All Digital enterprise articles – Page 7
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ArticleCapgemini Invent launches Smart Mobility Connect service for digital transformation
Image: Capgemini InventCapgemini Invent, a digital consulting division of the global Capgemini group, is launching a consultancy service which promises to help automotive OEMs accelerate digitization across their business, identify new opportunities, and increase customer satisfaction.Smart Mobility Connect leverages strategy, technology, design, data analytics and artificial intelligence in three ...
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ArticleVolvo to adopt Nvidia technology to usher in Level 2+ automated driving features in next generation models
Nvidia’s Drive AGX Xavier technology will provide the Swedish premium car group with a computing platform that offers more power for advanced driver assistance systems and the flexibility to upgrade the car’s functions if and when needed. Nvidia’s technology will deliver “Level 2+” automated driving features, indicating it will offer ...
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FeatureVolkswagen Group: "The mobility market is changing and so are we"
Ludger Fretzen, head of group strategy for new business at the Volkswagen Group, spoke to Arjen Bongard about the role of technology in solving urban transport problems, the complexity of the challenges and the need for cross-industry cooperation.
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ArticlePirelli reboots connected tyre platforms for fleet management customers. App driven tyre sensors designed to deliver data-led savings on fuel, maintenance and fleet efficiency.
Pirelli’s has introduced Cyber Fleet Smart and Cyber Fleet Gate, revised versions of its Cyber Fleet cloud based tyre management tool first introduced in 2012. The Milanese company says that the solution has been redesigned from the ground up, “bringing it closer to the needs of transport companies”.Pirelli is hoping ...
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ArticleHaptX Gloves Development Kit gives a VR helping hand
Image: HaptXHaptX, a start-up with offices in Seattle and San Luis Obispo, California, has launched a Gloves Development Kit for advanced simulation with haptic feedback. The wired-up VR ‘gloves’ are said to deliver “realistic touch feedback” and “natural interaction”, suitable for applications in design and engineering, as well as ...
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ArticleWhy Volkswagen’s cloud deal with Microsoft is good for both partners
In the IT world the battle for the cloud will decide who rules enterprise computing for the foreseeable future. It’s a battle that has already been disrupted by the entry of Amazon, a company that was never analysed or structured as a traditional IT player.
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ArticleVW Brazil launches new logistics portal, 20 services available from the cloud
Volkswagen Truck & Bus is to launch a digital logistics portal in Brazil in tandem with the group’s digital brand, Rio.The Rio portal, which is based on vehicle data intelligence and stored in the cloud, will offer up to 20 services, which are currently purchased individually. These range from ordering ...
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ArticleNuance supplying voice-recognition AI to Geely, announces Korean collaboration with KT
Image: Nuance CommunicationsNuance Communications is to provide AI-powered speech recognition technology to China’s Geely, for its joint venture with Malaysian manufacturer Proton. Geely and Proton are developing vehicles together for Southeast Asia and beyond, and Geely is to provide a set of vehicle platform technologies incorporating the Nuance AI.The ...
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ArticleVolkswagen develops simulations for virtual validation
Volkswagen is trialling virtual test-drive simulations with a view to shortening development and validation times for driver assistance systems. These are to ‘teach’ the cars, potentially cutting the costs of physical testing as well as accelerating the learning speed of the systems themselves, since the simulations can run continuously. Fewer ...
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ArticleHere Technologies looking to the crowd for continuous map updates
Here's Rabel: "Intelligent cars need high-definition maps"HANOVER -- Here needs help from millions of cars to keep its digital maps updated, a senior company executive said Tuesday.Dietmar Rabel, director of product management for global automated driving cloud products, told the carIT Congress here that, as cars become increasingly automated, ...
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ArticleSiemens PLM introduces ‘digital twin’ simulation for autonomous EV design
Image: Siemens PLMSiemens PLM is launching a software solution for the design of autonomous electric vehicles. This uses thermal design data to generate precise models, and is said to give the potential for early design changes and prediction of real-world performance, as well as a reduction in the costs ...
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ArticleNXP Semiconductors, Hitachi Solutions partner on DSRC-based V2X
Image: NXPNXP Semiconductors and Hitachi Solutions are partnering to develop a new V2X solution, initially for the Japanese market with launch in 2019. This will combine NXP’s V2X modern and processor with a Hitachi V2X software stack, to be supplied to carmakers as telematics modules or on-board units.The secure ...
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Feature"Our goal is that every vehicle will have Microsoft technologies on board"
Sabine Bendiek, managing director for Microsoft Germany, outlines strategy with automotiveIT
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ArticleBMW builds Driving Simulation Centre in Munich
Image: BMWBMW is investing around €100 million in a new driving simulation facility at its FIZ Research and Innovation Centre, Munich. It describes this as to be the world’s most advanced of its kind, and says it will enable virtual testing of advanced assistance systems and display and control ...
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ArticleHyundai Autron calls on Wind River for safety-critical IoT software
Image: Hyundai AutronHyundai Autron has selected Wind River of Alameda, California, to collaborate on safety-critical IoT software for autonomous vehicles. Intellectual property from both companies will be used to create a platform to integrate features such as advanced sensing, ethernet-based communication, and artificial intelligence applications.Wind River describes the new ...
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ArticleMcKinsey: Six recommendations for Tier One digital transformation
Image: McKinsey Consultancy firm McKinsey&Company has come up with a series of recommendations for successful digital transformation for Tier One automotive suppliers, noting that most in this sector have only recently started to develop new digital products, services and processes. It warns that, for example, scaling-up transformative measures ...
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ArticleLG Electronics partners with Luxoft for automotive webOS
Image: LG ElectronicsLG Electronics and Luxoft have formed a partnership to develop the next-generation webOS open source operating system for new markets, including automotive.webOS has featured in over 60 million smart TVs [pictured] and digital signage systems, and LG now intends to supply it for applications such as robotics ...
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ArticleAt Audi, training now focuses on EVs, digitalization
Future Audi employees need to acquire skills to fit the changing automotive industry landscape (Photo: Audi)Training programs at Audi increasingly focus on electric-vehicle technology and digitalization, marking a shift away from traditional automotive skills toward new areas.In in-house programs at its German plants in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt, the German ...
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ArticlePowertrain development gets help from AI
In a newly formed research lab,artificial intelligence is training neural networks. The researchers see major benefits in the development of electric powertrains.Powertrain developers see challenging times ahead. Even today, they are not just designing a gasoline or diesel engine to deliver the best possible performance and efficiency. They are also ...
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ArticlePwC: Blockchain in focus at most companies
(Image: IBM) Most companies and organizations are either implementing blockchain or testing the technology as a key tool to boost efficiency and security in their operations, according to a new study. A report by consultants PwC finds that a quarter of executives are piloting a blockchain implementation and ...
