A stepping system for a vehicle, including a. a footboard, via which a passenger can enter or exit the vehicle; b. a guide unit connected to the footboard and a second guide unit connected to the footboard, wherein the footboard is arranged between the first guide unit and the second guide unit; c. a drive device which is equipped for moving the footboard along an extension axis from a retracted footboard position to an extended footboard position and vice versa, wherein the drive device comprises a first drive unit in the form of a first electric motor and a second drive unit in the form of a second electric motor, the stepping system furthermore including d. a first guide profile, in which the first guide unit is moveably guided, wherein the first guide profile extends parallel to the extension axis, and e. a second guide profile, in which the second guide unit is moveably guided, wherein the second guide profile extends parallel to the extension axis, wherein the first drive unit is equipped for moving the first guide unit along the first guide profile and the second drive unit is equipped for moving the second guide unit along the second guide profile, characterised in that a control means is provided which is equipped for ensuring a synchronous movement of the first and second guide unit (21, 22) in the first respectively second guide profile (41, 42), wherein the control means includes a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein - the first control unit is control-connected to the first drive unit, and - the second control unit is control-connected to the second drive unit, and - the first and second control unit are signal-connected to one another. a. a footboard, via which a passenger can enter or exit the vehicle; b. a guide unit connected to the footboard and a second guide unit connected to the footboard, wherein the footboard is arranged between the first guide unit and the second guide unit; c. a drive device which is equipped for moving the footboard along an extension axis from a retracted footboard position to an extended footboard position and vice versa, wherein the drive device comprises a first drive unit in the form of a first electric motor and a second drive unit in the form of a second electric motor, the stepping system furthermore including d. a first guide profile, in which the first guide unit is moveably guided, wherein the first guide profile extends parallel to the extension axis, and e. a second guide profile, in which the second guide unit is moveably guided, wherein the second guide profile extends parallel to the extension axis, wherein the first drive unit is equipped for moving the first guide unit along the first guide profile and the second drive unit is equipped for moving the second guide unit along the second guide profile, characterised in that a control means is provided which is equipped for ensuring a synchronous movement of the first and second guide unit (21, 22) in the first respectively second guide profile (41, 42), wherein the control means includes a first control unit and a second control unit, wherein - the first control unit is control-connected to the first drive unit, and - the second control unit is control-connected to the second drive unit, and - the first and second control unit are signal-connected to one another. - the first control unit is control-connected to the first drive unit, and - the second control unit is control-connected to the second drive unit, and - the first and second control unit are signal-connected to one another.