Tag: IF
Season 2 of What If..? Infuriated Marvel Fans
What If…? Season 2 of the series has been receiving criticism from fans for “trivializing Tony’s sacrifice.” Marvel’s biggest villain when it seemed like it couldn’t possibly fail. Thanos was.…
Labor Minister Heil wants to allay employees’ fear of AI
Munich, Berlin Hubertus Heil takes an electric drill in his hand, sinks a screw into the metal component and looks at the screen. The display lights up green, everything is…
More expensive than expected – development of self-driving trucks is progressing slowly
Duisburg Driverless autonomous driving on public roads should actually be ready for series production in trucks even earlier than in cars. The high acquisition costs for intelligent cameras, radar and…
Supply chain problems after floods in Slovenia
Production at VW The company has sent around 100 employees to Slovenia to help the supplier. (Photo: Oliver Killig) Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Vienna Due to the shortage of parts following the…
Suppliers want to do business with the “perfect engine”.
Stuttgart, Munich At the beginning of the electric era, automotive suppliers were very happy. They landed a lot of prestigious contracts. For example, ZF equipped the EQC, the first electric…
Suppliers want to do business with the “perfect engine”.
Stuttgart, Munich At the beginning of the electric era, automotive suppliers were very happy. They landed a lot of prestigious contracts. For example, ZF equipped the EQC, the first electric…
Joint venture with Foxconn – ZF’s axle business brings in half a billion euros
Axle production at ZF in Beijing The chassis components business is brought into a joint venture with the electronics group Foxconn. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart ZF has found a partner for…
Suppliers are turning to Chinese automakers
Electric cars from Nio The Chinese manufacturer was the launch customer for ZF’s electronic steering system. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The German automotive suppliers could always rely on one thing:…
Auto suppliers rely on automakers from China
Electric cars from Nio The Chinese manufacturer was the launch customer for ZF’s electronic steering system. (Photo: IMAGO/VCG) Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The German automotive suppliers could always rely on one thing:…
Europe lacks the manpower to catch up in chips
Munich Europe’s ambitious targets for chip production are in jeopardy because there is a lack of suitable workers. According to calculations by the consulting company PwC Strategy&, which are exclusively…
“The Chinese are also very good in terms of quality”
Harold Marquardt The head of the automotive supplier Marquardt already supplies numerous Chinese customers. (Photo: Marquardt) Stuttgart The boss of the automotive supplier Marquardt warns the German car manufacturers not…
No redundancies at Bosch until the end of 2027
Bosch Employee representatives at Bosch are to be more closely involved in decisions in the future. (Photo: dpa) Stuttgart According to an agreement with the works council, Bosch has ruled…
ZF attacks competitor Mahle in its core business – Group reorganizes itself structurally
ZF boss Holger Klein “We are also adapting our development processes to the new speed of our industry.” (Photo: ZF Friedrichshafen AG) Friedrichshafen The second largest German automotive supplier ZF…
Lea Corzilius becomes the new Head of Human Resources at the automotive supplier ZF
Leah Corzilius The new head of human resources for ZF comes from the competitor Hella. (Photo: PR) Stuttgart Lea Corzilius will be Chief Human Resources Officer at ZF, Germany’s second…
Suppliers fear new Volkswagen austerity package
Continental wants to review return target A Continental employee checks the circuit board for a vehicle control unit in electronics production. The supplier group is reviewing its return target for…
How language models can help automakers
Dusseldorf, Vienna If BMW has its way, revolutionary times will dawn in software development. “Become part of the ‘iPhone moment in artificial intelligence’ as our magician who makes things possible…
AI could help VW, BMW and Mercedes solve the software problem
Dusseldorf, Vienna If BMW has its way, revolutionary times will dawn in software development. “Become part of the ‘iPhone moment in artificial intelligence’ as our magician who makes things possible…
Mahle wants to make the leap into electromobility with thermotechnology
Stuttgart The first wind tunnel in the German automotive industry is in Stuttgart-Feuerbach. The radiator specialist Behr, now part of the Mahle Group, built it in 1937. The first customer…
Continental and Vitesco continue to argue about the cost of the diesel scandal
Continental The Dax supplier has already spent large sums on the processing of the diesel scandal. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf According to information from the Handelsblatt, Continental and the now independent…
“The goal of doubling is ambitious”
Munich Far from catching up: Europe threatens to fall further behind in chip production. This is shown by the latest figures that the supply chain specialist Everstream has determined for…