Switching on autopilot in stressful traffic situations, sitting back and relaxing in the driver’s seat, or letting the assistance system take care of the tiresome task of finding a parking space and parking – highly automated driving functions will play a major role in further increasing comfort and safety in road traffic in the future.… Continue reading @VW Group: Validating complexity: making highly automated driving functions reliable, efficient and bespoke004880
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EV maker Nio suspends production as China’s COVID-19 curbs disrupt supply chain …
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Nio said on Saturday it has suspended production after the country’s measures to contain the recent surge of COVID-19 cases disrupted operations at its suppliers. “Since March, due to reasons to do with the epidemic, the company’s supplier partners in several places including Jilin, Shanghai and Jiangsu suspended production one after the… Continue reading EV maker Nio suspends production as China’s COVID-19 curbs disrupt supply chain …
Magneto 2.0: Electric Jeep Wrangler with manual transmission and more power
The Jeep Wrangler Magneto 2.0 is intended to show the company’s direction in electromobility. The mechanical manual transmission remains. (electric car, automobile) Go to Source
Vehicle-to-Grid: Porsche Taycan as buffer storage for the power grid
The battery in the Porsche Taycan could also feed its energy back into the public power grid, as a test has shown. (Porsche Taycan, technology) Go to Source
Ford (F) Creates Unit to Develop Self-Driving Cars and New Technology – Bloomberg
Ford (F) Creates Unit to Develop Self-Driving Cars and New Technology Bloomberg Go to Source
@VW Group: Operation Powerhouse004877
Despite all its retro charm, Wolfsburg’s “alte Gießerei” (“old foundry”) constitutes the control center of a new world. Its light-filled industrial halls with a non-hierarchical open-space design house the management of the Volkswagen AG Technology division and of “Components,” as employees still call the independent Volkswagen Group Components unit. With 75,000 employees at 45 locations worldwide, Components is a core part… Continue reading @VW Group: Operation Powerhouse004877
@GM: GM Delivers Over 613,000 Vehicles in China in the First Quarter
GM Delivers Over 613,000 Vehicles in China in the First Quarter 2022-04-06 SHANGHAI – General Motors and its joint ventures delivered more than 613,000 vehicles in China in the first quarter of 2022 amid the ongoing semiconductor shortage and COVID-19 resurgence. In response to the challenging macro environment, GM has developed a continuity plan on… Continue reading @GM: GM Delivers Over 613,000 Vehicles in China in the First Quarter
Final British-built Vauxhall Astra rolls off Ellesmere Port production line
It’s the end of an era at Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant, with the final Astra rolling off the production line on 6 April 2022. Vauxhall began making Astra models at the Wirral-based facility on 16 November 1981, having previously imported rebadged versions of the Opel Kadett. From then until now, some four million Astras spanning… Continue reading Final British-built Vauxhall Astra rolls off Ellesmere Port production line
Mercedes wants your next Amazon delivery to arrive in an electric eSprinter van
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GAC sets sales increase target for 2022
A GAC Group electric car model, the Aion Y, is displayed at an automobile expo in Shanghai in April. [Photo/Xinhua] GAC Group, a leading automaker based in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, has set a target in sales increase of 15 percent year-on-year in 2022, according to a senior company executive. “The target is based… Continue reading GAC sets sales increase target for 2022