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Volkswagen Group’s new Future Tracks program targeting digitalization era in auto industry; “James 2025”

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At the Geneva Motor Show and now at the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, Volkswagen Group executive management has begun to outline its “Future Tracks” program which will address, among other things, what Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. Information technology has been a key component of the automobile industry for some time.

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Rivian, Kia, and Mercedes see huge jump in new car registrations – a sign of what’s to come?

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share of the light-vehicle market, up from 5.9% The automobile industry is a slow-moving beast. Still, Germany luxury brands have been losing market share to Tesla over the past five years, but this new data suggests the tide may be changing, with higher-end EV buyers looking for other options. share of the EV segment.

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Dutch companies form European Thermoplastic Automotive Composites consortium

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The automotive industry is showing greatly increased interest in the industrial applications of light materials. Their processing capability does not yet meet the required industrial production rates, particularly in the automobile industry, in part due to the number of units to be produced, environmental standards, and so on.

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SGL Group and BMW Group Establish Carbon Fiber-Joint Venture; BMW Will Use Output in the Megacity Vehicle

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SGL Group and BMW Group have formed a 51:49 joint venture to manufacture carbon fibers and fabrics for the automotive industry. The joint venture will be operated through two companies, one based in North America (SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers LLC), and the other in Germany (SGL Automotive Fibers GmbH & Co KG).

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New Audi A8 debuting Level 3 autonomous AI traffic jam pilot; parking and remote garage pilots; zFAS controller

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It integrates high-performance chips—the Tegra K1 from NVIDIA, the Aurix from Infineon, and the Cyclon V from Altera—which are supplemented by the EyeQ3 processor from Mobileye, the world leader in image processing algorithms for the automobile industry. Light guides in the doors indicate the danger optically.

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