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JULY 23, 2023

China is already home to BMW Group’s largest R&D system outside of Germany, with locations in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang and Nanjing. Based on the concept of open innovation, all BMW’s R&D functions in China have been merged together under one roof for efficient collaboration and high-speed performance.

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MARCH 11, 2019

The el-Born concept car is the first SEAT conceived as an electric vehicle, and it will reach the market in 2020. SEAT will be the second brand of the Volkswagen Group to build a car on the MEB platform, and a new generation of products based on the most advanced electric and connectivity technology will roll off its assembly lines.

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AUGUST 31, 2012

eCo-FEV project concept. Italy); European Center for Information and Communication Technologies GmbH (Germany); Politecnico di. Universität Berlin (Germany); Società Italiana Traforo Autostradale del Frejus S.p.A. KG (Germany); Conseil général de l'Isère (France); ENERGRID S.p.A. Click to enlarge. Hitachi Europe Ltd.,

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FEBRUARY 7, 2018

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. An LTE-capable module creates the necessary internet connection.

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MARCH 31, 2016

Automotive supplier Schaeffler introduced a new micro-mobility concept during the “auto motor und sport” conference. The Schaeffler concept combines the advantages of stability and weather protection with the energy consumption and space utilization of a pedelec. —Prof. m long, 1.5 m high, 85 cm wide) and a track width of 80 cm.

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JANUARY 6, 2015

Although Gen Y buyers are not yet very active in the new car market, global market research firm GfK suggests their preferences will be critical for the future of the connected car industry. GfK ran a 6-country study looking at which features of connected cars (such as entertainment, safety, behavioral tracking etc.) hours versus 5.6

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MARCH 4, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has taken an additional important step to implementing its digitalization strategy with the launch of the Future Center Europe, located in Potsdam, Germany. People’s experience is now the focal point for the Future Centers as they develop new concepts. Every development begins with a user story.

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Teijin Limited will establish Teijin Automotive Center Europe GmbH (TACE) in Wuppertal, Germany in February as a new base for technical functions within the company’s automotive composite business. It is expected to speed up concept, designing, prototyping and the evaluation of technological proposals developed by each base.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS stylish explorer (right) and Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS powerful adventurer (left). in Germany, 1.3% Click to enlarge. Argentina comes close behind with 11.6%.

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OCTOBER 10, 2016

As part of the 25 th Aachen Colloquium this week in Germany, Schaeffler is unveiling the “Schaeffler High Performance 48 Volt” concept vehicle. In the demonstrator vehicle, the engine is connected to a 48V belt-driven starter generator.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. —Thomas Schäfer.

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JUNE 25, 2015

Opel has launched CarUnity, its new carsharing concept. CarUnity enables individual mobility everywhere in Germany—at any time and with greatest flexibility. People in Germany can offer their car for rental or rent a car with the free app. It does not matter if the car is an Opel or a different brand. —Tina Müller.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Tenneco has established new test facilities for hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines at its Powertrain test centers in Burscheid, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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MARCH 31, 2023

As we saw at the conference, the industry is continuing to shift its focus toward machine learning and cloud connectivity to advance data transfer capabilities and battery charge level and health accuracy. Electra Vehicles, Inc. has been at the forefront of this technology, pioneering its development and deployment.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2019

BASF plans to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site. BASF signed the first Memorandum of Understanding for the Verbund site with the Guangdong Provincial Government in Berlin, Germany, in July 2018. With the Zhanjiang Verbund site, BASF will also contribute to the advancement of the local community.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

The close dialog between the main players is also intended to speed up previously lengthy and complex planning and application processes for network connections. The initiative’s measures therefore include the development of standard concepts that cover common charging profiles. Global electric truck portfolio at Daimler Trucks.

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MAY 24, 2014

Partners in Germany’s UR:BAN research consortium recently gave a mid-term status report on the three major component projects in an event at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. How, and with which technologies, should the HMI concept be designed for urban traffic driving conditions?

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JULY 1, 2021

The standard model of the eActros is planned to roll off the production line in Wörth am Rhein (Germany) from autumn 2021. In comparison to the concepts with a central motor, this variant offers a number of advantages. Due to the low noise level, night-time deliveries are also possible.

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JULY 16, 2014

DRIVE C2X went beyond the proof-of-concept and addressed large-scale field trials under real-world conditions at multiple national test sites across Europe. The operational tests took place in seven test sites in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

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JUNE 15, 2013

Germany has embarked on a large-scale Energiewende (energy transition)—a policy-driven shift away from nuclear and fossil energy to a renewable energy economy. This scenario would ensure that Germany meets its climate targets, Siemens said. Source: Siemens. Click to enlarge. Electricity prices in comparison. Euro cents/kWh.

