Automotive IT News and Facts
BOCHUM — Partially automated driving will be possible in three years, Continental CEO Elmar Degenhart said Tuesday. The head of the major German automotive supplier said that by 2016 some form of automated driving could start at limited speeds on highways where complexity is limited. Top speed for this form of driving could be 30 [...]
LAS VEGAS – Continental is showcasing what it calls “digital companion” technologies at the CES consumer electronics fair here. The German automotive supplier says “meaningful driving information systems” are replacing traditional in-car dashboards and advanced vehicle electronics are becoming a key differentiator for car brands. At the Las Vegas show, the largest consumer electronics event [...]
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and his counterpart at Renault, Carlos Ghosn, will be two of the featured speakers at the 2013 CAR Symposium, which will take place in Bochum January 29 and 30, 2013. The CEOs will be joined by new Volvo Chief Hakan Samuelsson and by Elmar Degenhart, head of German automotive supplier Continental. [...]
Johann Hiebl will head Continental’s Automotive’s Infotainment & Connectivity business unit from Dec. 1, the German automotive supplier said Thursday. Hiebl, 51, Â joined Continental’s Body & Security business unit in 1985 and has held a series of management positions at the company in Europe, the US and Japan. Most recently, Hiebl headed a customer segment [...]
Autonomous driving is likely to start with commercial vehicles rather than with passenger cars, a senior Continental executive said Tuesday. “I think it’s easier to realize with trucks, which move at a slower speed, tend to stick to the right lane and already often drive in a cue on the highway,” said Michael Ruf, who [...]
Continental has developed an upgradable infotainment system for Fiat that will debut on the new Fiat 500L this month. The German automotive supplier said the system will be available in various configurations from a simple radio to an advanced multimedia system. After the 500L, it will be rolled out in other Fiat and Chrysler models. [...]
Continental, which sees its ability to offer integrated solutions as a major competitive advantage, has combined its inertial sensors and airbag control segments into a new unit, Passive Safety & Sensorics. The German automotive supplier said the move resulted from the increased integration of stability control (ESC) functions into airbag control units. Sensor clusters will [...]
Continental is looking to add about 1,500 new software developers to its global workforce in a bid to stay competitive with products that rely ever more on sophisticated IT components. The German automotive supplier group, one of the world’s largest, wants to boost the number of software developers it employs from 10,000 to 11,500 by [...]
HANOVER — Automakers and suppliers reported major progress in creating common IT standards to be used in product lifecycle management (PLM). “We now have a common understanding with regard to the issue of openness in PLM systems and now have measurable criteria for that openness,” said Steven Vetterman, who heads ProSTEP iViP, a global association [...]
Elisabeth Hoeflich will take over as group CIO of German supplier Continental January 1, 2012. Hoeflich, who currently serves as CIO Rubber Group and Corporate Functions at Continental, succeeds Ralf Brunken, who is moving to automaker Volkswagen to become head of all IT application development there. She will report to Continental CFO Wolfgang Schaefer. At [...]
