DEKRA solutions 02/2017
Home in the Megacity. The latest issue of DEKRA solutions shows the metropolises that most of us will soon call home. Four residents of Los Angeles, Mumbai, São Paulo and Shanghai provide personal experiences of their megacity. And: The smartphone has massively transformed both the business world and our private lives in but a few years.
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Rescue Sheet Saves Lives – Completely Analog
Modern safety technologies effectively reduce the risk of injury in traffic accidents. But if, in serious cases, occupants do become trapped in the vehicle, it can make their rescue more difficult. This is where the rescue sheet provides an important service – and it is still in analog form.
Your Data, Please!
Vehicle data is a well-guarded secret. The new European data law is intended to ensure transparency – and could raise police work when recording accidents in Europe to a new level. In the future, regulated access to vehicle data will also be essential for accident analysis and vehicle testing.
Going high for the Energy Revolution
Wind power and photovoltaic are the key technologies for the energy revolution. But in terms of availability, they are not always a safe bet. The wind gods are capricious – sometimes there is too much energy, sometimes there is too little. Therefore, we need sustainable technologies that store surplus electricity and make it available when needed.
Auto Repair Shops – An Industry Looking for a Future
Digitization and electromobility will permanently change the workshop industry. In the workshop of the future, mechatronics engineers will no longer need to get their hands dirty. But how will processes change when flying cars land at workshops for inspection? In reality, the future of the industry has already begun.
