All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 25
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ArticleIn trial, GM's Maven to lease cars to Uber drivers
Uber drivers can lease a Chevrolet Malibu (pictured) as part of the pilot (Photo: GM)Maven, General Motors' personal mobility brand, will offer leases of one week or more to Uber drivers as part of a San Francisco pilot program.The pilot offers people interested in using the Uber platform to ...
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ArticleLaura Merling to develop autonomous-vehicle business models at Ford
Laura Merling (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor said Laura Merling, a Silicon Valley based technology executive, will lead the commercialization of the autonomous vehicles it plans to introduce from 2021 onwards.Merling, who has worked at a range of technology companies in the course of her career, will become vice president, ...
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ArticleFord to use more BlackBerry QNX software
Ford's new Sync 3 infotainment system is built on QNX software (Photo: Ford)BlackBerry has signed a deal with Ford Motor that will put more of the Canadian company's QNX software into Ford vehicles.BlackBerry, whose QNX technology already powers connected systems in many cars, said the new agreement will let ...
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ArticleSAIC to market Savari V2X technology in China
Savari's sensor can capture information that is relevant for driverless cars (Photo: Savari)Savari said SAIC Motors will distribute its V2X wireless sensor technology in China, providing the US-based technology company with new growth opportunities in the world's biggest car market.Savari, which makes safety communications technology for interactions between vehicles ...
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Feature"We need to talk differently to the connected consumer"
Brigitte Cantaloube joined PSA from Yahoo in early 2016 (Photo: PSA/Peugeot-Citroen)Brigitte Cantaloube became chief digital officer of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen on February 1. At the Paris auto show, the former Yahoo executive spoke to automotiveIT about the digital transformation of France’s biggest car groupYou’ve been on the job for eight months. ...
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Feature“Over-the air updates will be a big enabler”
Redzic is bringing on board more software developers (Photo: Renault-Nissan)In January of this year, Ogi Redzic joined the Renault-Nissan alliance as senior vice president, connected vehicles and mobility services. The former Nokia executive was tasked with speeding up the development of connected services, building a team of software developers, ...
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ArticlePoll: Auto industry needs to do more with big data
Executives cite a lack of expertise and the absence of a comprehensive data pool (Photo: IBM)Automotive companies see the relevance of big data and analytics, but few have effectively introduced the new technologies, according to a new study.Consultants BearingPoint polled 120 European decision makers at car companies and suppliers ...
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ArticleDaimler takes steps to increase battery production
Daimler's EQ will have an electric range of 500 km (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Daimler started work on a second battery plant in Kamenz in eastern Germany Monday as it prepares for expected strong growth in electric-vehicle sales.The premium car group said it will invest 500 million euros in Kamenz, part ...
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ArticleVolvo, Lynk & Co cars to have OTA in 2017
The Lynk & Co 01 will be like "a smartphone on wheels" (Photo: Arjen Bongard)BERLIN -- Volvo Cars and its newly established sister brand Lynk & Co will have the ability to update software in their new cars over the air (OTA) next year, a senior Volvo executive said ...
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ArticleA new brand: Connected but not really global yet
The Lynk & Co 01 SUV was unveiled at a Gothenburg media event Wednesday (Photo: Geely)GOTHENBURG -- Western carmakers occasionally launch new global brands. In 2015, Hyundai did so with its Genesis luxury marque and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen turned its DS into a separate near-premium brand.But few Chinese automakers have to ...
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ArticleChina's Geely launches international volume car brand
Connectivity is a key attribute of the new Lynk & Co 01 (Photo: Geely)GOTHENBURG -- China's Geely will next year start selling an upmarket global volume brand called Lynk & Co, saying that its first model, the Lynk & Co 01 compact SUV, will be "the most connected car ...
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ArticleDaimler China engages with high-tech startups
Daimler's Lampe (left) and Plug and Play co-founder Rahim Amidi symbolically exchange gifts to celebrate their partnership (Photo: Daimler)Daimler is teaming up with technology investor Plug and Play in China to jointly identify and help Chinese startup companies.The German premium car maker said the tie-up with Plug and Play, ...
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ArticleZF venture capital unit looks for new technologies
Torsten Gollewski (l) is CEO of Zukunft Ventures. ZF CEO Sommer is on the right (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen has founded a venture capital unit that can provide funding to startups and other businesses that are developing technologies that could be of interest to the large southern-German automotive supplier.ZF said ...
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ArticleLudwig succeeds Kleinjohann as Siemens CIO
Helmuth Ludwig (Photo: Siemens)Helmuth Ludwig, a 26-year company veteran, will become the new CIO of Siemens, succeeding Norbert Kleinjohann, who is retiring.Ludwig, 54, previously served as chief digital officer of Siemens' PLM business unit. He also was president of Siemens PLM Software and CEO of the group's industry sector ...
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ArticleFord appoints Rao smart mobility chief
Raj Rao's mobility division plays a key role in Ford's plans to expand its business areas (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor has appointed Raj Rao to head its global new mobility initiatives.The US automaker's new division, which is called Ford Smart Mobility LLC, designs, builds, grows, and invests in new ...
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ArticleSchaeffler signs IoT agreement with IBM
Connected components and systems can provide insights into a car's performance (Photo: Schaeffler)Schaeffler has signed an agreement with IBM to create a digital platform that will be the foundation of the German automotive supplier's digitization strategy.Schaeffler said the platform will let it process large amounts of data that will ...
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ArticleToyota, Suzuki explore business partnership
Toyoda (left) and Suzuki say it's early days in their cooperation talks  (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor and Suzuki, citing the major changes faced by the global auto industry and the need to bundle industry-wide R&D resources, said they are exploring a business partnership.The two automakers provided little detail on ...
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ArticleVillinger is Audi's new chief digital officer
Roland Villinger (Photo: Audi)Audi confirmed that former McKinsey consultant Roland Villinger has started work as the brand's chief digital officer and head of strategy.Villinger took up his new duties at the Volkswagen Group premium brand October 1.The appointment was first reported by the Donaukurier, a Bavarian newspaper published in ...
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ArticleVodafone joins automotive 5G alliance
The 5G automotive group hopes Vodafone will help develop a networked mobility ecosystem (Photo: BMW)Vodafone has joined a new alliance that promotes 5G connectivity as the new standard for the auto industry.The mobile operator said it is joining the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) as the first network operator to ...
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ArticleBosch plans to acquire software development company
Bosch hopes the acquisition of ITK will strengthen its development business (Photo: ITK)Robert Bosch plans to acquire a software development company - ITK Engineering - that specializes in model-based system and software development.The German automotive supplier, which is focusing increasingly on internet-of-things technologies, said the acquisition will strengthen its ...
