About Us | INIT

Since 1983, INIT has evolved from a university spin-off to the world market leader for ITS solutions in public transportation. Everything we do is based on our credo to be the most innovative, reliable and sustainable supplier within our industry. Our roots and base are in Karlsruhe, Germany, but we are at home all over the world – with more than 30 subsidiaries and offices around the globe.

INIT at a glance

+1400

transport providers

+1500

employees worldwide

+40

years of experience

+329

million EUR revenue

+30

locations worldwide

In good company

More than 1,400 transport providers rely on INIT to manage their daily tasks:

planning and dispatching
fare collection & revenue management
operations control and real-time passenger information
analyzing and optimizing

They also benefit from our proven service and maintenance support.

More than 40 years of experience has given us an in-depth understanding of your requirements. We can customize and implement solutions based on your specific needs. We aim to make new technologies quickly available for public transit and to provide exceptional performance.

Locations

The network of the INIT Group stretches around the globe. To provide our customers a first-class service, we hold subsidiaries and offices in various regions worldwide. Whether Europe, North America, MENA or Asia-Pacific – you’ll find us wherever our customers are located.

Quality management and IT security

Integrated ITS and fare collection solutions

Our customers worldwide require not only the production and delivery of high quality hardware and software products, but also proof of the quality and security of the processes to offer an uninterrupted service to their passengers and to protect their infrastructure. Our hardware and software development processes, as well as other processes in internal IT, human resources management, support and operations, comply with IT security standards in accordance with DIN EN ISO/IEC 27001:2022 IT security standards (init SE / INIT GmbH / IMSS). We also keep our quality promise, by following the principles of DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (init SE / INIT GmbH / IMSS) for example.

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Memberships

Our collaborations are what keeps us moving forward. Professional exchange plays a big part in our daily business. Therefore, our memberships in both national and international associations and working groups are highly important to us.