The court confirmed that the statements give the impression that the vehicles could and should have been able to drive autonomously by the end of 2019, though some of the functions are still not legally permitted in Germany.
Germany's DHL will cease production of its street scooter electric vans by the end of 2020, but it still plans to continue to switch its fleet to electric vehicles.
More vehicle deliveries are planned for the future in order to further expand Amazon's electrically operated fleet.
The Chattanooga site will be VW's North-American hub for EV manufacturing.
In the “Petrol Station of the Future” study, German fuel retailer Aral and the Institute for Transport Research of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) examined mobility trends and envisioned a plan for city fuel stations in 2040.
Volkswagen’s “electric car for the masses” has an entry price under 30,000 euros. VW guarantees the battery for eight years or 99,400 miles.
Mercedes-Benz Vans battery-electric Concept EQV van can travel up to 250 miles on a single charge. The van makes its debut at this year’s IAA in Hannover, Germany in September.
The service, launched in Berlin, will expand to Prague and Hamburg in 2020. The number of carsharing users in Germany has risen to 2.46 million this year.
Tier Mobility, a leading European company in the field of shared micro-mobility services, wants to complement public transport on short journeys and make a significant contribution to the ongoing transformation of transport by relieving cities of emissions and congestion.
This is the first time Volkswagen has begun to test Level 4 AVs in real driving conditions in a major German city.