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In the air up above the traffic jams

extensive test programme is scheduled to start this year at Manching airfield near Ingolstadt. Ingolstadt is one of the model regions for testing drones and ... present their vision of the mobility of tomorrow. They’re showcasing self-driving cars and electric vehicles and even taking the aerial route: This year, ... systems should make the aircraft as safe as it can conceivably be. After test flights in Dubai, Finland, Germany and the US, the Baden-based start-up completed

Comeback for the bicycle

15 kilometres or more without excessive effort or anxiety about loss of drive power. As the average commuter has a journey of 16.8 kilometres , the e-bike ... more the rule than the exception in many places. During the cycle climate test of the German Cyclist’s Association ( Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club ... vehicles. Berlin was one of the least successful contenders in the cycle climate test: Germany’s capital city landed at position 36 with a grade of 4.34 – only

Digital Rail Transport | #explore

diesel. Read more Bögl Firmengruppe Before we start How do you test a maglev train? How to test an automated maglev train. Read more ... so-called Eurobalises – and their speed is recorded. The train receives its driving commands from the ETCS route control centre. This computer unit uses the ... operation will be transmitted via a 5G mobile network , which Deutsche Bahn is testing for the first time for this purpose. Thanks to this automation of operations

Cleaning up on the high seas

COO at CFT. © DOMUSimages/Alexander Rudolph A fuel cell system will be tested on cruise ship AIDA Nova starting in 2021. Green hydrogen is still expensive ... the key to the sustainability of shipping to lie in a bundle of different drive systems and measures. According to a study by the IT, if implemented together ... its own with this “Seawing”. Now, Japanese shipping company K-Line wants to test the towing kite intensively over a period of two years. The idea is not new:

Eco-friendly heavyweights | #explore

diverge: Hyundai, for instance, is placing all of its reliance on hydrogen. A test fleet of its first hydrogen-powered trucks with a range of 400 kilometres ... whereas the electricity from the battery flows directly to the electric drive system, green hydrogen first has to be produced with the aid of renewable ... charged up within the statutory rest period of 45 minutes per 4.5 hours driving time. © Stack Picture Heavy-duty traffic clogs the roads - and pollutes

Brief history of the lift | #explore

to the total or installed to replace older systems. Thanks to regular TÜV tests, accidents are incredibly rare. It’s for this reason that lifts are commonly ... and only four of them were due to a defect in a lift. © TÜV NORD Elevator testing has a long history at TÜV NORD. © TÜV NORD TÜV Hannover at work in the 80’s ... even get rid of its cables. In Rottweil, Baden-Württemberg, the company is testing the “Multi”. Based on the technology of the Transrapid, this lift uses a

More light! | #explore

the train or the bus, you could try getting out one station early. If you drive, you could park further away from your workplace to get your fill of light ... for medical devices. This certification shows that the devices have been tested to ensure that they do not emit any harmful UV or infrared light. Are daylight

Electric Cars | #explore

Hyundai Ioniq 5 and Kia EV5 up to 1,600 kilogrammes each. The all-wheel-drive versions of the VW ID.4 and the Škoda Enyaq can tow up to 1,200 kilogrammes ... of the common electric cars, you can, for instance, consult the ADAC’s eco-test. A long range is not necessarily indicative of an energy-efficient vehicle ... first make a rough estimate of the kinds of distances you actually regularly drive: 91 percent of German commuters cover no more than 100 kilometres – even

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