Brazilian achitect and urban planner Jaime Lerner, the famous father of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system, talks about its global success and how a functioning city is more than the sum of its transportation routes.
Local public transportation will have to meet new requirements if it is to remain an attractive option for passengers. A key step has already been taken in order to achieve this goal.
The most spectacular new film car for Hollywood comes from Sindelfingen. The designers at the Mercedes-Benz Advanced Design Studios in Sindelfingen convinced the jury of the Los Angeles Design Challenge 2011 with the smart 341 Parkour and the exciting reporter story “Annie get the Grannies”.
Before their next race, the Mercedes-Benz race cars of Nico Rosberg and Michael Schumacher are prepared in minute detail – at home in Brackley, in the heart of the UK.
Never before has a new generation of long-haulage trucks been as extensively tested prior to its launch as the new Actros from Mercedes-Benz. A total of 2,600 hours were spent just on airflow testing in the wind tunnel in order to ensure optimal aerodynamic properties.
The special exhibition Mercedes-Benz Design at School presents futuristic vehicle concepts ranging from a space shuttle to a polar vehicle. The fascinating studies are the fruits of a cooperation project which Mercedes-Benz Design has been pursuing for several years now with national and international colleges of further education.
Hydrogen and fuel cell technology are crucial pillars on which a third Industrial Revolution will be based. This is the opinion held by Jeremy Rifkin, president of the Foundation on Economic Trends (FOET) and one of the most influential intellectuals in the U.S.
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In an interview, Wilfried Steffen explains what innovation management must accomplish for companies. Steffen, 56, has been Head of the Business Innovation unit at Daimler since the beginning of 2011.
The term human-machine interface (HMI) sounds like something out of a factory – a type of technology used by only a small select group of people, for example. Nothing could be further from the truth: HMIs are seemingly omnipresent – they can be found in household appliances, cars, aircraft cockpits, cell phones, games consoles, and industrial workbenches.
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