Are data rooms the key to monetizing data?

The mobility industry is pioneering the use of data spaces  

The mobility industry is at the forefront of the data spaces initiative. Almost 180 players are currently involved in its data space Catena-X – major manufacturers as well as suppliers, mobility providers and organizations such as ADAC. Their stated goal: a common data infrastructure for the entire supply chains of the industry.  

Raw material suppliers, component suppliers, carmakers, users and recyclers are also networking via Catena-X to better trace sources of error. So far, companies have only documented information on processes and components for which they are responsible internally. In the future, end-to-end data chains will show exactly who has installed which materials and components or which software has been used.  

A second shared data space for the industry is the aforementioned MDS, which is funded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport (BMDV). Around 150 companies are currently active there – mobility service providers, municipalities, public transport companies, companies from the energy sector, mobile network operators and research institutions. The data offered by MDS includes information on traffic and traffic flow, construction sites and road conditions, parking and public transport, car and bike sharing and much more.