Another giant step on the road to automated vehicles.
With its Geneva Motor Show debut canceled, Mercedes-Benz has released images of its new E-class due to start sales this summer. The long-wheelbase version of the Sedan (China), as well as the Coupé and Cabriolet, will follow soon thereafter. With more than 14 million Saloon and Estate (station wagon) models delivered since 1946, the E-Class is the best-selling model series in the history of Mercedes-Benz.
The tenth generation of the E-Class debuted in 2016 with what were then impressive innovations in the driving assistance systems. It carried on the sales tradition: to date, more than 1.2 million customers around the world have bought a current-generation E-Class Saloon or E-Class Estate. One out of every two E-Class Saloons sold worldwide in 2019 was delivered as a long-wheelbase version in China.
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Porsche Shows 3D-Printing for Racing Seats
The modular structure with individual layers – bucket seat, base substrate, 3D-printed comfort layer, perforated cover. Click to Enlarge.
Porsche is showing advanced alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with a concept dubbed “3D-printed body form full-bucket seat.” The central section of the seat and backrest cushions is partly produced by a 3D-printer.
Customers will be able to choose between three firmness levels (hard, medium, soft) for the comfort layer in the future. With this new technology, personalized sports seat follows the principles of driver-specific seat fitting customary in professional motor sports. Continue reading →