Erich Lobensommer has been in charge of the ÖAMTC’s destiny in Salzburg since 1991 – three decades in which people’s mobility has changed dramatically. “As we started, the breakdown driver was alerted by radio if someone had to be driven to someone who was looking for help. This has been completely resolved with digitization. The technology has developed, our employees are learning to use the computer, that was not an issue for them before and therefore a significant need for retraining, ”explains the former director. The arrival of electromobility has made the tasks of the ÖAMTC employees even more complex.

Diverse mobility from challenges of the future

Praise Summer was also involved in taking over the Ministry of Interior’s air ambulance in the early 2000s. For the new boss, the challenges are no less dying – the mobility of society is currently subject to a new rapid change, says the ÖAMTC Salzburg director Martina Schlegel-Lanz.

“Climate change and technological change in the automotive sector are the two major subject areas that are already and will continue to work in the future. Climate change calls for a rethinking of traffic, traffic, energy and individual mobility. The technology enables the vehicle to be equated with a computer on four wheels. With the data that a car collects and autonomous driving, we have to deal with many topics that we are already working on now, but will still be working on in the future, ”says Schlegel-Lanz.

ÖAMTC relies on apprenticeship training

The shortage of skilled workers in the automotive technology sector is also a challenge for the motorists’ club. In the future, there will also be greater emphasis on training in-house apprentices. In addition, when & the employees are already being trained on possible mobility technologies of the future.