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3D Printing Helped Volkswagen's I.D. R PIKES PEAK

How 3D Printing Helped Volkswagen’s I.D. R Pikes Peak Smash Reco...

It is less than four weeks since Romain Dumas and the I.D. R Pikes Peak set a new all-time record of 7:57.148 minutes for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. For the Volkswagen Motorsport engineers, the race against the clock lasted far longer – about eight months. In motors...
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Record

Volkswagen I.D. R Makes History at the Pikes Peak International Hill C...

Volkswagen and the I.D. R Pikes Peak have made history at the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb. Driving the 500-kW (680 PS) I.D. R Pikes Peak, Romain Dumas (F) defeated a field including cars with conventional drivetrain technology. In doing so, he not only broke the previous ...
Volkswagen VR Developer Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality Check: What Does A VR Developer Actually do at Volkswa...

Virtual reality (VR) is not just game-playing. At Volkswagen, VR is contributing to faster and more efficient development of vehicle models. VR developers such as David Kuri program the powerful software for it. The 26-year-old previously worked for an international computer game...
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Aerodynamics

The Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Ground-Breaking Aerodynamics: How The...

In preparation for the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb 2018, the Volkswagen Motorsport team engineered the aerodynamics of the I.D. R Pikes Peak—the brand’s first fully-electric racing car—specifically to tackle the most famous hill climb in the world. The goal at the race, w...
Volkswagen I.D. R Pikes Peak Racer Supercar

Volkswagen Unveils its Fully Electric Supercar, the I.D. R Pikes Peak ...

Ushering in a new era of Volkswagen motorsport, the brand unveiled its fully-electric supercar—the I.D. R Pikes Peak—today in Alès, France. The supercar will compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill climb in Colorado Springs, CO, on June 24, seeking to beat the existing elect...
Volkswgen IDR Pikes Peak Electric Racer

Volkswagen Unviels Naming for the I.D. R Pikes Peak Race Car

Volkswagen has named its latest motorsport project the I.D. R Pikes Peak. This all-electric prototype racing car will compete in the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb on June 24 in Colorado. The four-wheel-drive racing car points to the sporting potential of the I.D. family ...
Autonomous Driving Volkswagen Microbus

Volkswagen and NVIDIA Infuse AI Into Future Vehicle Lineup

Volkswagen and NVIDIA today shared their vision for how AI and deep learning will shape the development of a new generation of intelligent Volkswagen vehicles. At the kickoff of the 2018 International CES, Volkswagen CEO Dr Herbert Diess and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang di...