@BMW: BMW Group sets new standards for driving simulation. – #NEXTGen 2020 offers exclusive insights before the new Driving Simulation Centre starts work.000740

Munich. The BMW Group is creating every opportunity for its vehicle research and development engineers to simulate and test the product requirements of the future under realistic conditions with its new Driving Simulation Centre. With 14 simulators and usability labs covering an area of 11,400 square metres, it is the most advanced and diversified simulation… Continue reading @BMW: BMW Group sets new standards for driving simulation. – #NEXTGen 2020 offers exclusive insights before the new Driving Simulation Centre starts work.000740

@BMW: #NEXTGen 2020.000739

Experience #NEXTGen 2020 at: www.bmw.com/nextgen Munich. The BMW Group is writing the next chapter in the future of mobility – and #NEXTGen 2020 provides the ideal platform on which to present this latest instalment. Following the highly successful inaugural event in 2019, this year’s programme will be staged in digital formats. In a world that… Continue reading @BMW: #NEXTGen 2020.000739

@BMW: The first ever BMW iX.000738

Conceived from the outset for purely electric mobility, the iX sees BMW redefining the successful Sports Activity Vehicle (SAV) concept. With its completely newly developed, precise and minimalist design, the BMW iX is the first representative of a trailblazing generation of cars poised to redefine the driving experience, the feeling of space inside and the relationship… Continue reading @BMW: The first ever BMW iX.000738

@Daimler: New plant manager in Düsseldorf: Michael Hellmann to succeed Armin Willy

Dr Armin Willy leaves Mercedes-Benz Vans at his request Michael Hellmann takes over plant management in Düsseldorf Stuttgart. Michael Hellmann (52), currently Head of MBC Engineering & Manufacturing Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. at Daimler Greater China in Beijing, will take over management of the site and production at the Mercedes-Benz Düsseldorf plant on 01.01.2021.… Continue reading @Daimler: New plant manager in Düsseldorf: Michael Hellmann to succeed Armin Willy

@Renault: Start of sales of renewed on-board platforms and vans based on LADA 4×4000129

AVTOVAZ presents an updated line of commercial vehicles based on the LADA 4×4 SUV. All modifications, side platforms and vans, are reliable commercial vehicles with a semi-frame body structure and rear spring suspension. they are characterized by excellent cross-country performance, high load capacity, low cost of ownership and an extensive service network.LADA 4×4 on-Board platformLADA… Continue reading @Renault: Start of sales of renewed on-board platforms and vans based on LADA 4×4000129

@niche: California-based Mullen Technologies, which plans to sell Chinese-designed electric cars in the United States, appears to have changed its plans again.000281

Mullen announced Thursday that it would begin developing a “pre-production facility” in Monrovia, California, which is scheduled to be fully operational in mid-2021. The facility will handle the “pre-production process” for the MX-05 electric SUV, which Mullen is now taking $100 refundable deposits for. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second quarter of 2022. Under… Continue reading @niche: California-based Mullen Technologies, which plans to sell Chinese-designed electric cars in the United States, appears to have changed its plans again.000281

@niche: UPDATED: Mullen Technologies to Begin Construction of Electric Vehicle Pilot Facility, Pre-Orders Accepted Starting Oct. 1 for its MX-05 Fully Electric SUV All wheel drive000280

Mullen Technologies, Inc.Thu, September 24, 2020, 7:58 AM PDT Pilot facility, designed to assemble Mullen’s MX-05 fully electric SUV, is scheduled for completion by April 2021 Mullen’s fully electric SUV, the MX-05. Pre-orders for Mullen’s fully electric SUV MX-05 model, at a base starting price of $55,000, are available on Oct. 1, 2020, through www.mullenusa.com… Continue reading @niche: UPDATED: Mullen Technologies to Begin Construction of Electric Vehicle Pilot Facility, Pre-Orders Accepted Starting Oct. 1 for its MX-05 Fully Electric SUV All wheel drive000280

@Honda: Honda Receives Type Designation for Level 3 Automated Driving in Japan

TOKYO, Japan, November 11, 2020 – Honda Motor Co., Ltd. today announced that it has received the required type designation for Level 3*1 automated driving from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT). This approval enables the automated driving system to drive the vehicle instead of the driver under certain conditions, such… Continue reading @Honda: Honda Receives Type Designation for Level 3 Automated Driving in Japan

@Ford: Playing It Safe. There Is No Other Way to Launch Self-Driving Cars

By Scott Griffith, CEO, Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC and Mobility Businesses A Ford self-driving test vehicle stops to allow pedestrians to pass. Over the last several decades, Ford and the rest of the auto industry have spent a vast amount of resources developing robust, comprehensive processes to ensure we design and deploy safe vehicles, because we… Continue reading @Ford: Playing It Safe. There Is No Other Way to Launch Self-Driving Cars

@VW Group: Volkswagen Breaks Ground on U.S. Lab for Developing, Testing of EV Batteries

Nov 10, 2020 Lab will serve as the center of high-voltage engineering activities in the U.S. Facility will support the launch and localization of Volkswagen ID.4 and future electric models VW to hire 25 engineers to support lab Chattanooga, TN — Volkswagen of America today marked the start of construction of its Battery Engineering Lab… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Breaks Ground on U.S. Lab for Developing, Testing of EV Batteries