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BMW previews future 7 Series, battery-electric i7

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A few weeks before its world premiere and during the BMW Group Annual Conference, Frank Weber, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG for Development, presented a few details about the coming new BMW 7 Series, including the new all-electric BMW i7. At the same time, it is also technically enabled for future regulatory requirements.

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BMW Group hosts first conference on Quantum Computing for Automotive Challenges

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The BMW Group is hosting the first conference on Quantum Computing for Automotive Challenges. Quantum Computing is one of the most promising future technologies in the automotive sector. With the BMW Group Quantum Computing Challenge, we provided well-described industry reference problems representing the automotive industry. (AWS)

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BMW Group plans > €30B on future-oriented technologies up to 2025; all-electric 7 Series model coming

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The BMW Group plans to invest more than €30 billion up to 2025 in research and development to underscore its position as an innovation leader, said Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, at the company’s Annual Accounts Press Conference in Munich. This also expresses our confidence for the future business development.

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MSC sees hydrogen and biofuels as key components of shipping’s future fuel mix

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Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a global leader in transportation and logistics, said it is further exploring the viability of hydrogen and fuels derived from it as a possible fuel source for the future for container shipping, and is increasingly pioneering the use of biofuels within its existing fleet.

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Alumobility study: aluminum top hat provides automakers a lighter, sustainable alternative

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Introduced at Automotive Circle’s annual EuroCarBody conference, the study’s aluminum top hat achieved 42% weight savings compared to the reference top hat of the current Audi e-tron electric SUV, which uses advanced (AHSS) and ultra-high-strength steels (UHSS). Additional details on the top hat study are available at.

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Scottish Enterprise project converting train to hydrogen power

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The target is showcasing the train to a global audience attending the COP26 conference in Glasgow in November. This project has the potential to be a game changer for the future of Scotland’s rail rolling stock.

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Volkswagen demonstrates first successful real-world use of quantum computing to help optimize traffic routing

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During the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, Portugal, nine public transit buses used a traffic management system developed by Volkswagen scientists in the United States and Germany, powered by a D-Wave quantum computer, to calculate the fastest travel routes individually and in near-real time. Earlier post.). —Abdallah Shanti.