Bharat Balasubramanian, Head of Product Innovations and Process Technologies at Daimler Group Research and Advanced Engineering, on the risks and opportunities associated with permanently networked vehicles.
Engineers and scientists are cooperating closely to get the best performance out of long-distance truckers and athletes. Their goal is to keep both groups of top performers permanently fit.
Successful finish: F-CELL World Drive reaches Stuttgart after circling the globe. The Mercedes-Benz F-CELL World Drive – the first round-the-world drive with fuel-cell vehicles – successfully concluded on June 1st 2011 in Stuttgart.
Fuel cells can already be found everywhere – in laptops, streetcars, airplanes, heating systems and, above all, in automobiles. The huge potential fuel cells offer as efficient and versatile energy converters is now fully recognized. In fact, fuel cell technology is closer to the mass production stage than it has ever been before.
In order to ensure a flexible, demand-oriented supply of energy based on hydrogen, it will be necessary to establish an efficient infrastructure. But where will the hydrogen come from?
To ensure that the safety of all road users doesn’t depend on computer simulations alone, crash tests are carried out with real cars every day in Sindelfingen, Germany.
People’s need for comfort is as varied as the people themselves. Nonetheless, it’s possible to identify some general patterns which, in conjunction with overarching social trends, enable us to make forecasts about the way people will live in the future.
The history of mankind has always also been the story of light. Technology and culture have developed wherever people have succeeded in controlling and managing light. Now, with the introduction of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and digital light control systems into our everyday lives today, lighting has also finally become intelligent.
Let’s embark on a short journey into the future. Welcome to the year 2020. The world’s population has increased from 6.8 billion in early 2010 to 7.6 billion. Most people are living and working in cities, and the trend toward city dwelling is intensifying further. Family, friends, work, leisure, and the home – these aspects continue to dominate daily life. Priorities have shifted somewhat, however. When it comes to making decisions, many people are now concentrating on how their choices will improve their personal quality of life. More
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From the Idea to the Car
The concept car Daimler developed under the title “Concept A-Class” marks the start of a new era in automotive architecture.
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