Continental’s Automotive group sector intends to establish its legally independent corporate headquarters at its current location in Frankfurt am Main. Following the Supervisory Board’s approval of the spin-off last week, Continental’s Automotive group sector has decided to establish the headquarters of the planned independent company in Frankfurt am Main. The aim is to locate the headquarters of the new automotive company at the current site in the Guerickestraße by mid-2025.
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March 21, 2025
The parcel delivery group Sameday said it has operationalised a new logistics hub in the central city of Ghimbav, Brasov county, in which it has invested 21 million lei ($4.6 million/4.2 million euro). Sameday said in a press release that the logistics center spans 6,800 sq m and is located on a 10,000 sq m land plot within the Sofimat Logistic Park Ghimbav.
March 20, 2025
Nvidia, Google DeepMind, and Disney Research are developing a physical engine for robots that will provide more realistic movements. Nvidia has partnered with Google DeepMind and Disney Research to develop Newton, an open-source physics engine for robot development that can provide real-time simulation with greater precision. Powered by two Nvidia computers inside, Blue’s Newton is built on Nvidia’s Warp framework.
March 11, 2025
Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains (HPP), a 100 % subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz Group specialising in industry-leading Formula 1 technologies, and the Mercedes Benz Center of Competence for Battery Systems designed and developed a completely new and innovative battery system. Mercedes-Benz engineers from the road and racetrack and Factorial cell engineers have worked together on delivering an all-new solid-state battery test program, which has brought the first car powered by a lithium-metal solid-state battery to the road.
March 5, 2025
The energy price index fell 4.2% in February, driven by declines in coal (-9.8%) and crude oil (-5.6%).
Food prices edged down 0.5%, while raw materials increased by 1.6%. Beverages inched up 0.6%.
Metal prices rose 3.5%, and precious metals climbed by 6.6%.
February 21, 2025
The aim of an EU program called Drive-E is adding 1,400 public charging points for trucks and cars, to be installed on major roads in 13 European countries by the end of 2027. A consortium of Germany-based energy company E.ON, Bulgarian-controlled electric vehicle charging (EVC) station operator Eldrive Holding and Slovak power distributor ZSE has secured 45 million euro ($47 million) in EU funding to expand EVC infrastructure across Europe.
February 15, 2025
DPD Germany dispatches over 350 million parcels every year. In order to make parcel shipping more sustainable, Germany's second-largest shipping service provider is now cooperating with hey circle. hey circle says its reusable shipping boxes provide better protection than conventional single-use packaging for shipments while significantly reducing waste due to their long lifespan. The boxes can be used for up to 50 cycles between companies and their customers and partners, as well as for internal shipping.