The specified fuel consumption and emission data have been determined according to the measurement procedures prescribed by law. Since 1st September 2017, certain new vehicles are already being type-approved according to the Worldwide Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure (WLTP), a more realistic test procedure for measuring fuel consumption and CO2 emissions. Starting on September 1st… Continue reading @VW Group: 360° Wolfsburg – December 2019
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@VW Group: Porsche and Lucasfilm present starship design
Porsche and Lucasfilm present starship design 12/13/2019 Designers from Porsche AG and Lucasfilm Ltd. have joined forces to develop a fantasy starship that brings together the design DNA of the two brands. Over a period of two months, the project team worked together at their respective design studios in Weissach and San Francisco to create… Continue reading @VW Group: Porsche and Lucasfilm present starship design
@Toyota: Why is Toyota Developing Humanoid Robots?
Why is Toyota developing humanoid robot? Yoshida Ok, I understand how you have updated T-HR3. But can you help people understand why you start developing humanoid robots in the first place? Moridaira When we consider how robots will be used in the future, we think that there will be high demand for robots that make… Continue reading @Toyota: Why is Toyota Developing Humanoid Robots?
@Toyota: Toyota Extends its Workhorse Stable with New Land Cruiser Commercial Active
Toyota is expanding its Land Cruiser Commercial range with the addition of a new, higher-specification Active model for the New Year. The Land Cruiser Commercial Utility was launched in 2018 as a rugged, no-nonsense vehicle, aimed at customers who want practicality and the kind of hard-wearing, go-anywhere capability for which the Toyota is renowned worldwide.… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Extends its Workhorse Stable with New Land Cruiser Commercial Active
@FCA: FCA Canada Employees and Retirees Pledge Over $1 Million to United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County 2020 Campaign
December 13, 2019 , Windsor, Ontario – During a special presentation at FCA Canada’s headquarters today, FCA Canada announced an employee donation of $1,167,535 to the United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County 2020 campaign. This marks the largest donation in the Windsor-Essex community this year and the 34th consecutive year of FCA Canada employees and retirees donating over… Continue reading @FCA: FCA Canada Employees and Retirees Pledge Over $1 Million to United Way/Centraide Windsor-Essex County 2020 Campaign
@Tata-JLR: A brief history of autonomous vehicles (or why we invested in Apex.AI)
Last week, we were excited to announce our latest investment in Apex.AI alongside Volvo Group Venture Capital and HELLA Ventures. Sam Clifton, Associate at InMotion Ventures, explores why we invested in the company. The DARPA Grand Challenge is often credited with reigniting academic and commercial interest in the autonomous vehicle (AV) space. Whilst the first AVs were… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: A brief history of autonomous vehicles (or why we invested in Apex.AI)
@Daimler: Legend 6: New Start ? The Road to Emission-free Mobility.
New Start – The Road to Emission-free Mobility. The 1980s mark the beginning of great social and political changes. A greater sensitivity for environmental issues gains social importance. At the same time, the end of the Cold War, globalization, an increasingly networked world and major economic crises present new challenges. Characteristic of these changing times:… Continue reading @Daimler: Legend 6: New Start ? The Road to Emission-free Mobility.
@Daimler: Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant to produce electric powertrain in the future
Stuttgart/Germany. In the transformation process towards electric mobility, Mercedes-Benz Cars is taking another important step into the future. After intensive negotiations, the management and works council of the Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant in Germany have reached an agreement: In the future, the Mercedes-Benz plant in Untertürkheim will manufacture and assemble parts of the electric powertrain (eATS).… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz Untertürkheim plant to produce electric powertrain in the future
@VW Group: The sound of e-mobility:||ID.3 attracts attention with its own driving sound
As of July 2019 all newly registered electric vehicles must produce an artificial driving sound. Yesterday, the ID.3’s sound design was presented at the DRIVE. Forum in Berlin as part of the Future Sounds event. The almost silent, electric drive offers great potential for brand-specific sound design that not only draws attention to the car,… Continue reading @VW Group: The sound of e-mobility:||ID.3 attracts attention with its own driving sound
@VW Group: ŠKODA KAROQ now also produced in Nizhny Novgorod and as of autumn 2020 in Bratislava
Michael Oeljeklaus, ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Production and Logistics, stressed, “Since its market launch in October 2017, our compact SUV has delighted customers all over the world. Demand considerably exceeds supply. Thanks to the production network within Volkswagen Group and the collaboration with our contract manufacturer GAZ in Russia, we can now manufacture additional units… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA KAROQ now also produced in Nizhny Novgorod and as of autumn 2020 in Bratislava