Tag: VW

Contract signed: Daimler AG and BMW Group launch long-term development cooperation for automated driving

Initial goal: to develop technologies for driver assistance systems, highly automated driving on highways, and automated parking (all up to SAE Level 4) Market launch in series vehicles scheduled for 2024 Partners will implement technologies independently in their respective series vehicles Cooperation involves over 1,200 development specialists in Sindelfingen and Unterschleissheim Stuttgart/ Munich. The Daimler… Continue reading Contract signed: Daimler AG and BMW Group launch long-term development cooperation for automated driving

Doubts mount on European appetite for electric car

A real pavement in the pond. At a round table held last week in Munich BMW’s director of development, Klaus Fröhlich, said European drivers do not want battery cars. “There is no demand for electric vehicles from customers. None, “he said. “There are requests from regulators, but none from customers. From what we see, electric… Continue reading Doubts mount on European appetite for electric car

In France, sales of electric cars up nearly 50%

“The market is accelerating! Cécile Goubet, General Delegate of the Avere-France (the national association for the development of electric mobility), is pleased: in the first six months of 2019, sales of 100% electric vehicles in France have climbed 46%. In absolute value, the figures are still rather weak. It sold 21,007 battery-powered cars between January… Continue reading In France, sales of electric cars up nearly 50%

Lotus Evija: 1000bhp electric hypercar named ahead of 16 July debut

As the official picture suggests, the Evija is low and wide. Lotus design director Russell Carr, who showed the model to Autocar, says it is a similar length to the existing Evora – which is 4.4 metres long – but will sit closer to the ground and be nearly two metres wide. It uses a carbonfibre… Continue reading Lotus Evija: 1000bhp electric hypercar named ahead of 16 July debut

Big Data: Success for BMW and Telekom: Scheuer prevails in connected driving

Andreas Scheuer Early on, the Minister of Transport had sided with BMW and Audi. (Photo: AP) Berlin The Cabinet meeting had just ended when there were Transport Ministers Andreas Scheuer (CSU) Chancellor Helge Braun and Minister of Economic Affairs Peter Altmaier (both CDU) immediately to the next meeting. There was an important issue to clarify,… Continue reading Big Data: Success for BMW and Telekom: Scheuer prevails in connected driving

Automotive: The alliance of VW and Ford is almost perfect

Herbert Diess (left) and Jim Hackett The Wolfsburg want to ally with the US competitor. Now only the supervisory board has to agree. (Photo: AP) Düsseldorf, BerlinSessions of the Supervisory Board are included Volkswagen recently developed its own momentum several times. Some topics have been removed from the agenda or the panel has made decisions… Continue reading Automotive: The alliance of VW and Ford is almost perfect

A Physicist and His Son Are 3D-Printing a Full-Scale Lamborghini

Lambo 3D Fifteen years ago, the Motion Picture Association of America released an anti-piracy public service announcement — that has since turned into a meme — aimed at those who illegally downloaded media online. “You wouldn’t steal a car,” a message read during the opening credits of most commercial DVDs at the time. Now, 3D… Continue reading A Physicist and His Son Are 3D-Printing a Full-Scale Lamborghini