All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 42

  • PAC.automotiveIT
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    Study sees connected-car focus shift to business model

    2015-04-15T08:49:39Z

    Most companies' connected-car products are still in the planning phase (Photo: PAC)Automotive companies are shifting their connected-car focus from making the technology work to defining how to generate actual revenue, according to a study by Pierre Audoin Consultants (PAC)."More and more companies are now going to focus on the ...

  • delphi.automotiveIT
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    At Delphi, a new CIO

    2015-04-14T17:21:04Z

    Matt Peterson (Photo: Delphi)Delphi has appointed Matthew Peterson senior vice president and chief information officer effective February 2.Peterson, who was CIO of supplier TRW from 2009 until 2013, succeeds Tim McCabe, who left Delphi last year.Peterson joins the US based global automotive supplier from Deloitte Consulting, where he was ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    Report: Winterkorn won't become VW supervisory board chairman

    2015-04-10T18:56:10Z

    In 2012, Pope Benedict XVI congratulates Ferdinand Piech (r) with his 75th birthday. Winterkorn also was present (Photo: VW)Contrary to expectations, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn may not move up to head the company's supervisory board when he retires from his operational role at the end of 2016. Germany's Spiegel ...

  • hilmar dunker.automotiveIT
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    Point of View: Germany needs Industry 4.0

    2015-04-10T15:55:52Z

    Hilmar Dunker (Photo: Claus Dick)Industry 4.0 is the new buzzword and rightly so. The term attempts to capture the comprehensive change that is sweeping the global industrial landscape. It's therefore no exaggeration to use "4.0" to define the fourth industrial revolution that is upon us.But dig a little deeper ...

  • AMS.automotiveIT
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    Audi, Mercedes: Better maps important but not crucial for autonomous driving

    2015-04-10T14:04:37Z

    STUTTGART - Better maps will help improve autonomous-driving technology, but they aren't crucial for the realization of the driverless car, two top automotive executives said Thursday.Ulrich Hackenberg and Thomas Weber, R&D chiefs at, respectively, Audi and Mercedes-Benz, said the premium car makers have developed autonomous test vehicles that can navigate ...

  • worlddmb.automotiveIT
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    WorldDMB Conference - Brussels

    2015-04-07T18:55:51Z

    WorldDMB will host an automotive conference and exhibition in Brussels, focusing on the prospects for digital radio in today's and tomorrow's car.The event, which has as its theme "Radio - the best connection in the car," will take place May 20 at the Autoworld Museum in Brussels. The conference will ...

  • jlr.automotiveIT
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    Jaguar Land Rover invests in advanced engineering

    2015-03-25T11:17:13Z

    Jaguar unveiled its new XF model during a dramatic 'high-wire' water crossing in London (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its advanced engineering and design center in Whitley, England, in a move to speed up the development of technologically sophisticated premium vehicles.The British carmaker, which is owned by India's ...

  • daimler.automotiveIT
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    Daimler CIO Gorriz to leave post

    2015-03-25T09:48:03Z

    Gorriz has headed IT at Daimler since 2008 (Photo: Claus Dick)Michael Gorriz is leaving his position as CIO of Daimler to join Standard Chartered Bank in Singapore.Gorriz, 55, will succeed 55-year-old Jan Verplancke as group CIO at Standard Chartered. Verplancke is retiring.Gorriz has been in charge of information technology ...

  • volvo.automotiveIT
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    Volvo Cars CIO gets promotion

    2015-03-23T11:18:10Z

    Volvo CIO Bendrik will report directly to CEO Hakan Samuelsson (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars CIO Klas Bendrik has been promoted to a new senior vice president position, as the Swedish carmaker acknowledges the growing importance of IT across its model lineup. The move underlines "the key role technology will play ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: BMW addresses disruptive innovation challenge

    2015-03-19T19:07:19Z

    CIO Klaus Straub says BMW IT is changing processes to address new digital challenges (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Silicon Valley is the source of various new disruptive technologies and the auto industry should treat these "with respect," BMW CIO Klaus Straub said Thursday.Carmakers are facing "dramatic changes," Straub  ...

