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Volkswagen CES2017 show app previews emerging Volkswagen digital Ecosystem

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Volkswagen has developed a special app for CES 2017, available now at the App Store ( iOS ) and at Google Play ( Android ). Different functions, such as selecting a favorite ambient light setting, can be performed directly within the app itself. electric concept car to the American public for the first time.

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New ArcelorMittal lightweight car door solutions; up to 34% weight savings over existing steel doors in medium-term

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These steels are available now and are already being utilized in production vehicles today. This solution also includes a new laser welded blank (LWB) inner panel concept with a very thin gauge. In the redesigned outer panel of the short-term front door solution, a 0.6 Fuel Efficiency Materials Weight reduction'

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evstores start deliveries of electric MyCar

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The MyCar has been under development for five years starting with the original styling concept by Giugiaro in Italy. The electric drive system was developed in Hong Kong with the help of the Polytechnic University and manufacturing is now under way in a dedicated plant in China.

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HARMAN introduces range of connected vehicle technologies and Microsoft partnership at CES

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HARMAN International Industries made a number of connected vehicle technology announcements during CES 2016 last week, including a connected car computing platform, demonstrated in the Rinspeed Σtos concept car; an advanced navigation system with live data fusion; an open cloud-based software delivery system; and a new partnership with Microsoft.

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