Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Germany has taken a pioneering role in this with the opening of the Road Traffic Act (StVG) for Level 3 systems in 2017. With the approval of the authorities, we have now achieved a breakthrough: We are the first manufacturer to put conditionally automated driving into series production in Germany.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2022

The interior will include, among other things, USB charging ports, a passenger information system and environmentally friendly LED lighting. Solaris High Energy batteries, with a total capacity of over 600 kWh, will be charged by means of a pantograph as well as using a conventional plug-in connection.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Volvo Cars, protective gravity sports gear manufacturer POC and Ericsson will present an innovative safety technology connecting drivers and cyclists at the International CES in Las Vegas next month. The cyclist will be warned via a helmet-mounted alert light. In the US, 726 cyclists were killed in 2012, an increase in 6.5%

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 21, 2012

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) today launched the largest-yet road test of connected vehicle crash avoidance technology in Ann Arbor, Michigan. NHTSA will use the valuable data from the ‘model deployment' as it decides if and when these connected vehicle safety technologies should be incorporated into the fleet.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Ford and Vodafone are now testing connected vehicle technology that could alert drivers to an accident ahead moments after it has happened. In Germany, a survey revealed that almost half of all drivers don’t know how to form an “emergency corridor”. —Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO, Vodafone Germany.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

The operational tests took place in seven test sites in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden. The system warns drivers to give way to an approaching emergency vehicle, identified by flashing emergency lights and sirens. Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory (GLOSA). million km (932,000 miles).

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Green Car Congress

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. It optimizes traffic light switching and ensures more rapid passage of the emergency vehicle that is safer for all vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2017

In recognition of the miletone, BMW used a light installation to transform its Group headquarters—the world-famous “Four-Cylinder” in the north of Munich—on the evening of 18 December 2017 into a battery. This 99-meter-high signal is lighting the way into the era of electro-mobility. We deliver on our promises.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2012

The findings returned by PROTON-PLATA will therefore also benefit the research project “Safe and Intelligent Mobility – Test Field Germany (simTD)”. oHG (Germany), Escrypt GmbH Embedded Security, Infineon Technologies AG, Fujitsu, Mira Limited, Trialog, Groupe des Ecoles des Telecommunications and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2021

Deceleration is also applied to detected vehicles ahead until they come to a standstill, for example at traffic lights. These record distances, speeds and accelerations, lighting conditions, precipitation and temperatures, seat occupancy as well as the driver's blink of an eye or the passengers’ speech. million micro-mirrors.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

The wholly-owned Daimler subsidiary Accumotive at the Kamenz location in Germany will employ around 1,000 people by the end of the year—doubling the workforce almost one year earlier than planned, said Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars.

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Green Car Congress

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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Cars That Think

JUNE 13, 2024

The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. One of the technologies is a multilayer antireflective coating that helps solar panels trap more light.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The stack housing is manufactured in the light metal foundry at BMW Group Plant Landshut using a sand casting technique. The pressure plate, which delivers hydrogen and oxygen to the fuel cell stack, is made from cast plastic parts and light-alloy castings, also from the Landshut plant.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2019

Together with MMI navigation plus, the online services of Audi connect are made available on board at LTE Advanced speed via a permanently installed SIM card. Traffic light information is a new feature among the Car-to-X services. The series scope in Germany also includes Audi pre sense front.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 7, 2022

While growing up in Germany, Heike Riel helped her father design and build furniture in the family workshop. Grove Award “for contributions to materials for nanoscale electronics and organic light-emitting devices.” She graduated in 1997 from Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg , in Germany. After earning her Ph.D.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2019

3 series model with the smallest battery version starts at below €30,000 in Germany (target price), the exclusive ID.3 Light and bi-color exterior and interior design; and. In Germany, the binding order will become effective in April 2020. 3 will be Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, France, the UK and Austria.

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Teslarati

MARCH 12, 2024

Environmental activists who are occupying a forest near Tesla Giga Berlin in Grünheide, Germany, are making preparations for a potential eviction. The forest occupiers’ camp is approved only until Friday, March 15, 2024.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2019

The Mint Concept represents a holistic collaboration among Genesis design studios located around the world, led by Genesis Global Advanced Design in Germany, Genesis Design Team in the US, and the Namyang Design Center in South Korea. The rear-mounted and centered charge port facilitates connections to charging stations.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

and industry partners Siemens, Honda, and Cohda Wireless have launched a “ Communicating Cars ” test drive along the ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) Corridor across Germany, Austria and the Netherlands. NXP Semiconductors N.V. billion (US$9.2 billion) in 2013 alone. billion (US$9.2 billion) in 2013 alone.

