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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system for conditionally automated driving (SAE Level 3) can be ordered in Germany from 17 May as an optional extra for the S-Class for €5,000 and for the EQS for €7,430 (Driver Assistance Package Plus: €2,430 and DRIVE PILOT: €5,000) excl. optical, ultrasonic, radio waves), thereby enabling safe transfer.

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Ford, Vodafone testing tech that can automatically warn other drivers of accidents ahead, create corridor

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Already, in the event of an accident, “eCall” functionality, which is available on the all-new Focus, can automatically call emergency services, and enables occupants to do so manually by pushing an SOS button inside the car. In Germany, a survey revealed that almost half of all drivers don’t know how to form an “emergency corridor”.

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Bosch says it has solved diesel NOx problem; as low as 13 mg NOx/km even under RDE; refining existing technologies

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Bosch says that its engineers have refined existing diesel technolgoies to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) so significantly that they already comply with future limits. There’s a future for diesel. We firmly believe that the diesel engine will continue to play an important role in the options for future mobility.

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Tesla Gigafactory Berlin: The facility’s story so far

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It took a long time to get to this point, but after two years, it appears that Tesla’s Model Y factory in Germany is finally about to wake up. Other key personalities in Giga Berlin’s development such as Environment Minister Axel Vogel and Economics Minister Jörg Steinbach (SPD) will also be present at the event. .

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UR:BAN research project gives mid-term update on advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicles

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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. All these challenges are supported by studies of legal issues and effectiveness evaluation. Click to enlarge.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Estimating the magnitude of costs associated with future climate change impacts is very uncertain. This uncertainty is unavoidable, as the extent of damage will be dependent on the future development of society, particularly with respect to population and economic growth, but also how much value is attached to future events.

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Mercedes-Benz presents autonomous Future Truck 2025 research vehicle; “Highway Pilot”

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Mercedes-Benz unveiled the Future Truck 2025 in Magdeburg, Germany. Daimler Trucks demonstrated the vehicle on a trip along a section of the A14 autobahn near the city of Magdeburg, in which the Future Truck drove itself under realistic driving conditions. Sensor system in the Future Truck 2025. Click to enlarge.

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