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Germany approves Mercedes-Benz and Bosch driverless parking system for commercial use

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In 2019, Mercedes-Benz and Bosch obtained the first special permit to operate Automated valet parking using development vehicles without human oversight in everyday operations in the parking garage of the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.

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Mercedes-Benz unveils new Sprinter; focus on connectivity; electric drive in 2019; realizing adVANce

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Benz unveiled the latest generation of its successful Sprinter model at an event held at a logistics center in the Duisburg, Germany docks. So we are unlocking a new dimension in terms of efficiency, flexibility, connectivity and profitability for our customers. Electrification: eSprinter to follow in 2019. billion (US$3.1

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Michigan Webasto staff vote to connect UAW

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Employees at a Webasto Roof Techniques plant in suburban Detroit voted 99 to 79 to connect the UAW Thursday. in 2019 later scoring brandnew assurances with Ford Motor Co. in 2019 later scoring brandnew assurances with Ford Motor Co. Webasto, of Stockdorf, Germany, ranks Negative. and Stellantis. and Stellantis.

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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business establish 5G hybrid MPN at Nardò

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Porsche Engineering and Vodafone Business have established Europe’s first 5G hybrid mobile private network (MPN) at Nardò Technical Center (NTC) for the development of intelligent and connected vehicles. Besides the new mobile network, now NTC also offers its customers a high-performance 1 Gbit/s connection.

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Volkswagen has 30k+ reservations for the ID.3 1ST edition; most from Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and UK

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Most of the pre-bookers live in Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Sweden and the United Kingdom. family as well as topics connected with e-mobility. 3 series model in Germany will be under €30,000 (recommended retail price) for the smallest version, the price of the exclusive pre-booking edition ID.3 More than 100,000 ID.

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BYTON shows interior of M-Byte SUV production model at CES 2019

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BYTON revealed more about the interior of its first production model, the M-Byte SUV ( earlier post ), at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2019 in Las Vegas. The production version of the BYTON M-Byte is slated to debut in mid-2019, with mass-production starting at the end of the year.

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ŠKODA AUTO launches production of MEB battery systems at Mladá Boleslav headquarters

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This makes the car manufacturer’s main plant the only production facility for MEB battery systems in Europe outside Germany. ŠKODA AUTO has started manufacturing battery systems for all-electric vehicles based on the Volkswagen Group’s Modular Electrification Toolkit (MEB) in Mladá Boleslav.

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