Date: 17 September 2026 | Time: 1pm – 2pm Vehicle Motion Control (VMC) is rapidly moving from a chassis specialist topic to a decisive discipline for electrified drivetrains. With software-defined vehicle architectures and centralised computing on the rise, traction, stability and energy recuperation can no longer be optimised in separate silos. Instead, propulsion and braking…
Continue readingMobility for tomorrow – an integrated view on the energy and powertrain options Interview with Prof. Dr Peter Gutzmer, Chief Technology Officer, Deputy CEO, Schaeffler AG The transmission world is in a phase of change. In addition to improving the classic transmission technology, new technologies have to be integrated into new types of transmissions. We…
Continue readingMission Google – what can automotive companies learn from Google? Interview with Marc Ritter, EMEA Automotive Partnerships, Google Germany GmbH Google wants to support companies in their digital transformation, and the auto industry is particularly interesting. We spoke to Marc Ritter, Google Germany’s automotive expert, in Berlin.
Continue readingWhy the German Auto Industry Needs to Stay on the Ball Interview with Dr Sven Beiker, Silicon Valley Mobility LLC The market for mobility services is booming, and that matters for traditional automotive manufacturers too. Companies like Apple and Google may have dropped their plans to build autonomous vehicles in house,
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