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ArticleNew TomTom system for Lancia's Ypsilon to launch in Geneva
TomTom will unveil a new "Blue&Me TomTom LIVE" navigation system for the Lancia Ypsilon at the Geneva auto show next month.The Dutch navigation services provider said the system will be easily upgradeable, have a new user interface and can be mounted in a novel way.It will be available in the ...
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ArticleA British fuel cell could speed up adoption in electric cars
Britain’s Carbon Trust said it is making a 1 million pound investment in a company that has developed a new fuel-cell technology that could give a boost to the fledgling electric-vehicle market.The non-profit trust, whose mission is to accelerate the move to a low-carbon economy, said the new technology could ...
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ArticleSmall, mid-sized companies hesitate with simulation software
Plant operations can be improved with simulation softwareWith product variety on the rise, automotive suppliers are trying to cope with ever more complex production processes. Especially small and medium-sized companies are facing huge challenges.One solution is the digital factory. Automakers and their tier-1 suppliers have taken a leading role in ...
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ArticleAudi vehicle networking has a name: Audi connect
The navigation in the Audi A8 features Google EarthAudi, which wants to be a leader in connected-car technology, will call its vehicle networking strategy "Audi connect."The German premium car maker said it will use the name to describe all of the applications and developments that link current and future models ...
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ArticleOpel, Bosch develop all-in-one infotainment for new Corsa
The Opel Corsa will have a new infotainment systemOpel and supplier Robert Bosch have developed a new all-in-one infotainment system that will combine audio, navigation and communications functions in the new Opel Corsa.The multimedia infotainment system, which is called "Touch & Connect," features a five-inch color touch screen, seven 4x20 ...
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University of Ottawa car research project awarded 8 million dlrs
A University of Ottawa-led research network has been awarded a 5 million Canadian dlr grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC).An additional 3 million dlrs was awarded by industry partners towards a large-scale research program the university predicts will transform the way Canadians drive.The project, ...
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ArticleFor Nissan and Renault, a new lithium-ion battery plant in Portugal
Nissan and Renault need lithium-ion battery plant capacity to meet their ambitious electric-vehicle targetsNissan has started work on a lithium-ion battery plant in Portugal that will support the ambitious rollout plans for electric vehicles of the Japanese carmaker and its French alliance partner Renault.The plant is being built on land ...
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ArticleSAP will build innovation center in Potsdam near Berlin
SAP will build an innovation center in Potsdam outside Berlin to develop new software solutions together with customers.The German enterprise software maker said it will invest 14.3 million euros in the new location and will create 100 additional jobs.The innovation center will work closely with Berlin and other regional universities ...
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ArticleDassault confirms BMW choice of V6 PLM development software
Dassault Systemes confirmed that BMW has chosen its V6 PLM solution to develop future electrical, electronics and embedded software architecture.The French maker of 3D and product lifecycle management (PLM) software said BMW chose its solution because of its flexibility and its built-in specialized functionality for systems engineering.As reported earlier this ...
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ArticleMulally to discuss Ford's European SYNC rollout at CeBIT
Ford CEO Mulally, seen here at the Detroit auto show in January, will speak at CeBIT March 1Ford CEO Alan Mulally will use a keynote address at the CeBIT high-tech trade fair next month to further highlight the US automaker’s in-car infotainment solutions.Ford said Mulally, who spoke at the Consumer ...
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ArticlePorsche road tests first electric Boxster
Porsche said it has started road tests of an electric Boxster, the first of three electric variants of the sports car model.“The Boxster E models will be our moving laboratories that will help us solve the practical problems of electric mobility in the way customers expect of us,” said Porsche ...
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ArticleA Continental sensor to switch off EV batteries in case of accident
The evSAT sensor triggers an emergency battery shutdown when the vehicle is in charge modeContinental has developed a system that will shut off a high-voltage electric-vehicle battery in the event of an accident.The German supplier said its evSAT sensor will shut off batteries in a collision when the electric vehicle ...
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German companies see strong rise in data volumes
German companies expect a strong increase in data volumes, according to a survey conducted by Steria Mummert Consulting.Of all German companies polled 44 percent say that ever more detailed capture of customer data and more indepth analysis is going to require more storage capacity to deal with the growing flood ...
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ArticleBMW to show fully connected concept car in Geneva
BMW’s Geneva auto show concept car will have a range of new infotainment featuresBMW will show a concept at the Geneva auto show that is positioned as “a mobile component in a networked world.”The German premium-car maker said its Vision Connected Drive will demonstrate with its technology how the company ...
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BSQUARE expands Ford telematics testing facility
BSQUARE is expanding the Telematics Competency Center it established with Ford Motor Company last year.The Bellevue, Washington-based maker of connected devices is a key product development partner and system integrator for Ford’s MyFordTouch infotainment interface.BSQUARE is working with Ford on the next generation of the automaker’s in-vehicle infotainment systems."This expansion ...
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ArticleFrom Nissan, an electric sports car concept
The Nissan ESFLOWNissan revealed an electric sports car concept in a bid to prove that driving fun can be had without a major negative impact on the environment.The Nissan ESFLOW, which is based on the Japanese carmaker’s LEAF plug-in electric vehicle, will be unveiled at the Geneva auto show in ...
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ArticleTeradata boosts software offering through acquisition
Teradata says integrated marketing management is emerging as one of the largest areas of investment for companiesTeradata said it has completed its acquisition of Aprimo, a maker of Cloud-based integrated marketing software.The US-based data warehousing and enterprise analytics company said the move will help it “drive the future of integrated ...
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ArticleRumor: BMW to choose Dassault PLM software
BMW is rumored to have made a decision favoring Dassault Systemes software for its car development operations.Industry sources say the Munich-based premium car maker has decided to use Dassault V6 product lifecycle management (PLM) software. It would also use this software as the basis for its embedded-systems architecture.There was no ...
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ArticleUS govt study finds no unintended acceleration in Toyotas
Toyota is launching its new Matrix at the Chicago auto show this weekA US government commissioned study found no electronic flaws in Toyota vehicles that could have caused unintended acceleration incidents.The study, which was carried out by NASA space agency engineers, concluded that sticking accelerator pedals and a design flaw ...
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Washington Post: Obama’s EV goal achievable, govt report says
President Barack Obama’s goal of putting 1 million electric vehicles on American roads by 2015 is achievable, according to a government report cited by the Washington Post newspaper.The administration report contradicts the findings of an expert panel, which said last week the target could not be achieved.According to the Post, ...
