Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
Germany's federally owned company responsible for planning, building, operating, and maintaining the national motorway network.
Die Autobahn GmbH des Bundes – Official WebsiteDie Autobahn GmbH des Bundes is a 100% federally owned German limited liability company (GmbH) headquartered in Berlin, established on 13 September 2018 and operational from 1 January 2021. It operates under the responsibility of the Federal Ministry of Transport, with legal and technical oversight exercised by the Fernstraßen-Bundesamt (Federal Highway Authority).
The company holds a comprehensive mandate covering the planning, construction, operation, maintenance, financing, and asset management of Germany's entire federal motorway network. It manages over 13,210 kilometres of motorway through a structure of 10 regional branches, 41 branch offices, and 189 motorway maintenance depots, employing approximately 14,230 people across the country.
In financial terms, €3.44 billion was allocated to the company in 2024 for the maintenance of federal highways, with investment grants rising by €0.8 billion compared to the same period in 2023. Its supervisory board includes representatives from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Bundestag transport and budget committee members, and employee representatives under German co-determination law.
As the sole operator of Germany's federal motorway infrastructure, the company is directly relevant to innovations in areas such as road construction and maintenance technology, digital infrastructure management, traffic operations, and large-scale civil engineering.
Ideas that could help Autobahn GmbH des Bundes
- eHighway Corridor Prioritization Tool for Infrastructure Planners
A geospatial decision-support service that uses freight-traffic density data and the paper's per-km emissions-savings benchmark to rank national highway segments by GHG reduction return on eHighway investment, helping governments and highway operators allocate electrification budgets optimally.
Why it helps: Responsible for planning and maintaining Germany's motorway network, Autobahn GmbH must decide where to invest in eHighway infrastructure; a data-backed prioritization tool directly supports these capital allocation decisions.
- eHighway GHG Savings Route Calculator (SaaS)
A commercial software tool that lets freight operators input their route mix and estimate direct greenhouse gas savings from partial eHighway usage, based on the real-world benchmark data from 500,000+ km of field-test operation.
Why it helps: As the federal highway operator responsible for infrastructure planning, Autobahn GmbH needs data-driven tools to identify which corridors yield the highest GHG reduction per kilometre of eHighway installed.