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Green Car Congress

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 this way, even if the high-voltage electrical system fails or is switched off, all relevant vehicle functions such as the lights, turn signals, brakes, air suspension and cab functions remain operational.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 14, 2019

kWh Lithium-ion battery can be charged using either Type 2 AC connection or a CCS2 DC rapid charger. Designed with a focus on simplicity and usability, the Honda e charging port is integrated into the hood, with LED lighting visible through a glass panel to illuminate the port for the driver and highlight the battery charging status.

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Green Car Congress

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 heavy-duty electric truck Mercedes-Benz eActros with a range of around 200 km is being tested by customers in Germany and Switzerland as part of the eActros “innovation fleet”.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 2, 2019

The SEAT el-Born concept fuses the core aspects driving change in the automotive industry: electrification, autonomous driving, shared-mobility and connectivity. The wheels provide a balance between aerodynamics, heat evacuation and lightness. SEAT el-Born is its first 100% electric vehicle based on the Volkswagen Group MEB platform.

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Cars That Think

MAY 1, 2024

It was such a novel concept that when von Miller approached the Carl Zeiss company in Jena, Germany, to manufacture such a projector, they initially rebuffed him. In 1924, public demonstrations of the Zeiss planetarium took place on the roof of the company’s factory in Jena, Germany. But the mayor and other enthusiasts supported it.

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Cars That Think

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In much of the world, December is a month of twinkling lights. Whether for religious or secular celebrations, the variety and functionality of lights have exploded in recent years, abetted by cheap and colorful LEDs and compact electronics. But decorative lights aren't new. His tree now boasted 120 lights and more colors.

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Green Car Congress

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. The system has already passed tests with ground tire rubber between 20 to 1,000 micrometers (µm) in size in conditions of light to medium rainfall. This is where intelligent connectivity comes into play.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

The German Federal Ministry for the Environment gave the green light for a subsidized pilot project to conduct research and development on the electrification of long-haul trucks. In Germany alone, heavy goods traffic results in CO 2 emissions of 56 million tonnes per year.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2022

In light of energy diversification, the move away from fossil fuels, and the need to reduce CO 2 emissions, demand for green hydrogen is growing rapidly—not only in energy-intensive industries such as steel, chemicals, and heavy-duty freight, but also in private real estate. Bosch is to develop the stack. jovice (Czech Republic).

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

The eXS is also equipped with front and rear LED lights, customizable ambient light, an LCD screen, cruise control and an anti-theft deterrent, and an additional battery can be connected to increase its range, which reaches a maximum of 45km, depending on conditions.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The process may take several weeks, but after this stage, the Germany-based EV factory may finally receive the green light to start Model Y production. The company also noted that the objectives of an expert in connection with dangerous substances and safety distances are being taken into account. .

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 27, 2023

due to a severe health problem), the system brakes the vehicle to a standstill in a controlled manner while engaging the hazard warning lights. This is made available and updated via a backend connection. If the driver fails to take back control even after increasingly urgent prompting and expiration of the takeover time (e.g.,

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 4, 2017

SAIC Mobility Europe, a division of China’s largest vehicle manufacturer, SAIC, is introducing the Maxus light commercial vehicle brand. It is available initially to fleets in France, Germany, Austria and Benelux, with other markets to follow soon. It is offering these large panel vans from its sites across Germany and Austria.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

The system uses no cable connections and charges this special BMW i8 Coupé (combined fuel consumption: 1.9 Other enhancements include a roll bar, rear wing and rear hatch made of carbon fiber, a front splitter, sports seats from the BMW M4 GTS, 4-point belt, a roof-mounted signal light system, BMW M carbon ceramic brakes and a sports chassis.

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Plug in America

JUNE 10, 2021

Like Plug In America, the Alliance is calling for every new light-duty passenger vehicle sold in their countries to have a plug by 2030. For example, the market share for plug-in vehicles in Germany grew from 3% in 2019 to 13.5% In addition, the adoption of supportive policies will help boost the shift to electric transportation.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2015

V2I devices are part of Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS), which share information between vehicles and roadside infrastructure such as traffic lights. Siemens expects to deploy transport infrastructure such as overhead sign gantries and traffic lights in its V2I roadside units (RSUs) globally.

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