Our last assignment as junior reporters for Genius was in a class of its own. The location was a real standout, and so was our interview partner. We were sent to the Mercedes-Benz Museum to meet the CEO of Daimler, Dieter Zetsche!

Being successful in your job without having to conceal your true self — it sounds simple and worth pursuing, but in the course of your daily work it’s not always so easy. My own career has already taken me through a wide variety of jobs at employers ranging from a development aid organization to an international industrial group and a startup. Here I’d like to talk about the basic principles I’ve developed for myself as a result of these experiences.

At some point, probably between 1900 and 1930, a hunter killed a chimpanzee in the northern Congo or in Cameroon. Today it is still not unusual to hunt for wild animals in central Africa, because their meat is in great demand and is sold in local markets.

The following post will be of special interest to current or potential podcast fans. Since December 2015 we’ve been cooperating with the startup narando to have our blog posts read aloud by “real” people.

A rugged fjord landscape, snow, and the northern lights — what more could you want? Well yes, there is something: a vehicle that can stand up to all the challenges involved. I fulfilled a dream I’ve had ever since my childhood by outfitting a G-Class in a way that enables me to travel without having to rely on paved roads or the conveniences of civilization.

Whenever we talk about automated or autonomous driving, there’s one topic that particularly unsettles people: How do we know what these automatic vehicles are doing? Whom do we look at as we’re crossing the street? Will they stop for us? Have they seen me?

Normally, Emma and I work as a pair. We’re junior reporters for Genius and we investigate the world of Daimler. This time around I got the opportunity to visit the Radar Hall on my own. The first thing that struck me was the strange black walls….

Every Wednesday at 6 p.m., unfamiliar sounds waft through the Daimler plant in Esslingen-Brühl. That’s when the Daimler Choir of Stuttgart (DCS) holds its weekly rehearsal session in the plant’s cafeteria.

Even before the new GT R PRO from Mercedes-Benz AMG celebrated its official world premiere, I was granted the pleasure of putting it through its paces on the Nürburgring.

When we think about the mobility of the future, automated driving is the topic that immediately comes to mind. Technology is often the main aspect we consider. But what kinds of information and signals do pedestrians actually want to receive from automated vehicles?