All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 38
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ArticleWSJ: Apple plans electric car for 2019
Apple's automotive ambitions go beyond its iPhone integration technology, which is called CarPlay (Photo: Apple)Â Apple is planning to launch an electric car in 2019, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The US business newspaper says the consumer electronics group will triple its 600-person automotive team ...
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ArticleUpdate: VW says 11 million vehicles have test software on board
The Golf is one of the vehicles affected by the EPA allegations over manipulated diesel emissions (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group said Tuesday that 11 million of its diesel-powered vehicles are equipped with the engine management software that is the subject of a US regulatory investigation.The statement appeared to signal that ...
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ArticleIHS cuts China sales forecast
Volkswagen Group is heavily dependent on the Chinese market (Photo: VW)Leading market researcher IHS Automotive has reduced its 2015 forecast for new-car sales in China, predicting growth of only 1.4 pc for the year.Earlier, IHS had expected unit sales in the world's biggest market to increase 4.4 pc from ...
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ArticleBitkom: Auto managers expect driverless cars by 2030 or later
The study shows that opinions vary on when driverless driving will be widely adopted (Photo: Robert Bosch)Almost half (48 pc) of Germany's top automotive managers believe that self-driving cars will be widely adopted by 2030 and only 2 pc believe this will happen earlier. Fifteen pc predict 20 years ...
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ArticleMES investments seen growing as part of Industry 4.0
MES can help improve efficiency in production (Photo: Kuka)Companies are planning to step up investment in management execution systems (MES) as production environments get ready for Industry 4.0.According to a study by technology consultants BearingPoint, 88 pc of companies polled say MES is becoming increasingly important and two-thirds plan ...
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ArticleIn automotive management ranks, a lack of digital expertise
Study concludes digital technologies require different management skills (Photo: Technical University Chemnitz)Automotive companies need to change the makeup of their executive suites if they want to lead the trend toward electric powertrains, connected cars and autonomous driving, according to a new study.The "Automotive Executive Study 2015" by headhunters Russell ...
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ArticleStudy: German suppliers shun digital acquisitions
Continental, Bosch and ZF have acquired digital companies, but they are exceptions among German suppliers (Photo: Continental)German automotive suppliers tend to shy away from acquiring digital technology companies, preferring instead to build up this expertise from within, according to a new study.JDA Software looked at all acquisitions by Germany's ...
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FeatureAudi production boss sees big changes in car manufacturing
Waltl says the traditional assembly line will stay, but it may not always be used (Photo: Claus Dick)Digitalization is not just changing the car; it is changing every aspect of the car-making industry as well. Hubert Waltl, who has headed production at Audi since April 1, 2014, recently discussed ...
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ArticleExperts: Today's connected car safety has big holes
Automakers are addressing cyber security in the new models (Photo: Symantec)Security software maker Symantec last month issued a report on the vulnerability of connected cars. The conclusion: There are ways to protect cars from hacking and other cyber attacks. But today's generation of vehicles, which doesn't yet have robust ...
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ArticleRanking puts Toyota, VW at top of innovation list
Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku discusses a hydrogen future at the 2015 Las Vegas CES in January (Photo: Toyota)Toyota and Volkswagen Group have been the top automotive innovators in the past 10 years, according to a new ranking compiled by Germany's Center of Automotive Management.The think tank looked at the ...
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ArticleStudy: German CIOs and CTOs see IT as decisive for competitiveness, growth
Robert Half sees high demand for IT security experts (Photo: Symantec)CIOs and CTOs in Germany see IT as key for their companies' growth plans, according to a new study.In a survey of 200 corporate IT and technology executives, IT recruitment specialist Robert Half Technology found that 91 pc believe ...
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FeatureT-Systems executive: Telecoms and automotive have grown closer together
Heinz Egeler (Photo: T-Systems)Heinz Egeler has been in charge of the Connected Car business of T-Systems since June 2015. In written answers to questions, Egeler explains the strategic priorities of the German IT service provider and discusses some of the characteristics of the changing personal-mobility industry.automotiveIT: Mr. Egeler, you've ...
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ArticleWorries grow over security of cloud data transfers
Surveys show that many IT managers are unhappy about breakdowns in data transfers to and from the cloudEnthusiasm was high at the outset, but now a survey shows that companies are beginning to have second thoughts about relying on cloud-based architectures. Many experts, for example, are increasingly questioning whether ...
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ArticleAutomated driving gets a boost as Bosch joins research project
Many requirements need to be met for autonomous driving (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch said it has joined a German research product aimed at speeding up the development of automated-driving technologies.The German automotive supplier group said Ko-HAF, as the project is called, wants to help develop cars "in which drivers no ...
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ArticleEU's eCall introduction sets stage for aftermarket battle
eCall opens battle between public and private systems (Photo: iStockphoto/Neil Kendall, Illustration: Sabina Vogel)Following a European Union decision earlier this year that all new cars must soon have an emergency calling system, a competitive battle is shaping up between private and public offerings.The European Parliament in April approved legislation ...
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FeatureDaimler IT Exec: Standards will help manage engineering complexity
Mercedes-Benz Cars R&D CIO Haasis says standards are key in exchanging  information with suppliers (Photo: Daimler)As vehicles grow in complexity, coordination between carmakers, suppliers and other partners  faces increasing challenges. In answers to written questions, Siegmar Haasis, CIO Research and Development at Mercedes-Benz Cars, discusses the growing ...
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FeatureNokia HERE: Accenture consultant sees more acquisitions
F Axel Schmidt (Photo: Accenture)Following news that Audi, BMW and Daimler are set to jointly acquire Nokia HERE, automotiveIT asked Accenture automotive expert Axel Schmidt three questions about the implications of the transaction.automotiveIT: What's in it for Audi, BMW and Daimler to acquire Nokia HERE?Schmidt: The carmakers are first and ...
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ArticleConnected Car Expo - LA
The LA Auto Show each year  features a range of new model introductions (Photo: LA Show)The Connected Car Expo (CCE), an exhibition combined with a conference program, kicks off the annual Los Angeles Auto Show November 17.The event aims to promote connectivity in the auto industry and bring ...
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ArticleStudy: Automotive patents up 7 pc in 2014
Toyota further increased patents for hybrid technologies(Photo: Toyota)The world's carmakers registered 7 pc more patents in 2014 than the year before, with Toyota alone accounting for 26 pc of the total.According to Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM), the 18 biggest global carmakers registered more than 57,000 patents in ...
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ArticleUS regulators impose 105 million dlr fine on Fiat Chrysler
 (Photo: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles )Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) accepted a 105 million-dlr penalty for failing to meet US federal requirements to repair vehicles with safety defects.The US-Italian auto group will have to buy back some of the vehicles and will have to submit to "rigorous" federal oversight, the ...
