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JANUARY 6, 2017

The Volkswagen Group has selected NVIDIA as its strategic partner for the new Volkswagen Group Future Center California in Silicon Valley. Johann Jungwirth, Chief Digital Officer of Volkswgen AG, made the announcement at CES 2017, where VW’s Audi brand is demonstrating a piloted Q7 concept. Earlier post.)

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MAY 17, 2018

The BMW Group thus has become the first international auto maker to obtain the Autonomous Driving road test license in China, marking a big step on its path to Autonomous Driving. This achievement underlines BMW Group’s leading role in the development of autonomous driving in the Chinese automotive industry.

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JUNE 29, 2018

The energy control stations at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing and Landshut are stepping up their activities in the balancing-power market in Germany. Together with other highly-flexible controllable systems in the BMW Group production network, they will contribute to the stability of the public grid outside of the plant.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

During his concluding remarks at the Group Night event, Volkswagen Group Chairman Prof. Dr. Martin Winterkorn said that “ The Porsche Mission E and the Audi e-tron quattro concept are nothing less than a quantum leap for our industry ”—both vehicles have an all-electric range of 500 kilometers (311 miles).

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The BMW Group presented the first BMW iX5 Hydrogen vehicles in a pilot fleet that will go into service this year. The fleet of less than 100 vehicles will then be employed internationally for demonstration and trial purposes for various target groups. The BMW Group sources the individual fuel cells from the Toyota Motor Corporation.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2015

Although Gen Y buyers are not yet very active in the new car market, global market research firm GfK suggests their preferences will be critical for the future of the connected car industry. GfK ran a 6-country study looking at which features of connected cars (such as entertainment, safety, behavioral tracking etc.) hours versus 5.6

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DECEMBER 18, 2017

The BMW Group has delivered more than 100,000 electrified vehicles to customers worldwide in 2017, as promised at the beginning of the year. The BMW Group selected this glowing symbol to represent the technological change taking place in mobility. We deliver on our promises.

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JULY 14, 2021

Volkswagen Group executives laid out the basics of the new Group strategy “NEW AUTO – Mobility for Generations to Come”, which will see the Group realign from being a from vehicle manufacturer to a leading, global software-driven mobility provider. SSP: The next generation of mechatronics platform.

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AUGUST 6, 2014

As vehicle connectivity and advanced assistance systems become a ubiquitous part of driving, researchers at Volkswagen Group’s Electronics Research Laboratory ( ERL ) are working to create a “perfect driving experience” by enabling more intuitive forms of communications between the driver, the car and the external environment.

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OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mercedes-Benz Vans unveiled two design variants of the Concept X-CLASS, previewing the coming X-Class pickup, in Stockholm. Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS stylish explorer (right) and Mercedes-Benz Concept X-CLASS powerful adventurer (left). Focus on five customer groups. in Germany, 1.3% Click to enlarge.

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MAY 12, 2014

Top spot went to Volkswagen Group, followed by Daimler, BMW, GM and Toyota. The Volkswagen Group also received awards in the “Conventional drives”, “Alternative drives” and “Networked vehicle” categories. Daimler followed in second place, then BMW Group, GM and Toyota. Source: CAM. Click to enlarge. Conventional drives.

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DECEMBER 23, 2016

Francis Gatare, Director of the Rwanda Development Board, and Thomas Schäfer, CEO of Volkswagen Group South Africa, this week signed a memorandum of understanding for a new integrated mobility concept in Kigali in the presence of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and Dr. Herbert Diess, CEO of the Volkswagen brand. —Thomas Schäfer.

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MARCH 2, 2019

SEAT, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will unveil its el-Born electric vehicle concept at the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show. The SEAT el-Born concept fuses the core aspects driving change in the automotive industry: electrification, autonomous driving, shared-mobility and connectivity.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Tenneco has established new test facilities for hydrogen-powered internal combustion engines at its Powertrain test centers in Burscheid, Germany, and Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

The Volkswagen Group officially launched its new mobility services company MOIA. Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Müller previewed the formation of the new business unit during a presentation of the Group’s new strategic plan—TOGETHER - Strategy 2025—in Wolfsburg in June. Earlier post.). —Ole Harms. Earlier post.)

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

the BMW Group opened a new “High-Voltage Battery Center” in Shenyang, China. The new plant is the first battery factory of any premium automotive manufacturer in China and the third in the Group’s production network, after Germany and the US, said Oliver Zipse, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Production.

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AUGUST 3, 2018

At Audi’s headquarters in Ingolstadt, Germany, the two companies agreed on a range of activities exploring the potential of 5G as a future-proof communication technology that can meet the high demands of automotive production. —Erik Ekudden, Group CTO at Ericsson. —Erik Ekudden, Group CTO at Ericsson.

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MAY 24, 2014

Partners in Germany’s UR:BAN research consortium recently gave a mid-term status report on the three major component projects in an event at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) in Braunschweig, Germany. How, and with which technologies, should the HMI concept be designed for urban traffic driving conditions?