  • george.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: The rising challenge of cyber security

    2015-03-19T17:09:54Z

    Michael George (Photo: Claus Dick)A security gap identified in BMW's ConnectedDrive infotainment system showed clearly that more connectivity also provides more entry points for cyber crime."Devices and services are more and more interconnected, and create vast amounts of data. But to whom do they belong and are they secure?" ...

  • hp.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: HP exec calls for cooperative approach to exploding data volumes

    2015-03-19T16:09:13Z

    HP's Postels (left)  and IAV's Schonlau agreed a new approach to growing data volumes  is needed (Photo:Claus Dick)HANOVER - Connected cars will generate more data than current IT systems can manage, an HP executive told the automotiveIT Congress here Thursday.Swen Postels, strategist and chief automotive technologist at ...

  • mercedes.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: Mercedes-Benz advances multi-channel strategy

    2015-03-19T15:16:30Z

    Mercedes CIO Drakopoulos (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Internet companies such as Amazon can show automakers the way to a better customer-facing digital sales approach, Mercedes-Benz CIO Nikitas Drakopoulos said Thursday.Automakers have to face the challenges that do not only comprise makeovers of web pages but every single area of ...

  • thyssenkrupp.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: ThyssenKrupp IT undergoing total change

    2015-03-19T13:39:27Z

    Muehleck and Grabmair jointly outlined the far-reaching IT changes at ThyssenKrupp (Photo: Claus Dick)Information technology is crucial at ThyssenKrupp as the steel and engineering group aims to be a trailblazer for need-based management of services. ThyssenKrupp, which has a sizeable automotive division, is undergoing a total change process that ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress: CIO says VW needs 2 kinds of IT

    2015-03-19T12:08:32Z

    VW's Hofmann (Photo: Claus Dick)Volkswagen is on its way to become the world's largest automaker with more than 10 million vehicles sold in 2014. And of course, the executives in Wolfsburg are keen on staying at the forefront of information technology revolution as well.Volkswagen CIO Martin Hofmann underlined this ...

  • renault nissan.automotiveIT
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    Bosch builds Genivi-based infotainment software for Renault-Nissan

    2015-03-17T15:22:24Z

    Robert Bosch is developing an infotainment system for Renault and its alliance partner Nissan, using software developed within the Genivi alliance.Genivi, an industry association committed to developing an open-source infotainment standard, said the new automotive software program will supply all Renault and Nissan vehicles.The Renault-Nissan alliance said in a press ...

  • delphi.automotiveIT
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    Delphi plans 3,500 mile autonomous drive

    2015-03-17T08:39:37Z

    Delphi's planned autonomous drive is longer than similar journeys undertaken by Audi and Mercedes (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is about to put its driverless technology to the test when it sends a test vehicle across the US on a 3,500 mile trip.The US automotive supplier said its test vehicle, which it ...

  • 3dexcite.automotiveIT
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    3DEXCITE Live! - Munich

    2015-03-16T16:21:33Z

    New applications of 3D visualization technologies are demonstrated at the show (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Dassault Systemes' 3D Excite unit will host its annual 3d visualization gathering in Munich May 21 and 22.The fair, which is called 3DEXCITE Live!, shows the latest trends in software and high-end computer generated imagery for ...

  • Outsourcing der neuen Generation: Siemens eröffnet Hybrid-Cloud-Rechenzentrum in Belgien / State-of-the-art outsourcing: Siemens opens hybrid cloud data center
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    Siemens to build industrial cloud platform

    2015-03-14T11:42:31Z

    Siemens operates cloud competence centers, combining all its cloud activities (Photo: Siemens)Siemens will build a cloud platform for data-based services, working with business software maker SAP to create a new product for industrial companies."The establishment of the new cloud platform will make a significant contribution to driving forward the ...

  • Shanghai.automotiveIT
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    Shanghai auto show

    2015-03-13T08:47:27Z

    The Shanghai show alternates with Beijing (Photo: Shanghai auto show)The Shanghai auto show takes place this April as car sales in China continue to outpace other major markets. The event, which alternates with the Beijing auto show every other year, opens with two press days April 20 and 21 ...