People have high expectations of trains as a green, ecofriendly mode of transportation. However, it is not easy to both pursue comfort and promote efficiency and green mobility. Here, Hiroaki Koiwa, Chief Lumada Business Officer of the Railways System Business Unit of Hitachi, Ltd. (hereinafter Hitachi), talks about major changes to business trends brought about by city lockdowns across Europe in response to COVID‑19. In a conversation with Lumada Innovation Hub Senior Principal Yoshimitsu Kaji, Koiwa reveals Hitachi’s vision for mobility in the context of the future of urban transit.
