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Daimler begins to offer internships to refugees
Some 40 refugees begin internships at the Stuttgart-
Untertürkheim site in a project being carried out in cooperation
with the Federal Employment Agency in Germany. Daimler
plans to train several hundred refugees in professions that will
enable them to work in various industrial sectors in Germany.
First autonomous series-production truck
on a German autobahn
The milestone truck is a series-production Actros equipped
with the intelligent Highway Pilot system for testing autonomous
driving on public roads. The testing of a self-driving truck on
public roads in Germany is another milestone on the path to this
technology’s market maturity – and to safe and sustainable
road freight transport in the future.
Most successful motorsport year in Daimler’s history
MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS clinches both the Drivers’ and the
Constructors’ Championship in the Formula 1 series by a wide
margin before the season ends. World Champion Lewis Hamilton
and second-place finisher Nico Rosberg dominate nearly
every race in 2015. Mercedes-Benz also captures the Drivers’
Championship in the German DTM touring car series, with
Pascal Wehrlein becoming the youngest champion of all time
at the tender age of 20.
Filling stations for fuel-cell vehicles
With the establishment of their joint venture, H2 MOBILITY
Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, the companies Air Liquide,
Daimler, Linde, OMV, Shell and Total have set the stage for
a phased expansion of the hydrogen filling station network
in Germany. Plans call for approximately 400 new stations
to be built in Germany by 2023.
Daimler presents its new corporate design
The new corporate design is intended to underscore Daimler’s
premium claim worldwide even more effectively than before.
The shiny chrome Daimler corporate logo and the use of silver
as the new main design color convey a message of modernity,
elegance and cutting-edge technology, and also highlight the
Group’s relationship with Mercedes-Benz, which is Daimler’s
most valuable vehicle brand.
Audi, BMW and Daimler successfully conclude HERE
acquisition
The three partners acquire the digital mapping business operated
by HERE from Nokia Corporations, with equal shareholdings.
The move will ensure the availability of HERE products and
services as a permanently open, independent and value-added
platform for cloud-based map and mobility services.
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