Automotive IT News and Facts
Three-quarter of Germany’s IT and telecommunications companies expect higher sales in the first half of 2013, while 14 pc expect stable revenues, according to a survey by Germany’s high-tech association, Bitkom. About 11 pc see business declining in the first half. “The Bitkom sector was and is an engine of growth for Germany,” said Bitkom [...]
Europeans still want to buy cars, despite increasing concerns about traffic congestion, air pollution and rising fuel costs. That is one of the conclusions from a survey of 6,000 people across Europe conducted on behalf of Ford Motor by The Futures Company, a consultancy firm. The survey found that a majority of Europeans would find [...]
Managers of German companies worry that the growing business use of iPads, tablet PCs and smartphones is shaping up to become a major data-security risk. A recent survey of  executives at large and mid-sized German companies found that 76 pc of them are worried about cyber attacks on their employees’ devices. A data-security solution for [...]
For most drivers many new electronics functions in passenger cars are difficult to manage, according to a recent survey carried out in Germany by DEKRA, a major testing and certification company. In the survey, 77 pc of all drivers had trouble operating in-car electronic devices, with 40 pc worried that too much technology can be [...]
A majority of German top executives don’t see any need for more data security in their companies, according to a survey by consultants Steria Mummert. The poll, conducted in the second half of 2011 among 205 senior German executives, found that two-thirds of the board members interviewed felt their companies are doing enough to safeguard [...]
FUERSTENFELDBRUCK, Germany — Automakers and suppliers see standardization as key to the growth of embedded systems, according to a survey of decision makers in the auto and aerospace industry. They also believe hardware and software can in future come from different companies and they see relatively good potential for service providers to play an important [...]
Only 4 pc of CEOs at the world’s top companies served in a technology leadership role before moving into the top spot, according to a study conducted by CA Technologies. That can slow down the technological changes that are essential for companies to thrive in today’s business environment, CA Technologies, an IT services group, said. [...]
For people between 18 and 25 years old, a mobile phone and connectivity in general are “clearly more important” than a car, according to a study of consumer attitudes toward the networked car. “For the young generation, internet, mobile phone and social networks are extemely important, while the car as a status symbol has in [...]
American voters support a federal ban on cell phone use while driving, even while using a “hands-free” device, according to a Quinnipiac University national poll released this week. The poll showed that 63 percent of respondents favored a ban. “In a country narrowly split on most questions, there is unusual agreement that it is a [...]
German small and medium-sized companies will have more green IT in coming years, according to a study by the Software Initiative Germany (SID), an industry association. According to the study, 75 percent of the 100 managers polled cited green IT as important to their companies. Twenty-five percent felt that a sustainable approach to IT is [...]
