The German automobile manufacturer Porsche and the US-American aviation company Boeing have signed a letter of intent to collaborate on the development of a study for a premium aircraft for urban airspace.

Increasing numbers of on-board sensors and a multitude of new, data-intensive multimedia technologies are set to raise enormous challenges for vehicular network hardware. Aside from the sheer bandwidth required, this will also affect the weight, complexity and cost of cars.

Continental is working on the development of a special film technology with which the window can be turned into a display. According to Continental, these car windows will darken automatically or serve as touch-screen displays. The car window becomes a digital interface with a range of features.

A look into the future has always been fascinating. But just as interesting is the look back: what visions of the future did people have in the past? The Birkel collection album "The World of Tomorrow" from 1959 provides an interesting look at the future of the past.

Bosch is working on a new range of 3D display products that will enable passengers to understand information more quickly. The automotive supplier is planning to present these new products at the International Motor Show Germany 2019 (September 12 to 22) in Frankfurt am Main.

Over the past three years, the practical applicability of artificial intelligence has improved by leaps and bounds. This development is driven particularly by its rapid spread in the IoT, industry and automotive sectors. Edge AI technologies are especially interesting for vision-based and voice-based purposes and the sensor-based detection of anomalies.

Sekisui is exhibiting at the IAA in Frankfurt for the very first time this year. The Japanese automotive supplier wants to present its concept car there, but also other products.

A supplier of interior textiles and a specialist for interior lighting have combined their know-how by establishing a joint venture that introduces new design freedom to automotive interiors in the form of textile light guides.

Why do you like a material or not? If you are looking for an answer, you have to look the customer in the eye and measure and evaluate his emotions. Imat-Uve now wants to implement nothing less with a partner in the "Eliot" project.

Traffic sucks. To help drivers reach their destination faster, a Hanover-based start-up has developed navigation software. The system may suggest different routes to users for the same destination. There are good reasons for this.