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Volkswagen offers First Glimpse of Mobile Charging Statio
27.12.2018
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| Electrifying World Premiere: Power bank for electric cars – the mobile quick charging station by Volkswagen Group Components. Flexible charging station can support the stationary development of a charging infra more >> |
Kia prepares for post-autonomous driving era with AI-based real-time emotion recognition technology
20.12.2018
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| • Kia to unveil new in-car tech for the future ‘emotive driving’ era at CES 2019• R.E.A.D. System is the automotive industry’s first technology converging human senses-oriented in-cabin environment control and AI-based emotional intelligence more >> |
BMW Group at the CES 2019 in Las Vegas
20.12.2018
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| - Virtual drive in the BMW Vision iNEXT.At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the BMW Group will showcase the future of driving pleasure and the potential of digital connectivity in a variety of different ways. more >> |
BMW Group Autonomous Driving Campus - interview with Elmar Frickenstein
20.12.2018
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| The BMW Group Autonomous Driving Campus: the first 450 days. Six questions for Elmar Frickenstein, Senior Vice President Automated Driving and Driver Assistance, BMW AG.In September 2017, you and your team moved to the Autonomous more >> |
SEAT joins Alastria for the development of blockchain technology-based solutions
18.12.2018
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| SEAT - First carmaker in the National blockchain ecosystem• Alastria is a semi-public multisectorial blockchain infrastructure promoted by Spanish businesses and institutions• Different company more >> |
The Audi e-tron as the solution to the puzzle: a new experience at Munich Airport
14.12.2018
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| Excitement guaranteed: The new Audi e-tron is now at the heart of a specially developed strategy game at Munich Airport. Customers and other interested parties can playfully explore the first fully electric Audi and the topic of electric mobility in an “Escape more >> |
Research project “FastCharge”: ultra-fast charging technology
13.12.2018
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| ...ready for the electrically powered vehicles of the future. Increase in charging capacity to as much as 450 kW – industry consortium develops technology to make charging electric vehicles as fast and convenient as fuelling with petr more >> |
Volkswagen Toolmaking opens highly advanced 3-D printing center
11.12.2018
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| Producing for the future Official opening with 3-D scissors: (from left to right) Oliver Schauerte, Head of Research, Materials and Production Processes, Eckhard Ritz, Head of Toolmaking, Volkswagen brand, and Uwe Schwartz, Head of Planning, Volkswagen more >> |
Daimler buys battery cells in a total volume of 20 billion euros
11.12.2018
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| Consistent implementation of the CASE corporate strategy.Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “Our electric offensive continues to gain momentum. After investing billions of eur more >> |
Hyundai Motor Group Reveals FCEV Vision 2030
11.12.2018
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| Hyundai Motor Group Reveals FCEV Vision 2030 • ‘FCEV Vision 2030’ highlights Hyundai Motor Group (HMG)’s commitment to accelerate the development of a hydrogen society• more >> |
CES Las Vegas 2019: Rinspeed presents the further advanced “Snap” ecosystem with the “microSNAP”
06.12.2018
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| “Honey, I shrunk the “Snap!” With the “Snap,” presented at the CES in Las Vegas in early 2018, Swiss powerhouse of ideas Rinspeed for the first time presented a vehicle, where the chassis (“Skateboards“) and bodies (“Pods”) can be swapped out at any time. more >> |
Works meeting in Wolfsburg: praise for team’s achievements and look ahead to electric strategy
29.11.2018
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| Kilian: Wolfsburg’s course for the future is set Osterloh: Wolfsburg is enabling the transformation Realignment of the Volkswagen brand is speeding up At works meeting held at the Wolfsburg plant, Board Member for Human Resources Gunnar Kilian and Works Council Chairman more >> |
BMW Group uses virtual reality to design future production workstations
29.11.2018
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| A glimpse of the futureVirtual reality is increasingly finding use in BMW Group production. A few months before production of the new BMW 3 Series ramped up in Munich, BMW Group planners have completely laid out individua more >> |
Volkswagen Group China, JAC and SEAT sign new deal, driving forward e-mobility in China
28.11.2018
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| Further step forward in SEAT’s globalisation strategy • A memorandum of understanding signed by Volkswagen Group China, JAC and SEAT marks a significant step forward as the partners seek to intensify e-mobility development more >> |
Porsche Consulting now in Silicon Valley
27.11.2018
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| New office with direct access to major innovation networksPorsche Consulting has opened a new office in Belmont, California. The most innovative IT and technology companies are their neighbors in Silicon Valley. more >> |
Audi, Airbus and Italdesign test Flying Taxi Concept
27.11.2018
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| Modular “Pop.Up Next” model flies and drives at Amsterdam Drone Week Board member for sourcing and IT, Dr. Bernd Martens: “Flying taxis are on the way” Audi and Airbus test on-demand service with helicopters in South America more >> |
Modes of transport and communities establish new networks at Hypermotion 2018
27.11.2018
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| 2,545 participants from 20 countries (2017: 2,673 from 18 countries), including 138 companies, 36 start-ups and over 200 speakers, established new networks during the three days of Hypermotion. The focus was on disruptive ideas and the intelligent netw more >> |
Vehicles equipped with Toyota Safety Sense reach 10 million units globally
26.11.2018
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| Toyota Safety Sense is available 68 countries and regions, with expansion to approximately 100 by 2020 plannedInstalled in 90 percent of new Toyota vehicles in Japan, North America and EuropeRear-end collisions reduced by 70% and up to 90% if combined with ICS more >> |
Boosting research and innovation in Europe beyond 2020
21.11.2018
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| The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee has approved two reports on Horizon Europe, a major EU research and innovation programme. Horizon Europe is about ensuring that Europe remains highly competitive more >> |
Volkswagen is investing in the future
16.11.2018
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| Volkswagen to spend almost €44 billion on e-mobility, autonomous driving, new mobility services and digitalization in vehicles and at plants through 2023 Focus on further improvement in earnings to secure the financial basis for the significant more >> |
