Safety Initiative
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“Wireless Rescue Line” to Emergency Headquarters
Telematics systems summon assistance automatically in an accident.
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Have More Fun Riding Your Motorcycle Safely this Spring
With the Right Tires and New ABS Brakes from Conti/BMW safe on the way.
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The Hybrid Recipe: Less Gas, Less CO2
Driving and protecting the climate? That is no contradiction in terms – high-tech innovations now make it possible. For most drivers, the hybrid engine currently under hot debate is the most promising engine of the future.
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Caution advised as regards cheap tires – beware of brand fakes
"Penny-pinching is sexy", may sound good but can be fatal with trucks.
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What's the connection between Continental tyres and the Eiffel Tower?
In 2006 Continental processed around 353,000 tonnes of rubber worldwide for production of 107 million passenger tyres. This amount comes equal to the weight of 35 Eiffel Towers.
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Keeping One's Distance without Any Stress
ACDIS relieves drivers and can prevent rear-end collisions.
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ContiTech moves full speed ahead on rubber
Know what a Gigabox is? The new rubber suspension concept modernises the undercarriages of goods wagons and is quieter and more environmentally compatible than the steel springs fitted to conventional carriage bogies.
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Intelligent cars move towards production readiness
Continental is working on the car of the future: A quiet car that automatically keeps its distance and its traffic lane, communicates with other vehicles, and is fitted with an on-board accident risk computer and infrared night vision system.
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The cat’s paw principle: more safety with new tread patterns
An elephant can weigh up to five tons, and yet it carries its weight effortlessly along on cushioned feet. Bionics experts are drawing their conclusions and may be able to channel their findings into tyre engineering so as to improve tyre performance
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Engineers need to work "without borders"
Qualified, flexible engineers are hard to find, especially in the age of globalization. In alone, 15,000 engineering posts are still unfilled.
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How do inventions come about?
A sophisticated innovation management process combined with efficient engineer networking is vital to the success and secure future of the international auto industry supplier.
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Worn Tires Can Send You Flying
Autumn has set in, confronting us constantly with wet roads. Make sure your tires have sufficient tread depth.
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Already at this point, winter tires are the safe alternative
Even on sunny fall days, with temperatures of around 20° C (68° F), the mercury can still plunge precipitously at night.
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Successful project "Rewarding Your Safety!”
School has started once again. 804,900 children throughout Germany are heading to school for the first time this year. School beginners in particular are quite excited in these first weeks, and they often don't pay enough attention to traff
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What the country needs is new inventors
The gap between the need for competent and versatile engineers and the ability of universities to provide that foundation is getting bigger and bigger. This is one of the key findings of the Global Engineering Excellence initiative.
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Make people more aware of the risks at railroad crossings
Railroad crossings trigger considerable anxiety and nervousness among motorists. The results of the 30th Continental traffic study, just out, illustrate this.
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Tour de France: Five professional teams rely on handmade Continental
The Tour de Fance has the reputation of being the toughest bicycle road race in the world. In this competition having the best equipment, and especially the best tyres, is vital factor.
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Slow down on country roads!
A study conducted by the international automotive supplier Continental shows that almost one out of every two in the 18-to-25 age bracket drives too fast often, very often or virtually all the time.
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All a question of technology: Football and tyres have much in common
Regardless of whether you’re running on the pitch or driving on the road: Ultimate grip is absolutely vital. Tyres are, after all, just like football boots – they’re the only contact you have with the ground.
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Hybrid technology combines fuel savings with driving pleasure
Drivers in Germany still have to pay dearly for petrol and diesel. Drivers of fuel-saving hybrid cars are better off when it comes to refuelling.
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Motorists want it safe – but pinch pennies to have it
Germans want driving to be safe, as is confirmed in the current representative study conducted by international automotive supplier Continental AG.
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With these tips you can drive safely in the spring
Spring is here! To make a good start in the new season, you should now treat your car to a spring makeover.
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Drivers put school kids at risk – often without realizing
Conti-study shows: Less than one in ten drivers always cover the brake pedal when driving near schools, and only two percent of both men and women surveyed pay attention to school buses.
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Enhanced safety for rear-end collisions
About 100,000 rear-end collisions end in injuries each year in Germany. Crash victims often suffer from head aches and neck pain. The most common diagnosis is whiplash. Motorists can best protect themselves with the ContiCuraPlus headrest extension.
