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Mercedes-Benz integrates iPhone and Siri into user experience of new A-Class

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Via a new “Digital DriveStyle App”, developed in-house, together with the “Drive Kit Plus for the Apple iPhone”, drivers can now access all the key content of their iPhone through the in-vehicle display and enjoy safe and convenient operation of the device via the Controller on the center armrest. Access to Siri.

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Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles unveils 5 battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles; I.D. BUZZ CARGO

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Family and the modular electric drive kit (MEB). Here, the direct current (DC) stored in the battery is converted into alternating current (AC). BUZZ CARGO is charged by cable connection. The electric campaign is now gaining momentum at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles show. One highlight is the I.D. ABT e-Transporter.

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Continental Demonstrates AutoLinQ and Outlines Plans for Android in the Automotive Industry

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During the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Continental is demonstrating its AutoLinQ Connected Services Platform. The Company plans to begin demonstrating applications, via a new application store, to its automotive customers in the second half of 2010. The application is automatically triggered by the vehicle when fuel runs low.

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Volkswagen’s MEB for EVs: long electric range, open-platform, open-space, pricing for the volume market; “tablet on wheels”

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These four main kits are now joined by the all-new Modularer Elektrifizierungsbaukasten (“Modular Electric Drive kit”, or MEB), being developed by the Volkswagen brand. It shows that we have four core innovations: smart sustainability, automated driving, intuitive interaction and personalized connectivity.

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Volkswagen Group shows 3 hydrogen fuel cell concepts at LA Show: Audi A7 Sportback h-tron; Golf Sportwagen HyMotion; Passat HyMotion

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Put another way, the fuel cell technology is being developed so as to work as components in the MQB (transverse) kit, the development of which is led by the Volkswagen brand, and the MLB (longitudinal) kit being driven by Audi. In 2009, we forecast that a breakthrough in hydrogen fuel cells could not be expected before the year 2020.

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