Google has presented a more precise version of its map service, which should support assistance systems and enable autonomous driving. Google HD Maps will not come as a mobile app, but will be available for manufacturers to integrate into their vehicles’ Android systems. The robotic minibus from ZF also drives autonomously. At the CES, the automotive supplier presented the next generation of its self-driving shuttles, which are designed to get by in mixed traffic without a driver. Thanks to extensive sensor technology, it should be suitable for mixed traffic and speeds of up to 80 km/h. On the other hand, the new electric car from Peugeot, which the Stellantis Group brought to the CES as a concept and is intended to open the door to the US car market, should be faster – the most important reports in a nutshell.
Google has with “HD maps” one extended version of its map service announced. In addition to a compared with the standard version higher precision should HD Maps also provide additional data that support with navigation and automated driving. However, Google HD Maps will not be offered as a service that can be used independently, for example in the form of a smartphone app. Instead, the expanded map service is future Part of Android Automotive OS. The first vehicles to benefit from the high-resolution maps are Volvo’s EX90 and Polestar 3: Volvo and Polestar will receive the more extensive map service Google HD Maps.
Precise maps also required the new shuttle generationwith the ZF Friedrichshafen wants to advance autonomous driving. The car outfitter has it electronic robotic minibusthe in mixed traffic without a safety driver should be able to maneuver on predefined routes, demonstrated at the CES. At the same time, the group presented a partner, the US mobility service provider Beep, with whom it several thousand of the shuttles in certain areas such as Florida, California and Yellowstone National Park: ZF is showing a highly automated electric shuttle for autonomous driving in mixed traffic.
Stellantis on the other hand, focuses on private transport and ventures to CES with its classic French brand peugeot the leap across the Atlantic. It is surprising that the biggest novelty at the fair is not played by a house brand like Dodge, Alfa Romeo or Jeep, but by Peugeot. the Peugeot Inception Concept should not just one new chapter for the brand itself, but also the dream come true of how Peugeot is itself automotive future introduces. First of all, at CES 2023 there is a clear commitment to electromobility: Stellantis shows electric car study Peugeot Inception Concept.
Long car rides in the back seat are usually not very spectacular, especially for the youngsters. The German Audi spin-off Holoride want to change that. She has developed a system with which you can even Immerse yourself in VR worlds while driving can. That seems bizarre at first, after all, not a few users feeling faint even when sitting or standingIf you have a VR glasses have up If you then add the movement of the car, that sounds like an imminent reason for an interior cleaning. We tried it out and played Holoride: With the VR glasses in the moving car.
Sonova took over Sennheiser’s headphone division in mid-2021. At this year’s CES, the Swiss have one as a first result of the collaboration new product category for Sennheiser introduced. The Sennheiser Conversation Clear Plus are In ear headphonesthe primary as hearing aid are intended. They are aimed at people who, for example, have problems following conversations in noisy environments but do not have to rely on a hearing aid all the time. They also reveal when they try it out Talents at spying on someone else’s conversation: Sennheiser Conversation Clear Plus – Hearing aid disguised as in-ears.
Hellofiber is in bankruptcy. This will give a number of small German communities until further notice but no fiber optic connections. The company wanted to take a cautious approach and initially lay new fiber optic connections in a “small number of municipalities” in Germany that had neither fiber optic nor cable connections to date. But two days before Christmas they have Hellofiber employees receive their resignations. An insolvency administrator has already been appointed, but financial details and the number of employees affected are not yet known: no fiber optics from Liberty Global, Hellofiber in bankruptcy.
Also important:
- Lenovo is showing a giant tablet at CES and takes inspiration from the Magic Keyboard for the keyboard cover, but adds a clever detail to it: Lenovo Tab Extreme – giant tablet and mobile 14.5-inch monitor.
- The Bullitt Group, together with Motorola, MediaTek and other partners, launches an SMS service via direct satellite connection: Motorola Defy with Bullitt Satellite Connect ahead of Premiere.
- Manufacturers of hardware connectors with which practices exchange health data should extend the term of the safety certificates via software: Gematik agrees to extending the term via software update.
- If you want one, get one: According to Sony, it’s easier than ever to buy a Playstation 5. More than 30 million consoles have now been sold: Sony has declared the shortage of Playstations to be over.
- The Cookie Monster, Grobi, of course Ernie and Bert – millions of people in Germany grew up with them: “Sesame Street” has been around for 50 years: Ernie, Bert, Tiffy and Co. are celebrating their anniversary.
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