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ArticleVolvo engineers strive for Apple-style user-friendliness in car IT
Multimedia and other controls in the XC60 and other Volvo models will become more intuitive in the futureDETROIT - Volvo Car Corporation engineers are looking for ways to make their  car IT different from competitors. And they say Apple is a good example of how this can be done.The ...
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ArticlePoint of view: At CES, mobile living rooms come a step closer
By Arjen BongardLAS VEGAS ”“ It wasn’t so long ago that the auto industry was struggling to position itself in the era of consumer entertainment. Judging from automakers’ presentations at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here - and from the barrage of in-car infotainment announcements in recent weeks - things ...
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ArticleCES: Audi’s chief electronics engineer explains car-IT strategy
Audi CEO Stadler talked about the in-car infotainment revolution in his keynote address at the Las Vegas CESLAS VEGAS - Audi wants to pioneer the trend toward “connected cars in a connected world.” Hence it is investing heavily in the development of new infotainment systems, including improved multimedia interfaces (MMI), ...
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ArticleJoining global EV battle, Ford unveils Focus Electric
The Focus Electric, Ford’s first fully electric vehicle, was shown at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. It will be on sale later this year.LAS VEGAS - Ford on Friday unveiled a new Ford Focus Electric, raising the stakes in the battle between volume carmakers to get traction ...
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ArticleGermany’s A.T.U. to adopt Microsoft Dynamics AX in all operations
A.T.U. repair shops will also use the same Microsoft ITA.T.U. plans to roll out Microsoft Dynamics AX across all of its 600 repair shops, in a move designed to improve efficiency and lower costs.Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 is a business management solution that works like familiar Microsoft software offerings and ...
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ArticleCES: Hyundai America launches new telematics platform
Blue Link will be available on the Hyundai Sonata later this yearLAS VEGAS - Hyundai Motor America launched a new in-car telematics platform that incorporates more than 30 connectivity functions and core safety services.The Korean carmaker’s Blue Link system, which was unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) here, will ...
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Detroit Auto Show: BMW to show Mini Connected
BMW said it would show a new in-car entertainment system for its Mini brand at next week’s Detroit auto show.The German premium carmaker said Mini Connected will feature a new USB interface that adds special and new functionality. In particular, Mini Connected will maximize the integration of Apple’s iPhone into ...
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ArticleAt GM, batteries with a little help from the government
A New Jersey man, was the first customer to take delivery of the Volt on Dec. 15, 2010GM’s electric-vehicle program got a boost this week when it signed a worldwide lithium-ion battery licensing agreement with a US government research laboratory.The automaker said it would make advanced batteries using a patent ...
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Renault suspends 3 executives for leaking company secrets
Renault said it had suspended three executives with “extremely strategic positions,” apparently for leaking secret information concerning the group’s electric-car plans.Christian Husson, general counsel of the French automaker, said in a statement that the company had conducted an investigation that had lasted several months. That investigation uncovered ...
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ArticleCES: Audi CEO wants to keep control over in-car infotainment
Audi CEO Rupert Stadler underscored in his keynote speech that infotainment is key to Audi’s futureLAS VEGAS - The car is rapidly becoming part of the mobile world “in every sense of the word” and Audi wants to be leading this trend, Rupert Stadler, CEO of the German premium carmaker, ...
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ArticleCES: OnStar to be available in non-GM cars
OnStar President Chris Preuss shows the rearview mirror that will make OnStar available in non-GM carsLAS VEGAS ”“ OnStar announced that it will be available as an aftermarket solution for brands other than General Motors.Chris Preuss, OnStar president, said the move reflects the biggest change in the GM-owned company’s business ...
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ArticleBosch, Tata Consulting, TomTom join GENIVI
Robert Bosch, Tata Consultancy Services and TomTom have joinedGENIVI, becoming the latest new members of the growing global electronics alliance.GENIVIis an automotive and consumer electronics industry association driving the development and adoption of an open-source in-vehicle infotainment platform."Our primary goal in this alliance is to lower development times and reduce ...
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ArticleCES: Toyota puts mobile phone at center of new infotainment product
LAS VEGAS ”“ Toyota put the mobile phone at the center ofa new in-car multimedia system as it introduced new technology here that it said would make the operation of mobile-phone-based infotainment systems safer and easier to operate.The Japanese carmaker launched its Entune Multimedia System at the Consumer Electronics Show ...
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Gracenote to provide Parrot with file recognition technology
Gracenote said it has agreed to provide Parrot with digital file recognition and speech-enhancing technologies for the Paris-based wireless devices maker’s new ASTEROID connected car stereo system.The California-based entertainment solutions provider said in a press statement the pact would provide drivers “a safe and easy way to manage and enjoy ...
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QNX to showcase in-vehicle mobile office at Las Vegas show
QNX Software Systems will showcase this week an in-vehicle mobile office integration of Bluetooth-enabled smartphones.The US-based software maker said in a press release that it will demonstrate the system in a BMW Z4 roadster at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.The new technology is designed to alow safer and ...
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Daily Mail: Cambridge scientist develops emotionally savvy sat-nav
A Cambridge professor has built a prototype of an in-car satellite navigation system that can detect a driver’s mood and respond to it.If developed further, the system could help avoid overloading a confused driver with information, for example by turning down the volume on the car radio or avoiding repetitive ...
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ABI Research: Automotive telematics to soar by 2016
Automotive telematics is likely to make a quantum leap in the next five years, according to ABI Research. But the North American market researcher also warns that considerable risks to the forecast remain.ABI Research expects the percentage of new cars shipping with factory-installed telematics to grow to 62 percent by ...
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Roland Berger urges caution for suppliers in China
With passenger-car sales growth slowing in the important Chinese market, European suppliers need to review their global strategies in 2011, according to Roland Berger.The consultants expect passenger car unit sales in China to continue to grow from about 11 million units in 2010 to more than 18 million in 2015. ...
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TRW uses POET SaaS e-Procurement solution
TRW Automotive is the latest customer of a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) e-Procurement solution provided by Germany’s POET.The US-based automotive supplier will use POET’s electronic purchasing platform in its European operations. A global rollout is planned for a later date.To facilitate the changeover, TRW’s electronic catalogs were transferred from an SAP MDM ...
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ArticleHonda starts testing next-generation mobility
Honda’s electric test vehicles refuel at a solar-powered charging stationWith global competition in electric vehicles set to heat up, Honda is starting tests of its next-generation mobility products.The Japanese auto and motorcycle maker said its Electric Vehicle Testing Program, to be conducted in Saitama Prefecture, will include electric vehicles, plug-in ...
