All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 72
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ArticleToyota sets modest US goal for electric RAV4
Toyota set a modest sales goal for the electric version of its RAV4 as it unveiled the newest version of one of its best-selling SUVs in the US.The electric RAV4 has a range of 100 miles (Photo: Toyota)The Japanese carmaker, which continues to lead sales of hybrid-electric vehicles with the ...
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ArticleGoogle gets Nevada OK to test self-driving cars on public roads
Nevada is the first US state to approve public-road testing of Google’s driverless car (Photo: DMV Nevada)Nevada became the first US state to give the green light for Google to test its driver-less car on public roads.The state's Department of Motor Vehicles said in a statement that it had approved ...
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ArticleSurvey: Green IT on the rise in Europe
Audi’s new Ingolstadt computer center, which opens this summer, boasts lower CO2 emissions (Photo: Audi)Green IT is on the rise, according to a survey conducted by German IT consultants Devoteam.The survey, which included responses from 270 companies in 22 European countries, found that 78 pc of those polled considered green ...
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ArticleSiemens proposes overhead power lines for trucks
Siemens says its eHighway concept lowers fuel consumption significantly and is easy to realize (Photo: Siemens)Siemens believes electric or hybrid-electric trucks can be easily powered via overhead electrified wires, similar to how trolley buses and streetcars are operated today.The German power engineering group unveiled its "eHighway" concept at the annual ...
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ArticlePwC study: More Chinese automotive acquisitions likely
German locking systems maker Kiekert was bought by China’s Hebei and PwC thinks more such acquisitions are in the offing (Photo: Kiekert)Chinese ”“ and Asian -companies, looking to improve their competitive standing, are stepping up their role in the consolidation of the global auto industry, according to a report by ...
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ArticleAirbiquity exec: Car connectivity to see 2014 boost
Leo McCloskey (Photo: Airbiquity)New technologies are likely to give a strong boost to car connectivity in the next two years, a senior industry executive predicts.Leo McCloskey, who heads sales and marketing for Airbiquity, cited in particular the major improvements in voice-recognition software, which will benefit in-car systems. And he said ...
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ArticleHonda develops system to prevent traffic jams
Honda believes IT-driven changes in driving behavior can help reduce road congestionHonda has developed a system to change driving patterns to help avoid traffic jams.The Japanese carmaker, in cooperation with researchers at the University of Tokyo, is working on technology that monitors a driver's driving pattern and analyzes whether the ...
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ArticleCiting new ideas, VW extends Chinese crowd-sourcing project
VW’s experimental "Hover Car" would float just above the ground, guided by electromagnetic road networks(Photo: VW)Volkswagen is extending its Chinese "People's Car Project" indefinitely, as the German carmaker looks at ways to incorporate new ideas from the public into the design of future VW models.The project, which allows anyone to ...
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ArticleStudy: Buyers' interest in connected cars growing
Connectivity options such as those available to Mini drivers are increasing in popularity (Photo: BMW)Buyers in Germany are showing sharply higher interest in connected cars, according to a study by market researchers Puls.The study shows that, when asked how interested they would be in buying a connected car, 47 pc ...
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ArticleGM appoints computer exec to run OnStar, infotainment
Mary Chan (Photo: Dell)General Motors has hired a senior executive from computer maker Dell to run its global infotainment operations, which include the OnStar telematics unit.The carmaker said Mary Chan, senior vice president and general manager of Dell's Enterprise Mobility Solutions & Services division, started at GM May 1 in ...
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ArticleParis auto show
More than 1.2 million visitors attended the Paris show in 2010, the last time it was held (Photo: AP)The Paris auto show, the biggest automotive event in the second half of 2012, will take place Sept 27 through Oct. 14.Carmakers will come to Paris against a backdrop of booming global ...
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ArticleUS, German carmakers to demo fast EV charger
ACEA will make this combined charger the standard for new EVs in Europe from 2017 (Photo: VW)A group of eight US and German carmakers will demonstrate a common fast-charging technology they hope will accelerate the spread of electric vehicles.Volkswagen, Â Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Daimler, Ford, General Motors and Porsche will ...
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ArticlePLM survey: Standards needed for data exchange
Manufacturing companies need a universally recognized standard for the exchange of product data across the supply chain, according to a survey of industry executives.The survey, conducted by Germany's RAAD Research in cooperation with Contact Software and Siemens PLM, found that manufacturing companies are challenged by an absence of standards when ...
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ArticleVW opts for new positioning system in high-bay warehouse
Car bodies are stacked 20 meters high at VW’s high-bay warehouse in Wolfsburg (Photo: PSI Technics)Volkswagen Group has decided to instal new software to operate a high-bay warehouse at its Wolfsburg factory more efficiently.The carmaker is replacing an old Trimble ICS5000L positioning systems with the so-called Positioning Solution System developed ...
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ArticleFord integrates Baidu Ting, QQ Music Apps in new chinese Focus
Nigel Harris, general manager of China’s Changan Ford Sales Company, shows the new Ford Focus ST at the Beijing Auto Show (Photo: Ford)Ford is expanding the infotainment options in its new Chinese Focus model by integrating the popular Baidu Ting and QQ Music applications.The services will be available at no ...
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FeatureInterview: JCI's automotive CIO on course to meet global targets
Sanjay Rishi is CIO and group vice president, information technology, at Automotive Experience, the biggest division of US-based Johnson Controls.Rishi runs a global IT operation with between 400 and 500 people worldwide, not including a "partner ecosystem" of companies that provide a broad range of IT services to JCI.The automotive ...
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ArticleBosch to buy Chinese infotainment company
Bosch developed a special navigation system for Volkswagen in China (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch plans to acquire a majority shareholding in a Chinese maker of instrument clusters and infotainment systems.In a move designed to strengthen its position in China and East Asia, the German automotive supplier said it is buying a ...
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ArticleNew Opel Insignia features Magna's forward-collision warning system
Magna says its Eyeris vision system will help automakers such as Opel meet tougher EU pedestrian-safety rules (Photo: Wikimedia)The new Opel Insignia will be one of the first cars in Europe to have a camera-based forward-collision warning system, supplier Magna International said.Magna said its Eyeris electronic vision system, which was ...
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ArticleJCI Automotive picks Siemens PLM Teamcenter software
Johnson Controls' automotive division has chosen Siemens PLM's Teamcenter as its corporate standard for collaboration and process integration.Siemens PLM Software, a division of Germany's Siemens Group, said Johnson Controls Automotive Experience will use Team Center across its entire global product development operation.Siemens said it had won the contract in competition ...
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ArticleGarmin opens new offices in Shanghai, Stuttgart, Yokohama
Garmin, which manufactures navigation, communication and information devices and applications, wants to grow its automotive business (Photo: Garmin)Garmin has opened new offices in three major markets as it boosts its global satellite navigation activities and expands its automotive business.The Swiss-based company, said new offices in Shanghai, Stuttgart and Yokohama are ...
