All Connected car articles – Page 52
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ArticleAuto industry should better manage open-source software - BearingPoint
The use of open-source software in the car is increasing (Photo: Continental)The auto industry should better manage its use of free and open source software (FOSS), according to a recently published study by consultants BearingPoint.The industry is a big user of open source software, which is relatively inexpensive, easy to ...
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ArticleDaimler CEO: Connected cars is the only way to make money
Zetsche introduced the new Mercedes A-Class at the Geneva auto show this month (Photo: Daimler)Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche this week reaffirmed the premium car maker's commitment to new connected-vehicle technology across its product range."Soon you will not be able to make money anymore with cars that don't integrate customers' smartphones," ...
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ArticleContent & Apps conference - Munich
In-car content and Apps are becoming standard in new passenger cars (Photo: Delphi)Telematics Update will hold a conference on in-car content and Apps in Munich April 18-19, focusing on one of the fastest growing areas of the global auto industry.The conference will look at the market for mobile apps, which ...
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ArticleGerman testers: In-car electronics hard to handle for many drivers
Drivers worry about being distracted but they also appreciate new safety and comfort featuresFor most drivers many new electronics functions in passenger cars are difficult to manage, according to a recent survey carried out in Germany by DEKRA, a major testing and certification company.In the survey, 77 pc of all ...
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ArticleBosch-Samsung battery JV may be dissolved - Financial Times Deutschland
SB Limotive builds battery systems for the new generation of electric vehicles (Photo: SB Limotive)A four-year old battery joint venture between Germany's Robert Bosch and Korea's Samsung may be dissolved because the two partners' business priorities are too diverse, according to the Financial Times Deutschland.The newspaper said Bosch, the world's ...
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ArticleNXP supports 48 volt electrical systems
NXP has developed a new family of Flexray transceivers aimed at helping carmakers introduce higher voltage electrical systems.The Netherlands-based semiconductor group said it is now offering carmakers a new family of 48 volt transceivers capable of supporting electrical architectures operating at up to 60 volts.The move follows an agreement by ...
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Article1,500 software engineers wanted at Germany's Continental
Continental expects the connected car to generate additional programming demands (Photo: Continental)Continental is looking to add about 1,500 new software developers to its global workforce in a bid to stay competitive with products that rely ever more on sophisticated IT components.The German automotive supplier group, one of the world's largest, ...
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ArticleMercedes starts eCall rollout June 1
eCall is designed to provide faster and more targeted emergency assistance (Photo: ADAC)Mercedes-Benz will start equipping new models with an eCALL-conform emergency warning system from June 1.The German premium car maker, a member of the Daimler Group, said new Mercedes models such as the new B-Class, C-Class, E-Class and M-Class ...
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ArticleChinese group set to acquire German supplier Kiekert
Kiekert makes side-door latches and other locking systems (Photo: Kiekert)Hebei Lingyun Industrial Group is set to acquire German locking systems specialist Kiekert in a move that will give the Chinese automotive supplier a strong position in the market for specialist latches and other automotive locks.Kiekert said Lingyun had reached agreement ...
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ArticleBMW steps up CO2 reduction efforts; delivers record 2011 results
CEO Reithofer says BMW has had a good start to 2012 (Photo: Arjen Bongard)BMW is confident it will achieve European CO2 targets for 2015, but to meet longer-term goals, it plans to step up r&d developments."We are totally confident we will meet the target set for the BMW Group" for ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY 2012: IT becoming a competitive differentiator
Local Motors co-founder Rogers explained a new crowd-sourcing based approach to carmaking (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- One thing was clear at the 2012 automotiveDAY conference: IT is quickly becoming one of the major differentiators in the competition between the world's car brands.Until recently, IT was mostly seen as way to ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: At Local Motors, crowd-sourcing provides a new car-building model
LM’s Rally Fighter may well be the world’s first crowd-sourced car (Photo: Local Motors)HANOVER -- Local Motors (LM) has set out to prove that, contrary to the common wisdom in the auto industry, scale is not a necessary requirement for becoming a successful carmaker.The Arizona-based upstart, which has already built ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: Progress cited on open PLM standards
Continental’s Hoeflich, BMW’s Probst and ProSTEP’s Vetterman (l-to-r) welcomed progress made on PLM openness (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- Automakers and suppliers reported major progress in creating common IT standards to be used in product lifecycle management (PLM)."We now have a common understanding with regard to the issue of openness in ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: Daimler adopts dual end-user device policy
As business and private lives merge for many workers, Daimler needs to allow private enduser devices for business use, CTO Schneider says (Photo: automotiveIT)HANOVER ”“Daimler has decided to adopt a dual approach to mobile end-user devices in recognition of the diversity of its employees.The German premium car group expects that ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: T-Systems exec says Cloud has grown up
Luz Mauch is responsible for the automotive sector at T-Systems (Photo: automotiveIT)A senior T-Systems executive said Thursday that Cloud computing is quickly becoming a mainstream part of corporate IT strategies."Cloud computing has by now grown up," said Luz Mauch, senior vice president automotive at T-Systems. The Cloud is no longer ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: BMW execs say selectivity is key in infotainment
BMW’s Hildegard Wortmann (left) and Karl Probst describe the opportunities and challenges of connected cars (Photo: automotiveIT)HANOVER ”“ BMW executives see huge possibilities to add a wealth of new in-car infotainment functions, but they agreed that selectivity is key.“The possibilities are endless but we need to focus on what makes ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: Audi’s Strotbek sees car as “part of internet”
Audi board member Strotbek predicted a big new push for in-car services once LTE starts (Photo: automotiveIT)HANOVER ”“ Audi on Thursday reaffirmed its vision of ever more integration between the automotive and IT industries.“We’re not just bringing the internet into the car, we’re bringing the car into the internet,” said ...
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ArticleGerman BMWs to get Vodafone SIM cards
New BMWs in Germany will be equipped with specially adapted Vodafone SIM cards from this summer as the German premium carmaker pursues its ConnectedDrive strategy.Under a five-year agreement between BMW and Vodafone Germany, new cars will be fitted with the SIM cards at the assembly plant. The cards use machine-to-machine ...
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ArticleIntel invests $100m in automotive activities
In 2010, Intel developed a connected car for IT test purposes (Photo: Intel)Intel is investing 100 million dlrs in companies that are developing automotive applications.The US-based semiconductor group said its Intel Capital investment unit will support a range of hardware, software and services companies developing in-vehicle applications as well as ...
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ArticleOnStar president stepping down - reports
OnStar President Linda Marshall told developers at the Las Vegas CES last month that they could create novel mobile applications for its various services (photo: GM)The president of OnStar, Linda Marshall, is leaving her position slightly more than a year after assuming the job of running General Motors' connected safety, ...