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Keep your car fit for winter driving!
Visibility is reduced due to snowfalls and snowstorms. Roads get covered with slush which later freezes making them dangerously icy. Follow these helpful tips and you will get through the remainder of the cold season safely and comfortably.
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Getting home safely and comfortably during the Advent season
Because vehicles driving on summer tyres can pose a major hindrance to winter traffic, winter tyres will become mandatory with effect from May next year.
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A universal genius in noble black
Whether it is braking, accelerating or taking corners - a modern car tyre is a universal genius. It is often wrongly viewed to be just an accessory.
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Continental improves safety on the way to school
As an expert in automotive safety, Continental AG took a big step forward a year ago by launching its "Rewarding your safety" drive. Taking a proactive approach.
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Winter tires pack your car up real warm
October 28 is World Savings Day. Motorists can save, however, for days afterwards - if they switch to winter tires now
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The intelligent car of the future
As traffic volumes increase and the individual needs of road users for mobility grow, safety becomes an ever more important factor on the road.
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Wellingtons for your car
Autumn is a rainy time of the year. Wet leaves can turn a romantic road into a treacherously slippery ordeal. Thomas Sych, tyre expert at the international automotive supplier, Continental AG, tells you how to safely cope with rainy weather.
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Ride your bike ... but keep an eye out for safety!
According to the German Federal Statistical Office, a good seven percent of all working Germans get to work mainly be bike - a popular, but cetainly not the safest means of transport.
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Nothing works in a modern car without electronics
No modern car can even move without electronics. Fuel injection and ABS, adaptive suspension and cruise control, airbags or automatic gearboxes - all of these sub-systems are controlled by highly efficient software.
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The car of the future combines driving pleasure with fuel savings
Never before have drivers had to pay as much for fuel in Germany as now. For instance, with the new systems of the international automotive supplier Continental, fuel consumption can be cut by up to 25 percent.
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Safer biking for children
The bicycle is a favorite means of transport for children, but by no means the safest. Almost half of all traffic accidents involving children and youth on the way to school are bicycle accidents.
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Safe and trouble-free vacation driving
This year will again see more than 1 in 3 Germans traveling on vacation by car. To avoid nasty surprises on the journey, you should make sure your car is prepared for hot weather and many, many miles.
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Be it car tires or football - it is all a question of technique
The kick-off of the Confederations Cup is just around the corner. High demands are placed on the leather sphere. In three days, a ball can lose at the most 20 percent of its pressure.
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The special guardian angel for motorcyclists
Bikers have been out and about for weeks - and have been living dangerously. According to the German Federal Statistical Office, 860 motorcycle drivers died on German roads in 2004, with nearly 34,500 suffering injuries.
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The modern car protects the environment
In the vehicle development process, environmental protection is nowadays just as important as safety, economy and innovation: Recyclability is becoming a quality feature.
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Product piracy is making our roads highly dangerous
Experts estimate that one tenth of global trade is attributable to counterfeit products. The German anti-piracy action group, APM, reports that product and brand piracy is costing the German economy 26 billion euros annually.
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Giving your car that something extra
The Bahrain Grand Prix was won by Fernando Alonso. For the pros, tires are often the deciding factor between victory and defeat - but car tires on the road between safety and comfort.
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The car of the future spots imminent dangers
Here's what motoring could look like in just a few years' time: The computer-controlled car seems to be out on its own. Radar and infrared systems observe the surroundings and constantly measure the distance to the car up ahead.
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Finally got your driver's license? Well, experience makes the master.
Having passed the road test and gotten one's license, it's jump into the car and get out on the road. But watch out! Beginning drivers in particular can unexpectedly end up in trouble by misjudging the situation.
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Taking the bus to school - safely!
The number is alarming: According to the Central Federation of Public Sector Accident Insurers, more than 110,000 children are injured on the way to school each year in Germany. Nearly half of the accidents are a result of traffic.
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Greater safety for children in traffic!
Each year, about 50,000 children under the age of 15 have an accident on Germany's roads. Many forget that children see, think, hear and act differently to adults.
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Roads often get icy without warning
"I was driving rather slowly. It started to rain - and suddenly the roads were a sheet of ice." In winter police hear accounts like this all the time when called to the scene of an accident.