Ioki enters U.S. market with first on-demand project at Georgetown University

The company has established its own U.S. entity and is building a local team to market its public transport software and mobility planning products. ioki says its U.S. activities will address public transport authorities and operators with solutions covering mobility simulation as well as software for on-demand and fixed-route services.

Official response and confirmed impact

Now we’re back, starting our first U.S. project with Georgetown University.

This step into a new market shows that our platform works outside Europe too and adapts to different local mobility conditions.

We see a clear opportunity to help cities and transit operators in the U.S. make individualized public transit more digital and, above all, more efficient.

As mentioned above, Benteler announced in January 2026 the acquisition of ioki from Deutsche Bahn, bringing the software company into an integrated structure with autonomous vehicle developer HOLON and BENTELER Mobility.

Within that structure, ioki provides platform, routing and public transport integration software, while HOLON supplies autonomous vehicles and BENTELER Mobility provides operational services and fleet financing.

Incident background

The idea for ioki was born during a visit to the U.S.; we founded and grew the company in Germany, and today ioki operates across Europe.