IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr, (literal ''Engineer Society Automobile and Traffic''), abbreviated to IAV GmbH, is an
engineering
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company in the
automotive industry
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, designing products for
powertrain
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,
electronics
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and
vehicle development. Founded in
Berlin
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in 1983 by Prof. Dr. Hermann Appel as a university-affiliated research institute, the company employs over 8,000 members of staff,
[ and supplies automobile manufacturers and component suppliers. In addition to development centres in Berlin, ]Chemnitz
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and Gifhorn
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, IAV operates at sites in France, United Kingdom, Spain, Sweden, China, Japan, South Korea
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, Brazil
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and the United States.
Clients include the Volkswagen Group
Volkswagen AG (), known internationally as the Volkswagen Group, is a German public multinational conglomerate manufacturer of passenger and commercial vehicles, motorcycles, engines and turbomachinery. Headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxon ...
, BMW
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, Stellantis
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, Ford, GM, Porsche
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, usually shortened to Porsche (; see below), is a German automobile manufacturer specializing in luxury, high-performance sports cars, SUVs and sedans, headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Th ...
, Toyota
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, Claas and Liebherr
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Liebherr consists of over 130 companies organized into 11 divi ...
.Continental
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* Continental, Arizona, a small community in Pima County, Arizona, US
* Continental, Ohio, a small town in Putnam County, US
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* ''Continental'' (album), an album by Saint Etienne
* Continen ...
, ZF Group, ETAS, Forvia, Freudenberg Freudenberg can refer to:
Companies
* Freudenberg Group, a German family-owned diversified group of companies
Places France
* Freudenberg, Moselle, a village in the French département of Moselle (department), Moselle
Germany
* Schloss Freuden ...
, Glatt, MWM, Schaeffler and Sonplas.[
]
Shareholders
the shareholder
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s of IAV GmbH were:
* Volkswagen AG - 50%
*IAV GmbH - 20%
* Continental Automotive GmbH - 10%
* Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG - 10%
*Vitesco Technologies GmbH - 10%
Subsidiaries
IAV has the following worldwide subsidiary
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companies:
;Europe
*Consulting4Drive GmbH
*IAV Cars GmbH
*IAV Fahrzeugsicherheit GmbH & Co. KG
*IAV France SAS
*IAV Automotive Engineering AB (Sweden)
*IAV Poland Sp. z.o.o.
*SynSpace Group GmbH
;Asia
*IAV Automotive Engineering (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
*IAV Co., Ltd. (Japan)
*IAV Korea Co., Ltd.
;North / South America
*IAV Automotive Engineering Inc. (USA)
*IAV do Brasil Ltda.
In-road electric vehicle charger
In 2009 the company submitted a patent for an electric vehicle
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recharger that is built into the road. The technology would allow electric vehicles to be charged as they drive over roads embedded with a recessed wireless recharging strip, using electromagnetic induction
Electromagnetic or magnetic induction is the production of an electromotive force, electromotive force (emf) across an electrical conductor in a changing magnetic field.
Michael Faraday is generally credited with the discovery of induction in 1 ...
.In-Road Electric Vehicle Charger : Science Fiction in the News
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See also
* Ground-level power supply
Ground-level power supply, also known as surface current collection or, in French, ''alimentation par le sol'' ("feeding via the ground"), is a concept and group of technologies that enable electric vehicles to collect electric power at ground lev ...
References
External links
IAV.com
official international portal
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Automotive companies of Germany
Automotive engineering
Electric vehicle industry
Charging stations
Companies established in 1983
Volkswagen Group
Companies based in Berlin