All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 53
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ArticleVolvo Cars: A promising future for cordless EV charging
Volvo says its C30 Electric could be cordlessly recharged in 2.5 hours (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is confident that cordless electric-vehicle charging has a "promising" future. The Sweden-based premium car group said results from a research project in which it participated showed that the technology can help make EV charging ...
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ArticleWith acquisition, Accenture moves to further strengthen PLM expertise
Accenture's acquisitions of PCO is its 2nd major move in the PLM business area this year (Photo: PCO)Accenture hopes to further boost its expertise in the growing product lifecycle management (PLM) sector through the planned acquisition of Montreal-based PCO Innovation.The global business consulting group said the addition of PCO ...
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ArticleDaimler looking for new battery partner
The Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive uses a Tesla battery pack (Photo: Daimler)A new battery partner for Daimler may come from Asia, following the likely dissolution of the premium car maker's joint venture with Evonik, industry insiders say.Daimler and Evonik founded their Li-Tec battery joint venture in 2008, but the ...
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ArticleBMW 535i: Driving our HMI test winner
BMW did best in our premium-segment HMI test, so I was keen to try out a BMW 535i on a recent 1,800km roundtrip between Munich and Amsterdam. I set out to get a subjective impression of the ease of use of BMW's connected infotainment and driver assistance systems. No attempt ...
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ArticleNTT to deliver cloud platform to Yamaha
Yamaha Motor makes motorcycles and other power products (Photo: Yamaha)NTT Communications Corporation will deliver a cloud computing platform to Yamaha Motor, as the Japanese motorcycle and power products group moves to streamline global IT operations.In a press release, NTT said the platform will let Yamaha operate mission-critical systems in ...
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ArticleSAP's new CIO to run SAP HANA
Goerke will have a dual role at SAP (Photo: SAP)SAP has appointed Bjoern Goerke as its new CIO effective immediately. The German business software group said Goerke will also head its SAP HANA enterprise cloud organization.In his new role, Goerke will  be responsible for SAP's cross-departmental IT function ...
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ArticleLexus introduces in-car hotspot
Lexus is rolling out its hotspot across its product range (Photo: Lexus)Lexus is offering high-speed wifi connectivity inside its new IS sedan in a sign that all premium car makers want to be competitive in the connectivity arena.The luxury brand, which is part of the Toyota Group, said its ...
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ArticleFord, University of Michigan open battery lab
The University of Michigan, working closely with Ford Motor, has opened a new 8 million dlr battery lab designed to help the US carmaker develop batteries that are smaller, lighter and less expensive. The cooperation is especially aimed at speeding up the development of electric vehicles.Ford said in a press ...
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ArticleDreamforce - San Francisco
Salesforce expects 100,000 attendees at its annual Dreamforce gathering (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce expects as many as 100,000 participants at its annual Dreamforce convention, which is held in San Francisco November 18 through 21.The business software group, which bills Dreamforce as "the biggest cloud computing event of the year" will stage ...
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ArticleToyota targets "mid-2010s" for automated driving technologies
Toyota says its new ACC is better at keeping distance (Photo: Toyota)Toyota plans to launch a series of new automated driving technologies by the middle of the decade, as more automakers intensify efforts to lighten drivers' loads.The Japanese carmaker said it has developed a next-generation advanced driving support system ...
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ArticleAudi's Stadler to speak at Las Vegas CES
Stadler unveiled the Audi nanuk quattro concept at the Frankfurt auto show in September (Photo: Audi)Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, providing further evidence of the auto industry's commitment to integrating consumer electronics in the car.The CES is ...
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ArticleProgress cited in PLM openness
An industry-wide initiative to create more open IT solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM) software is gaining acceptance, with most system suppliers now on board for the plan.In recent months, more companies have signed a common agreement ”“ the Codex of PLM Openness (CPO - which documents their contribution to ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
Lexus showed a connected research vehicle at the 2013 CES (Photo: Arjen Bongard)The 2014 Las Vegas CES will, as usual, be the first major consumer electronics event of the new year, starting with a press day January 6 and running through January 10, 2014.The annual gathering, the largest of ...
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ArticleLA Auto Show with Connected Car Expo - Los Angeles
The LA Auto Show covers 760,000 square feet (Photo: LA Auto Show)The Los Angeles auto show, which will start Nov. 20 with two press days, will feature a connected car exhibition and conference. The annual show is open for regular visitors Nov. 22 through December 1.The Connected Car Expo, ...
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ArticleWith new graphics processors, Toshiba targets automotive growth market
Toshiba's says its new Capricorn image processors help provide high-quality displays in mainstream car segments (Photo: Toshiba)MUNICH - With the launch of three new graphics processors, Toshiba hopes to increase its share of the growing market for high-quality automotive instrument clusters.The Japan-based electronics group said the three processors, which ...
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ArticlePoll: Interest in Google Glass in the car
Google's wearable computer can be operated through voice commands (Photo: Google)Car drivers would be interested in using Google's wearable computer - Google Glass - to help control functions in a car, according to a new poll of 1,011 German car buyers.The survey, conducted by the puls market research agency, ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Volvo's next XC90 likely to have oversized display
Volvo showed a concept with a big monitor at the IAA (Photo: Volvo)FRANKFURT - A senior Volvo executive said the next version of the XC90, which will be launched in 2014, will likely have a big portrait-layout monitor not unlike the display in Tesla's new Model S.Volvo unveiled a ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Ford developer sees opportunities in smartphones
Ford's Hohage says Ford's HMI focuses on affordability (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Smartphones provide a "window of opportunity" to upgrade and personalize in-car infotainment beyond the possibilities of embedded technologies, a senior Ford development executive said Tuesday.Speaking to the 400 participants at the Mobility 3.0 Congress here, Caspar Dirk ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Daimler exec sees gradual convergence of connectivity systems
Haeussermann says focus is on digital natives as auto industry changes (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Different methods for integrating smartphones in the car will continue for years before an eventual standardization takes place, a senior Daimler executive said Wednesday."Unfortunately, we'll have to suffer many systems until one standard wins ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: BMW exec sees "iconic change" for car industry
BMW's Blaettel says lots of questions remain about new mobility  (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - The auto industry is undergoing an "iconic change" as it moves into a new-mobility era, a senior BMW executive said Wednesday.Bernhard Blaettel, director mobility services at the German premium car maker, told the Mobility ...
