In a conversation with Forbes Torsten Müller-Ötvös, Vice President and Director of Rolls-Royce, explains how he managed to save the company from its downward spiral in 2009. The success is due in part to the departure from determined taste-maker to bespoke manufacturer, and with that, embracing new technologies such as 3D printing.
As explored in last week’s article about the autonomous car/drone combo put together by 3D printed car makers Local Motors, the future of the automotive industry is in self-driven cars. Müller-Ötvös adds ‘Autonomous mobility means crashes won’t happen. That brings more freedom in how you design bodywork. We think better 3D printing devices will allow us to 3D print big body panels’.
Integrating carbon-fiber into the process is certainly on their minds too, as recently demonstrated by the Rolls-Royce i3 electric car. This subject was recently tou...
SOURCE: 3dprintingindustry.com ( go on reading...)
