Category The Last German Car

Three-part series on the end of the German automobile era

The Last German Car — Part 2: The Autonomy Revolution

AI Generated collage: robotaxis, quantum computing, shared mobility, German auto industry decline

Waymo reports 68% fewer crashes than human drivers. 500,000 paid robotaxi rides per week across 11 US cities. Quantum computing chips the size of a coin. The autonomy revolution is here — and it threatens the German auto industry entire business model. When using a car costs less than owning one, ownership becomes a lifestyle choice. #AutonomousDriving #Robotaxi #QuantumComputing #CarOwnership #MobilityAsAService #Waymo #GermanAutoIndustry #FutureOfTransport

The Last German Car — Part 1: The Energy Collision

AI generated collage: Energy chart, VW factory, quantum lab, EV charging, dealership, Berlin politics

The EU's plan to replace every combustion car with an electric vehicle collides with an equally hungry demand: the electricity needed to train and run artificial intelligence. By 2040, EU data centres could consume more power than every vehicle on European roads. Germany — birthplace of the automobile — finds itself trapped between a contracting auto industry, skyrocketing energy costs, and an AI revolution that wants the same grid. Meanwhile, China is building the infrastructure for both at scale. This is Part 1 of a series examining how AI and energy are reshaping the future of the car. #EnergyCrisis #ElectricVehicles #GermanAutoIndustry #AIDataCenters #EVTransition #GridConstraints #ChinaTech #IndustrialPolicy