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ArticleIAA: Daimler CEO not afraid of non-traditional competition
The Mercedes S 500 Intelligent Drive covered more than 100 km autonomously (Photo: DaimlerFRANKFURT ”“ Dieter Zetsche is not afraid of competition from new entrants into the market for personal mobility.The Daimler CEO said he respects initiatives by new automakers and players from other industries to get traction in ...
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ArticlePoint of view: HMI still has way to go
Hilmar Dunker is editor-in-chief of Germany's automotiveIT and carIT magazinescarIT magazine recently commissioned a test to see how the infotainment operating systems of the three German premium car manufacturers stack up.The Doppler Laboratory for Contextual Interfaces at Austria's Salzburg University together with the Auto Club Europe employed 36 specially ...
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ArticleMercedes S-Class aims to set new premium driving standards
Mercedes introduced the new S-Class at the Airbus A380 delivery center in Hamburg (Photo: Daimler)Daimler introduced the new Mercedes S-Class to the world this week, unveiling a model it hopes will be the benchmark for tomorrow's premium driving experience.The German luxury car maker's top-of-the-line model traditionally features cutting-edge technologies ...
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ArticleMercedes opens biggest sales training center in China
Chengdu is the biggest Mercedes sales training center outside Germany (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz has opened a new sales training center in Chengdu in southwestern China, the biggest of its kind outside Germany. It is the sixth Chinese facility operated by the premium car division of Germany's Daimler.The center is capable ...
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ArticleGarmin to provide Mercedes navigation
Garmin unveiled its K2 infotainment platform in January (Photo: Garmin)Garmin will provide global navigation systems that will be integrated into the infotainment system of future Mercedes-Benz models.The Switzerland-based satellite navigation company said the Mercedes systems will show navigation and maps on the in-dash display and will also provide access ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress: Daimler CIO lays out integrated approach to customers
Siemer (l) and Gorriz explain Daimler's "Digital Life" to the automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Daimler CIO Michael Gorriz said the premium car maker wants to establish multiple connections with its customers, running from the initial information gathering through the car purchase to the actual use of the ...
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ArticleDaimler takes 12 pc stake in China's BAIC Motor
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (l) and BAIC ChairmanXu Heyi formally agreed on greater cooperation Feb 1 (Photo: Daimler)Daimler will acquire a 12 pc stake in Beijing Automotive Group's (BAIC) passenger car division, the first time a western carmaker invests directly in a Chinese auto group.The two companies were already ...
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ArticleDaimler, Ford and Nissan plan fuel-cell vehicle by 2017
Daimler started leasing a Mercedes B-Class-based FCEV in 2010 (Photo: Daimler)Daimler, Ford Motor and Nissan said they are planning to launch a mass-market fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) as early as 2017.The three automakers on Monday signed an agreement for the joint development of a fuel-cell system. The cooperation would ...
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ArticleCES: Mercedes shows Siri integration
Mercedes' Digital DriveStyle app will feature Siri voice operation (Photo: Daimler)LAS VEGAS - Mercedes-Benz will have full Siri integration in its next E-Class starting this spring.The German premium car maker said during the annual CES consumer electronics fair that Apple's voice software will be available in the E-Class for ...
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ArticleDaimler consolidates all China sales in one organization
Daimler has formed a new Chinese sales operation that will market its imported as well as locally produced vehicles in the world's largest car market.Beijing Mercedes-Benz Sales Service is a 50-50 joint venture between Daimler and its Chinese partner, BAIC. It will handle sales and marketing, aftersales, used-car and fleet ...
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ArticleSpace robots come to Daimler
Kuka is a major robotics supplier to the auto industry (Photo: Kuka)Daimler plans to deploy robots originally designed for use in outer space to help build cars on earth.The German premium car maker said it had signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Kuka, a large southern-German maker of industrial ...
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ArticleNew Bosch driver-assistance system helps trucks cut fuel consumption
Bosch says Eco.Logic motion can help save 800 euros a year in fuel for a big truck (Photo: Bosch)Bosch says it can lower average fuel consumption of a heavy truck by 3 pc with the help of a new driver assistance system that uses extended GPS information and vehicle data ...
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ArticleGoogle gets Nevada OK to test self-driving cars on public roads
Nevada is the first US state to approve public-road testing of Google’s driverless car (Photo: DMV Nevada)Nevada became the first US state to give the green light for Google to test its driver-less car on public roads.The state's Department of Motor Vehicles said in a statement that it had approved ...
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ArticleMercedes starts eCall rollout June 1
eCall is designed to provide faster and more targeted emergency assistance (Photo: ADAC)Mercedes-Benz will start equipping new models with an eCALL-conform emergency warning system from June 1.The German premium car maker, a member of the Daimler Group, said new Mercedes models such as the new B-Class, C-Class, E-Class and M-Class ...
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ArticleDaimler's r&d chief: Autonomous driving possible soon
Daimler’s safety technology could enable autonomous driving if the law allows it (Photo: Daimler)DETROIT -- Daimler’s r&d chief, Thomas Weber, expects autonomous driving to be available in cars in the not too distant future.“By 2015 the preconditions for autonomous driving will be in place,” said Thomas Weber in an interview ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz consolidates logistics, production systems
Daimler’s production and logistics consolidation started at its Rastatt plant. The whole project will be concluded globally in 2020 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz is moving ahead systematically with the modernization of its factories and that involves a consolidation of production and logistics systems.Those systems are the key to maintaining the flexibility today's ...
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ArticleIn F1 PLM, Dassault rules but Siemens is gaining ground
Ultra-fast F1 race cars need technical updates to be applied at record speeds as well (Photo: McLaren)The PLM power relationships in motorsports’ top tier have been set in stone for many years. Dassault Systèmes, with its Catia design program, is the undisputed heavyweight.But rival Siemens PLM is fighting back.The German ...
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ArticleAt Mercedes, windtunnels offer weather at the touch of a button
Two new Mercedes windtunnels allow earlier testing of prototypes in extreme climatic conditions (Photo: Mercedes)Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated two new climatic wind tunnels that will enable the German premium carmaker to test new vehicles' performance in extreme weather conditions early in the development process.The wind tunnels, located at Mercedes' Sindelfingen, Germany, ...
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ArticleA Mercedes hybrid for the pope - Wirtschaftswoche
In 2008, this popemobile was based on the Mercedes G-Class (Photo: Daimler)Pope Benedict iwill take delivery of a new hybrid Mercedes "popemobile" when he visits Germany in late September, according to a report in Germany's Wirtschaftswoche magazine.The new papal transportation is currently being manufactured at a Daimler plant in Sindelfingen, ...
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ArticleADAC finds Volvo's emergency braking "very good"
Volvo’s City Assist warns a driver with a display that’s visible on the windshield (source: Volvo)Volvo's emergency-braking system received top honors in an ADAC test of six systems.The technology, as installed on a Volvo V60, received a "very good" from the German automobile club. Mercedes, Audi and VW systems were ...
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