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ArticleHonda to show autonomous, robotics and energy management solutions
Image: Honda Honda is planning an extensive exhibit for next month’s CES, Las Vegas, to highlight its work in autonomous vehicles, robotics and connectivity and to attract future collaborators. Its Silicon Valley-based Honda Innovations division is to announce new tie-ups with start-ups and other partners. The Honda Autonomous ...
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ArticleMahindra moves toward future mobility and EV in India
Mahindra & Mahindra is to trial 100 electric vehicles including its Treo three-wheeler and e-Supro passenger vehicle in a mobility service in Thane, near Mumbai.
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ArticleFord’s big data study identifies potential traffic accident hotspots, gives insights for electromobility and city authorities
Image: Ford Taking part in the research were 160 Ford Transit light commercial vehicles, driven and operated in different sectors and by different businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets, plus a fleet of private Fiesta superminis. Over the course of the year – and over 15,000 days of ...
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ArticleAll-new Range Rover Evoque gets Ai, EV ready platform, and world’s first deployment of "ground view" camera technology
Since its launch in 2010, the Range Rover Evoque has gone on to shift 770,000 units globally, making it one of JLR’s most important models, bringing Range Rover ownership to a younger demographic and lower entry price point. Jaguar LandRover (JLR), has packed the 2019 Evoque with new interior ...
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ArticleToyoda Gosei gets into venture capital, FCA looks for insurance innovations, Volvo Financial Services launches fintech lab
Image: Car Design News Toyoda Gosei – a Toyota Group company manufacturing rubber and plastic automotive components – is setting up a corporate venture capital department, specifically to invest in start-ups and accelerate innovations. Effective from January 2019 with a three-billion yen budget through till December 2020, this ...
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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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ArticleAutomotive logistics industry looks to technology to help tackle looming disruption from Brexit, and create value from supply chain
Speakers at the Automotive Logistics UK summit at Silverstone focused on how to change existing supply chain business models to make the best use of emerging digital technology as a means to tackle the disruption ahead and remain competitive.
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ArticleReimagining its own data lakes and embracing analytics may save the car industry from extinction
In the IT world, it’s hard to avoid the cliché that “data is the new oil”, yet in the auto industry it might actually be true. As it moves from a very 20th Century data-light, vertical model of building cars to a horizontal digital future of mobility solutions and services, ...
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ArticleNew BMW 3 Series takes the Munich company firmly into the era of digital services and breaks new ground for connectivity and driver assistance
PARIS – BMW’s new 3 Series, unveiled here this week, will be the first big test of the carmaker’s strategic move away from being a maker of premium performance vehicles to becoming a hardware and software company.
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Article“Get ready for the data age”
Next January’s CES will underscore the growing importance of data for the automotive industry and other business sectors, executives of the US Consumer Technology Association (CTA) say.
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ArticleWhy Volkswagen’s cloud deal with Microsoft is good for both partners
In the IT world the battle for the cloud will decide who rules enterprise computing for the foreseeable future. It’s a battle that has already been disrupted by the entry of Amazon, a company that was never analysed or structured as a traditional IT player.
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ArticleDaimler, partners launch 3D printing pilot
At the center of the production chain is the EOS M 400-4 four-laser system (Photo: Daimler)Daimler and two specialist partners have put into operation a pilot plant that uses 3D printing technology to make components for the automotive and aerospace industries.The German premium car group worked on the project, ...
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ArticleAt Audi, training now focuses on EVs, digitalization
Future Audi employees need to acquire skills to fit the changing automotive industry landscape (Photo: Audi)Training programs at Audi increasingly focus on electric-vehicle technology and digitalization, marking a shift away from traditional automotive skills toward new areas.In in-house programs at its German plants in Neckarsulm and Ingolstadt, the German ...
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ArticlePowertrain development gets help from AI
In a newly formed research lab,artificial intelligence is training neural networks. The researchers see major benefits in the development of electric powertrains.Powertrain developers see challenging times ahead. Even today, they are not just designing a gasoline or diesel engine to deliver the best possible performance and efficiency. They are also ...
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ArticleStudy: AI can boost car-sales profitability by at least 15 percent
Average per-vehicle profitability varies from country to country in Europe (Image: Oliver Wyman) A new study says the use of artificial intelligence can improve car-sales planning and boost per-vehicle profitability by between 15 and 20 pc. In the report, titled “Supercharging car sales planning with AI,” management consultants ...
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ArticlenextLAP presents AI data hub for production and logistics at AL Global Conference
Image: nextLAP Inc.nextLAP Inc. of Mountain View, California, is to present its AI Production-Process-Platform IP/1 at next month’s Automotive Logistics Global Conference in Detroit. This is a cloud-based data hub featuring real-time analysis and artificial intelligence to optimize material flow in production and logistics processes.The IP/1 collects process parameters, ...
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ArticleSensoris platform releases vehicle-to-cloud data standard
Image: ERTICO-ITS EuropeA standardized, globalized interface specification for vehicle-to-cloud data has been announced by the Sensoris innovation platform, coordinated by the Ertico-ITS Europe partnership. This data specification is said to be a crucial piece of digital infrastructure for connected and automated driving as it “closes the loop” between a ...
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ArticleBMW Group deploys computer tomography for prototype development
Image: BMW BMW Group has introduced computer tomography at its pilot plant in the Research & Innovation Center (FIZ), Munich: this involves robotized X-ray scanning of prototypes to enable faster analysis development and production. It has particular application for quality control, where it allows vehicles to be checked ...
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ArticleElektrobit announces modular solution for OTA [UPDATED]
Image: PRNewsfoto/Elektrobit (EB)Elektrobit, a subsidiary of Continental, has announced a modular solution for safe and secure updating of connected and automated vehicle fleets. EB cadian Sync establishes a secure end-to-end communication channel for over-the-air (OTA) updates to a vehicle’s ECUs as well as to head units and infotainment systems.Created ...
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ArticleLegacy systems, a Herculean task for automotive CIOs
Digital transformation is supposed to ensure the survival of companies in the auto industry. But the growing complexity of IT systems is proving to be an obstacle. Some companies are taking the right steps but dealing with legacy systems is a tough challenge for CIOs.
