All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 16
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ArticleFord grows its driverless-car unit through acquisition
Lidar can see things that conventional radar may miss, making it essential for driverless cars (Photo: Argo AI) Ford Motor’s recently acquired artificial intelligence company, Argo AI, bought Princeton Lightwave, in a move to further boost its in-house expertise in a technology that’s key for autonomous driving. Argo ...
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ArticleBentley appoints Fontaine board member for digitalization, IT
Fontaine joins Bentley from Porsche North America (Photo: Bentley)The Volkswagen group, in a broad management reshuffle at Bentley, appointed Astrid Fontaine to the position of board member responsible for human resources, digitalization and IT at the Britain-based luxury brand.Fontaine, currently in charge of HR, culture and innovation at Porsche ...
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ArticleStudy: Corporate investment in artificial intelligence on the rise
The Teradata survey found that 62 pc of companies plan to appoint a chief AI officer (Photo: Teradata)Companies are investing heavily in artificial intelligence, but adoption is often hindered by a lack of IT infrastructure, according to a new survey.The poll, conducted by market researchers Vanson Bourne on behalf ...
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ArticleDenso, Xperi jointly develop advanced driver status monitor
Denso wants to improve driver monitoring for level 3 autonomous vehicles (Photo: Denso)Denso and Silicon Valley technology company Xperi will jointly develop next-generation driver status monitoring systems aimed at the commercial vehicle market as well as Level 3 autonomous cars.The Japanese automotive supplier said it will work with FotoNation, ...
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ArticleNissan appoints new CIO
Nissan no longer shares a CIO with alliance partner Renault (Photo: Nissan)Nissan Motor has appointed Anthony Thomas CIO of the Japanese brand, filling a position vacated by Celso Guiotoko earlier this year.Thomas most recently served as CIO of GE Global and previously also worked at mobile phone group Vodafone ...
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ArticleElectric vehicles: slow progress or a revolution?
The new mobility trade show eMove360 takes place every year in Munich (Photo: Bongard) Judging by the enthusiasm of the 304 exhibitors at this year’s eMove360 trade fair in Munich this year, electric vehicles have arrived. Granted, there weren’t any automaker stands at the annual show. But that ...
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FeatureDelphi: "We are pushing to make OTA happen"
Mary Gustanski, who leads engineering at Delphi, sees a need for a new vehicle IT architecture.
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ArticleGM acquires lidar company
GM's Cruise Automation runs autonomous-vehicle tests in San Francisco, Phoenix and Detroit (Photo: GM)General Motors has acquired lidar specialist Strobe, joining a growing number of automotive companies that see the technology as crucial to the development of self-driving cars.The staff of Strobe will join GM's Cruise Automation, which the ...
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ArticleGermany's Schaeffler buys machine data specialist
Schaeffler says the acquisition of autinity will help it to further develop its digital agenda (Photo: Schaeffler)Schaeffler has acquired autinity systems, a specialist company in digital machine data recording and evaluation, in a move designed to give the German automotive supplier added expertise in digital manufacturing technologies.Schaeffler has identified ...
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ArticleNvidia unveils computing platform for Level 5 autonomous vehicles
Huang stressed that computing power is key to autonomous driving (Photo: Nvidia)MUNICH - Nvidia has developed a computer platform small enough to leave sufficient room in the trunk and powerful enough to manage the array of systems needed to make Level 5 autonomous vehicles a reality.Nvidia founder and CEO ...
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ArticleVacuum cleaner maker Dyson plans an EV for 2020
James Dyson first developed a bagless vacuum cleaner. (Photo: Dyson)British vacuum-cleaner maker Dyson plans to invest 2.0 billion pounds to build an electric car that should be ready as early as 2020.Dyson's visionary founder, James Dyson, unveiled the plan in an email to staff that laid out the reasons ...
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ArticleDelphi's electronics unit to be named "Aptiv;" Autoliv mulls split
Delphi's focus has shifted from traditional powertrain components to connected electronics systems (Photo: Delphi)Delphi intends to call its soon-to-be-independent electrical and electronics division "Aptiv," as the US-based automotive supplier group moves to spin off its powertrain operations into a separate company.Aptiv will be headed by the combined group's current ...
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ArticleOpel marketing chief departs
Opel's Tina Mueller returns to the beauty care industry after four years with Opel (Photo: Opel)Tina Mueller, Opel's high-visibility marketing chief, is leaving the company just a few months after France's PSA Group finalized its takeover of the German car brand.Mueller, 49, will return to her industry roots and ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Audi electronics chief sees more work ahead in new mobility
Audi’s Mueller: Cars need end-to-end architecture (Photo: Claus Dick) FRANKFURT — Audi’s new flagship A8 model is filled with state-of-the-art connected technology, but the premium brand’s head of electrical and electronics development said Wednesday that a “quantum leap” in several key technologies is still needed to realize the ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Daimler's compliance chief cites customer trust as key
Daimler's Schick says autonomous-driving rules must be agreed internationally (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT -- Daimler's compliance chief said customer confidence is key for the success of autonomous and connected driving.Speaking at the carIT Congress here, Olaf Schick said drivers of Daimler's Mercedes-Benz cars can decide for themselves what data they ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: BMW executive sees cooperation as essential for autonomous driving
BMW's Frickenstein says car industry cannot manage data on its own (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT -- Cooperation between automakers, IT companies and other stakeholders in the car industry is essential to realize autonomous driving, Elmar Frickenstein, head of fully automated driving at BMW, said Wednesday.In an address to the carIT ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: VDA president plans stronger digital focus at future Frankfurt auto shows
VDA President Wissmann sees German auto industry well positioned for automated driving (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT -- The Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA) will in coming years focus even more strongly on the growing connections between the automotive and IT industries, VDA President Matthias Wissmann said Wednesday.Wissmann, who heads Germany's auto ...
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ArticleT-Systems CEO to depart
Reinhard Clemens (Photo: T-Systems) Reinhard Clemens, who heads German business services group T-Systems, will leave his post January 1, 2018, parent company Deutsche Telekom said in a press release. A successor from outside the company has been appointed and will be announced shortly. Clemens served on the Telekom ...
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ArticleSiemens China to spearhead robotics push
China is one of the largest R&D locations worldwide for Siemens (Photo: Siemens)Siemens will concentrate its global research into autonomous robotics in China, acknowledging the country’s growing expertise in high-tech manufacturing areas.As part of its decision, the German engineering group also entered into a partnership with Tsinghua University to ...
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ArticleZF, BAIC agree to jointly build EV components in China
China is the world’s biggest EV market. Sales are expected to grow sharply in coming years.(Photo: BAIC) ZF Friedrichshafen and China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Corp (BAIC) plan to jointly produce components for electric vehicles in China. The agreement reflects expectations that EVs will soon play an even bigger ...
