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ArticleDigitization seen as core to Industry 4.0 production system
Studies cite big networking deficits in car plants (Photo: Tesla)Digital technologies need to be fully embedded in the automotive manufacturing process if automakers are to succeed with efforts to modernize car production. That is one of the key messages of nextLAP, a startup that has developed an Internet of ...
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ArticleVolkswagen ethics boss departs
Hohmann-Dennhardt spent slightly more than a year revamping VW's ethics culture (Photo: Daimler)Christine Hohmann-Dennhardt is leaving the Volkswagen Group management board, having served little more than a year as the carmaker's top executive in charge of integrity and legal affairs.VW and Hohmann-Denhardt decided to go separate ways because of ...
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ArticleFord hires Apple exec for brand position
Tariq Musa is the latest executive to join an automaker from another industry (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor has hired an Apple marketing executive, Musa Tariq, to serve as its chief brand officer.Tariq, who most recently was Apple's global marketing and communication director for retail, is charged with further redefining Ford's ...
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ArticleStudy: Global EV sales set for massive jump in 2020s
Tesla is the biggest foreign seller of EVs in China (Photo: Tesla)Global sales of electric vehicles are set to start growing rapidly in the next decade, according to a new study.The report by Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM) said that, so far, car buyers are still showing little ...
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ArticleProduction logistics next in line for digital overhaul
An autonomous tugger train supplies assembly logistics at a BMW plant in Dingolfing, Germany (photo: BMW)Manufacturing automation has in recent years reached a high degree of maturity, but production logistics has not kept pace. As a result, improvements in manufacturing efficiency haven’t been as high as they could be. ...
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ArticleHydrogen council members to step up investments
The Hyundai Tucson is available as a fuel-cell SUV in N. America (Photo: Hyundai)Members of a newly formed "Hydrogen Council" committed to increased investment in the development and commercialization of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies.The global initiative, aimed at helping ambitious worldwide plans to limit global warming, was unveiled during ...
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ArticleTomTom acquires Berlin autonomous-driving specialist
TomTom wants to broaden its product offering to include autonomous-driving related systems (Photo: TomTom)TomTom has acquired a Berlin-based autonomous-driving startup in a bid to strengthen its business in one of the fastest-growing areas of automotive technology.Four-year-old Autonomos provides R&D services for automated vehicle assistance systems. It has built a ...
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ArticleCAR Symposium - Bochum
BMW CEO Harald Krueger and ZF CEO Stefan Sommer will be among the featured speakers at this year's Car Symposium, whose main conference day is February 1.The annual conference is organized by Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, who heads the Center Automotive Research (CAR) at Germany's Duisburg-Essen University.This year's event has as its ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress - Hanover
More than 500 people attended the 2016 automotiveIT Congress in Hanover (Photo: Claus Dick)This year's automotiveIT Congress, which will take place March 23 in Hanover, will focus on one of the biggest challenges facing the global car industry: How to move to a more agile IT approach.The annual event, ...
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ArticleCeBIT - Hanover
Robots featured prominently at CeBIT 2016 (Photo: CeBIT)Hanover will once again host the annual CeBIT high-tech fair, which takes place from March 20 through 24.The annual event, one of the world's biggest gatherings of IT and consumer electronics executives, will feature an exhibition as well as an extensive conference ...
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ArticleMobile World Congress - Barcelona
More than 2,200 companies exhibited at the 2016 Mobile World Congress (Photo: MWC)The annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), which brings together stakeholders in the global connectivity revolution, will take place in Barcelona Feb. 27 through March 2.The annual gathering, the world's largest meeting place for the mobile industry, features ...
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ArticleShanghai Auto Show
The 2015 Shanghai show attracted 928,000 visitors (photo: Shanghai Auto Show)The Shanghai Auto Show, which will start with two press days April 19 and 20, takes place as car sales in China look set to continue to grow at a solid, double-digit pace in 2017.The show, which will run ...
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ArticleNvidia GPU Technology Conference - San Jose
At the Amsterdam GTC, Nvidia CEO Huang unveiled new AI technology (Photo: Nvidia)Nvidia hosts its annual GTC Technology Conference, a forum for the global GPU development community, in San Jose, California, May 8 through 11.The chipmaker, which plays a growing role as a provider of high-powered systems and computing ...
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ArticleBosch Connected World - Berlin
More than 1,000 people attended last year's ConnectedWorld event (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch will hold its annual internet-of-things conference in Berlin March 15 and 16.The German automotive supplier, which has in recent years focused heavily on IoT technologies, is hosting an event that features senior industry executives speaking about the ...
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ArticleAudi, FAW form Chinese new-mobility unit
Audi's China sales are boosted by strong demand for compact cars (Photo: Audi)Audi and its local partner, FAW, have established a dedicated unit for mobility and digital services in China, as the German premium brand pursues a strategy to further grow its business in the world's biggest market.Audi and ...
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ArticleBaidu appoints Microsoft exec to COO position
Qi Lu was global executive vice president at Microsoft before joining Baidu (Photo: Microsoft)Baidu has recruited a senior Microsoft executive, Qi Lu, to serve as its group president and COO.Lu, an artificial intelligence expert, will be in charge of products, technology, sales, marketing and operations at the Chinese internet ...
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ArticleGeneva Auto Show
The 2016 Geneva show was attended by 687,000 visitors (Photo: Palexpo)The Geneva Auto Show takes place March 7 through 19 at Geneva's Palexpo exhibition hall near the Swiss city's airport. March 7 and 8 are the press days that kick off the annual automotive gathering.The show, which hosted 687,000 ...
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ArticleFrom Microsoft, a new connected-vehicle platform
Renault-Nissan is one of the first car companies to use Microsoft's platform (Photo: Microsoft)Microsoft has unveiled a connected vehicle platform designed to be a core building block for future automotive functions. Renault-Nissan will be the first automaker to build connected cars using the platform.The US-based software company said the ...
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ArticleHere maps to help Baidu expand outside China
Maps are considered a key building block for autonomous-driving systems (Photo: Here)Here will provide map content to Baidu to help the Chinese internet company grow its mapping business outside its home market.Here already provides content to Baidu Maps' desktop and mobile services in southeast Asia. The new agreement between ...
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ArticleToyota exec highlights autonomous-driving challenges
Toyota's Pratt says human nature is big factor in autonomous-driving technology (Photo: Bongard)Amid all the enthusiasm for driverless cars, a senior Toyota executive, speaking at the CES consumer electronics show, focused on some of the big challenges that will need to be overcome before autonomous driving can be adopted ...
