The world’s innovation regions are located where high tech, economic power, and creative potential come together. Vancouver offers its residents a quality of life matched by few other cities in the world – not to mention a wealth of smart mobility options.
What’s the IQ of your apartment? Or your office? Although it’s probably not very high at the moment, this could change soon. That’s because buildings will be more than just a roof over one’s head in the near future; they will also offer more than just individually designed homes or workplaces. As far as the automotive sector is concerned, many advanced artificial intelligence features can already be found in today’s automobiles.
First it was hybrid drives, now it’s electric vehicles – Japan is the global center of expertise for battery-powered vehicles. Daimler is using the world’s biggest open-air laboratory for e-mobility to develop its innovative hybrid drive systems. The concept of hybrid solutions, which has been a guiding principle of Japan’s culture, economy, and society, is being steadily enhanced in innovative ways.
The Daimler Research & Development Center in Ulm is continuously working to significantly increase the efficiency of all vehicle production series – and to introduce groundbreaking innovations as standard equipment as quickly as possible.
It is the innovative design of the new Mercedes-Benz A-Class that first strikes the eye. Mark Fetherston, exterior designer, and Jan Kaul, interior designer, talked in an interview about the inspirations and the main features of the design of the new A-Class.
The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas offered visitors a visionary look at the future of the fully networked automobile. In this article for TECHNICITY, Johann Jungwirth, President and CEO of Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America, analyzes the innovative trends at the interfaces between communication, entertainment, and mobility.
Brazilian architect 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”.
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Interactive gallery: Virginia Tech’s solar-powered Lumenhaus.
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