All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 89
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ArticleTavares is new COO at Renault
Carlos Tavares succeeds Patrick Pelata as Renault COOAs expected, Nissan Americas Executive Vice President Carlos Tavares has been appointed COO of Renault, the French carmaker announced late Monday.Tavares, 52, will succeed Patrick Pelata, who resigned from his post earlier this year following Renault's firing of three executives wrongly accused of ...
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ArticleGerman researchers break into private Clouds
German researchers have managed to hack into so-called "private Clouds," raising questions about the long-term security of Cloud computing.Researchers at the Ruhr University in Bochum in western Germany managed to hack into private Clouds, using a weakness in the Eucalyptus software platform, which is widely used in Cloud services. The ...
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ArticleIndustry strives for no-fault automotive microprocessors
Here's what the auto industry wants: Microprocessors that are tailormade for the automotive environment, that can withstand huge temperature swings and near-constant vibration and, most importantly, never ever fail.To make microprocessors that meet those requirements, experts say a rethink of the entire production process is order. And that's exactly what ...
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ArticleManaged security is a growth area in Cloud-based services
The Cloud can work especially well in the provision of security services (Photo: IBM)Experts say managed security is a major growth area for Cloud-based services."We estimate that through 2015 half of all e-mail security products will be used in SaaS form," said Ruggero Contu, principal research analyst at market researchers ...
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ArticleVisteon to do more testing locally in Brazil
With the expansion, Visteon can handle more tests locally in Brazil than it could before (Photo: Visteon)Visteon Corporation is expanding automotive component testing capabilities at its engineering test center in Brazil.The US-based automotive supplier said it will start performing thermal cycle tests on internal and external components for vehicles at ...
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ArticleHP to deliver desktops and notebooks to VW Group
Hewlett-Packard has won a worldwide tender to provide a broad range of PCs and notebook computers to Volkswagen Group.The US-based information technology group said it would deliver to VW and its group brands in 25 countries desktop PCs and 12 inch and 14 inch notebooks. The deliveries will take place ...
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ArticleChina's BAIC looking for engineers in Germany
At BAIC headquarters in Beijing, executives are looking for engineers to help with the carmaker’s internationalization plansBeijing Automotive Group is looking for engineers in Germany.The Chinese automaker held its first German job fair in Stuttgart last week, in an effort to fill 70 senior-level positions throughout the group. It will ...
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ArticleAt Toyota, a private social network for customers
Toyota Friend will first be available in JapanToyota will build a private social network for its customers and their cars. The network will be first launched in Japan.The Japanese carmaker said it will work with Salesforce.com, a U.S. enterprise cloud computing company specialized in social collaboration, to build the service, ...
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ArticlePanasonic Automotive to get new ECM software
Panasonic Automotive’s Neumuenster operations are 1 of 4 German locations to get the new softwarePanasonic Automotive Systems is streamlining invoice processing at its four German locations, the division of Japanese electronics group Panasonic said.The new software comes from Berlin based enterprise content management specialist Optimal Systems.In Germany, Panasonic Automotive makes ...
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ArticleIn China, VW launches interactive Web site
VW’s new interactive Web site in China may be a model for similar projects in other marketsVolkswagen has launched an interactive customer platform in China that may serve as a model for similar Web sites in other markets.The German carmaker said it launched the "People's Car Project" at www.zaoche.cn to ...
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ArticleFord wants to use Sync for in-car health monitoring
Using Ford Sync, diabetic drivers may soon be able to monitor their glucose levelsFord is studying whether it's in-car telematics system - Sync - can be used to monitor health issues in drivers.The U.S. carmaker said its researchers are developing a series of possible in-car health and wellness connectivity services ...
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ArticleBMW, VW show how to avoid accidents at intersections
BMW’s left-turn assistant warns a driver of danger when making a turnA group of 11carmakers, suppliers and research institutes has been working on new technologies that improve safety at intersections.One project effectively lets a driver look around the corner. Another prevents accidents from occurring when a car turns left.Such systems ...
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ArticleLear opens electronics plant in Morocco
Lear Corporation has opened a new electronics plant in Rabat, Morocco. The facility will mostly deliver systems and components to the European market.Lear, a U.S. based automotive supplier, said the new plant wil build battery chargers, gateway modules and other electronics components for European carmakers that include BMW, Renault and ...
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ArticleU.S. tests connected-vehicle technology
Wireless connectivity allows cars to be continuously aware of each other, which can help avoid accidents (source:DOT)The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced six cities where it will be conducting tests of new vehicle-to-vehicle communications systems.The cities are: Brooklyn, MI, Minneapolis, Orlando, Blacksburg, VA, Dallas and San Francisco.The Connected ...
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ArticleBill Ford warns for global automotive gridlock
Bill Ford believes car-to-car communication can help alleviate increasing road congestionBill Ford warned that producing more green cars won't solve the problem of increasing overcrowding on the world's roads."A green traffic jam is still a traffic jam," Ford warned in an essay written for the U.S. business magazine Fortune.Ford said ...
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ArticleADAC finds Volvo's emergency braking "very good"
Volvo’s City Assist warns a driver with a display that’s visible on the windshield (source: Volvo)Volvo's emergency-braking system received top honors in an ADAC test of six systems.The technology, as installed on a Volvo V60, received a "very good" from the German automobile club. Mercedes, Audi and VW systems were ...
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ArticleGermany opposes incentives for electric vehicles
An EV is being charged on a public street in the city of LondonGermany won't be providing government incentives for electric vehicles, the country's transport minister, Peter Ramsauer, said Monday."I am decidedly against expensive purchasing incentives," he said in a press release. "Especially in times of tight money a country ...
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ArticleMerkel wants German leadership in electro-mobility
Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would like to see 6 million electric vehicles in Germany by 2030Chancellor Angela Merkel called on German industry and politics to grab the global lead in in electric mobility.In a video podcast over the weekend, Merkel said: "We want Germany to be the leader in ...
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ArticleBosch opens software engineering center in Vietnam
Bosch’s new Vietnam software engineering center will serve car companies in Korea, China and Japan (photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a software engineering center in Vietnam that will serve customers throughout southeast Asia.The German automotive supplier said the newly established Robert Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions Vietnam Company Limited (RBVH) ...
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ArticleVW launches car-sharing program as new mobility initiatives increase
Hanover Mayor Stephan Weil (left) and VW sales boss Christian Klingler share one of VW’s first car-sharing vehiclesGerman auto companies are embracing car sharing. Volkswagen is the latest German carmaker to announce the launch of aprogram.Europe's largest automotive group said it is launching a project called "Quicar - Share a ...
