26.10.2021 // Press
AI survey: Consumers call for test marks for artificial intelligence
... 26. October 2021 – Automated vehicles, new methods for cancer detection, face recognition in public spaces or software support for personnel selection: Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly ...
#ai#study#smart home#smart products
24.09.2021 // Position Paper
Vehicle Batteries: Data Requirements for Determining a State-of-Health
... The vehicle battery is of particular importance when making a purchase decision for an electric car. Potential buyers and car owners need to know what condition the battery is in and what total ...
#position#electromobility#alternative drive
23.09.2021 // Position Paper
Euro 7: Adapting Vehicle Emissions According To Today’s Requirements
... Already in December 2019, the European Union announced a new "Zero Pollution Action Plan" with the "Green Deal". In the strategy paper, it sets out a "clear path from 2025 towards zero-emission ...
#position#emissions#emissions test
21.09.2021 // Press
Almost every fifth commercial vehicle fails the general inspection
... 21. September 2021 – The safety of commercial vehicles on German roads has deteriorated. This is shown by the current "TÜV-Report Commercial Vehicles 2021": 19.6 percent of the inspected vehicles ...
#periodical technical inspection#reports#tüv commercial vehicle report
07.09.2021 // Press
Strong increase in willingness to buy e-cars
... 7. September 2021 – The willingness to buy an electric car has increased significantly in Germany in the past two years: Almost one in four Germans (23 percent) can "very well imagine" purchasing an ...
#mobility#electromobility#alternative drive
03.09.2021 // Press
Improvement of EU regulation: Artificial intelligence with high risk for humans to be fundamentally inspected for safety
... 3. September 2021 – In a recent statement, the TÜV Association has called for concrete improvements to the EU's draft regulation on artificial intelligence. "The European Commission is doing ...
#position#ai#digitalization#product safety
16.08.2021 // Position Paper
Statement on the proposal for an Artificial Intelligence Act by the European Commission
... A robust regulatory framework is a fundamental prerequisite for building the necessary trust in AI-based products and systems and, with it, the acceptance of this new digital technology. The TÜV ...
#position#ai#digitalization
28.07.2021 // Press
Q&A of TÜV Association about explosive plants
... 28. July 2021 – After the explosion at a disposal plant in Leverkusen, Dr Hermann Dinkler, expert for fire and explosion protection at the TÜV Association, says: "The safety level of explosive plants ...
#plant safety#fire and explosion protection
14.07.2021 // Press
Great majority in favour of compulsory helmets for cyclists
... Berlin, 14 July 2021 - 71 percent of German citizens are in favour of making helmets compulsory, while only 28 percent are against it. That is the result of a representative Forsa survey among 1,004 ...
#mobility#roadsafety#bicycle traffic
Position Concerning Batteries and Waste Batteries
... Demand for batteries is growing throughout society - they are becoming increasingly important in the areas of mobility, energy and communications in particular. It is therefore crucial that their ...
#position#climate protection#conformity assessment