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German OEMs demo universal e-car charging system October 11, 2011
At the International VDI congress and exhibition “Electronic Systems for Motor Vehicles”, vehicle manufactures Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Volkswagen are going to present the Combined Charging System for the first time. The Combined Charging System has been developed in close cooperation with American vehicle manufacturers Ford and General Motors (GM).
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HAVEit project proves series maturity of automatic driving
June 23, 2011
During the final event of the European HAVEit research project 17 industry and science entities presented their contributions to technologies aiming at automatic driving. The event proved that several building blocks are rather close to series maturity.
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Automakers drive development of in-vehicle wireless charging, analyst says
June 21, 2011
Global automakers including Audi, General Motors and Volkswagen are putting their horsepower behind wireless in-vehicle charging, a study from market researcher IHS iSuppli states. The technology allows motorists to recharge the batteries of their mobile devices while on the road.
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German carmakers agree on 48V on-board supply, charging plug
June 16, 2011
Car makers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen have agreed to jointly incorporate a number of common architectural elements for their on-board power network. These include an additional 48V section and a charging connector type for all electric and hybrid vehicles as well as CAN bus interfaces supporting partial network operation.
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Autosar core partners reveal roll-out plans
May 24, 2011
At the third Autosar congress, automotive vendors provided insights into the maturity status of the software system. In the half decade ahead, the market penetration for the automotive standard software environment is poised to skyrocket.
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Intersection assistant systems make use of car-to-x communications
BMW and Volkswagen have developed prototypes of "smart" intersection assistant systems aiming at improving the safety in blind or complex intersections. The assistant systems demo for the first time a practical use of the car-to-x communications scheme. Both systems were developed independent of each other, but as a contribution to the Intersafe-2 research project.
Daimler, Audi declare MOST150 ready for mass production
At the MOST Forum in Frankfurt, the first OEMs announced roll-out time lines for the latest version of the MOST infotainment bus. The Volkswagen group plans to integrate the fast data bus in Audi's A3 volume vehicle in 2012. Daimler pursuits a different strategy, planning to start with its flagship S-class models in 2013.
Volkswagen selects Infineon sensor chip to support electric power steering systems
Augmented reality trains VW service workers
For the training of technical experts in the field of car service, Volkswagen increasingly employs augmented reality technologies. The digital projections enable the company to convey the complex technical inner life of the vehicles to the trainees much better than conventional methods.
Volkswagen invests billions into technology upgrade
Volkswagen takes next step to automatic driving
Volkswagen has presented the HAVE-IT (Highly automated Vehicles for Intelligent Transport) research vehicle to EC Commissioner for the Digital Agenda, Nellie Kroes. The vehicle represents a further step to offloading drivers during specific situations and aims at further reducing the number of fatalities in automotive traffic.
Audi gives green light to MOST150 deployment for serial production
Volkswagen research project aims at improving automotive lighting
An interdisciplinary research team of the Volkswagen group (Volkswagen, Audi, Skoda, Seat) and the Braunschweig Technical University will conduct basic research on the field of automotive lighting. In particular, the “LichtLAB” will focus on innovative lighting technologies and active headlight systems.
Volkswagen presents c2i safety software
Volkswagen bundles global e-mobility R&D efforts
Volkswagen to build new plant in southern China
Audi, VW select AMS FlexRay transceiver for Electronic Control Units
Volkswagen boosts e-car commitment in China
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