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What Drives People When Mobility Changes?

Key findings from the Continental Mobility Studies from 2011 to 2024.

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Safe Driving in Old Age

The number of elderly road users is increasing in many countries, including Germany. According to a representative survey by Continental, safety and independence are particularly important to them – which also explains why advanced driver assistance systems are growing in significance. Continental supplies key components for …

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What Drives People When Mobility Changes?

Key findings from the Continental Mobility Studies from 2011 to 2024.

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120 Years of Tread Tires

From the idea to the ideal: A history of tread design

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Farms Are Becoming Smart: with Bits and Bytes as Today’s Seeds

Largely unnoticed by the general public, an industry that is generally considered rather more traditional has reinvented itself in recent years: agriculture. The answer to the agricultural challenges caused by climate change, the growing world population and the shortage of skilled workers in industrialized countries lies in one …

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Revolutionizing the Port Industry

Continental and the Development of Smart Ports: Revolutionizing the Port Industry Through Intelligent Tire Management

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Continental Technologies Steer Electric Buses Safely and Sustainably into the Future

Electric mobility is picking up speed – including when it comes to buses for public transport. There is a general consensus that climate change mitigation targets in the transport sector require measures for all vehicles – and switching bus fleets over to emission-free drive systems is high on the agenda. Electric buses (also …

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The City of the Future

How will we live, connect, commute and create in the urban world of tomorrow?

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Big Five Safari

Learning from Rangers: How Companies Can Successfully Navigate the Wilderness of Green Regulations

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A More Sustainable Future with Continental

Sustainable innovations should not just stay in the showroom; they belong on the road. As a global technology company, we are committed to transforming our ideas into tangible products as swiftly as possible. This is where Continental excels.

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Hydrogen – For Highly Demanding Technologies

Whenever a lot of energy is required, where high weight plays a role, where charging cycles are long and electric battery ranges are short, there, hydrogen is a beacon of hope for the energy transition. Energy-intensive applications, but also commercial vehicle mobility from mining vehicles to low-loaders, are relying on H2 as …

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From Coffee to Sustainable Artificial Leather

More than cold coffee. Continental relies on a special raw material for upholstery covers.

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Sustainable. Lightweight. Efficient.

Dandelions and rice husks. What sounds like a salad recipe on a lunch menu in fashionable Berlin are components of Continental’s new Conti GreenConcept tire concept, which is sustainable, lightweight and efficient. The innovative concept study was presented for the first time at the IAA 2021. But let’s start at the beginning: …

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A Passion for Sport

Race cars and bikes, golf shoes and stadium seats – Continental technology can be found throughout the world of sport.

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10 Tips on Running in Winter

What you need to consider when you run in winter

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Giro d'Italia 2024: Continental Tires meet Dolce Vita

Giro d'Italia 2024, what you need to know

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Sitting as comfortable as in your own living room

It's about more than just hot dogs and soccer: When you go to the stadium, you also want to sit comfortably. The latest technology makes seat covers extremely weatherproof – as well as highly comfortable in state-of-the-art designs.

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120 Years of Tread Tires

From the idea to the ideal: A history of tread design

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Breakdown History

Breakdowns have been a frustrating but inevitable part of driving since cars first took to the road. A century ago, tire trouble was a common issue that drivers often had to fix themselves. But as technology has improved, tires have become more robust, making driving safer and more enjoyable. In the near future, innovation could …

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Rubber Shoe Soles Made by Continental

A walk through history on Continental soles

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A Motorsport Story: Through Time with Grip

As one of the world’s largest tire manufacturers, Continental has been working on the development of robust and reliable tires for over 120 years. Motorsports in all its facets was and still is an important driving force. When solid rubber tires were state-of-the-art,

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Road Safety: The Past, Present and Future

Road safety has come a long way in the last century. Gone are the days of unstructured chaos and few rules, replaced by traffic lights, crossings, cycle paths and pavements to separate today’s street users. Technology has also helped infrastructure and vehicles become safer and Continental now plays a leading role in developing …

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Supplier for Hitler's War

Those who want to shape the future must know their past. The same also applies to companies. An independent scientific study is now investigating Continental’s responsibility during the Nazi era – and, in an innovative approach, it also includes companies that were not yet part of the corporation at the time. The study traces …

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