All Connected car articles – Page 26
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Feature"The classic sales process is a thing of the past"
Robertson sees "plenty of room for improvement" in the Chinese market (Photo: BMW)BMW sales chief Ian Robertson wants to process future sales transactions in minutes. He’s counting on information technology to enable this speedup in what has, for decades, been a much lengthier process. In an interview in late ...
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ArticleKaellenius to succeed Weber as head of Daimler R&D
Kaellenius will take over as head of Daimler R&D at year-end 2016 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz sales boss Ola Kaellenius will succeed Thomas Weber as head of R&D at the Daimler Group, the German premium car company said Tuesday. Weber, 61, will leave Daimler when his contract expires December 31.Weber has ...
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ArticleStudy: Automakers struggle with digitalization
The study found that automakers don't yet sufficiently address customers' digital requirements (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Despite greater focus on digital technologies throughout the auto industry, carmakers are  still struggling with digitalization, according to a new study.The study, conducted by management consultants Batten & Company, found that the auto industry ...
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ArticleFord CIO Marcy Klevorn: Experiments in new areas are OK
Ford CIO Marcy Klevorn will speak at the automotiveIT Kongress March 17 (Photo: Ford)It’s been little more than a year since CEO Mark Fields formally announced that Ford Motor was making some fundamental changes to its tried-and-tested business model. “We are driving innovation in every part of our business ...
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ArticleVolkswagen CEO: Europe should lead in new mobility
VW's Mueller talks to reporters at the Detroit auto show (Photo: VW)Europe should take the lead in developing new mobility and "not leave the playing field to Silicon Valley," Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller said.In a speech at the New Year's reception of the European auto industry association - ...
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FeatureGM's infotainment chief: It's all about the infrastructure
GM's Abram: “If we get the infrastructure right, we can react to everything." (Photo: A. Bongard)General Motors, like most of its competitors, is embracing new technologies as customers increasingly look for new and different personal-mobility products. “The convergence of connectivity, vehicle electrification and evolving customer needs demands new solutions,” ...
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ArticleHow feasible is the timetable for connected driving?
At CES, Toyota showed how cars could learn to handle traffic situations (Photo: Arjen Bongard)There is little doubt that, from a technical point of view, it's no longer an illusion that cars can get around without a driver at the wheel. But technology is not the only factor that ...
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ArticleHP's Bahns moves to T-Systems as head of connected-car biz
Oliver Bahns (Photo: T-Systems)Oliver Bahns has moved from HP to T-Systems to take charge of the German telecommunications consultants' global automotive connectivity business.Bahns, who has been global director automotive & aerospace at HP since 2008, is taking over as T-Systems senior vice president from Heinz Egeler, who for the ...
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FeatureKia USA executive: "Automakers are willing to take more risks"
Kia's Bzeih says CRM will be crucial in attracting customers to the brand (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Kia announced at the CES consumer electronics show that it plans to spend an initial 2 billion dlrs on advanced driver assistance systems in the next three years as it pursues a goal of ...
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ArticleVW appoints former BMW executive to head North America
Woebcken will take charge of  VW's US operations. Horn will stay as CEO (Photo: VW)Volkswagen has appointed a former BMW executive to head its North American operations, as the German carmaker attempts to move forward following its admission of widespread emissions-testing manipulations.The company said Hinrich Woebcken, most recently ...
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ArticleBadly secured: The car industry under (cyber)attack
IT attacks on companies are piling up and experts say the automotive industry, a prime target for hackers, isn”˜t properly prepared. The damage cyber attacks can do is often substantial and the methods of the attackers are becoming more and more perfidious. Stuxnet was just the beginning.A steel plant in ...
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ArticleDetroit: Mercedes says E-Class is first car with car-to-x communication
The new E-Class is inspected on the eve of the Detroit auto show (Photo: Arjen Bongard)DETROIT -- Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche showed the new Mercedes E-Class here on the eve of the Detroit auto show, saying the core model is "the very first series-built car that is equipped with ...
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ArticleAt CES, GM CEO Mary Barra shows Chevrolet Bolt EV
Barra says the Bolt will go into production in late 2016 (Photo: GM)LAS VEGAS -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle here, touting the car as the perfect combination of connectivity and electrification.In a keynote address at the CES consumer electronics show Wednesday, Barra ...
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ArticleCES: Audi focuses on car interiors
Audi's virtual cockpit becomes a virtual dashboard (Photo: Audi)LAS VEGAS -- Audi is focusing its attention on the interior of its cars and will develop its virtual cockpit into a virtual dashboard with a broader array of available options for drivers and passengers."The interior of the future will radically ...
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ArticleCES: VW shows e-microbus, gesture control
VW hopes to bring its iconic microbus into the 21st century (Photo: VW)LAS VEGAS -- Volkswagen unveiled an electric van concept, the Budd-e, at the CES consumer electronics show and announced that a new e-Golf Touch will feature gesture control and other novel display and control functions."The Budd-e is ...
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ArticleCES: Toyota research boss sees lots of hard work on autonomous cars
Gill Pratt says he will address the difficult aspects of autonomous driving  (Photo: Toyota)LAS VEGAS - The new CEO of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) said there is a lot of hard work to be done before driverless cars can be commercialized."Although the industry has made great strides ...
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ArticleCES: Kia ready for partially automated driving
The autonomous Kia Soul can be controlled with a smartwatch (Photo: Kia)LAS VEGAS -- Kia said it is ready to start introducing partially automated vehicles, but fully autonomous cars will have to wait until 2030.The Korean carmaker also said at the CES consumer electronics show that it will bundle ...
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ArticleCES: Valeo shows connected innovations
Valeo's glasses reduce glare from oncoming headlights (Photo: Valeo)LAS VEGAS -- Valeo, which is using this year's CES to boost its credentials as an automotive technology innovator, announced four new driver-assistance systems at the world's biggest consumer electronics show.The French automotive supplier presented a pair of smart anti-glare glasses ...
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ArticleCES: BMW unveils open i8 concept vehicle
BMW's CES concept is based on its i8 electric sports car (Photo: BMW)LAS VEGAS -- BMW showed a concept vehicle based on its electric i8 sports car at the CES consumer electronics show here and said the study aims to show how tomorrow's personal mobility can retain the "sheer ...
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ArticleCES: Bosch to offer aftermarket eCall
Bosch's CES show car demonstrates a new HMI dimension (Photo: Bosch)LAS VEGAS -- Robert Bosch will offer an eCall emergency warning system that can be retrofitted. The supplier's eCall automatic emergency notification system, launched in 2012, had previously only been available as standard equipment on new vehicles.Bosch's aftermarket system, ...
