All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 19

  • trendence.automotiveIT
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    Study: IT graduates want to work for premium car brands

    2017-05-25T14:05:04Z

    Google is the most interesting employer for German IT graduates (Photo: Google)BMW, Audi, Daimler and Porsche are the the car companies that IT graduates would most like to work for, according to a new survey.But the trendence Graduate Barometer 2017 found that Google tops all other companies as the ...

  • man.automotiveIT
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    MAN Truck unit appoints new CDO

    2017-05-25T13:22:48Z

    Christian Kaiser (Photo: MAN)MAN Truck & Bus has appointed Christian Kaiser CDO of the Volkswagen Group unit. Kaiser will play an important role in the digital transformation of the truck and bus division, the company said.Kaiser, 39, succeeds Markus Lipinsky, who will concentrate fully on his position as CEO ...

  • renault.automotiveIT
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    Renault plans to buy embedded software unit from Intel

    2017-05-25T12:20:25Z

    Renault and other carmakers need embedded software to develop autonomous vehicles (Photo: Renault)Renault plans to acquire a French R&D division from Intel, giving the French carmaker deeper expertise in key digital technologies.The R&D unit specializes in embedded software, which is important for the development of connected and autonomous cars. ...

  • lotus.automotiveIT
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    China's Geely to acquire stakes in Lotus, Proton

    2017-05-24T11:30:02Z

    Lotus makes sports cars and racing cars (Photo: Lotus)Geely Automobile said its parent company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has agreed in principle to buy significant equity stakes in Malaysian carmaker Proton and Proton-owned British specialty race car company Lotus.In a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where Geely ...

  • ford.automotiveIT
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    Fields out, Hackett in as Ford CEO

    2017-05-22T14:07:55Z

    Mark Fields has led Ford for almost 3 years (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor announced Monday that its CEO, Mark Fields, is being replaced, following a sharp decline in the carmaker's share price over the past two years.Fields, who took the helm at Ford in January 2014, will be succeeded ...

  • GE.automotiveIT
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    Cyber security is money well spent

    2017-05-16T13:49:42Z

    (Illustration: GE)Cyber security costs money but it's worth it. That's the lesson learned from last week's massive ransomware attack, which caused major problems for authorities, hospitals. companies and private citizens across the globe.It's also a lesson the auto industry should take to heart. CIOs of automotive companies are committed ...

  • iaa.automotiveIT
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    Frankfurt Auto Show

    2017-05-03T12:50:55Z

    (Photo: VDA)This year's Frankfurt Auto Show will kick off with two press days September 12 and 13 and will then continue through September 24.The show, officially known as the IAA, takes place every other year. The exhibition, the world's biggest car show, is held at the Frankfurt Fairgrounds.In 2015, ...

  • electric.automotiveIT
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    US survey sees lack of EV buying interest

    2017-04-25T08:55:10Z

    Two out of three respondents wouldn't buy an EV, the survey found (Photo: Nissan)A US survey found that a majority of people remains hesitant to buy an electric car, despite the auto industry's commitment to building a growing range of electric vehicles in coming years.The poll, conducted by the ...

  • delphi.automotiveIT
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    Delphi invests in 2 Israeli tech companies

    2017-04-24T17:35:20Z

    Delphi is investing heavily in autonomous-driving technology (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is taking minority interests in two Israeli companies, as it moves to strengthen its connected-car related products and services.The US-based automotive supplier said it had signed a commercial partnership agreement with otonomo, a specialist in monetizing automotive data by way ...

  • gm.automotiveIT
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    GM beefs up self-driving tech startup unit

    2017-04-24T16:40:04Z

    GM acquired Cruise Automation in 2016 (Photo: GM)General Motors will invest 14 million dlrs and add more than 1,100 jobs to beef up its self-driving technology research in California.The Detroit-based automaker said the investment will go to the Cruise Automation startup it acquired in 2016."Expanding our team at Cruise ...

