All Connected car articles – Page 15
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ArticleNvidia's GTC Europe - Munich
Nvidia will host the European version of its GPU Technology Conference in Munich October 10-12, Â offering participants more than 150 sessions covering a broad range of topics relevant to the auto industry. The event will feature a keynote address by Nvidia CEO and co-founder Jensen Huang. There will be ...
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ArticleIAA: Magna to show driverless-car platform
Magna's driverless platform will accommodate level 4 autonomous driving (Photo: Magna)Â Magna International will unveil its MAX4 autonomous driving platform at the upcoming Frankfurt Auto Show (IAA), underlining how automotive suppliers plan to play a crucial role in the transformation of the car industry.The Canadian supplier, one of the ...
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ArticleToyota in partnership to handle connected-car data
Automotive data traffic is expected to grow 10,000 times in the next 8 years (Photo: Denso)Toyota Motor has formed a partnership with Denso, Ericsson, Intel and NTT to better handle the huge data volumes that are expected to move in and out of tomorrow's cars.The carmaker also said it ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM to acquire TASS simulation software company
TASS PreScan allows the simulation of complex traffic situations (Photo: TASS) Siemens plans the acquisition of simulation software specialist TASS International, in a move to strengthen its product lifecycle management (PLM) business. Terms of the transaction weren’t disclosed. Netherlands-based TASS specializes in autonomous driving, integrated safety, advanced driver ...
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ArticleAt Accenture, Schmidt is new automotive boss
Axel Schmidt (Photo: Accenture)Axel Schmidt is taking over from Luca Mentuccia as head of Accenture's global automotive business, effective immediately.Schmidt, 51, previously was in charge of European automotive operations for the global management consultants."I'm looking forward to continue the development started by Luca," Schmidt said.He also warned that car ...
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ArticleBattery & Energy Storage 2017 - Warwick, UK
The conference will be held at Warwick University's Slate conference center (Photo: Warwick University)Regulators, energy-industry executives, automotive specialists and academics will discuss battery technology and energy requirements for the electric-vehicle revolution at a conference to be held at Britain's Warwick University Campus November 28-29.The event, hosted by the Internet ...
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Feature"We can bring new technology to market in one year"
Visteon's Schupfner (r) and Mehta (c) spoke to automotiveIT International Editor Arjen Bongard (Photo: Larry Peplin)Markus Schupfner became chief technology officer of Visteon in March 2016. Raman Mehta started as CIO of the US-based cockpit systems maker in April of this year. Both are part of the new top ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars to add electric motors to all models
Volvo's mild hybrid is one of three types of EVs the company plans to roll out (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars, in a move aimed at distinguishing itself from its big premium-segment competitors, said it will equip all cars it launches from 2019 onwards with electric motors.The decision doesn't mean Volvo ...
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ArticleRenault invests in virtual testing company for autonomous driving
Renault wants to launch 10 vehicles with autonomous capacity by 2020 (Photo: Renault)Renault is buying a 35 pc stake in Autonomous Vehicle Simulation (AVS), a move that will help it in efforts to develop and test autonomous vehicles.AVS was formed together with Oktal, a unit of French high-tech engineering ...
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ArticleEuropean suppliers focus on innovation
CLEPA's jury awarded 12 innovation prizes across 4 categories (Photo: Arjen Bongard)ROME -- European automotive suppliers gathered here last week to honor a range of companies and products that will likely play a key role in the transformation of personal mobility.The European suppliers association, CLEPA, awarded innovation awards to ...
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ArticleVolvo forms high-performance EV unit
Volvos upgraded by Polestar compete in the Nuerburgring FIA World Touring Car Championship (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is forming a separate division to build electrified high-performance cars, in a move that underlines how the global automotive industry is readying itself for rapid growth in electric vehicle sales.The Swedish premium car ...
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ArticlePoll: German industry lacks company-wide strategies for digital training
Bitkom says training is crucial for the digital transformation (Photo: Alstom)Few German companies have a coordinated strategy to prepare their employees for the digital era, according to a new poll conducted by Bitkom, the country’s high-tech association.A survey of 305 companies found that only one in five companies with ...
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ArticleJ.D. Power study: Quality up but infotainment problems abound
The Kia Optima is the Korean brand's biggest US seller (Photo: Kia)J.D. Power's Initial Quality Study found that new vehicles are constructed better than ever, but problems abound in infotainment and other relatively new automotive technologies that are crucial to the auto industry's transformation.The study, which measures the number ...
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ArticleOpel CEO Neumann steps down
Neumann will stay on as a senior manager until Opel's sale to PSA is finalized (Photo: Opel)Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann has stepped down in the runup to his company's takeover by France's PSA Group. He will be succeeded by Opel CFO Michael Lohscheller.Opel, the German brand that is owned ...
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ArticleWind River leads “rolling lab” autonomous-driving test in Ohio
The Ohio project aims to speed up development of key autonomous-driving technologies (Photo: Wind River)Wind River will lead a project to test connected and autonomous vehicle technologies and speed up development in a key focus area for the auto industry.The embedded-software unit of chipmaker Intel said it will work ...
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ArticleBorgWarner's chief strategy officer discusses tech investment
Brady Ericson (Photo: BorgWarner)On April third, BorgWarner, a Michigan based automotive industry components and parts supplier, announced its first foray into the auto-tech venture capital space, investing 10 million dollars in Palo Alto-based investment firm Autotech Ventures. Brady Ericson, BorgWarner’s chief strategy officer, who will oversee the investment, answered ...
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ArticleBMW launches car data unit
BMW CarData offers a portal for a range of new connected services (Photo: BMW)BMW has launched a new service designed to better manage the functions ”“ and business opportunities ”“ that are becoming available through car data.The service, which is called BMW CarData, allows customers to decide what data ...
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ArticleAGL platform to debut on 2018 Toyota Camry
The 2018 Camry will be the first Toyota vehicle to have the Automotive Grade Linux (AGL) platform underpinning its next-generation infotainment system.AGL, an open source project hosted by the Linux Foundation, is developing a common platform for car infotainment systems and enhanced connectivity that functions as an industry standard.“The flexibility ...
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ArticleJeff Lemmer to become Ford's chief operating officer, information technology
(Photo: Ford Motor)Jeff Lemmer, currently director, IT operations, at Ford Motor, will become the carmaker's vice president and chief operating officer, information technology effective June 1.The appointment is part of a series of senior management changes that follow the dismissal of CEO Mark Fields earlier this week.Ford's new CEO, ...
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ArticleWill fuel cells replace batteries in tomorrow's EVs?
(Photo: Toyota, Illustration: Thomas Lutz)The problem with electric vehicles is well-known: They cost too much, don’t have enough range and are impractical because of a dearth of charging stations. Automakers, together with other new-mobility stakeholders, are working on this. But so far, EV sales growth has been slow and ...
