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ArticleBroadcasters press for in-car digital reception
Expected FM switch-offs across Europe are seen as offering opportunities for digital radio (Photo: WorldDMB)Initiatives to replace FM with digital radio are speeding up across Europe, but the auto industry has been slow to follow suit in the car, broadcast executives say. That may be about to change as ...
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ArticleToyota mulls using open-source version of Ford's AppLink
Ford's Sync 3 is based on the company's Applink software (Photo: Ford Motor)Toyota said it may use an open-source version of Ford Motor's AppLink connectivity system to speed up development of its connected in-car infotainment systems.“The in-car app market is quickly evolving," Shigeki Terashi, a Toyota senior managing officer, ...
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FeatureInterview: Daimler China CIO Marc Lampe discusses CRM
Greater China CIO Marc Lampe (Photo: Daimler) Marc Lampe moved to Beijing as regional CIO of Daimler’s operations in September of 2013. Before taking charge of the carmaker’s IT operations in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, he was responsible for IT in the German company’s vans segment. Lampe’s ...
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ArticleGhosn reaffirms Renault-Nissan roadmap for autonomous driving
Nissan and Renault cars will be able to change lanes autonomously from 2018 (Photo: Nissan)Carlos Ghosn reaffirmed his commitment to have "a complete package of autonomous drive technologies" on Renault and Nissan vehicles by 2020, but repeated his expectation that driverless cars are at least a decade away.The Renault-Nissan ...
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ArticleNissan technology enters the deep sea
Japanese deep-sea research vehicles plan to use the 3D features of Nissan's AVM technology (Photo: Nissan)Japanese researchers will use Nissan's Around View Monitor (AVM) technology to improve deep-sea exploration techniques, the Japanese carmaker said.AVM, which is available on Nissan's entire range of crossover models, provides a 360-degree view of ...
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ArticleBosch builds Genivi-based infotainment software for Renault-Nissan
Robert Bosch is developing an infotainment system for Renault and its alliance partner Nissan, using software developed within the Genivi alliance.Genivi, an industry association committed to developing an open-source infotainment standard, said the new automotive software program will supply all Renault and Nissan vehicles.The Renault-Nissan alliance said in a press ...
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ArticleDelphi plans 3,500 mile autonomous drive
Delphi's planned autonomous drive is longer than similar journeys undertaken by Audi and Mercedes (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is about to put its driverless technology to the test when it sends a test vehicle across the US on a 3,500 mile trip.The US automotive supplier said its test vehicle, which it ...
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ArticleGhosn says driverless cars at least 10 years away
Ghosn sees regulatory and cyber-security obstacles for driverless driving (Photo: Bloomberg)It will be at least 10 years before fully autonomous cars will be sold on world markets, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday."We'll be going from more simple to more complex forms of autonomous driving," Ghosn told ...
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ArticleFord looks at Apple, Amazon for clues to successful transformation
Ford Motor is conducting 25 mobility experiments (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor said it would study companies such as Apple and Amazon to learn how to successfully manage a major industry transformation.Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields, in an address to the International CAR Symposium in Bochum, Germany, announced that the US-based ...
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ArticleCES: Ford wants to bring autonomous cars to mass market
Ford's Fields says connectivity is the key to finding workable transportation solutions (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor wants to bring autonomous cars to the mass market but isn't in a hurry to be the first to sell a driverless vehicle."Our priority is not in making marketing claims or being in ...
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FeatureautomotiveIT publishes book about car industry's future
MUNICH ”“ Germany's Media-Manufaktur has published a book that provides an in-depth look at how the world's biggest car companies are preparing for an era of new mobility.The German business publisher, parent company of automotiveIT and automotiveIT international, said the new 88-page ”“ English-language ”“ book is titled “Automotive 4.0 ...
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ArticleSales ranking: GM slips to 3rd place in 2014
Hyundai posted stronger 2014 unit sales growth than Toyota, Ford and GM (Photo: Hyundai)General Motors, which has for years been a strong contender in the race to be the world's biggest selling carmaker, slipped to third place in 2014, according to Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM). Toyota and ...
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ArticleFord Motor's Fields to deliver keynote at 2015 CES
Ford's Fields (pictured) and Daimler's Zetsche will be top auto-industry speakers at CES 2015 (Photo; Ford)Ford Motor CEO Mark Fields, further increasing the automotive presence at the International CES, will deliver a keynote address at the Las Vegas consumer electronics convention January 6. He will join Daimler CEO Dieter ...
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ArticleMarcy Klevorn to become CIO at Ford Motor Jan 1, 2015
Marcy Klevorn (Photo: Ford Motor)Marcy Klevorn will take over as CIO at Ford Motor Jan 1, 2015, overseeing all information technology services globally at the US automaker. Klevorn succeeds Nick Smither, who is retiring.The announcement of Klevorn's new role coincided with news that Ford of Europe CEO Stephen Odell ...
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ArticleNissan's Palmer to become Aston Martin CEO
Andy Palmer (Photo: Aston Martin)Nissan's Andy Palmer will become CEO of  Aston Martin, succeeding Ulrich Bez, who became non-executive chairman of the luxury sports car maker late last year.Palmer, 51, is chief planning officer of Nissan. He will assume his new position after a transition period, Aston Martin ...
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ArticleIFA - Berlin
The annual IFA consumer electronics fair will take place in Berlin September 5 - 10, amid expectations that several top executives from the global auto industry will, again, be presented at the consumer electronics event.Details of conference programs were unavailable, but last year, then-Ford CEO Alan Mulally was one of ...
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ArticleBosch introduces "combiner" head-up displays for BMW
The "combiner" head-up display makes it look as if the information is suspended two meters before the vehicle (Photo: Robert Bosch)So-called "combiner" head-up displays built by Robert Bosch will be available on a range of BMW Group models, including the new Mini hatchback, the German automotive supplier said.The combiner ...
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ArticleFord's new Focus features Sync 2 connectivity
The new Ford Focus is equipped with advanced driver-assistance functions (Photo: Ford)Touting a new version of its Sync connectivity system, Ford unveiled a new Focus model at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona last week.The carmaker also introduced a range of new driver-assistance features, showing clearly that high-tech ...
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ArticleApple launches "CarPlay" for Mercedes, Ferrari, Volvo
Apple's CarPlay will be available for Mercedes, Ferrari and Volvo shortly (Photo: Apple)Apple said a new iPhone connectivity suite will be available for Ferrari, Mercedes and Volvo this week and for other brands at a later date.Apple said its "CarPlay" software can be operated through the car's HMI or ...
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ArticleFord appoints former Cadillac exec to run connected-car operations
Butler was for many years a senior Cadillac executive (Photo: GM)Ford Motor has appointed Don Butler to develop its connected-car strategy, consolidating an area of growing automotive importance under one executive.Butler resigned as vice president global strategy at General Motors' Cadillac division in the summer of 2013. Earlier in ...