Volkswagen nominates further battery cell supplier
13.11.2018
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| South Korean manufacturer SK Innovation (SKI) completes group of strategic suppliers for battery cells in all major world regions. Board Member for Procurement Sommer: “With SK Innovation, LG Chem, Samsung and CATL, we have found strong partners for the long-term supply of cells for our rapidly growing electric fleet.” more >> |
Hyundai, Kia Invest Additional US$250 Million in Grab
07.11.2018
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| • Grab, Hyundai and Kia will create a Southeast Asia-wide electric vehicle (EV) partnership aimed at driving the adoption of EVs in the region• Hyundai Motor Group’s automotive affiliates Hyundai and Kia join Grab’s current financing round, which has raised US$2.7 billion to date• &nb more >> |
Daimler subsidiary Accumotive doubles the amount of employees to approximately 1.000
06.11.2018
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| Ramp-up of the electromobility site Kamenz is progressing fast. photo caption: Common factory tour in Kamenz with Michael Kretschmer (4th f.l.), Minister President of Saxony, Roland Dantz (2nd f.l.), Lord Mayo more >> |
Alliance Ventures invests in Transit to advance multi-modal transportation
05.11.2018
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| Transit’s mobile app aggregates and maps real-time transportation data, functional in more than 175 metropolitan areas around the world.Alliance Ventures, the strategic venture capital arm of Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi, has announced today more >> |
Volkswagen Group makes further progress with its work on quantum computers
05.11.2018
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| With a newly developed quantum algorithm, public transport organizations and taxi companies can deploy their fleets more efficiently and minimize waiting times for passengers Volkswagen and D-Wave are presenting the project together at the WebSummit in Lisbon more >> |
Audi puts partial matting into volume production
05.11.2018
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| Audi customers will be able to drive even more individualized cars in the future – thanks to partial matting. Audi is the first automobile manufacturer to offer its customers this kind of individualization. Innovative technology more >> |
Kia and Hyundai reveal solar charging system technology to power future eco-friendly vehicles
31.10.2018
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| • Solar charging panels help recharge car batteries using the sun’s energy• First generation ‘solar roof’ system will be introduced to Hyundai Motor Group vehicles from 2019 – including future cars from Kia• Semi-transparent solar roof is the world’s fir more >> |
Poland-based Toyota plant begins production of hybrid electric transaxles
30.10.2018
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| Toyota starts production of fourth-generation hybrid electric transaxles at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) plant in Wałbrzych. TMMP is the first plant outside of Asia to manufacture this type of hybrid electric transaxle. T more >> |
Volkswagen, Mobileye and Champion Motors to Invest in Israel
30.10.2018
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| ...and Deploy First Autonomous EV Ride-Hailing Service Volkswagen Group, Mobileye and Champion Motors have announced plans to commercialize Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) with self-driving vehicles in Israel. Volkswa more >> |
xStarters challenge for digital social ideas from teens
24.10.2018
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| xStarters challenge runs until November 30, 2018 300 young people registered and 50 teams established in the first few days after the announcement Federal Minister of Labor Heil: xStarters combines digital education and social action more >> |
Foresight Williams Technology EIS Fund invests £1.7m into Innovative E-Bike System
23.10.2018
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| ...E-Bike System Company FreeFlow Technologies Limited • FreeFlow are developing a super compact, high performance e-bike system• more >> |
Volkswagen Group China builds first factory specifically designed for MEB production
19.10.2018
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| In 2020 the new SAIC VOLKSWAGEN factory in Anting, Shanghai will produce cars and battery systems based on Volkswagen’s Modular Electric Drive Kit (MEB), a unique platform specifically designed for mass production of electric drives more >> |
Interactive headlights and tail light clusters help to raise the bar for safety in future
17.10.2018
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| Future lighting systems will project 3D holograms containing information onto the road and into the virtual space In-house centre of lighting excellence at the Wolfsburg plant Innovative Volkswagen lighting technol more >> |
Volkswagen digitalizes sales – New era of car buying to start in 2020
16.10.2018
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| Volkswagen fundamentally restructures its sales model – program to be launched in Europe in April 2020 Transformation in sales driven by progressive digitalization and connectivity of Volkswagen fleet Online business to be expanded and direct sales to be possible Customers to be targeted m more >> |
Audi at One Young World Summit 2018: Sustainable ideas for the world of tomorrow
15.10.2018
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| Support for 30 young people from the automobile manufacturer and the Audi Environmental Foundation Audi employees and scholarship holders present their ideas on education and environmental protection Board of Management Member for Human Resources and Organization Wendelin Göbel: &ldq more >> |
Sustainable aluminum for battery housing of Audi e-tron
12.10.2018
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| Audi is the first automobile manufacturer to achieve sustainability certification issued by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Performance Standard Certification for material stewardship of aluminum and sustainable more >> |
How Volkswagen brings cars to life with lighting design
12.10.2018
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| These days, lighting design is both functional and emotional Leading us into tomorrow: the "extraterior" – the design of the surroundings How vehicles of the future will use light to communicate with people more >> |
Groupe PSA holds its third annual Booster Day
10.10.2018
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| ... posing 12 technological challenges for the Plant of the Future • 60 partners took part in the third annual #BoosterDayPSA held at the Poissy plant in Greater Paris. Ranging from suppliers, integrators, start-ups more >> |
Prodrive solves composites recycling challenge
08.10.2018
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| New process enables composites to be re-used several times and negates the need for an autoclave, significantly reducing cost and increasing production capacity Prodrive Composites has developed a process f more >> |
