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“Forever Forward Since 1899” – Opel Celebrates 125 Years of Automobile Production

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Opel is celebrating this year’s 125th anniversary of the start of automobile production in Rüsselsheim under the motto “Forever forward since 1899”. Always driven by the […] The post “Forever Forward Since 1899” – Opel Celebrates 125 Years of Automobile Production appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Car design legend dubs Tesla Cybertruck as “Picasso of automobiles”

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And this, as per Italian design legend Giorgetto Giugiaro, effectively makes the Cybertruck the “Picasso of automobiles.” Overall, the legendary car designer noted that the Cybertruck has what it takes to become a notable success, its rather strange design notwithstanding. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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Mercedes-Benz Cars and Telefónica Deutschland establish the world’s first 5G network for automobile production

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Together with telecommunications company Telefónica Deutschland and network supplier Ericsson, Mercedes-Benz Cars is putting in place the world’s first 5G mobile network for automobile production in its “Factory 56” in Sindelfingen. These include, for example, data linking or product tracking on the assembly line.

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Honda hits 100M worldwide automobile production milestone

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announced that the company has reached the 100 million-unit milestone in cumulative global automobile production. Honda began automobile production in 1963 with the production of the T360 mini-truck, Honda’s first mass-production model, at Saitama Factory. Honda Motor Co.,

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VINFAST World’s First to Launch Sony’s In-Car Entertainment Service RIDEVU

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VinFast Auto today announced the launch of Sony’s new online entertainment service, RIDEVU, on its VF 8 electric car model in the U.S. As the world’s first automobile manufacturer to launch RIDEVU, VinFast reaffirms its commitment to providing modern, smart electric car products and superior driving experiences to its customers.

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First driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance developed for Toyota connected cars in Japan

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have jointly developed Japan’s first driving behavior-based telematics automobile insurance. The plan is available to owners of certain units of Toyota connected cars, and uses driving data gathered via telematics technologies to adjust insurance premiums based on the level of safe driving every month. Background.

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DENSO and BlackBerry launch integrated automobile HMI platform

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The QNX Hypervisor features the ability to meet the precision requirement of an embedded zero-downtime production system. As cars become more data-driven and automated, they demand functional, secure and trusted in-vehicle software. Software is the driving force in next-generation automotive design.