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MARCH 2, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will unveil its el-Born electric vehicle concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The SEAT el-Born concept fuses the core aspects driving change in the automotive industry: electrification, autonomous driving, shared-mobility and connectivity.

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AUGUST 6, 2015

A consortium of 16 automobile manufacturers, automotive suppliers and public partners has launched the Ko-HAF (Kooperatives hochautomatisiertes Fahren, Cooperative Highly Automated Driving) project in Germany. Ko-HAF, which is targeting highly automated driving at higher speeds, has a total budget of €36.3

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles). The Audi e‑tron quattro concept sprints from a standstill to 100 km/h (62.1 Total output is 320 kW.

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MARCH 24, 2022

An estimated 110,000 metric tons of it ends up on the streets in the form of microplastics every year in Germany alone. Together with the TUB Department of Urban Water Management, the Audi Environmental Foundation is developing an innovative new filter concept for urban runoff. This is where intelligent connectivity comes into play.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In this connection around 800 jobs will be reduced across both units in the current fiscal year. Around 500 of these jobs are at sites in Germany. We will not be losing any technology segments through this but will adapt our site concept and consolidate capabilities.

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MARCH 15, 2021

The brand’s future vehicles will adopt a next-generation in-car user experience (UX) through design and innovation and advancements in lighting, feel and in-car connectivity – to help customers engage with their cars. Interior design: a modern and spacious interior for the EV era.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

—Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG The BMW iX5 Hydrogen developed on the basis of the current BMW X5 was first unveiled as a concept at the IAA show in 2019. Around 900 people work there in the body shop, assembly, model engineering, concept vehicle construction and additive manufacturing. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

BASF plans to implement a comprehensive smart manufacturing concept at the Verbund site. BASF signed the first Memorandum of Understanding for the Verbund site with the Guangdong Provincial Government in Berlin, Germany, in July 2018. With the Zhanjiang Verbund site, BASF will also contribute to the advancement of the local community.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. Audi and Ericsson plan to pioneer the use of 5G technology for automotive production. A new McKinsey & Co.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2018

The on-demand ride-hailing service app operated by Daimler Mobility Services will demonstrate how mobility services such as car sharing (car2go), ride-hailing (mytaxi), and multi-modal platforms (moovel) can be intelligently connected. And since 2016, it has had similar approval for the greater Stuttgart area in Germany.

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JUNE 2, 2017

The agreement involves the following: Joint-development of a software solution, which will guarantee interference-proof secure communication between car components, the car, and its external connected infrastructure. Once developed, the proof-of-concept SCU solution will be tested via security-related verification and validation methods.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

To demonstrate this concept in the real world, Sony started public road testing in Europe in December of the same year, and started verification tests of the safety and user experience of the imaging and sensing technology installed inside and outside the vehicle, and the human-machine interface (HMI) system.

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MAY 25, 2019

If one in ten passenger cars in Germany were electric, this would correspond to a flexible energy storage unit with a capacity of almost 200 GWh. Connecting electric cars with renewable energies in an intelligent way can have a positive effect on the energy transition. With its capacity of 1.9

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MARCH 28, 2017

By the end of 2020, Hermes Germany intends to deploy 1,500 Mercedes-Benz Vito and Sprinter electric vans in urban areas across Germany. —Frank Rausch, CEO of Hermes Germany GmbH. In the strategic partnership with Hermes Germany, Mercedes-Benz Vans is proving its expertise in all four areas.

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JANUARY 6, 2017

Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of Volkswgen AG, made the announcement at CES 2017, where VW’s Audi brand is demonstrating a piloted Q7 concept. Volkswagen Group also operates two sister Future Center facilities, located in Potsdam (Germany) and Beijing (China). Earlier post.) —Johann Jungwirth.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Urban mobility concepts and intermodality, traffic control and management, autonomous driving and parking, innovative vehicle concepts and alternative technologies as well as air pollution control are the cornerstones of the partnership. Made in Germany – tested in Hamburg.

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JANUARY 13, 2016

In a demonstration of its ongoing development of advanced alternative powertrains, Audi unveiled the new h-tron quattro fuel cell concept vehicle at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS). The Audi h-tron quattro concept combines an Audi fifth-generation fuel cell stack delivering up to 110 kW with a power-optimized 1.8

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