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BMW to Join Baidu's Open Autonomous Driving Platform Apollo

Jul 16, 2018

BMW has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to join Baidu’s open autonomous driving platform Apollo as a board member. Both the firms plan to work together to bring safe and intelligent mobility experiences for Chinese ...

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Daimler Trucks & Buses Opens New Automated Truck Research & Development Center in US

Jun 11, 2018

Daimler Trucks & Buses has established an automated truck research & development center in Portland, Oregon. This innovation facility is already working in close cooperation with existing development functions for automated driving in ...

Tags: Daimler, Trucks, Buses

Mercedes-Benz to Invest €500m to Produce Electric Compact Car at French Plant

May 24, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is extending its capacities for electric cars in Europe with an investment of about €500m to manufacture electric compact car at Hambach plant in France. The Hambach plant in France will produce a compact electric ...

Tags: Mercedes-Benz, Electric Compact Car

Mercedes Benz Showcases a-Class L Sedan at Auto China 2018

Apr 28, 2018

Mercedes-Benz has premiered its new A-Class L Sedan at the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2018). The notchback model being presented there features a 6 cm longer wheelbase (2789 instead of 2729 mm) and is a ...

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BMW, Daimler Agree to Merge Mobility Services Business Units

Apr 10, 2018

German automakers BMW and Daimler have agreed to merge their respective mobility services business units into a joint venture (JV) in which each company will hold a 50% stake. The agreement will bring together the companies’ ...

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Mercedes-Benz Extends Battery Production to Thailand

Mar 21, 2018

Mercedes-Benz Cars is investing more than €100m in a battery factory in Thailand. With a strategic decision Mercedes-Benz Cars is enhancing the manufacturing footprint in South-East Asia addressing growing demand for electric ...

Tags: Mercedes-Benz Cars, battery

Daimler to Showcase Autonomous Car at Tokyo Motor Show

Dec 27, 2017

Daimler's Mercedes-Benz will be showcasing its future mobility concepts, including its autonomous vehicle, Formula One hybrid technology and the Mercedes-AMG Project ONE car, at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show in Japan. The smart vision EQ ...

Tags: Tokyo Motor Show, Daimler

Volkswagen to Invest Eur10bn for Electric Cars Development in China

Nov 22, 2017

German automaker Volkswagen is planning to invest more than €10bn by 2025 for the development and production of electric cars and plug-in hybrid cars in China. The investment will be made by Volkswagen Group China and its joint ...

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BMW to Invest EUR400m at German Research and Innovation Centre

Oct 12, 2017

German luxury automaker BMW will be investing EUR400m to expand its its FIZ research and innovation centre in Munich. The “FIZ Future” masterplan, which was developed as part of an urban development competition, will expand ...

Tags: BMW, luxury automaker

Nikola's Electric Long-Haul Truck Line-up to Feature Powertrain Developed by Bosch

Sep 21, 2017

Nikola Motor, a start-up company which ventured into developing electric long-haul trucks, has partnered with Bosch to develop commercial vehicle powertrain. The partnership will help in bringing to market fuel cell and commercial vehicle ...

Tags: commercial vehicle, Bosch

Volkswagen Plans to Roll out 80 New Electric Vehicles by 2025

Sep 13, 2017

Volkswagen has unveiled a plan to roll out 80 new electric vehicles, including about 50 purely battery-powered vehicles and 30 plug-in hybrids, by 2025. The company launched what it claims to be the most comprehensive electrification ...

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Bosch Unveils E-Axle Start-up Powertrain for Electric Cars

Sep 7, 2017

Bosch has revealed what it describes as a start-up powertrain for electric vehicles. It’s now common knowledge that a more powerful battery will increase an electric car’s range. But can a new powertrain have a comparable ...

Tags: electric vehicles, powertrain

Audi to Partner with Hanergy on Solar Technology Installation in Electric Cars

Aug 28, 2017

German luxury auto-brand Audi has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hanergy Thin Film Power Group for cooperation on thin film solar cell technology in China. The thin film solar panels will be installed on the rooftops of ...

Tags: Audi, Electric Cars

FIAT Chrysler Joins BMW for Autonomous Driving Platform

Aug 18, 2017

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) will join an alliance led by BMW to develop an autonomous driving platform, which can be used by multiple automakers across the world. FCA signed a memorandum of understanding with BMW Group, Intel and ...

Tags: Autonomous Driving Platform, luxury car

Continental Joins Autonomous Driving Collaboration

Jun 22, 2017

German automotive manufacturing firm Continental has become a development partner and system integrator of the collaboration between BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye for automated driving. It is the goal of the BMW Group, Intel and Mobileye ...

Tags: Continental, Autonomous Driving

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