Rugged appearance courtesy of selected equipment specification Stuttgart/Munich. The ultimate dream car for four-wheeled adventurers: Mercedes-Benz is giving its world premiere of the new model year G-Class at IAA MOBILITY 2021 (fuel consumption combined:14.4-8.7 l/100 km; CO2 emissions combined: 330-229 g/km)[1] and presenting the new PROFESSIONAL Line Exterior. This gives the all-terrain icon a particularly striking… Continue reading @Daimler: Mercedes-Benz G-Class with PROFESSIONAL Line Exterior: An even more off-road look for the off-road icon
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Autos & Transportation · 7:43 AM UTCQualcomm says it will supply chip for new Renault electric vehicleQualcomm Inc on Monday said it will supply a key…
A Qualcomm sign is shown outside one of the company’s many buildings in San Diego, California, U.S., September 17, 2020. REUTERS/Mike Blake Sept 6 (Reuters) – Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) on Monday said it will supply a key computing chip for the digital dashboard in a new Renault SA (RENA.PA) electric vehicle. San Diego, California-based Qualcomm,… Continue reading Autos & Transportation · 7:43 AM UTCQualcomm says it will supply chip for new Renault electric vehicleQualcomm Inc on Monday said it will supply a key…
Autos & TransportationChinese automaker Geely hires former Bentley design chief9:14 AM UTC
A building of the Geely Auto Research Institute is seen in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, China, Aug. 4, 2017. REUTERS/Aly Song/File Photo BEIJING, Sept 6 (Reuters) – Chinese automaker Geely (GEELY.UL) has hired Stefan Sielaff, the former design chief of British luxury brand Bentley, as China’s manufacturers increasingly turn to new styles to boost sales in… Continue reading Autos & TransportationChinese automaker Geely hires former Bentley design chief9:14 AM UTC
Schaeffler and Mobileye to Industrialize Self-Driving Shuttles
2021-09-06 | Herzogenaurach/Munich Schaeffler and Mobileye are advancing the industrialization of autonomous vehicles The collaboration pairs the engineering and industrialization expertise in the drivetrain and chassis fields from Schaeffler with Mobileye’s longstanding know-how and leadership in driver assistance and autonomous driving systems Self-driving, highly flexible and customizable vehicle platform will be available from 2023 The… Continue reading Schaeffler and Mobileye to Industrialize Self-Driving Shuttles
Mercedes-Benz throws down the EV gauntlet at IAA Mobility
Mercedes-Benz introduced a slew of electric vehicles ahead of the IAA Mobility show in Germany, including its first AMG-branded high-performance EV, a sedan and a G-Class SUV concept — all part of the company’s bid to become an electric-only automaker by the end of the decade. Mercedes has already started producing the all-electric EQS, a… Continue reading Mercedes-Benz throws down the EV gauntlet at IAA Mobility
Hyundai Motor Presents Carbon Neutral Commitment at IAA Mobility 2021
“Under our company’s vision, Progress for Humanity, Hyundai Motor is determined to do the right thing for the world,” said Jaehoon (Jay) Chang, President and CEO of Hyundai Motor Company. “Climate change is an undeniable challenge that needs everyone’s utmost and urgent attention. Hyundai Motor commits to become carbon neutral in its global products and… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Presents Carbon Neutral Commitment at IAA Mobility 2021
How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Toys Matrix
HANGZHOU, China — “Do you know how big Volvo is?” asked Don Leclair, finance chief at Ford. It was 2008, and Leclair was responding to an offer from a little-known Chinese businessman to purchase the Swedish carmaker, which Ford owned. The businessman, Li Shufu, had a company with less than half Volvo’s sales and a… Continue reading How the Chinese tycoon driving Volvo plans to tackle Tesla – Toys Matrix
Veoneer products enable level 3 hands-off self-driving tech
STOCKHOLM, Sept. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — The automotive technology company Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE) and (SSE: VNE SDB), is proud contributor to the Highly Automated Driving solution in the Mercedes-Benz S-class, equipped to offer level 3 hands-off self-driving tech. During the fall, Mercedes-Benz’ DRIVE PILOT system is being introduced with greater performance from Veoneer’s Stereo Vision… Continue reading Veoneer products enable level 3 hands-off self-driving tech
German Handelsblatt: IAA: Daimler calculates permanently with top returns – despite the lack of chips and the electrical turnaround002831
Munich It seems paradoxical: Daimler boss Ola Källenius warns his shareholders on the one hand that sales of Mercedes vehicles in the third quarter as a result of the semiconductor shortage will be “noticeably” below those of the second quarter of the year. On the other hand, the Swede sees the Dax group in a… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: IAA: Daimler calculates permanently with top returns – despite the lack of chips and the electrical turnaround002831
German Handelsblatt: VW: At Volkswagen, autonomous driving is to become a “game changer” 002829
Munich Actually, the “Isarpost” event center in downtown Munich should primarily be about autonomous driving. But Volkswagen received additional visitors on its corporate evening at the start of the IAA Mobility. Greenpeace was there. The environmental organization wanted to hand over to CEO Herbert Diess the civil lawsuit presented last Friday because of insufficient efforts… Continue reading German Handelsblatt: VW: At Volkswagen, autonomous driving is to become a “game changer” 002829