All articles by Arjen Bongard – Page 97
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ArticleMulally to discuss Ford's European SYNC rollout at CeBIT
Ford CEO Mulally, seen here at the Detroit auto show in January, will speak at CeBIT March 1Ford CEO Alan Mulally will use a keynote address at the CeBIT high-tech trade fair next month to further highlight the US automaker’s in-car infotainment solutions.Ford said Mulally, who spoke at the Consumer ...
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ArticlePorsche road tests first electric Boxster
Porsche said it has started road tests of an electric Boxster, the first of three electric variants of the sports car model.“The Boxster E models will be our moving laboratories that will help us solve the practical problems of electric mobility in the way customers expect of us,” said Porsche ...
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ArticleA Continental sensor to switch off EV batteries in case of accident
The evSAT sensor triggers an emergency battery shutdown when the vehicle is in charge modeContinental has developed a system that will shut off a high-voltage electric-vehicle battery in the event of an accident.The German supplier said its evSAT sensor will shut off batteries in a collision when the electric vehicle ...
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German companies see strong rise in data volumes
German companies expect a strong increase in data volumes, according to a survey conducted by Steria Mummert Consulting.Of all German companies polled 44 percent say that ever more detailed capture of customer data and more indepth analysis is going to require more storage capacity to deal with the growing flood ...
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ArticleBMW to show fully connected concept car in Geneva
BMW’s Geneva auto show concept car will have a range of new infotainment featuresBMW will show a concept at the Geneva auto show that is positioned as “a mobile component in a networked world.”The German premium-car maker said its Vision Connected Drive will demonstrate with its technology how the company ...
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BSQUARE expands Ford telematics testing facility
BSQUARE is expanding the Telematics Competency Center it established with Ford Motor Company last year.The Bellevue, Washington-based maker of connected devices is a key product development partner and system integrator for Ford’s MyFordTouch infotainment interface.BSQUARE is working with Ford on the next generation of the automaker’s in-vehicle infotainment systems."This expansion ...
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ArticleFrom Nissan, an electric sports car concept
The Nissan ESFLOWNissan revealed an electric sports car concept in a bid to prove that driving fun can be had without a major negative impact on the environment.The Nissan ESFLOW, which is based on the Japanese carmaker’s LEAF plug-in electric vehicle, will be unveiled at the Geneva auto show in ...
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ArticleTeradata boosts software offering through acquisition
Teradata says integrated marketing management is emerging as one of the largest areas of investment for companiesTeradata said it has completed its acquisition of Aprimo, a maker of Cloud-based integrated marketing software.The US-based data warehousing and enterprise analytics company said the move will help it “drive the future of integrated ...
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ArticleRumor: BMW to choose Dassault PLM software
BMW is rumored to have made a decision favoring Dassault Systemes software for its car development operations.Industry sources say the Munich-based premium car maker has decided to use Dassault V6 product lifecycle management (PLM) software. It would also use this software as the basis for its embedded-systems architecture.There was no ...
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ArticleUS govt study finds no unintended acceleration in Toyotas
Toyota is launching its new Matrix at the Chicago auto show this weekA US government commissioned study found no electronic flaws in Toyota vehicles that could have caused unintended acceleration incidents.The study, which was carried out by NASA space agency engineers, concluded that sticking accelerator pedals and a design flaw ...
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Washington Post: Obama’s EV goal achievable, govt report says
President Barack Obama’s goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 is achievable, according to a government report cited by the Washington Post newspaper.The administration report contradicts the findings of an expert panel, which said last week the target could not be achieved.According to the Post, ...
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ArticleIPG launches new version of CarMaker test platform
German software maker IPG Automotive has launched a new version of its CarMaker test platform.The open-integrationand testing platform can be used throughout the development process. CarMaker 3.5 now includes TruckMaker, a platform that is specifically suited for virtual test driving of commercial vehiclesCarMaker software can be used throughout the entire ...
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ArticleAccenture: Cloud computing key to automotive success
Cloud computing is particularly well suited to deal successfully with the challenges and opportunities of the auto industry, according to an Accenture report.The consultants cited three business areas where Cloud computing can provide a major benefit: Handling multi-brand dealer operations, integrating new alliances and takeovers, and supporting the further development ...
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ArticleGerman supplier Leoni faces continued N. African uncertainty
A Leoni plant in Cairo. Leoni employs 24,000 people in North Africa out of a workforce of 50,000Leoni, which has almost half its workforce in North Africa, faces continued uncertainty over the political situation in Egypt, Tunisia and elsewhere in the region.“You can’t yet speak of business as usual; the ...
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ArticleMunich University: Aluminum to replace copper in auto networks
An aluminum power plug (photo: TUM)Engineers at Munich’s Technical University (TUM) have developed technologies that will let them replace copper with aluminum in automotive power systems. Â They predicted aluminum wiring will be a major feature in electric vehicles by the end of the decade.The engineers, working closely with technical ...
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Study: In-house consultants on the rise
In-house consultants are increasingly preferred over outside service providers, according to a study by Luenendonk, a German IT consultancy and market researcher.Luenendonk polled 19 German consultancy companies and four buyers of consultancy services in a study called “The status quo and positioning of in-house consulting units 2010.”“Companies’ internal consultants are ...
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Booz: India to be fourth-biggest car market in three years
India will be the fourth-largest market for passengercars within three years, according to consultants Booz & Company.Booz said Indian car sales are growing between 15 pc and 20 pc a year and should reach 3.5 million units by 2013. That would make it the world’s biggest national market behind the ...
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ArticleFerrari switches to Infor ERP LN system
The Ferrari CaliforniaRacecar maker Ferrari will migrate its information systems to Infor’s ERP LN enterprise resource management (ERP) software.The US-based company said the migration from a Baan IV system is expected to be completed this summer. Baan is also part of Infor, a US-based provider of business application software.Ferrari adopted ...
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ArticleFor midsized companies, a planned IT boost
More than half of all midsized companies interviewed for an IBM-commissioned study late last year plan to boost their IT spending in 2011.Of the 2,112 companies polled, 53 pc projected an increase, which compares with only 20 pc in a similar study conducted in 2009.No change was budgeted by 31 ...
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ArticleSaab’s 9-3 ePower test fleet to be powered by UQM Technologies
Saab’s electric 9-3 will have a range of 200kmUQM Technologies will provide the electric motors for a test fleet of 70 Saab 9-3 ePower models, the US-based developer of alternative-energy technologies said.Beginning this autumn, UQM will start delivering its 135kW, 184hp PowerPhase electric motors to Saab. The 9-3 ePower will ...
