All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 45

  • fuel price.automotiveIT
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    Poll: Lower fuel prices change driving behavior

    2014-12-16T13:33:47Z

    Lower oil prices have cut prices at the pump as well (Photo: Riau, Indonesia provincial govt)Lower fuel prices are boosting car use, while drivers are paying less attention to the way they drive, according to a German poll."The drop in fuel prices is apparently working like a small stimulus ...

  • emc.automotiveIT
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    Study: Industry revenue is hit by data losses

    2014-12-09T15:53:13Z

    An EMC poll shows that unplanned downtime and data losses cost companies money (Graphic: EMC)German companies and larger public organizations have posted 33.6 billion euros less revenue in the past 12 months because they have lost data as a result of a technical problem, according to a new study.The ...

  • über app.automotiveIT
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    Point of View: The Uber case

    2014-12-09T13:05:29Z

    The Uber app lets customers book a car from their smartphone (Photo: Apple)(This Point of View was originally published in the October edition of the automotiveIT international Executive Report)In cities all over the world an ugly war is being fought by “traditional” taxi companies against a new form of ...

  • bmw krueger.automotiveIT
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    Krueger to succeed Reithofer as next BMW CEO May 13

    2014-12-09T12:03:09Z

    Krueger's appointment is part of a generational change at BMW (Photo: BMW)BMW's head of production, Harald Krueger, will become the next CEO of the German premium car maker in May. He will succeed Norbert Reithofer, who will become chairman of the BMW supervisory board.BMW also announced that Klaus Froelich, ...

  • VW Diess.automotiveIT
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    In surprise move, BMW's Diess to head VW passenger car brand

    2014-12-09T09:04:23Z

    Diess has headed BMW's R&D since 2012 (Photo: BMW)In a surprise move, BMW R&D chief Herbert Diess will move to Volkswagen  to head the brand's core VW passenger car brand. He will take over  - on October 1, 2015 - from VW Group CEO Martin Winterkorn, who ...

  • tomtom.automotiveIT
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    TomTom acquires Fleetlogic

    2014-12-02T14:42:08Z

    TomTom has acquired Fleetlogic, a leading Dutch provider of fleet management services, in a bid to strengthen its position in the European fleet market.The Amsterdam-based location and mapping services group said Fleetlogic will add 27,000 subscriptions to the installed base of TomTom Telematics. That brings the total of TomTom's installed ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
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    ABB, Bosch, Cisco cooperate on smart-home platform

    2014-12-01T15:11:01Z

    Bosch, ABB and Cisco see the home as an integral part of the internet of things (Photo: BoschABB, Robert Bosch and Cisco are forming a joint venture to develop and operate a smart-home software platform. The three companies expect the Germany-based joint venture to start operations in early 2015.Bosch ...

  • bielefeld.automotiveIT
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    Adding sophistication to in-car voice output

    2014-12-01T13:58:31Z

    Researchers programmed voice output to remain silent in dangerous situations (Photo: Bielefeld University)Automated voice output systems often add to distraction in the car, when they continue to provide instructions in, for example, a difficult traffic situation. Researchers at Bielefeld University in western Germany have developed a dialog system that ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW plans more plug-in hybrids for its core model range

    2014-12-01T13:03:13Z

    BMW has developed a plug-in hybrid powertrain that can be used across its model range (Photo: BMW)BMW plans to roll out plug-in hybrid versions of all BMW models in the long term. The premium car maker is unveiling a plug-in hybrid 3 Series prototype as well as a range ...

  • GM.automotiveIT
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    GM appoints new connected-consumer chief

    2014-11-27T17:14:15Z

    Boler-Davis takes over from Mary Chan, who is leaving GM (Photo: GM)Alicia Boler-Davis will take over as head of General Motors' connected-car operations, replacing Mary Chan, who will leave the car company next year. Boler-Davis, currently senior vice president, global quality and customer experience, will hand over quality control ...

