Tag: VW

China Digest: Cobots developer JAKA gets $46m; AI startup WAYZ bags $40m

Chinese collaborative robots developer JAKA Robotics has raised over 300 million yuan ($46.4 million) in a Series C round of financing while AI startup WAYZ has completed a Series A+ round at $40 million. Chinese cobots developer JAKA raises $46.4m in Series C round JAKA Robotics, a Chinese startup that offers collaborative robots to clients… Continue reading China Digest: Cobots developer JAKA gets $46m; AI startup WAYZ bags $40m

@VW Group: Bugatti President Stephan Winkelmann looks back on 2020

Bugatti is still in the fast lane. The French manufacturer of luxury cars increased its operating results for the third consecutive year. Bugatti can therefore look back on the most successful year in its history. “2020 was without a doubt the most unusual year for all of us. The coronavirus pandemic brought so much to… Continue reading @VW Group: Bugatti President Stephan Winkelmann looks back on 2020

BMW becomes the latest automaker to shut down its subscription service

BMW is suspending its two-year-old car subscription service, The Verge has learned. Access by BMW was launched in 2018 in Nashville as a pilot project to test out whether customers would want to have access to a fleet of fancy cars but not necessarily own one. But recent requests to sign up have been met… Continue reading BMW becomes the latest automaker to shut down its subscription service

@VW Group: NEWSROOM: Why winter isn’t a worry for modern electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV

Jan 14, 2021 As winter takes hold in much of the United States, Americans’ interest in electric vehicles continues to warm up – driven by models such as the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV, due to hit dealers in a matter of weeks. But the season can spark questions among EV-curious drivers about how an electric vehicle… Continue reading @VW Group: NEWSROOM: Why winter isn’t a worry for modern electric vehicles like the Volkswagen ID.4 SUV

@VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO opens new centre in Mladá Boleslav to build test vehicles and prototypes

[embedded content] Johannes Neft, new ŠKODA AUTO Board Member for Technical Development since 1 January, said: “The use of test cars allows us to draw conclusions about numerous technical parameters at an early stage of development and make the necessary adjustments long before serial production of a new model commences. We are now taking the next… Continue reading @VW Group: ŠKODA AUTO opens new centre in Mladá Boleslav to build test vehicles and prototypes

@VW Group: Preventing blackouts with intelligence: Audi e-tron is ready for grid-optimized charging

When several electric cars are charging at the same time, the street will go dark – that is one gloomy vision of the future that skeptics of electric mobility are painting. As part of a small-scale test, Audi has found a clear answer to this problem: Intelligent and grid-optimized charging relieves the grid and can… Continue reading @VW Group: Preventing blackouts with intelligence: Audi e-tron is ready for grid-optimized charging

Samsung raises the challenge on 5G connected cars

INNOVATION Samsung brings 5G mmWave technology to connected vehicles by i Danilo Loda Samsung brings 5G mmWave technology to connected vehicles January 14, 2021 2 ‘of reading In 2109, Samsung, along with Harman and BMW, was the first manufacturer in the world to introduce a 5G-ready TCU (Telematics Control Unit) to provide connected vehicles with… Continue reading Samsung raises the challenge on 5G connected cars

German Manager Magazin: Tesla: US agency calls for mass recall – security problems with 159,000 Model S, X000474

With models from the leading electric car manufacturerTeslaare in the United States Problems in security technology have been identified. The traffic safety authority NHTSA demanded the Electric car– Manufacturer therefore on Wednesday in a letterTo order back 158,716 cars. The authorities discovered a defect in the on-board computer in these cars. As a result, numerous… Continue reading German Manager Magazin: Tesla: US agency calls for mass recall – security problems with 159,000 Model S, X000474

Daimler to cut production over chip shortage: Handelsblatt

By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read FILE PHOTO: Daimler AG sign is pictured at the IAA truck show in Hanover, Germany, September 22, 2016. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo/File Photo BERLIN (Reuters) – Daimler will cut production and reduce working hours at a second factory, the latest automaker to suffer from a global shortage of semiconductors, the… Continue reading Daimler to cut production over chip shortage: Handelsblatt