Departing from the iconic V8: The C 63, which is now called the Mercedes-AMG C 63 S E-Performance in full, comes with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder turbo. E-Performance, that means: As a hybrid, it is also driven by an electric motor on the rear axle – and that is why it is only available with all-wheel … Read more
Insurer Allianz Direct wanted to know what drivers really want. And a representative poll that has now been presented has yielded startling results: They would prefer a petrol engine. A proud 43% of the 800 respondents said they preferred this classic guide. 27 percent would choose a hybrid, i.e. a combustion engine with electrification, while … Read more
A commercial group like the Ikea furniture store has to carry a lot of goods every day. Interest in automation in this area is correspondingly high. Now the company has started the first pilot project with autonomous trucks. The Swedish furniture store is working with US start-up Kodiak Robotics, which is developing autonomous driving systems … Read more
Baden-Württemberg Transport Minister Winfried Hermann rated the self-driving car from Pittsburgh as “suitable for everyday use” after the test drive. Photo: STZN / Renate Allgöwer Admire, Fly Away, Be Amazed: Transportation Minister Herrmann teaches US travel to the state government how fast you can make progress elsewhere with self-driving cars. Transport Minister of Baden-Württemberg Winfried … Read more
The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has Tesla’s advertising claims in its sights: The California Transportation Authority accuses Elon Musk’s e-mobile group of misleading customers in its promises of driver assistance systems. Two written complaints have been filed with the state’s Office of Administrative Hearings, an agency that can initiate hearings on specific cases. … Read more
At the Ces in Las Vegas, the historic agricultural vehicle company brings artificial intelligence that allows the new tractors to carry out work in the fields independently. In production by 2022 If smart cars with autonomous and connected driving are now the masters at Ces in Las Vegas, one of the largest producers of agricultural … Read more
– Assembly of a Porsche engine The construction of electric vehicles is less labor-intensive than that of combustion engines. – (Photo: dpa) – – – – Berlin If the desired mobility turnaround becomes a reality, around 60,000 additional jobs could be created by 2040. The employment effects are distributed very differently from region to region. … Read more
Samsung Electronics, a South Korean multinational, intends to produce next-generation chips for the 100% autonomous driving announced by electric car maker Tesla. The two companies have been talking since the beginning of the year about the automaker’s project, according to information released yesterday (23) by the newspaper “Korea Economic Daily”. Tesla’s goal is to launch … Read more
Detroit Smart Parking Lab (DSPL), this is the name of the first test space where tests will be carried out on the future autonomous technology for electric cars. The idea is to create a space that allows the remote parking and charging of tomorrow’s electric cars to be simulated in real conditions. We all imagine … Read more
Intel and its Israeli subsidiary Mobileye have announced that they will be testing autonomous vehicles in New York City. The traffic conditions and the requirements of the largest city in the USA for self-driving cars should represent a demanding challenge and test of this technology in order to make it ready for series production and … Read more