Pretty interesting things are happening technology wise in Germany nowadays. The Deutsche Bahn introduced a new service a couple of months ago that allows passengers of ICE trains (Intercity Express) to self check-in. This means you purchase your ticket via the DB app and hit a button on your smartphone.
Do you have a similar service in your country?
By the way, what’s funny though is that even in the English version of the DB app the function is called ‘Komfort check-in’, an interesting combination of German and English…
But as you can see I now have a stable Wi-Fi internet connection on the train allowing me to create this post while riding the ICE to Frankfurt. That’s definitely progress).