One of the key factors that will determine the success of autonomous cars is mastering the roadmap. The connected car of the future will rely heavily on a data-driven mapping system – a system that ‘self-heals’ and can understand the road environment beyond the range of a car’s onboard sensors. Maps need to be both… Continue reading Mastering the map: the key to an autonomous future
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Bye Bye BMW 3 Series: After 35 years, the BMW 3 Series Sedan rolls off the production line at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn for the last time
Rosslyn, South Africa. After 35 years, the last BMW 3 Series Sedan rolled off the production line today at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn in Pretoria. The plant has produced a total of 1,191,604 units and five generations of the BMW 3 Series. One in four BMW 3 Series Sedans of the current generation come from… Continue reading Bye Bye BMW 3 Series: After 35 years, the BMW 3 Series Sedan rolls off the production line at BMW Group Plant Rosslyn for the last time
India: Tata said to be mulling sale of auto components unit
February 22, 2018 Tata group is planning to sell its automotive parts manufacturing company Tata AutoComp Systems Ltd (TACO), two people aware of the matter said. The group is currently in talks to hire an investment bank to manage the sale, the first of the two said on condition of anonymity. The sale process is… Continue reading India: Tata said to be mulling sale of auto components unit
Apple is trying to lock down battery components before electric carmakers get them
Apple is in talks to buy cobalt directly from miners to help shield it from any shortages sparked by the boom in electric cars, according to a report from Bloomberg. Cobalt is a key mineral used in lithium-ion batteries, and Bloomberg says that Apple is looking to secure contracts for several thousand metric tons of… Continue reading Apple is trying to lock down battery components before electric carmakers get them
After Quandt redeployment at BMW: Who in Germany’s top companies has the shots
New power relations at BMW: After the siblings Stefan Quandt (l.) And Susanne Klatten (r.) Have divided the voting rights of their 2015 deceased mother Johanna Quandt among themselves, Stefan Quandt now has, as this week became known, with a share of 25 , 83 percent of the voting rights over a blocking minority at… Continue reading After Quandt redeployment at BMW: Who in Germany’s top companies has the shots
Existing EV batteries could be recharged five times faster
BMW Lithium-ion batteries have massively improved in the last half-decade, but there are still issues. The biggest, especially for EVs, is that charging takes too long to make them as useful as regular cars for highway driving. Researchers from the University of Warwick (WMG) have discovered that we may not need to be so patient,… Continue reading Existing EV batteries could be recharged five times faster
Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten control the legacy: Quandt siblings share the BMW shares of the mother
All articles and backgrounds 02/20/2018 Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten arrange the inheritance Quandt siblings share the BMW shares of the mother DPA Johanna Quandt (center) died in August 2015. Their BMW stock package had largely and unnoticed by the public between 2003 and 2008 to their children Stefan Quandt (left) and passed on to… Continue reading Stefan Quandt and Susanne Klatten control the legacy: Quandt siblings share the BMW shares of the mother
Model S conquers top position in sales ranking: Tesla beats Mercedes and BMW in the domestic market
All articles and backgrounds 02/20/2018 Model S conquers top position in sales ranking Tesla beats Mercedes and BMW in the domestic market Tesla; Daimler Tesla Model S, Mercedes S-Class US electric car maker Tesla Show stock market chart has climbed for the first time in Europe the top spot in car sales in the luxury… Continue reading Model S conquers top position in sales ranking: Tesla beats Mercedes and BMW in the domestic market
Car Sales in Europe: Tesla’s Model S sells better than the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7 Series
Shiny numbers The Tesla Model S is for the first time also in Europe the best-selling model in the upper class. (Photo: Reuters) For the German premium car maker is the US Elektropionier Tesla long ago a more than unpleasant challenger. Although the Californians are clearly struggling to conquer the volume market, robs Tesla the… Continue reading Car Sales in Europe: Tesla’s Model S sells better than the Mercedes S-Class and the BMW 7 Series
Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software
Daimler AG sought to play down a newspaper report that its own engineers questioned the legality of software used to control diesel equipment in its vehicles, saying U.S. authorities knew about the allegations and haven’t taken action. Documents reported on by Bild am Sonntag have “selectively been released in order to harm Daimler and its 290,000… Continue reading Daimler Downplays Report on Rigged U.S. Emission-Test Software