Continental supplies essential technologies for the ID.4. Almost all systems and functions of the new Volkswagen ID.4, the winner of this year’s World Car of the Year Award, contain ideas, systems and solutions from Continental – from software and central computer architecture to the brakes and sophisticated thermal management, for example for cooling the batteries.

For some time now, the technology company Continental has been equipping many of its rubber and plastic products with sensor technology, e.g. for condition monitoring, efficiency control and process regulation.

The technology company Continental has won a serial order from a leading European commercial vehicle manufacturer to equip its vehicles with the 5G V2X telematics platform (V2X: Vehicle to Everything). It enables data exchange for classic telematics usage scenarios, plus super-fast connectivity for real time-based applications.

Vitesco Technologies, Continental’s Powertrain business area, has reached the next milestone on its path to a spin-off from Continental Group, towards a listing and subsequent independence. Following approval of the spin-off by Continental AG’s supervisory board on March 16, 2021, Vitesco Technologies is presenting its strategy and taking questions from investors and analysts at its first Capital Market Day today.

Technology company Continental has been selected for three CES 2021 Innovation Honoree Awards. Its state-of-the-art Transparent Trailer technology and its Advanced Radar Sensor (ARS) 540 were awarded in the Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation product category, while its Ac2ated sound partnership was recognized in the In-Vehicle Entertainment and Safety category.

After just two years of construction, the newest Vitesco Technologies plant in Debrecen, Hungary, went now into operation.

The technology company Continental has acquired a minority stake in the German-US start-up Recogni. The company is working on a new chip architecture for object recognition in real time based on artificial intelligence (AI). The processors of the future are intended for use in Continental’s high-performance vehicle computers, among other applications, where they will perform rapid processing of sensor data for automated and autonomous driving. As a strategic investor, Continental is contributing both its financial commitment as well as its expertise in the field of AI, vehicle sensors and advanced driver assistance systems to further the development of the chip design.

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of advanced powertrain technologies and electrification solutions, is now making electrical catalyst heating available in high-voltage hybrid vehicles as well.

Rain, slush, ice – European winters have become unpredictable, so for trucking companies it is particularly important to choose the right tire concept. The new Continental winter tires play a major part in improving road safety and in enabling drivers to deliver the goods on time, even in extreme winter weather. This also makes them a key factor in the commercial success of logistics firms.