All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 63

  • honda.micro commuter.automotiveIT
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    At Honda, tests of new "Micro Commuter" to begin in 2013

    2012-11-22T11:33:48Z

    Honda's Micro Commuter (Photo: Honda)Honda next year will start testing a new "Micro Commuter" prototype, an electric vehicle for the Japanese market that could transport one driver  and two children.The Japanese carmaker, which first unveiled the concept at the Tokyo Motor show in 2011, said  so-called "demonstration ...

  • meraki cisco.automotiveIT
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    Cisco plans Meraki acquisition to boost Cloud services

    2012-11-20T10:43:51Z

    Cisco plans to acquire privately-held Meraki in a bid to increase its Cloud-based services offering.The US networking specialist, which is paying 1.2 billion dlrs for Meraki, said in a press release the acquisition will complement and expand its strategy to offer more software-based services aimed at simplifying network management and ...

  • Infineon_Chip_Tricore.automotiveIT
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    Infineon celebrates microcontroller milestone

    2012-11-15T19:56:19Z

    Infineon celebrated a milestone this week when it delivered its 100 millionth TriCore microcontroller, a core component powering automotive electronics in more than fifty car brands.Statistically, the Munich-based chipmaker said, the TriCore modules, which help limit fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, can now be found in every second vehicle produced ...

  • Audi computing center.automotiveIT
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    Audi's new computer center goes online

    2012-11-15T19:40:00Z

    Audi's new computing center is cooled by outside air when outside temperatures fall below 11 degrees (Photo: Audi)Audi switched on a new computer center it says will set new standards for green IT.The center, located at the premium car maker's headquarters in Ingolstadt, southern Germany, hosts all main IT ...

  • automotiveday-2012.automotiveIT
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    automotiveIT Congress - Hanover

    2012-11-14T20:10:26Z

    More than 500 executives attended the 2012 automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)automotiveIT will host its fifth annual IT conference March 7, 2013, in Hanover.The event, which will have as its theme "IT technologies are changing the auto industry," is staged each year during the annual CeBIT high-tech fair. The ...

  • Congestion.automotiveIT
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    Ford survey finds Europeans still want to buy cars

    2012-11-14T11:17:20Z

    Despite growing worries over traffic congestion, European still want to own carsEuropeans still want to buy cars, despite increasing concerns about traffic congestion, air pollution and rising fuel costs.That is one of the conclusions from a survey of 6,000 people across Europe conducted on behalf of Ford Motor by ...

  • bmw embark.automotiveIT
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    BMW invests in Embark mobility apps maker

    2012-11-14T08:27:56Z

    Embark will help BMW develop multi-modal urban transportation solutions (Photo: Embark)BMW is investing in Embark, a US based maker of new-mobility iPhone and Android apps, as the German premium car maker gears up for the launch of its new i brand vehicles.Embark apps are designed to help travelers navigate ...

  • onstar mexico.automotiveIT
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    OnStar prepares for Mexican business in course of 2013

    2012-11-13T21:59:58Z

    Mexico will be OnStar's 4th national market when it launches there in 2013 (Photo: GM)General Motors, which is keen to broaden the geographical reach of its OnStar safety and emergency calling system, will make the technology available in Mexico from 2013.OnStar is already marketed in the US, Canada and ...

  • audi nxp Ricky_Hudi_Kurt_Sievers.automotiveIT
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    Audi, NXP sign strategic partnership

    2012-11-13T17:43:19Z

    Audi's Ricky Hudi (l) and NXP's Kurt Sievers signed the agreement at the electronica 2012 fair in Munich (Photo: NXP)Audi has signed a strategic partnership with semiconductor maker NXP to boost innovation speed and time to market of new automotive electronics applications.The areas covered range from in-vehicle networking and ...

  • apple ferrari eddie cue.automotiveIT
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    Apple exec joins Ferrari board

    2012-11-09T22:05:49Z

    Eddie Cue (Photo: Ferrari)Senior Apple executive Eddie Cue has joined the Ferrari board of directors, underscoring the importance the Italian race car maker attaches to its brand-related online activities.Ferrari, whose unit sales rose 6 pc to 5,267 cars in the first nine months of the year, said brand-related activities, ...

