All IT, technology & service providers articles – Page 7
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FeatureNvidia: "There is no such thing as a 100 percent security guarantee"
Joachim Langenwalter, Germany-based director automotive at Nvidia, is responsible for software deliveries to automakers and suppliers in Europe. At the chipmaker’s GTC conference in Munich, he spoke to automotiveIT about autonomous driving technology, cyber security and the challenges faced by the auto industry today.
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ArticleCloud-based platform for smart steel tracking speeds up welding, further automates car assembly
Image: Shutterstock Global steel firm SSAB, a major supplier of steel to the automotive industry, and Kemppi, a digital welding technology specialist, have integrated their cloud-based SmartSteel and WeldEye systems for a streamlined tracking process to speed up welding. Following a successful pilot trial, SSAB clients already using ...
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ArticleTU Wien develops new antenna box for car connectivity
Image: TU Ilmenau Telecommunications researchers at TU Wien (Technical University Vienna) have developed a new antenna concept for cars which could replace the current ‘shark fin’ attachments, now becoming too small. The antenna box, made from carbon fibre-reinforced polymer, can be integrated in a cavity within the front ...
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ArticleEricsson 5G tech on trial in Einride T-pod autonomous truck
Image: DB Schenker A collaboration between Ericsson, Telia and Einride is trialling an autonomous transport ecosystem at a DB Schenker logistics facility in Jönköping, Sweden. This marks the first commercial application of Einride’s autonomous electric transportation (AET) technology in its T-pod driverless vehicle, which will operate continuously at ...
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ArticleRenault Alliance invests in Transit mobility app, WeRide.ai for Level 4 AVs
Image: Transit Alliance Ventures, the venture capital division of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has made two new strategic investments. Its latest is in Transit, a multi-modal transport app firm based in Montreal, Canada, which has produced an app functional in over 175 metropolitan areas around the world. Transit’s app ...
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ArticleToyota announces AV data alliance, trials multi-modal service
Image: TRI-AD Toyota is establishing a business alliance with the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., and the Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD). The insurance company’s data, including that on circumstances and causes of accidents, will be deployed to develop automated driving technology; ...
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ArticleBASF launches digital platform for visualizing paint colours, digitised Lean Lab concept
Image: BASF Coatings BASF Coatings is launching Auroom, a digital platform for automotive designers to map paint colours onto their models and visualize their appearance and effects. This is said to give a realistic impression of colour proposals at an early stage of the design process, including the ...
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ArticleLogistics is not like five years ago and in five years’ time it won’t be like today
With rapid advances in vehicle technology, the challenge for the automotive logistics industry is to keep up, said supply chain experts at the recent Automotive Logistics UK conference.
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FeatureFrance's IT outsider trusted on transforming Renault from the inside
Renault CIO, Frederic Vincent, tells automotiveIT International about digital transformation, the IT collaboration with alliance partners Nissan and Mitsubishi and his strategy for dealing with legacy systems.
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ArticleAutomotive Grade Linux update enables telematics and instrument cluster applications
Image: The Linux FoundationThe latest UCB 6.0 release of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), the open connected-car software platform, adds device profiles for telematics and instrument cluster applications.The AGL UCB (Unified Code Base) has been developed by member companies with a view to sharing a single standardized cross-industry platform for ...
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ArticleClutch Technologies launches car subscriptions platform with end-to-end billing
Image: Clutch Technologies Clutch Technologies of Atlanta has launched Clutch Payments, an end-to-end billing and payments platform for vehicle subscription services. This is based on the Stripe Connect technology stack to give a turn-key software solution which is both customizable and scalable, allowing for a series of options ...
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ArticleNvidia CEO sees “gigantic opportunities" for auto industry
Nvidia CEO Huang says current level 2 vehicle technology is “not very good” (Photo: Nvidia) MUNICH – Jensen Huang isn’t bothered by the differences between the five levels of autonomy that the US-based Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has defined for driverless cars. “As long as it works,” ...
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ArticleCox Automotive acquires F&I Express, MSXI buys Impetus Automotive
Image: F&I ExpressConsolidation in the digital retailing sector has been seen this week with the announcement of two acquisitions. Cox Automotive has bought F&I Express of Grapevine, Texas, a provider of technology solutions for the automotive aftermarket sector and developer of a connected network of service providers, including dealers, ...
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ArticleIn digitalization, Daimler focuses on ease of use, personalization
Nandy says his team has adopted an agile approach to project developmentHANOVER -- Daimler is focusing on ease of use, personalization and connectivity with the world outside the vehicle as it pursues its digitalization strategy, a senior executive at the German premium car group said Tuesday.In an address to ...
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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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ArticleRemember Nokia!
To build mobility of the future, manufacturers will have to create the right data, IT infrastructure and security preconditions.
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ArticleWithout data, there is no AI in the auto industry
(Image: MapR) The auto industry is currently undergoing a massive technology upheaval. Artificial intelligence (AI) provides an opportunity for automotive players to rethink everything. Some believe that AI is the key differentiator in the auto industry. But this is inaccurate. It’s not the AI, it’s the data that ...
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ArticleFord’s Autonomic partners with Alibaba Cloud, sets up office in China
Image: Alizila.com Alibaba Cloud is to work with Autonomic on the China introduction of its Transport Mobility Cloud (TMC) platform to support connected vehicles. Autonomic, owned by Ford Smart Mobility, has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese firm and the two companies intend further collaboration ...
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ArticleClutch Technologies acquired by Cox Automotive for new Mobility Solutions Group
Image: Clutch Technologies Cox Automotive has established a new business division, Mobility Solutions Group, to focus on products for fleets, consumer mobility and mobility-as-a-service (MaaS). To join its investments in this group is newly-acquired Clutch Technologies, which brings a technology platform to support subscription access to automotive services. ...
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Feature“The human being continues to be at the center of Industry 4.0”
Wolfgang Wahlster, the head of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) and inventor of the term ‘Industry 4.0’, talks about how artificial intelligence is changing the automotive industry.