  • bcg.automotiveIT
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    Study: US companies better at digitization than German counterpartsÂ

    2017-04-24T13:15:25Z

    Engineering companies are less digitally advanced than telecom, banking sectors (Photo: Fraunhofer Institute)US companies are digitizing their operations at a faster pace than their German competitors, according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).In a poll of 700 executives in the US and Germany, the consultants ...

  • zf.automotiveIT
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    At ZF, a growing commitment to China

    2017-04-24T12:12:50Z

     ZF's Shanghai engineering center is getting more  laboratories, test benches and offices (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen expects to double its workforce at a key engineering center in Songjiang, as the German automotive supplier prepares for continued strong demand from its Chinese customers.The Songjiang facility near Shanghai was officially ...

  • mercedes.automotiveIT
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    Mercedes expands private car-sharing program

    2017-04-24T11:55:19Z

    Croove lets participants set their own price for renting out their vehicles (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz is expanding its "Croove" private car sharing program, introducing the platform in Berlin four months after it started a pilot program in Munich.The German premium car brand, which belongs to the Daimler Group, said Croove ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW enters AI partnership with China’s Mobvoi

    2017-04-13T13:42:11Z

    VW's 2017 concept car relies on artificial intelligence technologies (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group is teaming up with China’s Mobvoi to develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the car.The German automotive group said the two companies will form a 50-50 joint venture to develop technologies for smart mobility.Mobvoi is ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
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    Bosch opens new auto-electronics plant in China

    2017-04-13T13:17:49Z

    The new plant will build components for automated driving (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a new electronic-components plant in Changzhou, China, solidifying its position in the world's largest car market.With another production site, "we are strengthening our successful localization strategy," Bosch Automotive Electronics President Klaus Meder said in a ...

  • nxp.automotiveIT
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    NXP to work with China on smart connected vehicles

    2017-04-13T13:04:13Z

    China is expected to be the world's biggest market for connected cars soon (Photo: Deutsche Telekom)NXP and China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will jointly conduct research on secure car connectivity and infrastructure projects to make traffic smarter.The Dutch semiconductor group said it had signed an agreement ...

  • VW.automotiveIT
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    VW launches digital logistics platform

    2017-04-11T13:28:35Z

    VW's logistics operations are increasingly using digital systems. Some workers receive information through smartwatches. (Photo: VW)Volkswagen has launched a digital logistics platform to improve communication and cooperation between its car plants, suppliers and trucking companies."Discovery," as the platform is called, will improve communication efficiency and reduce the number of ...

  • ford.automotiveIT
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    Ford adds 2 new EVs to China lineup

    2017-04-06T11:31:15Z

    Ford is pursuing an ambitious electrification strategy in China (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor is adding two new electrically powered models to its Chinese product lineup, as the US carmaker accelerates plans to bring more EVs to the world’s biggest car market.In 2018, Ford will launch the Mondeo Energi plug-in hybrid ...

  • volvo.automotiveIT
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    Volvo Cars: Traffic data should be shared

    2017-04-03T13:33:35Z

    Volvo's Samuelsson says Level 3 autonomous vehicles are unsafe (Photo: Volvo Cars)Governments and carmakers should share traffic data to improve global traffic safety, Volvo Cars CEO Hakan Samuelsson said Monday.Speaking at a European Union conference on connected and automated driving, the Volvo chief said the Swedish carmaker has, for ...

  • ds 7.automotiveIT
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    PSA deploys Dassault Systemes virtual technology for DS brand

    2017-03-28T17:01:58Z

    The DS 7 Crossback was unveiled at the 2017 Geneva Auto Show (Photo: PSA)DS Automobiles will use the "Virtual Garage" technology developed by Dassault Systemes to launch its new SUV, the DS 7 Crossback.Dassault Systemes, which is a leading supplier of 3D design, digital mock up and product lifecycle ...