(March 10, 2014) HANOVER, Germany — The automobile is approaching a new era of digitalization which will have fundamental impact on the mobility of the future. “The two ground-breaking inventions, the automobile and the computer, are moving closer together. We need to shape the mobility of the future in an even more intelligent, more networked way,” said Dr. Martin Winterkorn, the chairman of the board of management of Volkswagen, at the opening ceremony of CeBIT 2014 in Hanover, one of the premier events in the worldwide digital industry.