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Pony.ai Raises $462M in Funding; Valued at $3 Billion
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Citroen Ami targets new era of car-sharing and urban mobility
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Citroën’s tiny Ami electric car can be driven by 14-year olds for $22 a month
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Grammer AG organizing second International Comfort Congress
08/27/2019
Grammer AG organizing second International Comfort Congress International Comfort Congress 2019 taking place on August 29 – 30 in Delft, Netherlands, in conjunction with universitiesFirst-time presentation of Grammer AG’s interior concept for the future: “PURE: the freedom to move”Amberg, August 27, 2019 – Following the great success of the first congress in 2017, Grammer AG is organizing the second International Comfort Congress in conjunction with the University of Salerno (Italy), Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom) and the University of Technology of Amberg’s partner city Delft (Netherlands).
The 2019 International Comfort Congress (ICC) is being held on August 29 – 30 in Delft and will be providing a forum for research into product comfort. At the congress, representatives from the research community and industry will be able to discuss and share ideas on methods for evaluating and quantifying comfort. In two parallel series of over 50 presentations, a holistic approach will be taken to vehicle comfort and particularly human/product interaction.
The findings of the International Comfort Congress will be subsequently leveraged in the methodology development and process assessment of Grammer AG’s research and development activities.
First-time presentation of the “PURE: the freedom to move” project
During the ICC, the experts at Grammer AG will be unveiling the new interior concept known as “PURE: the freedom to move” for greater driving comfort in autonomous vehicles.
Grammer has launched the “PURE” project in order to stay ahead of the major megatrends such as autonomous driving, connectivity and digitalization. Working with an internationally renowned automobile design studio, Grammer is developing the products of the future.
The “PURE” project mainly concentrates on the core aspects of comfort, ergonomics and safety. In this connection, aspects such as motion sickness, the modularity of interior components, sustainable materials, new functions and the mobile workplace are being explored in detail to prepare for interior of the future in 2035.
Company profile
Located in Amberg, Germany, Grammer AG specializes in the development and production of components and systems for automotive interiors as well as suspended driver and passenger seats for onroad and offroad vehicles.
In the Automotive Division, we supply headrests, armrests, center console systems, high-quality interior components, operating systems and innovative thermo-plastic solutions to premium automakers and automotive system suppliers. The Commercial Vehicles Division comprises seats for the truck and offroad seat segments (tractors, construction machinery, forklifts) as well as train and bus seats.
With approximately 15,000 employees, Grammer operates in 19 countries around the world. Grammer shares are listed in the Prime Standard and traded on the Frankfurt and Munich stock exchanges via the electronic trading system Xetra.
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