One of the world’s foremost mobility pioneers, Continental is at the forefront of developing technology solutions that promise not just to address, but change the course of mobility in the near to distant future. The Hanover headquartered Continental believes strongly that it has distinct competitive edge in the areas of electrification, connected mobility and automated driving – three areas that were on focus at the 2017 TechShow – and that it can make heavyweight contribution to the future of mobility – a future that is cleaner, safer, more intelligent and also affordable. Auto Tech Review brings you this ground report from Hanover, Germany.
For 146 years, Continental has been at the core of developing innovative products and services for the automotive and mobility industries. The global automotive sector has been evolving at an unprecedented pace in recent times, and Continental is in the thick of things as far as development and innovation of future mobility concepts, products and solutions are concerned.
Every two years, at the International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Continental showcases its newest innovations. And prior to the Frankfurt show, the company invites automotive journalists from around the world to see and experience these innovations first-hand. This year, about 140 media professionals from Europe, North America, Asia and Australia gathered at the Contidrom Proving Grounds, located north of Hanover in the Lüneburg Heath for TechShow 2017.
In line with the global megatrends, Continental focussed on innovations in the three major areas of electrification, connectivity and automated driving. On offer were 12 development vehicles, and over 30 technologies. More on these later.
FUTURE MOBILITY
In the context of three innovation streams mentioned above, Dr Elmar Degenhart, CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board, Continental said while technology will continue to drive growth in the future, success would come only when technology becomes available, reliable and affordable. Looking ahead, he said the vehicle of the future will be somewhat electrified in the near future, fully electrified in the distant future, will be able to drive automatically and will be fully interconnected.
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