Amidst the discussion about new drive systems, it's easy to forget that there are other vehicle components that also contribute significantly to reducing CO2 emissions. Tire manufacturer Goodyear offers up to 13% lower rolling resistance with its " Kmax Gen-3 " .

As feared, the US tariffs are causing a collapse in tech exports. According to Swissmem, the resulting negative effects took full effect within seven weeks in the third quarter. Exports from the Swiss tech industry to the US plummeted by 14.2% compared to the same quarter of the previous year .

Transports Montreux-Vevey-Riviera (MVR) is modernizing its rail infrastructure on the route connecting Montreux with Rochers-de-Naye, which offers spectacular views of the Vaud Alps and Lake Geneva, using Stadler's CBTC signaling technology.

«Apollo Go» is not a continuation of the space mission that took the US space agency NASA to the moon in the 1960s , but a Chinese company with whose help the PostBus division of the Swiss Post plans to test automated driving in four cantons soon.

The German Aerospace Center (DLR) aims to improve safety during the market ramp-up of autonomous driving with a digital infrastructure, sensors on traffic lights, streetlights and buildings, so-called edge computers, and a project called "Managed Automated Driving" (MAD). Some aspects are already known.

Ten percent growth in a weakening economic environment is a remarkable achievement in times like these. Despite rising wage, raw material, and transport costs, the fire protection and prevention specialists of the Wagner Group reported consolidated total revenue of €152 million in 2024/25.

The fire protection specialists of the Wagner Group have been awarded the "GIT Security Award 2026" for their "OxyReduct F-Line". The system expands the OxyReduct process to include H2- based fuel cell technology, which simultaneously ensures an emission-free energy supply.

Despite all the political turmoil currently shaking the world, work on the ITER fusion reactor, in which numerous nations are involved, continues – similar to the work on the ISS. Another of the 15-meter-high segments for the future plasma chamber was recently delivered by heavy transport. 

While Russian drones have long been surveying German bases and critical infrastructure as potential targets for their " asymmetric warfare " , a project at the DLR CUSTODIAN (Counter-UAS Technologies for Detection, Interception and Neutralization) is now slowly gaining momentum.

 The Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association and GS1 Switzerland are combining their initiatives "Lean & Green" and "We go green!". Both ASTAG and GS1 base their approach on sustainability as a triad encompassing the economy, society, and the environment.

Stadler has begun producing aluminum railcar chassis in Salt Lake City. The facility is part of an expansion of the existing US plant there, which manufactures passenger trains for the US market . The new 4,600-square-meter hall will also create 20 new jobs for Stadler.

Gebrüder Weiss is celebrating a "jubilee container" these days in Wilhelmshaven, Germany's only deep-water port. Together with the terminal operator Eurogate and Hapag-Lloyd, the millionth sea freight container (TEU) of 2025 was handled.

 Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) is investing a total of 755 million Swiss francs in the new Arbedo-Castione plant (Nuovo stabilimento industriale ferroviario, or NSIF for short), for which the groundbreaking ceremony took place on Friday. The plant, which will offer 360 jobs and 80 apprenticeships, is scheduled to begin operations in mid-2028.

The research work carried out by the fire protection experts of the Wagner Group has recently received confirmation of its eligibility for funding for its current R&D projects for the second time from the Research Grant Certification Authority (BSFZ). The innovation department is headed by Barbara Möller. 

Stadler increased its revenue in the first half of 2025 by over CHF 100 million compared to the previous year, reaching CHF 1.4 billion, and is a leader in the field of alternative drive systems in the battery and hydrogen sectors . This is despite the ongoing effects of the floods in Valais, Dürnrohr (Austria), and Valencia.