Daimler all new China RESEARCH and development technology center officially opened

On October 20, the new Daimler China R&D Technology Center was officially opened in Beijing. With a total investment of 1.1 billion RMB, the center, located on Boxing Road in Beijing's E-Zhuang Economic Development Zone, will focus on key technology trends and local innovation, further strengthening Daimler's R&D layout and technology r&d strength in China, the world's largest automotive market. According to introduction, the R&D technology center has a floor area of 55,000 square meters and has about 1,000 R&D personnel. The test building can accommodate more than 300 test vehicles at one time. It has 7 test LABS including electrodrive lab, charging lab, Volatile organic Compound (VOC) lab, Chassis lab, Noise Vibration and Acoustic Roughness (NVH) lab, engine lab and environmental lab. It is the first time in China that Daimler has converged its r&d efforts in research, engineering development, simulation and road testing. The design and construction of the test building is based on the container concept, which will provide sufficient guarantee for further investment in technology and upgrading of r&d capabilities. In addition, Daimler China r&d Technology Center is the most systematic research and development organization outside Germany.

Notably, the electrodrive laboratory in the new center is also Daimler's first outside Germany, and can simulate temperatures ranging from -30 ℃ to + 50℃ in two test rooms. In addition, the lab is internally equipped with two four-wheel dynamometers for vehicle, component and battery pack testing. By adjusting the dynamometer's power and using big data applications, the intelligent test bench can simulate real driving conditions, such as air resistance and diverse terrains. This will ensure that the new generation of electric vehicles at an early stage can be fully tested throughout the year in extreme conditions. In terms of sustainability and energy conservation, it can recycle the energy of the test vehicles back to the grid, thus significantly reducing the total energy consumption.

Comfortable driving and handling have always been mercedes-benz's forte. In the era of electric vehicles, mastering chassis development technology is critical. The new chassis laboratory is equipped with an advanced road simulation bench capable of simulating extremely rough road conditions and providing a 100% reference comparison with test results elsewhere in Daimler's global R&D network.

The establishment of the new center is undoubtedly of great significance for the electrification and localization of Mercedes-benz. Markus Schafer, board member of Daimler AG and CHIEF Operating Officer of Mercedes-Benz AG, said at the event: "Mercedes-benz's new strategic plan is to accelerate from 'electric first' to 'fully electric'. This requires us to accelerate the pace of research and development work, increase the investment in pure electric vehicles, and at the same time, fully promote the pure electric vehicle product lineup plan. Our Chinese R&D team is playing an increasingly important role in cutting-edge technologies such as digitization, artificial intelligence, autonomous driving and cutting-edge algorithms. This is not only in technology development, but also in technology procurement, especially in new energy vehicles."