Albrecht von Brandenstein‑Zeppelin, the great‑grandson of Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, is suing to regain control of ZF Friedrichshafen and other former Zeppelin assets from the city of Friedrichshafen. He has poured roughly €5‑6 million (about $5.5‑$6.5 million) into legal fees and previously extracted a €70 million ($75 million) payout for a 5% stake in MTU Friedrichshafen. ZF, now a $1.2 billion‑valued global transmission supplier, channels its profits into local pools, kindergartens and hospitals. If he succeeds, the heir plans to redirect those funds into a new aerospace research cluster around Lake Constance.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) analyzed eight years of Mazda claim data and found that the driver‑attention alert—displayed as a coffee‑cup icon—provides no measurable safety benefit. The feature activates after roughly 20 minutes of driving between 41 mph and...