s a 𝟓-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐩𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞, but make no mistake: This is a massive leap forward. Germany is the first EU country to give remote driving a proper legal framework. ⚡ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐎𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐕𝐚𝐲? Both have been running trials in Hamburg and Berlin, but now they can scale up. Picture this: 👉 You order a car-sharing EV. 👉 A remote driver steers it through city traffic to your location. 👉 You hop in and drive off yourself. 👉 When you’re done, another remote driver parks it or sends it to the next customer. No in-car driver required. No parking chaos. No more 30% of city traffic spent hunting for parking. Vay already launched such services in Belgium; now Germany is next in line. 🚀 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞? • For cities: Fewer cars parked on streets, cleaner air, less congestion. • For users: Convenience without waiting for autonomous vehicles to catch up. • For the economy: New jobs in tele-driving, tech infrastructure, and fleet services. 🛑 This is 𝙣𝙤𝙩 autonomous driving. It’s human-driven, just remotely. And that changes the entire debate about safety, liability, and readiness. This regulation doesn’t just open doors for Ottopia and Vay. It signals a new era for mobility in Europe. Expect to see more tele-driven ride-shares, deliveries, and rentals in your city soon. The future isn’t self-driving yet. It’s remote-driving: it’s already here. #RemoteDriving #Teleoperation #MobilityRevolution #Germany #Vay #Ottopia #SmartMobility #UrbanTransport #FutureOfDriving #EUtech #Transportation 𝘗𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (𝘤) 𝘖𝘵𝘵𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘢

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Kicking off the new day with some exciting news: Noxtua and IONOS initiate Germany’s first sovereign Legal AI Factory! Together with Europe’s leading digitalization partner IONOS we will launch the new Legal AI Factory which will be based on the latest NVIDIA DGX B300 systems with Blackwell architecture — one of the most technologically advanced products currently available on the market. This further enables us to set new standards for secure and high-compliance AI in the legal sector. And I won’t get tired of repeating this:Digital sovereignty is becoming increasingly important for Europe, especially in sensitive areas such as the legal system, and we must respond with concrete technical solutions. This is why I’m especially excited about Germany’s first Legal AI Factory. The new AI Factory will be based in Munich, where Noxtua will also open a new office in Munich after announcing Europe’s largest financing round for Legal AI earlier this year. Learn more in our official press release: https://lnkd.in/dMM_Aki7 Ruth Rothmaler, Dr. Clara Herdeanu, Simon Joecks, Robert Kilian, Joséphine Mansour

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𝟏𝟎𝟎 𝐃𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 — 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤? In May, Germany launched the Federal Ministry for Digital Affairs & State Modernization Bundesministerium für Digitales und Staatsmodernisierung — merging 5 ministries, adding 150 positions, and promising to fast-track our digital future. In 100 days, they’ve reported to: 🔹 Amend telecom law to speed network expansion, with more reforms coming. 🔹Create a special fund for broadband & data centers. 🔹Partner with France, Netherlands, Italy on a European Digital Commons initiative. 🔹Launch an AI Service Desk for EU regulation advice. 🔹Introduced the NOOTS Treaty for national/EU authority networking. 🔹Prioritized the EU Digital Wallet and expanded federal e-invoicing to states. As a tech entrepreneur, I welcome the pace — but the real test isn’t policy papers, it’s execution. Germany ranks 18th in the EU’s DESI index. Without cultural change, reduced bureaucracy, and pragmatic regulation (especially on AI & GDPR), this Ministry risks becoming another layer of administration instead of a catalyst for transformation. We have the talent, the infrastructure, and the engineering tradition to lead. Now we need speed, agility, and trust — because in digital transformation, 100 days is just the warm-up. #Digitalministerium #bmds #DESI #GDPR #AIact

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What are the key topics I caught at Sibos Frankfurt? Well, happy to share my views and notes with whomever is interested. AI > ROI of AI > #GenAI and #Cybersecurity > #AgenticAI use cases Banking IT > #Core #banking modernisation > #MoneyMovement > #Crossborder payments > #Trust in financial transactions > Integrate retail, corporate, capital markets into one common foundation #Stablecoins, #Crypto, #DigitalAssets & #Blockchain > Consolidate stablecoins into integrated platforms for: issuance; custody; liquidation > #DeFi and #TradeFi conversion > #ProgrammableFinance

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