All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 49
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ArticleVW implements Cross dealer management system
The Cross dealer management system helps integrate various operations (Photo: Cross)Volkswagen has already installed its Cross dealer management system in 500 German dealerships and plans to add another 200 before the end of the year. By the end of 2015, VW hopes to have installed Cross in 1,000 dealerships ...
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ArticleAndroid alliance gets traction as brands join, plans are unveiled
Kia says the Soul is one of the first models to feature Android Auto (Photo: Kia)With Volkswagen and Volvo Cars the latest auto brands to join the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), the Google initiative to boost the use of Android devices in cars is making headway. But carmakers  ...
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ArticleAutomechanika - Frankfurt
Automechanika is held every other year in Frankfurt (Photo: Messe Frankfurt)The Automechanika trade fair, which will  take place in Frankfurt Sep. 16 through 20, will have a special focus on tomorrow's mobility.The fair, which is organized every other year at the Frankfurt fair grounds, will dedicate its Hall ...
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ArticleCIO change at BMW: Straub said to succeed Probst
BMW CIO Probst is retiring, sources say (Photo: Claus Dick)Klaus Straub is expected to succeed  Karl-Erich Probst as CIO of BMW Group at the end of August, industry sources say.Probst took over as head of BMW's central IT department in 2006. He is leaving the company of his ...
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ArticleTRW opens tech center in Anting, China
TRW's Anting tech center is its largest worldwide (Photo: TRW)TRW is opening a technical center in China that will be its largest worldwide.The US automotive supplier group said the 66,000 square meter facility, which is located in Anting, near Shanghai, will have more than 20 scientific testing labs. Focus ...
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ArticleAn electric Harley-Davidson?
Harley hasn't decided yet whether it will sell start selling an electric motorbike (Phoro: Harley-Davidson)Harley-Davidson, maker of iconic motor bikes, is piloting an electric motorcycle to see whether bike riders are interested in a different kind of propulsion.Consumers across the US will be able to ride and provide feedback ...
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ArticleSalesforce aims to give "wearables" a corporate boost
Mercedes announced a tie-up with the Pebble smart watch company at the CES in January (Photo: Daimler)In a move to speed up the integration of so-called "wearables" in corporate IT systems, Salesforce.com is launching a developer kit specifically targeting the new mobile communications devices.Wearables, which include cloud-connected smart watches, ...
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ArticleIFA - Berlin
The annual IFA consumer electronics fair will take place in Berlin September 5 - 10, amid expectations that several top executives from the global auto industry will, again, be presented at the consumer electronics event.Details of conference programs were unavailable, but last year, then-Ford CEO Alan Mulally was one of ...
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ArticleGenivi Alliance joins Web consortium
The Genivi Alliance has joined a broader Web consortium to accelerate the adoption of open-source technologies in the automotive industry. The alliance, whose goal is to drive the adoption of a Linux-based in-vehicle infotainment platform, brings together more than 175 auto and consumer electronics companies that are keen to speed ...
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ArticleNokia to invest in connected-car technology
Nokia HERE is a mapping and location services provider (Photo: Nokia)Nokia will invest 100 million dollars in connected car technology as the Finnish group focuses its business on networks, mapping and location intelligence and general mobility.Once the world's leading maker of mobile phones, Nokia earlier this year completed the ...
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ArticleIn BMW plant, gesture control is on trial
In BMW's test, a worker can register a problem by pointing to a faulty section of a part (Photo: BMW)BMW, in a test of so-called "Industry 4.0" car manufacturing, is using camera-based gesture detection in a pilot project at its plant in Landshut, Germany. The premium car maker is ...
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ArticleVW opens electric-mobility competence center
VW's new competence center will bundle group electrical and electronic development activities (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group has opened a new R&DÂ center that will bundle all of the carmaker's development activities in the area of electric mobility.The new center is at the heart of Volkswagen's so-called "E-Campus," where Europe's largest ...
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ArticleNetherlands wants to approve large-scale self-driving car test
Dutch Cabinet Minister Schultz wants her country to be ready for self-driving cars (Photo: Dutch government)The Netherlands will introduce legislation in early 2015 to make autonomous driving on public roads possible in the near  to medium term. The government will send a proposal to parliament outlining the legislative ...
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ArticleIn predictive analytics move, Nokia to buy Medio Systems
Medio Systems is a predictive-analytics specialist (Photo: Medio)Nokia plans to acquire 10-year-old Seattle-based Medio Systems in a move to add new personalization features to the navigation and mapping services offered by its HERE division.Nokia HERE, which  makes location products for smartphones, tablets and cars, said Medio's predictive analytics ...
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ArticleGM demonstrates EN-V 2.0 in test of city driving
Four of GMs small EV fit into one parking space (Photo: GM)General Motors is starting tests of its Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 electric vehicle to find out how the small networked vehicle functions in a simulated future urban environment. The tests of the fully networked EV are conducted in the ...
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ArticleTomTom launches development portal
TomTom Bridge can be used with standard Android developer tools (Photo: TomTom)TomTom has launched a development platform that lets programmers and integrators build customized business applications for the company's navigation and location products.The platform, which is called TomTom Bridge, "opens up a world of possibilities for every business that ...
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ArticleTesla Model X deliveries to start 2015
Tesla calls the Model X "a family vehicle with performance roots (Photo: Tesla)Reservation holders for Tesla Motors' upcoming Model X were told by the electric sports sedan maker that production of the electric SUV would start in early 2015.Tesla informed reservation holders in an email that was widely posted ...
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ArticleT-Systems to offer more SAP Hana cloud solutions
T-Systems is expanding its partnership with SAP to make it easier for customers to try out the business software maker's SAP Hana in-memory database products before full-scale implementation.The business services division of Germany's Deutsche Telekom said customers can conduct "proof of concept" deployments of SAP Hana to see what benefits ...
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ArticleSAP Automotive Forum - Leipzig
SAP will hold its 14th annual Automotive Forum in Leipzig July 1 and 2. The focus of the two-day event is on speeding up time-to-market, increasing customer focus, improving business models to boost margins and improving strategies to attack new markets.The world's biggest business software group is hosting a gathering ...
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ArticleParis auto show
The Paris auto show, which is held every second year in the French capital, will open its doors to the public October 4. The opening will be preceded by two press days, October 2 and 3.The gathering, which is spread out over 96,000 square meters of exhibition space at the ...
