When things weren’t going well in the Volkswagen empire, Ulrich Hackenberg often came into play. The gifted car engineer was something of a problem solver in the company. When the model brand Audi was weakening, the then chairman of the supervisory board, Ferdinand Piëch, and his CEO, Martin Winterkorn, sent their best man to Ingolstadt.… Continue reading German FAZ: Two audio managers in court 010519
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GW market in Europe: Half of all retailers expect falling prices
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German Manager Magazine: Google: Waymo raises $16 billion. Valuation rises to $126 billion004686
In the race for the market for driverless robotaxis, the Google-Sister company Waymo their coffers for global expansion. Waymo raised $16 billion (around 13.5 billion euros) from investors in a financing round. The company was valued at a total of $126 billion, according to a statement. Waymo’s robotaxis now make more than 400,000 paid rides… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Google: Waymo raises $16 billion. Valuation rises to $126 billion004686
German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: SpaceX takes over AI start-up xAI004685
Tech billionaire Elon Musk (54) owns the space company SpaceX and its AI developer xAI merged. The US entrepreneur is merging his rocket and satellite company with the developer of the chatbot Grok, as SpaceX announced on Monday. Sharing computing power, data and engineering knowledge will both accelerate AI development and support longer-term ambitions such… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: Elon Musk: SpaceX takes over AI start-up xAI004685
German Manager Magazine: BMW provides ZF with a new billion-dollar order Luft004685
The automotive supplier ZF Friedrichshafen and car manufacturers BMW have concluded a new billion-dollar order. The core of the agreement is the delivery and further development of the eight-speed automatic transmission (8HP) from ZF. “The contract with a volume of several billion euros runs until the late 2030s,” ZF explained on Monday afternoon. This brings… Continue reading German Manager Magazine: BMW provides ZF with a new billion-dollar order Luft004685
Gigafactory: Tesla already missed production targets in Grünheide in 2024
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Grünheide has poor capacity utilization: Even before the current sales problems, the car manufacturer had already missed production targets. (Gigafactory Berlin, Electric car) Go to Source
Mercedes S-Class without Level 3: The autonomous level that nobody wants
Mercedes-Benz was a pioneer in level 3 autonomous driving. But the system did not convince customers and will no longer be available in the S-Class and EQS in the future. (Autonomous driving, Nvidia) Go to Source
Advertisement: 23.99 euros for the Lego time machine from Back to the Future
Over 7,000 orders speak for themselves: The Lego time machine from Back to the Future only costs 23.99 euros on Amazon. (Lego, car) Go to Source
Intelligent infrastructure: Honda cameras report potholes to authorities
Instead of expensive manual tests: Honda sensors should detect road damage and missing signs with a precision of up to 99 percent. (Innovation and research, car) Go to Source
Fake street signs: cars can be misdirected using prompt injection
US researchers have discovered that fake street signs can be used to misdirect autonomous cars and drones. This works like a prompt injection. (AI, Vulnerability) Go to Source