Some of the best minds in modern technology migrate to the automotive industry every year. From software to design, aerodynamics to aesthetics, the art and science of building cars is something that is in a constant state of flux. There have been innovations and additions made to vehicles, but there hasn’t been a game-changing shift in decades. Volkswagen and engineer Ulrich Hackenberg are working on changing that with their vision of a “global car”. It’s a concept that has been discussed for decades but has been too ambitious to implement. VW as been riding a string of victories over the past…

The internet is officially an “essential” part of life in Germany according to a court ruling Thursday. According to Reuters: A German court ruled on Thursday that people have the right to claim compensation from service providers if their Internet access is disrupted, because the Internet is an “essential” part of life. The court likened the loss of internet access to the loss of vehicular access. In other words, internet service providers can be forced to compensate those who are not able to get the internet access they require. It has become a right rather than a privilege in Germany thanks…

One thing we Germans are known for (other than our beer) is our crazy sense of style and awesome cars. This BMW just got a little more awesome, with the help of American artist Jeff Koons. This years BMW art car has been designed by Jeff Koons, who painted it using race cars and explosions as his inspiration. The result is a BMW race car that looks like a paint plant exploded all over it, only with the brightest and most vibrant colors (none of that earth tone crap). The result of this is a car that looks incredibly badass. “These race cars are lifelike, they are powerful and there is a lot of energy,” Koons…