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    CIO change at Johnson Controls Automotive

    2012-11-08T19:56:32Z

    Sanjay Rishi has returned to IBM (Photo: Larry Peplin)Sanjay Rishi, who ran the IT operations of Johnson Controls' automotive division for the past two years, has returned to IBM as vice president and managing partner for global application innovation services.He will  be succeeded by Pete Panagis as vice ...

  • ford mulally ces.automotiveIT
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    CES - Las Vegas

    2012-11-08T15:55:01Z

    Ford CEO Alan Mulally was one of the automotive speakers at the 2012 CES (Photo: CES)The 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), one of the biggest consumer-electronics gatherings worldwide, will take place in Las Vegas January 7 - 11, 2013. The first day is reserved for press-related activities.The annual event ...

  • Hilmar-Dunker.automotiveIT
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    Point of view: Moving out of the digital Stone Age

    2012-11-08T13:20:09Z

    Hilmar Dunker is editor-in-chief of automotiveIT magazineAutomakers and their suppliers are putting a lot of knowhow into the development of state-of-the-art products, but technological change at the companies themselves is slow to arrive.There is somewhat of a digital divide in many companies.Whereas products are most often of the very ...

  • siemens lms.automotiveIT
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    LMS acquisition expands Siemens' PLM offering

    2012-11-08T11:39:06Z

    LMS virtual simulation software will enhance Siemens' PLM offering (Photo: LMS)Siemens has acquired Belgian simulation software maker LMS International for 680 million euros in a move to expand its offering of product lifecycle management (PLM) products.The German industrial group said the acquisition will add model-based simulation, design, test and ...

  • bosch denso logos.automotiveIT
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    Bosch severs equity ties with Denso

    2012-11-08T11:03:25Z

    "The world has changed," said a Bosch spokesman, adding that there is no longer any business justification for the German automotive supplier's equity holding in Denso.Bosch acquired a 5.4 pc shareholding in Japan's biggest automotive supplier in 1954 because it wanted to get access to the local market and do ...

  • Renault solar panels.automotiveIT
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    Renault inaugurates solar panels at 6 sites

    2012-11-07T12:42:36Z

    New Renault vans are parked underneath a roof of solar panels (Photo: Gestamp Solar)Renault is inaugurating a large installation of solar panels at six of its French plants, in a move designed to reduce energy costs and lower the factories' CO2 emissions.The French automaker, which first announced the project ...

  • VW magazine.automotiveIT
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    VW launches online customer publication

    2012-11-07T11:32:14Z

    VW's new magazine is available on a broad range of devices (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group is reaching out to digital customers with the publication of a new international brand magazine.The German automotive group is launching "Das Auto.Magazine" online in six languages at www.dasauto-magazine.com. It will appear at regular intervals and ...

  • naias 2013.automotiveIT
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    Detroit auto show

    2012-11-06T13:03:08Z

    The 2013 Detroit auto show, officially known as NAIAS, kicks off January 14, with US carmakers enjoying strong sales momentum and an improved domestic outlook.The most important annual US automotive event starts with two press days - Jan 14 and 15 - followed by an industry preview on Jan 16 ...

  • volvo fast charger.automotiveIT
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    Volvo tests faster battery charging

    2012-11-06T10:37:09Z

    Volvo says its new charger provides 80km of EV range after 30 minutes (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is testing a new technology to recharge electric-vehicle batteries in 1.5 hours.The time it takes to recharge a battery and the relatively short driving ranges of today's EVs are two of the biggest ...

  • connected car.automotiveIT
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    12 European carmakers move closer to implementing car-2-car communication

    2012-11-05T18:10:14Z

    European manufacturers want functioning car connectivity by 2015Twelve carmakers have agreed to step up cooperation to bring car-to-car communication to European roads through the use of a common deployment strategy.The 12 car companies, which cooperate in the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium, said in a press release in October ...