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Stress-free driving through the winter - Volkswagen Group researches ice-free windscreens together with the Fraunhofer Institute

Innovation: Conductive, wafer-thin layer of indium tin oxide on the glass

Wolfsburg - Ice-free windows: Despite frosty temperatures, many car drivers will soon be spared the unpleasant job of ice scraping. That is because Volkswagen and Audi researchers are introducing the first anti-fogging and anti-icing car windscreen, which they developed together with the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Technology (IST) in Braunschweig. Unlike heated windows, the new windows are based on a physical principle that does not allow an ice layer to form in the…

October 26, 2010

By the time you hit 30 or 31, chances are, you've done a lot of growing up. Maybe you've got your career figured out, or are looking to start a family, or both. Born in 1979, the Jetta itself has grown into a distinguished young adult with the debut of the 2011 model.

The first Jetta (which launched in 1979) was rather "dorky-looking," according to RoadandTrack.com, July 2010. And while we agree to disagree with that assessment, their point is well-taken. By today's standards, it looks a bit outdated. Kind of like the…