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Verena Kloos is headed to BMW’s Munich studio where she will be responsible for context design and advanced development. Since 2004, Kloos, 48, has been president of the automaker’s DesignworksUSA studio
Globo-Welding is a patent-registered joining concept by Leister, specially suited for the welding of complex 3D-plastic components. The Globo-technique is suitable for series production
The U.S. Federal Highway Administration will conduct a study to better understand and prevent motorcycle crashes. 5,300 motorcycle riders died in America in 2008, accounting for 14% of all traffic fatalities; 96,000 were injured.
Toyota say they are expecting their global auto sales in 2009 to top the targeted 6.5m units thanks to national incentive schemes boosting markets.
VW will pay €3.9bn to take a bigger than planned 49.9% stake in Porsche as a first step to a full merger with Porsche by 2011.
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Russia’s AvtoVAZ, the maker of Lada cars, is on the brink of bankruptcy, Sergei Stepashin, the head of State Audit Chamber told Reuters on Wednesday.
Man, the world’s third-largest heavy truck manufacturer, has received clearance from Chinese authorities to form a partnership with Sinotruk, China’s market leader for such vehicles.
Geoffrey R Draper, GTB chairman
| 90% of information is perceived by the visual channel |
– Extremely large numbers of pedestrians are killed in collisions with vehicles because of darkness.(2,300 fatalities in USA, 150,000 worldwide)
– The risk of having a road accident at night is 3-7 times higher than in the daytime
– Night-Time Accidents are more severe in terms of critical injuries
– In Germany the number of accidents at night declined more strongly in the last decade compared to daytime
Improved Night-time Road Safety depends on:
– Light source development
– Headlamp development
– Vehicle system development
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