All Digital enterprise articles – Page 14
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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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ArticleSiemens reorganizes group IT
Siemens will consolidate storage facilities in Germany (Photo: Siemens)Siemens is reorganizing its IT operations as part of a series of measures aimed at boosting the group's efficiency.The Germany-based technology conglomerate said it is reviewing the geographical setup of its IT activities and digitizing its own processes. It is also ...
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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 ...
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ArticleStudy: IT graduates want to work for premium car brands
Google is the most interesting employer for German IT graduates (Photo: Google)BMW, Audi, Daimler and Porsche are the the car companies that IT graduates would most like to work for, according to a new survey.But the trendence Graduate Barometer 2017 found that Google tops all other companies as the ...
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ArticleRenault plans to buy embedded software unit from Intel
Renault and other carmakers need embedded software to develop autonomous vehicles (Photo: Renault)Renault plans to acquire a French R&D division from Intel, giving the French carmaker deeper expertise in key digital technologies.The R&D unit specializes in embedded software, which is important for the development of connected and autonomous cars. ...
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ArticleChina's Geely to acquire stakes in Lotus, Proton
Lotus makes sports cars and racing cars (Photo: Lotus)Geely Automobile said its parent company, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, has agreed in principle to buy significant equity stakes in Malaysian carmaker Proton and Proton-owned British specialty race car company Lotus.In a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, where Geely ...
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ArticleFields out, Hackett in as Ford CEO
Mark Fields has led Ford for almost 3 years (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor announced Monday that its CEO, Mark Fields, is being replaced, following a sharp decline in the carmaker's share price over the past two years.Fields, who took the helm at Ford in January 2014, will be succeeded ...
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ArticleCyber security is money well spent
(Illustration: GE)Cyber security costs money but it's worth it. That's the lesson learned from last week's massive ransomware attack, which caused major problems for authorities, hospitals. companies and private citizens across the globe.It's also a lesson the auto industry should take to heart. CIOs of automotive companies are committed ...
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ArticleFrankfurt Auto Show
(Photo: VDA)This year's Frankfurt Auto Show will kick off with two press days September 12 and 13 and will then continue through September 24.The show, officially known as the IAA, takes place every other year. The exhibition, the world's biggest car show, is held at the Frankfurt Fairgrounds.In 2015, ...
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ArticleUS survey sees lack of EV buying interest
Two out of three respondents wouldn't buy an EV, the survey found (Photo: Nissan)A US survey found that a majority of people remains hesitant to buy an electric car, despite the auto industry's commitment to building a growing range of electric vehicles in coming years.The poll, conducted by the ...
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ArticleDelphi invests in 2 Israeli tech companies
Delphi is investing heavily in autonomous-driving technology (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is taking minority interests in two Israeli companies, as it moves to strengthen its connected-car related products and services.The US-based automotive supplier said it had signed a commercial partnership agreement with otonomo, a specialist in monetizing automotive data by way ...
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ArticleGM beefs up self-driving tech startup unit
GM acquired Cruise Automation in 2016 (Photo: GM)General Motors will invest 14 million dlrs and add more than 1,100 jobs to beef up its self-driving technology research in California.The Detroit-based automaker said the investment will go to the Cruise Automation startup it acquired in 2016."Expanding our team at Cruise ...
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Feature"Partnerships with IT players are vital"
One side of a digital win Source: Claus Dick ZF CDO Mamatha Chamarthi sees herself as “digital-transformer-in-chief”, working closely with CIO Juergen Sturm At ZF Friedrichshafen, digitization has a huge influence on the business. In an interview, Chief Digital Officer Mamatha Chamarthi describes the fast pace of ...
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ArticleStudy: US companies better at digitization than German counterpartsÂ
Engineering companies are less digitally advanced than telecom, banking sectors (Photo: Fraunhofer Institute)US companies are digitizing their operations at a faster pace than their German competitors, according to a new study by the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).In a poll of 700 executives in the US and Germany, the consultants ...
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ArticleAt ZF, a growing commitment to China
 ZF's Shanghai engineering center is getting more  laboratories, test benches and offices (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen expects to double its workforce at a key engineering center in Songjiang, as the German automotive supplier prepares for continued strong demand from its Chinese customers.The Songjiang facility near Shanghai was officially ...
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ArticleVW enters AI partnership with China’s Mobvoi
VW's 2017 concept car relies on artificial intelligence technologies (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group is teaming up with China’s Mobvoi to develop and implement artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the car.The German automotive group said the two companies will form a 50-50 joint venture to develop technologies for smart mobility.Mobvoi is ...
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ArticleBosch opens new auto-electronics plant in China
The new plant will build components for automated driving (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a new electronic-components plant in Changzhou, China, solidifying its position in the world's largest car market.With another production site, "we are strengthening our successful localization strategy," Bosch Automotive Electronics President Klaus Meder said in a ...
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ArticleNXP to work with China on smart connected vehicles
China is expected to be the world's biggest market for connected cars soon (Photo: Deutsche Telekom)NXP and China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) will jointly conduct research on secure car connectivity and infrastructure projects to make traffic smarter.The Dutch semiconductor group said it had signed an agreement ...
