According to VW, Daimler also draws consequences from the controversial exhaust gas experiments with monkeys and other tests with humans: the car company leaves the head of environmental protection.
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Mercedes drove around the globe to train its autonomous cars
On a rainy September day in Frankfurt Germany, Mercedes-Benz executives and I got in a specially built semi-automated S-Class to track our drive to Stuttgart. It was the first leg in a five-month, five continent training of the automaker’s self-driving system called the Intelligent World Drive that ended at CES earlier this month.
Former Lotus boss opens new Ares Design headquarters in Modena
Dany Bahar, chief executive of Lotus from 2009 to 2012, is using a former Fiat and Alfa Romeo dealership building for his new company Former Lotus boss Dany Bahar has officially opened an impressive new headquarters in Modena, Italy, for Ares Design, the customisation and coachbuilding company he set up In 2014, soon after leaving… Continue reading Former Lotus boss opens new Ares Design headquarters in Modena
Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler diesel monkey tests: brands have ‘blood on their hands’
German car makers have admitted an organisation of theirs used monkeys in diesel fume tests German manufacturers admitted to financing a study that was designed to prove emissions were lower by forcing animals to breathe in exhaust fumes Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler have “blood on their hands” because of the deaths caused by excessive nitrogen oxide emissions… Continue reading Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler diesel monkey tests: brands have ‘blood on their hands’
VW, BMW and Daimler in the criticism: The gloomy truth about the monkey experiments of the auto industry
A study report provides insights into exactly how the car manufacturers’ experiments with animals were carried out. Monkeys that had to breathe in diesel exhaust fumes were damaged much more than expected.
Tests on humans: Volkswagen suspends a senior official
An organization funded by Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler has inhaled nitrogen dioxide to humans.
Electric car: Mercedes announces details about the electrical strategy
2019 is set to begin: Next year, Mercedes will begin mass production of the first models of the EQ electric series on three continents. The group provides eleven billion euros for the production of electric cars and batteries ready for it. (IAA 2017. technology)
VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys
Volkswagen (VW) VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys Experiments involved monkeys and humans breathing in exhaust fumes for hours at a time The German chancellor, Angela Merkel, said VW’s diesel experiments on humans and monkeys were ‘not ethically justifiable in any shape or form’. Photograph: Daniel Roland/AFP/Getty Images Volkswagen, the world’s… Continue reading VW condemned for testing diesel fumes on humans and monkeys
At a glance: Electric initiative at Mercedes-Benz Cars
Video-Link: https://youtu.be/AiplVDi1_nM [embedded content] In 2017, Mercedes-Benz Cars set important strategic course for electromobility: Electric hubs for the production of electric vehicles and batteries are currently being built around the globe. By 2022, Daimler will electrify the entire portfolio of Mercedes-Benz, offering customers at least one electrified alternative in all Mercedes-model series. The company is… Continue reading At a glance: Electric initiative at Mercedes-Benz Cars
Car researchers are also said to have tested exhaust gases on people
According to a media report, the German auto industry indirectly financed not only emissions tests on monkeys – but also on people. Daimler is “shaken” by this. Sunday, 28.01.2018 22:03 clock Last was one of the auto industry financed lobbying club had come under fire because he had commissioned scientists in the United States with… Continue reading Car researchers are also said to have tested exhaust gases on people