  • automotiveIT Kongress
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    automotiveIT Congress - Hanover

    2014-11-17T18:37:50Z

    Around 500 automotive and IT executives each year attend the Hanover Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Group will host its annual Congress during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover March 19, 2015. The event will focus on the new role IT is playing in tomorrow's car industry. It is ...

  • qorosqloud.automotiveIT
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    2nd-generation QorosQloud set for launch

    2014-11-17T18:19:40Z

    In China, the QorosQloud infotainment package comes with free 3G connectivity (Photo: Qoros)Qoros Auto is set to unveil the second generation of its QorosQloud infotainment system at the Guangzhou auto show November 20.The China-based car group said the launch of QorosQloud 2.0, which comes as standard with its car ...

  • telekom hoettges.automotiveIT
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    Deutsche Telekom chief casts wary eye on Google

    2014-11-17T18:07:03Z

    Hoettges sees the balance between infrastructure and service providers disappearing (Photo: Telekom)Deutsche Telekom's CEO doesn't fear Google, but he closely watches any moves the California-based internet giant makes in the traditional telecommunications space."I'm not afraid of Google; I take Google seriously," Tim Hoettges told Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung in a ...

  • telekom.automotiveIT
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    Germany's Telekom to invest more in tech innovation

    2014-11-14T15:37:48Z

    Telekom is expanding its venture capital operations to look for new business opportunities (Photo: Deutsche Telekom)Deutsche Telekom plans to invest an additional 500 million euros in venture capital and new technologies in an effort to explore new business opportunities outside its core area of activities.The German telecommunications group said ...

  • automotive world.automotiveIT
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    Automotive World - Tokyo

    2014-11-14T13:05:48Z

    Automotive World features several specialized exhibits and a conference program (Photo:Automotive World)Automotive World, which will focus on new automotive and connected-car technologies, will take place at the Tokyo "Big Site" conference venue January 14 through 16, 2015.Billed as "Japan's largest exhibition and conference for automotive technology," the event consists ...

  • naias.automotiveIT
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    Detroit auto show

    2014-11-14T11:58:39Z

    More than 800,000 people visited the Detroit auto show in January, 2014 (Photo: NAIAS)The 2015 Detroit auto show will start with two press days January 12 and 13. The first major car show of the year will run though January 25.The Detroit gathering, officially called the North American International ...

  • ces.automotiveIT
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    CES - Las Vegas

    2014-11-13T13:46:49Z

    (Photo: CES)The International CES, North America's largest consumer electronics show, will have a strong automotive component when it opens January 6.The annual exhibition, which is the first major trade event of the year, will feature two keynote addresses by automaker CEOs, while 10 car companies will have stands in ...

  • cisco.automotiveIT
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    Cisco sees data-center traffic tripling in 5 years

    2014-11-12T15:52:36Z

    (Photo: Cisco)Data-center traffic will nearly triple between 2013 and 2018 and cloud-based interactions will represent 76 pc of that traffic, according to a study by Cisco.The US-based networking specialist also predicted that, by 2018, half of the world's population will have residential internet access and 53 pc of them ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW on track with efforts to reduce energy consumption in plants

    2014-11-12T15:33:23Z

    At BMW's Spartanburg plant, more than 80 production units and robots have smart meters (Photo: BMW)BMW is on track with efforts to lower the amount of energy it needs to build cars, with energy consumption per vehicle dropping 31 percent between 2006 and 2013. By 2020, the Munich-based premium ...

  • emc.automotiveIT
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    EMC acquires 3 cloud companies

    2014-11-12T14:23:05Z

    (Photo: EMC)EMC has acquired three cloud technology companies in a move to further strengthen its core product offering. The US-based IT group said it has bought The Cloudscaling Group, Maginatics and Spanning Cloud Apps. EMC said the acquisition will help enable it to provide better hybrid cloud services. Cloudscaling ...