All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 39
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ArticleWTO members to lift tariffs on more than 200 IT products
IT products may become cheaper as tariffs are eliminated (Photo:Thorben Wengert / pixelio.de)Fifty-four countries have agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 200 IT products, freeing up global trade flows worth more than 1.3 trillion dlrs a year. The agreement was reached under the auspices of the World Trade ...
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FeatureBosch CIO: New office software meets high data-security standard
Pritsch succeeded Gerd Friedrich as  CIO of Robert Bosch in early 2015 (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch is spending 800 million euros on a company-wide upgrade of its office productivity systems. Answering questions put to him by automotiveIT, Elmar Pritsch, who became CIO of the German automotive supplier in early ...
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FeatureFiat Chrysler acts on hacking report, recalls 1.4 million cars
The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is among the vehicles getting a software update (Photo: Jeep)Fiat Chrysler (FCA) recalled 1.4 million vehicles in the US following a report on the wired.com web site that two hackers had successfully manipulated the in-car systems of a Jeep Cherokee.FCA said the voluntary recall will ...
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ArticleAudi, BMW, Daimler jointly acquire Nokia HERE
High-precision digital maps will be important for autonomous cars (Photo: Nokia)A consortium of German carmakers is buying Nokia's digital mapping business for 2.8 billion euros.Audi, BMW and Daimler confirmed in a press release that they will jointly acquire Nokia HERE and will run the mapping company as an independent ...
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ArticleSources: Adidas executive to become next Daimler CIO
Jan Brecht is set to succeed Michael Gorriz (Photo: Adidas)A senior Adidas executive, Jan Brecht, will succeed Michael Gorriz as CEO of Daimler, industry sources say.Brecht is currently in charge of IT and global supply chain at Adidas, a Germany-based maker of sporting goods. He is expected to assume ...
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ArticleBMW tests hydrogen fuel-cell drive
BMW says its fuel-cell electric-drive technology results from a cooperation with Toyota (Photo: BMW)BMW is testing a hydrogen fuel-cell electric drive vehicle, but isn't making any predictions about a possible market launch.The German premium car maker, which showed journalists a 5 Series GT model with a fuel-cell powered electric ...
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ArticleContinental develops electric drive for China
Continental expects strong EV demand in China in coming years (Photo: Continental)Continental has developed an electric drive for China in anticipation of an electric-vehicle boom in the world's largest car market.The German automotive supplier said it will introduce the compact, cost-effective, and high-performance system at the Frankfurt Auto Show ...
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ArticleSoftware problem triggers recall of 433,00 Ford vehicles in N. America
Common architectures have led to more cars being recalled (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor is recalling about 433,000 vehicles in North America to address a software problem that could leave the cars' engines running even after drivers turn the initiation key to the off-position.The US carmaker said the recall resulted from ...
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ArticleSalesforce raises ambitions in Europe
CEO Marc Benioff is the main speaker at the Salesforce World Tour sessions (Photo: Salesforce)MUNICH - With 7,100 guests registered to attend the German part of its World Tour, Salesforce.com is sending a clear signal that it aims to grow its presence in Europe.The San Francisco-based business software group ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM expands partner program
Siemens is looking for disruptive manufacturing ideas to streamline production processes (Photo: Siemens)Siemens PLM and the German engineering group's Technology to Business (TTB) division are expanding a manufacturing partnership program to include robotics startups.Until now the so-called "Frontier Partner Program" made available Siemens PLM software to startups keen to ...
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ArticleAt Ford, autonomous driving moves to next stage
Ford's autonomous vehicle project is part of the company's Smart Mobility Program (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor appointed a director of autonomous vehicle development and said it is moving ahead with its driverless-car project.The US automaker said 29-year Ford veteran Randy Visintainer will lead a global team to work on the ...
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ArticleKPMG: Most insurers unprepared for autonomous-driving era
KPMG warns car insurers that autonomous driving will fundamentally change their business(Photo: Daimler)If the US insurance industry experts' predictions are any guide, it will be at least 10 years before autonomous cars will become a factor in driving.A recent survey of insurance executives carried out by consultants KPMG found ...
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ArticleSiemens awards cloud platform order to Atos
Siemens hopes the new platform will accommodate growth and boost efficiency (Photo: Kurt Bauer)Siemens, which is moving business systems and processes from classic SAP ERP to SAP HANA, has awarded Atos a six-year multi-million-euro contract to provide a cloud-based platform for data services.The consultant and systems integration specialist said ...
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ArticleBroadcasters press for in-car digital reception
Expected FM switch-offs across Europe are seen as offering opportunities for digital radio (Photo: WorldDMB)Initiatives to replace FM with digital radio are speeding up across Europe, but the auto industry has been slow to follow suit in the car, broadcast executives say. That may be about to change as ...
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ArticleAt JLR, a focus on brainwaves to improve safety
JLR says drivers can be distracted even when they seem to concentrate on driving (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is researching whether a car could capture a driver's brainwaves to identify whether he or she is distracted.The research project, which is called "Mind Sense," wants to see whether car systems ...
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ArticleSurvey: Many drivers unfamiliar with infotainment features
Audi drivers are most likely to use infotainment features they have in their cars(Photo: Audi)More is not necessarily better when it comes to infotainment in today's cars, according to a new survey. And many car drivers are less than familiar with the infotainment functions available to them.Those are just ...
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ArticleCox Automotive to buy Dealertrack
Kelley Blue Book is part of Cox Automotive (Photo: Kelley)Cox Automotive said it plans to acquire Dealertrack, a maker of automotive retail software for 4 billion dlrs in cash.The US digital marketing group said that, together, the two companies will offer a bigger portfolio of products and services to ...
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ArticleJCI may sell automotive business
JCI presented an innovative interiors study at the 2013 IAA in Frankfurt (Photo: JCI)Johnson Controls is exploring strategic options for its automotive business, whose core products are seating and interior systems.The US-based automotive supplier, which is among the top providers of seating systems to the auto industry, said a ...
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ArticleToyota mulls using open-source version of Ford's AppLink
Ford's Sync 3 is based on the company's Applink software (Photo: Ford Motor)Toyota said it may use an open-source version of Ford Motor's AppLink connectivity system to speed up development of its connected in-car infotainment systems.“The in-car app market is quickly evolving," Shigeki Terashi, a Toyota senior managing officer, ...
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ArticleSan Francisco - Dreamforce
Dreamforce (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce stages its annual Dreamforce convention in San Francisco Sept. 15-18, expecting to bring together more than 100,000 people for its annual gettogether.The cloud-based CRM company continues to grow rapidly. In the quarter ended April 30, the company boosted sales 21 pc to 1.51 billion dlrs. On ...