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Going forward, a solution will be found for this business outside the thyssenkrupp group, either in partnerships or under new owners. In this connection around 800 jobs will be reduced across both units in the current fiscal year. Around 500 of these jobs are at sites in Germany.

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AUGUST 30, 2016

The Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg and the Volkswagen Group will collaborate over the next three years to jointly develop innovative solutions for making urban mobility more environmentally-friendly, safer, more reliable and more efficient. Made in Germany – tested in Hamburg. Made in Germany – tested in Hamburg.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 25, 2018

The electricity supply for the heavy goods vehicles is provided by means of a pantograph from an overhead power line—the eHighway concept ( earlier post ). In Germany alone, heavy goods traffic results in CO 2 emissions of 56 million tonnes per year. Axel Heinrich, Head of Group Research at Volkswagen AG.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 16, 2014

DRIVE C2X went beyond the proof-of-concept and addressed large-scale field trials under real-world conditions at multiple national test sites across Europe. The operational tests took place in seven test sites in Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

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JANUARY 6, 2022

At CES 2020, Sony Group announced “VISION-S,” an initiative aimed at contributing to the evolution of mobility, and exhibited a prototype vehicle at its booth.

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MAY 29, 2020

Class society Bureau Veritas awarded the approval for WinGD’s dual-fueled 12X92DF engines, the first series of which is currently being built by China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC) and will power nine ultra-large container ships (ULCS) (23,000 TEU) owned by the CMA CGM Group, a world leader in shipping and logistics. WinGD 12X92DF.

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MAY 8, 2020

The all-electric SUV is set to be built at ŠKODA’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav, making it the first MEB-based Volkswagen Group vehicle in Europe to be produced outside Germany. In addition, the ENYAQ iV offers advanced connectivity as well as infotainment solutions.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 25, 2013

At the beginning of the Geneva Motor Show this year, the Volkswagen Group announced it was committed to reducing the CO 2 output of its European new car fleet to 95 grams per kilometer by 2020. We will remain in dialogue with Volkswagen, also as regards mobility concepts for the future. Earlier post.) This is of course our objective.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Pilot markets for the new service are Germany and the Netherlands in early 2017, subsequently more countries will follow. The integration of the energy sector as a next consequent step within the further development of electromobility is key in the BMW Group strategy.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

The MEB is the foundation for an entirely new generation of long-range battery-electric vehicles that will be connected, autonomous, open and priced for the volume market as required by Volkswagen’s positioning. The Works Council has ensured that these future-oriented vehicles will be made in Germany and not in other countries.

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MARCH 10, 2014

At the Geneva Motor Show and now at the IT trade fair CeBIT in Hanover, Germany, Volkswagen Group executive management has begun to outline its “Future Tracks” program which will address, among other things, what Chairman of the Board of Management Prof. The Volkswagen Group is ready to play its part. billion (US$5.3 Winterkorn.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

While growing up in Germany, Heike Riel helped her father design and build furniture in the family workshop. She is also the lead for IBM Research Quantum Europe and Africa , a group that aims to create technologies in artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, quantum computing, and related fields.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 17, 2015

BMW Group has officially launched operations at its Center of Urban Mobility Competence, which it established earlier this year. Its experts are working with cities and the relevant stakeholders to develop sustainable concepts for future mobility in urban areas. A significant change has taken place within the BMW Group.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

ABB is supplying fast chargers for depot and opportunity charging of electric buses to MAN Truck & Bus, a member of the Volkswagen Group, for its new e-bus R&D facilities in Munich, Germany. In July, MAN Truck & Bus announced serial production of fully electric buses by 2019.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2013

million) is funded by the EU’s Seventh Framework Programme, the partners will identify means of implementing the platooning concept in practice in daily transport operations. Connected vehicles Europe Fuel Efficiency Heavy-duty V2X' Through the €5.4-million million (US$7.45-million) million) COMPANION research project, of which €3.4

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NOVEMBER 20, 2017

The eVito, the second all-electric production model from Mercedes-Benz Vans after the 2010 Vito E-Cell, starts at €39,990 (US$47,000) (in Germany excl. The exclusive pre-ordering phase for the mid-size van begins today in Germany, with market launch scheduled for the second half of 2018. High level of industry expertise.

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JUNE 10, 2022

Under the leadership of the Volkswagen Group, TANIOBIS GmbH, J. Here, in connection with the renewed material synthesis of cathodic active material, it will be investigated whether the separation of metal compounds is really necessary to produce new, fully high-performance cathode material.

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JANUARY 31, 2017

Under the AutoNet2030 cooperative and distributed system, there is no leader; each connected vehicle communicates directly with other vehicles in the immediate vicinity. The convoy has no trouble driving on one or more lanes on a highway or reconfiguring when another vehicle joins the group.

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MARCH 1, 2016

The new Phideon was developed in Germany with the assistance of VW’s Chinese partner SAIC Volkswagen. Volkswagen’s design team derived the Phideon almost directly from the C Coupé GTE concept car, which was presented at Auto Shanghai in 2015, with only minor changes. Earlier post.)

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