All Connected car articles – Page 24
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ArticleVW steps up R&D efforts in artificial intelligence
DFKI research covers a range of new technologies (Photo: DFKI)Volkswagen, acknowledging the growing automotive importance of machine learning, has acquired a stake in the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).“Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology for autonomous driving and therefore an investment in our future,” VW Group ...
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ArticleDaimler to invest in IT, appoint chief digital officer
Daimler is focusing more efforts on the digital changes in the car industry (Photo: Daimler)Daimler plans to invest 100 million euros in information technology in the next three years, as the premium car group steps up cross-company digitalization efforts.As part of the company's "100/100" project, Daimler will spend an ...
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ArticleFiat Chrysler, Google cooperate on self-driving cars
The new Chrysler Pacifica minivan will joint Google's test program (Photo: FCA)Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Google will jointly test self-driving vehicles, allowing the US-Italian carmaker to catch up in an area where it has been seen to be lagging competitors.FCA said Google's self-driving test program will later  this ...
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ArticleBosch starts incubator in Sweden
In Lund, Bosch has opened its first engineering center in Scandinavia (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a Swedish engineering center that focuses on connected mobility and other new technologies.The German automotive supplier said the new unit, which is located near the southern Swedish city of Lund, is developing software ...
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ArticleTuev Sued appoints Schlesinger chief digital officer
Dirk Schlesinger (Photo: obs/TÜV SÜD AG/VIRGIL VIDAL)Tuev Sued has appointed former Cisco executive Dirk Schlesinger chief digital officer, as the German testing and certification company responds to the growing importance of digital technologies in the manufacturing industry.Schlesinger will be in charge of a new digital services division that will ...
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ArticleVW opens up for partners, intensifies focus on EVs
VW CEO Mueller's will provide more details on group strategy by mid-year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group will seek partnerships, while focusing on electric vehicles and other new business areas."The era in which our secrtor kept itself apart from everything is now over, once and for all," VW Group CEO Matthias ...
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ArticleZF adds cargo checking to Openmatics platform
In future, ZF won't just connect vehicles, but also freight (Photo: ZF)ZF has developed a bluetooth-enabled tagging system that will let logistics companies monitor the state ofcargo that is being transported.The automotive supplier’s “deTAGtive logistics” software will enhance ZF’s fleet management platform, which is marketed by its Openmatics division.The ...
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ArticleMagna plans to buy automotive electronics specialist Telemotive
Magna wants to gain electronics expertise through its Telemotive acquisition (Photo: Telemotive)Magna International has signed a purchase agreement to buy Germany's Telemotive, an engineering service provider in the field of automotive electronics. The acquisition aims to bolster the Canadian automotive supplier group's expertise in digital technologies.Magna said that, once ...
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ArticleNTT Data's Mehl joins Capgemini Consulting
Rainer Mehl (Photo: NTT Data)Rainer Mehl, previously head of manufacturing at consultants NTT Data, has joined Capgemini as senior vice president and head of digital operations for Germany, Switzerland and Austria.The 52-year-old, who is based in Munich, joins Capgemini's German country board and will focus on advising customers in ...
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ArticleSurvey: Manufacturing companies under threat from cybercrime
Manufacturing companies are particularly threatened by surging levels of cybercrime, according to a new study.Germany's high-tech industry association Bitkom polled 504 manufacturers and found that two thirds of them had been the target of data theft, industrial esponiage or sabotage in the past two years. Bitkom puts the financial damage ...
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ArticleAutomakers: New emissions test regime needed
(Photo: Ruben de Rijcke https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8735834)Automakers conceded that laboratory tests of exhaust emissions don't accurately reflect real driving conditions and called for the adoption of a new test regime.Germany's Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) and the UK Department for Transport last week released reports showing that emissions from diesel cars ...
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ArticleMitsubishi admits improper emissions testing in Japan
The eK Wagon is one of the Mitsubishi models that has higher emissions than shown in tests (Photo: Mitsubishi)Mitsubish Motors said it had improperly conducted emission tests for four Japanese mini-cars, including two models it manufactures for Nissan.The Japanese carmaker said in a statement that it used improper testing ...
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ArticleHyundai chooses Cisco for connected-car technology
Hyudai will work with Cisco to speed up data moving into and out of its vehicles (Graphic: Hyundai)Hyundai Motor said it is teaming up with Cisco to develop new connected-vehicle technologies.The Korean car company said it will work with Cisco, a US-based IT and networking group, on building the ...
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ArticleFuture connected cars USA - Santa Clara
Future connected cars USA, a conference on the connectivity revolution in the car industry, will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center May 10-12.The conference theme is "Maximizing revenues from future technologies and anticipating industry disruption."The three-day event will feature sessions on autonomous drive, building partnerships to benefit from ...
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ArticleEurope's carmakers welcome EU data protection rules
The European carmakers association, ACEA, welcomed a European Parliament vote on new EU-wide data protection rules, saying the regulation will help clarify the privacy issues surrounding connected cars."Data protection is an issue automakers take very seriously, as we are committed to providing our customers with a high level of protection ...
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ArticlePorsche hires Gartner's Koslowski for digital role
Koslowski is a veteran technology analyst who comes to Porsche from Silicon Valley (Photo: Porsche)Continuing an auto industry trend to bring in Silicon Valley experts to oversee digitalization efforts, Porsche has hired Thilo Koslowski. The renowned Gartner analyst will assume "a key role in the area of digital mobility," ...
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Feature"It’s very important that we filter which technologies add value for the consumer"
The new S90 sedan will help boost Volvo's sales, Annwall says (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Bjoern Annwall joined Volvo Cars as global head of marketing, sales and customer service in October last year. The former McKinsey consultant succeeded industry veteran Alain Visser in a job that involves transforming the Swedish carmaker ...
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ArticleReuters: Bosch also interested in maps group Here
Robert Bosch is also interested in acquiring a stake in Here, according to the Reuters news agency. The German supplier joins a list of possible future co-owners that includes Microsoft, Ford Motor, Renault and Continental.Here was bought last year by Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 2.5 billion euros. The German ...
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ArticleJLR launches new-technology startup
A long version of the Jaguar XF (pictured) will be built in China (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a separate company tasked with quickly developing apps and on-demand services.The move is part of a trend among automakers to take direct charge of technologies that will redefine the ...
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ArticleToyota forms data science company
North America CEO Zack Hicks will head Toyota Connected (Photo: Toyota)Toyota has established a separate US-based company to handle global data management and data services development. The new unit, called Toyota Connected, will be the central data science resource for a wide range of new-mobility initiatives.Toyota Connected’s primary mission ...
