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ArticleLudwig succeeds Kleinjohann as Siemens CIO
Helmuth Ludwig (Photo: Siemens)Helmuth Ludwig, a 26-year company veteran, will become the new CIO of Siemens, succeeding Norbert Kleinjohann, who is retiring.Ludwig, 54, previously served as chief digital officer of Siemens' PLM business unit. He also was president of Siemens PLM Software and CEO of the group's industry sector ...
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ArticleFord appoints Rao smart mobility chief
Raj Rao's mobility division plays a key role in Ford's plans to expand its business areas (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor has appointed Raj Rao to head its global new mobility initiatives.The US automaker's new division, which is called Ford Smart Mobility LLC, designs, builds, grows, and invests in new ...
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ArticleSchaeffler signs IoT agreement with IBM
Connected components and systems can provide insights into a car's performance (Photo: Schaeffler)Schaeffler has signed an agreement with IBM to create a digital platform that will be the foundation of the German automotive supplier's digitization strategy.Schaeffler said the platform will let it process large amounts of data that will ...
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ArticleToyota, Suzuki explore business partnership
Toyoda (left) and Suzuki say it's early days in their cooperation talks  (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor and Suzuki, citing the major changes faced by the global auto industry and the need to bundle industry-wide R&D resources, said they are exploring a business partnership.The two automakers provided little detail on ...
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ArticleVillinger is Audi's new chief digital officer
Roland Villinger (Photo: Audi)Audi confirmed that former McKinsey consultant Roland Villinger has started work as the brand's chief digital officer and head of strategy.Villinger took up his new duties at the Volkswagen Group premium brand October 1.The appointment was first reported by the Donaukurier, a Bavarian newspaper published in ...
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ArticleVodafone joins automotive 5G alliance
The 5G automotive group hopes Vodafone will help develop a networked mobility ecosystem (Photo: BMW)Vodafone has joined a new alliance that promotes 5G connectivity as the new standard for the auto industry.The mobile operator said it is joining the 5G Automotive Association (5GAA) as the first network operator to ...
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ArticleBosch plans to acquire software development company
Bosch hopes the acquisition of ITK will strengthen its development business (Photo: ITK)Robert Bosch plans to acquire a software development company - ITK Engineering - that specializes in model-based system and software development.The German automotive supplier, which is focusing increasingly on internet-of-things technologies, said the acquisition will strengthen its ...
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Article"It's no longer just the tech aficionados buying electric vehicles"
Robertson (c) shows the BMW X2 concept to Daimler boss Dieter Zetsche (l) at the Paris auto show (Photo: Arjen Bongard)PARIS -- At the Paris auto show, BMW unveiled a variant of its i3 city car with an extended 300 km driving range. The premium brand also displayed an ...
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ArticleBMW, Toyota, Allianz invest in artificial-intelligence startup
(Photo: Allianz)BMW and Toyota Motor have teamed up with insurer Allianz to invest in Nauto, a Californian startup company that has developed technology to accelerate the auto industry's drive to develop autonomous cars.Nauto's system, which lets fleet vehicles become part of a self-learning network, consists of an in-vehicle camera ...
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ArticleToyota is highest ranked automaker on top brands list
Toyota placed higher than Mercedes and BMW on the Top 100 (Photo: Toyota)Toyota is the highest ranking automaker on Interbrand's annual list of the Top 100 global brands, besting Mercedes-Benz and BMW, which came second and third, respectively.The brand consultancy named Apple, Google and Coca-Cola the three most valuable ...
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ArticleBerylls study finds slow automotive digitization
Managing cultural change at traditional car companies is a challenge, the study found (Photo: Ford, Pivotal)A new study concludes that relatively few automakers are implementing a consistent digitization strategy, though most agree on what needs to be done.Berylls Strategy Advisors, which polled digital decision makers at six European automotive ...
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ArticleAudi's Mexico plant: virtually designed and fully connected
Audi officially inaugurated its Mexico plant Sept. 30 (Photo: Audi)Audi said the control center at its newly opened plant in Mexico, known as P-Control, lets the premium car brand make further improvements to its manufacturing processes."The centralized P-control station is the most advanced in the Audi production network," Audi ...
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ArticleFaraday Future, LG Chem to cooperate on batteries
The FFZERO1 concept will be the basis of a sports car scheduled for launch in 2018 (Photo: FF)Faraday Future has formed a partnership with LG Chem to develop battery technology for its planned electric sports car.The US electric-vehicle company said LG Chem, one of the world's biggest manufacturers of ...
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ArticleVW, Daimler, PSA establish mobility brands
The Generation EQ concept provides a preview of future Mercedes cars (Photo: Daimler)PARIS -- Major carmakers are founding new mobility brands as they look for ways to complement and even replace traditional revenue from new car sales.At the Paris auto show last week, volume car makers Volkswagen Group and ...
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ArticleAutomakers join forces to develop 5G connectivity
(Photo: Volkswagen Group)Three German automakers have joined forces with telecommunications and IT companies to accelerate the commercial availability of 5G mobile connectivity.The automakers - Audi, BMW and Daimler - have formed the "5G Automotive Association" together with Ericsson, Huawei, Intel, Nokia and Qualcomm. The group's aim is to test ...
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ArticleRinspeed to show urban EV at Las Vegas CES
Gardening on wheels is part of the Oasis concept (Photo: Rinspeed)Rinspeed will show an urban electric vehicle that aims to be "something new in the automotive wasteland of uniformity."The Swiss design studio, headed by founder Frank Rinderknecht, unveiled a two-seat electric concept car Thursday that will be presented to ...
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ArticlePoint of view: Apple and the car
Apple's automotive aspirations could soon move beyond the CarPlay interface (Photo: Apple)By Arjen BongardIs Apple going to become the first IT company to buy into the auto industry?According to the Financial Times last week, Apple has approached McLaren to either buy the British race car maker outright or make ...
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ArticleRenault-Nissan, Microsoft to jointly develop connected services
Renault and Nissan want to run connected functions on a single platform  (Photo: Renault)The Renault-Nissan alliance (RNA) and Microsoft will jointly develop next-generation connected services that will run on the software group's Azure platform.The cooperation is part of Renault and Nissan's plan to rapidly move beyond building and ...
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ArticleIHS: Automotive cybersecurity market to soar
Automotive software complexity increases cybersecurity concerns (Photo: Cisco)Demand for software and cloud-based services to protect connected cars will soar to 759 million dlrs in the next seven years, according to a new market forecast.IHS Markit predicts that, by 2023, a quarter of all vehicles sold will be equipped with ...
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ArticleAudi's Knirsch leaving as VW diesel emissions investigation continues
Stefan Knirsch (Photo: Audi)Audi's head of R&D, Stefan Knirsch, is stepping down from his post with immediate effect, as investigations into Volkswagen's emissions-test cheating continue.The engineer, who took over from Ulrich Hackenberg at Audi in January, is leaving the company, Audi said.Germany's Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported earlier this ...
