All Internet of Things articles – Page 5
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ArticleCapgemini study: Big data in demand for new business models
CIOs worry about staff shortages in key areas such as big data, cyber security (Photo: Microsoft)Big data technologies are increasingly in demand when companies develop digital business models, according to a new poll by consultants Capgemini.The poll also found that cyber security has become an even bigger priority for ...
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ArticleBosch announces new mobility initiatives
Bosch CEO Denner announced a range of new connected products (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has formed a separate division that will focus on mobility technologies, including car sharing, ride sharing and connectivity-based services.The German automotive supplier also announced that it had acquired Splitting Fares (SPLT), a US start-up that has ...
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FeatureDigital twins play a role in all digitalization projects but data consolidation slows down implementation
Digital twins are shaping up to be a key tool as automotive companies proceed with digitalization across the entire value chain. But it’s not easy to get a handle on these virtual representations.
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CES - Las Vegas
Though traditionally dominated by consumer electronics companies, CES each year features more automotive technology (Photo: CTA) The annual CES consumer electronics show will take place in Las Vegas January 9 through 12, with, once again, strong participation from the automotive industry. Ford Motor CEO Jim Hackett will deliver ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Audi electronics chief sees more work ahead in new mobility
Audi’s Mueller: Cars need end-to-end architecture (Photo: Claus Dick) FRANKFURT — Audi’s new flagship A8 model is filled with state-of-the-art connected technology, but the premium brand’s head of electrical and electronics development said Wednesday that a “quantum leap” in several key technologies is still needed to realize the ...
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Feature"We can bring new technology to market in one year"
Visteon's Schupfner (r) and Mehta (c) spoke to automotiveIT International Editor Arjen Bongard (Photo: Larry Peplin)Markus Schupfner became chief technology officer of Visteon in March 2016. Raman Mehta started as CIO of the US-based cockpit systems maker in April of this year. Both are part of the new top ...
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ArticleToyota joins forces with NTT for connected-car development
Toyota and NTT say one of their goals is to standardize connected-car technology (Photo: Toyota)Toyota and Japan's NTT Group are cooperating to develop connected-car technologies, combining research in accident prevention, new mobility services and other areas.The two companies said in a press release that their goal is to realize ...
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ArticleBosch CIO: Digital change offers opportunities for IT departments
Bosch CIO Pritsch has 1,000 open positions in his IT department (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- Robert Bosch CIO Elmar Pritsch on Thursday said digital change provides corporate IT departments with an opportunity to assume a different role."IT is growing out of the role of driver of efficiency and is ...
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ArticleDigitization seen as core to Industry 4.0 production system
Studies cite big networking deficits in car plants (Photo: Tesla)Digital technologies need to be fully embedded in the automotive manufacturing process if automakers are to succeed with efforts to modernize car production. That is one of the key messages of nextLAP, a startup that has developed an Internet of ...
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Feature"IoT is coming to car manufacturing with big steps"
Andre Ziemke: "The potential of digitization in manufacturing is gigantic" (Photo: Claus Dick)Andre Ziemke is one of the co-founders of nextLAP, which has built a software platform designed to boost efficiency in car manufacturing. Ziemke spoke by phone recently to automotiveIT.Why did you start nextLAP?nextLAP co-founder Thomas (Stoeckel) and ...
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ArticleBosch Connected World - Berlin
More than 1,000 people attended last year's ConnectedWorld event (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch will hold its annual internet-of-things conference in Berlin March 15 and 16.The German automotive supplier, which has in recent years focused heavily on IoT technologies, is hosting an event that features senior industry executives speaking about the ...
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ArticleWhat to expect in 2017
Automakers are hiring software engineers to develop new-mobility offerings (Photo: BMW)Is 2017 going to be the year of electric mobility? Will this be the year that autonomous vehicles take a decisive step toward roadworthiness? And will this be the year that automakers convince skeptics that they - rather than ...
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ArticleVW to hire 1,000 IT experts over 3 years
IT experts in VW's digital lab in Berlin work on new mobility services and connected-car technologies (Photo: VW)Volkswagen said it will hire more than 1,000 additional IT experts in the next three years, as Europe's largest car group aims to bolster its expertise in digital technologies.VW said the specialists, ...
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ArticleIntel forms automated driving unit
Intel showed its automated-driving technology during the LA Auto Show (Photo: Intel)Intel has formed a separate automated driving unit that will focus on next-generation driver assistance systems and autonomous-driving technologies.The chipmaker's Automated Driving Group (ADG), which aims to boost Intel's share of a fast-growing new mobility market, will be ...
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ArticleStartup's predictive process control includes both manufacturing and logistics
nextLAP says Production 4.0 requires a holistic approach to the manufacturing process (Photo: Audi)Predictive maintenance is one of the best know applications that fall under the header ofIndustry 4.0, but nextLAP considers it only a first step toward a fully new approach to manufacturing. The startup, which has offices ...
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ArticleAt Intel, a greater focus on autonomous driving
Krzanich, speaking at the LA auto show, said "data is the new currency of the automotive world" (Photo: Intel)Intel will spend an additional 250 million dlrs on automotive technology, as the US company targets a potential high-growth market for its core semiconductor business.In a keynote address at the opening ...
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ArticleAutomotive Summit: Industry tackling change on many fronts
Zetsche (l), Krueger and Mueller (r) debate new mobility (Photo: Thorsten Jochim/Euroforum)MUNICH -- The auto industry's commitment to change was clearly on display at this year's Handelsblatt Automotive Summit, where the CEOs of the five Germany-based car companies laid out their strategies for the near and medium-term.The CEOs of ...
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ArticleMcKinsey: IoT revenue to double in Germany
McKinsey says Germany leads in connected-car technologies (Photo: Cisco)Internet-of-Things related revenue is set to double in Germany to 23 billion euros a year by 2020 from less than 10 billion euros today, according to a new McKinsey study.The consultants said IT and telecommunications service providers are set to gain ...
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ArticleLaura Merling to develop autonomous-vehicle business models at Ford
Laura Merling (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor said Laura Merling, a Silicon Valley based technology executive, will lead the commercialization of the autonomous vehicles it plans to introduce from 2021 onwards.Merling, who has worked at a range of technology companies in the course of her career, will become vice president, ...
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Feature"We need to talk differently to the connected consumer"
Brigitte Cantaloube joined PSA from Yahoo in early 2016 (Photo: PSA/Peugeot-Citroen)Brigitte Cantaloube became chief digital officer of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen on February 1. At the Paris auto show, the former Yahoo executive spoke to automotiveIT about the digital transformation of France’s biggest car groupYou’ve been on the job for eight months. ...
