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Daimler's Stark predicts full digital automotive ecosystem
Wilko Andreas Stark (Photo: Claus Dick)HANNOVER - Tomorrow's cars will be part of a digital ecosystem that relies on full connectivity, Daimler's top strategist, Wilko Andreas Stark, said Thursday."Personal mobility will change forever as a result of digitalization," Stark told the automotiveIT Congress here.The Daimler executive said tomorrow's mobility ...
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Ford, GM invest in new mobility
Many of Ford's Smart Mobility projects involve smartphone connectivity (Photo: Ford)General Motors is investing in an autonomous-driving specialist, while Ford Motor announced it has established a subsdiary to “build, grow and invest in new mobility services.”The moves show that North America’s two biggest automakers are accelerating their push into ...
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Inrix acquires OpenCar
OpenCar lets Inrix offer a user interface that can be customized by carmakers (Photo: OpenCar)Inrix has acquired US automotive software maker OpenCar in a move to get a bigger share of the dashboard in future connected cars.The traffic data specialist said the acquisition would allow it to offer more ...
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IZB - Wolfsburg
(Photo: IZB)The IZB supplier fair, held every other year in Wolfsburg, Germany, will this year focus on the digital trends that are key to the transformation of the auto industry.The theme of the 2016 exhibition is: "Mobility goes digital."The event, which takes place in the northern German city where ...
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Paris Auto Show
The 2016 Paris Auto Show, which alternates with the Frankfurt exhibition every other year, is scheduled to open September 29 with two press days.In 2014, the Paris show, which attracted 1,253,513 visitors, featured more than 100 global premieres.The show also organized test drives of electric vehicles and more than 10,000 ...
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Los Angeles - Connected Car Expo
(Photo: LA Auto Show)The Los Angeles Auto Show will host the Connected Car Expo (CCE) on November 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where the event takes place each year.CCE brings together automotive and technology executives in an exhibition and conference program focused on the connected-car industry.The conference ...
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automotiveIT Forum - Production and Logistics
(Photo: Siemens)The automotiveIT Group is hosting its annual automotiveIT Forum - Logistics and Production - during the Hanover Trade Fair on on April 27.The forum looks at how Industry 4.0 is transforming car building through the introduction of new systems, concepts, robotics, networking and other manufacturing technologies.The one-day conference, ...
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Beijing Auto Show
The Beijing Auto Show will take place April 25 through May 4 against a The Beijing Auto Show takes place amid continuing strong car sales growth in Chinabackdrop of continued strong sales growth in the Chinese car market.The exhibition, which alternates each year between Shanghai and Beijing, will be staged ...
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Hanover - automotiveIT Congress
In 2015, more than 500 people attended the annual conference (Photo: Claus Dick)The automotiveIT Congress, held annually during the CeBIT high-tech fair in Hanover, is set to take place March 17.With its focus on the digital transformation of the auto industry, the one-day conference brings together more than 500 ...
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BMW appoints former Google manager to digitalization post
Jens Monsees is BMW's new head of digitalizationBMW has appointed Jens Monsees to the position of vice-president digital strategy, according to the former Google manager's LinkedIn profile. The website shows that Monsees, 45, took up his new role last month.Monsees previously served as Google's industry leader automotive and, in ...
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"FordPass is a tool with a lot of functionality"
Ford's de Waard: Customers appreciate if their data are used to help them anticipate things (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Ford Motor, which is rapidly adapting its global business model, is gearing up to make a decisive move in its transition from pure car maker to provider of mobility services. Later this ...
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Renault, Nissan stepping up integration efforts
Nissan will start building a "piloted drive" version of the Qashqai SUV in Sunderland next year (Photo: Nissan)Renault and its Japanese alliance partner Nissan are stepping up their internal cooperation efforts with the goal of saving 5.5 billion euros a year by 2018.The two carmakers, which share a chief ...
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"There will be regulatory acceptance for autonomous cars because they increase safety"
Ghosn unveiled the Nissan IDS concept at the Geneva auto show (Photo: Nissan)Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn spoke about the digital transformation of the Franco-Japanese car alliance and other matters to reporters at the Geneva auto show in early March.You recently appointed former Nokia executive Ogi Redzic to implement the ...
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 Here appoints Cisco executive as new CEOÂ
Edzard Overbeek takes over as Here CEO on March 1 (Photo: Here)Here, which was acquired from Nokia by a consortium of German carmakers last year, appointed Edzard Overbeek to head the operations of the digital mapping group.Overbeek, 48, is a senior executive at Cisco, where he most recently has ...
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Sandy Lobenstein, Toyota USA VP connected vehicle technology and product planning
Lobenstein: Connectivity can one day lead to zero car accidents (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS ”“ Toyota believes connected cars will eventually lead to a sharp reduction in accidents, but before autonomous and fully connectedvehicles make this vision a reality, a lot of investment will still be needed. The Japanese ...
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Renault-Nissan hires Here exec to develop connected strategy
Redzic is tasked with developing a "startup mindset" at Renault-Nissan (Photo: Here)Renault and its alliance partner Nissan have hired a senior Here executive to help the two brands further develop their connected-car initiatives.The Renault-Nissan Alliance said in a press release that Ogi Redzic has been appointed early this year ...
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Auto industry addresses legacy software
More processors mean more complexity (Photo: Daimler, Illustration: Sabina Vogel)Today”˜s driver assistance provides a whole new challenge to developers. Highly integrated processor chips are at the center of the newest technologies. But these often are incompatible with the large array of legacy software in the car.First, a look at ...
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Kaellenius to succeed Weber as head of Daimler R&D
Kaellenius will take over as head of Daimler R&D at year-end 2016 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz sales boss Ola Kaellenius will succeed Thomas Weber as head of R&D at the Daimler Group, the German premium car company said Tuesday. Weber, 61, will leave Daimler when his contract expires December 31.Weber has ...
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Cisco plans to acquire IoT specialist Jasper
Cisco's acquisition will allow it to offer a full IoT platform that simplifies connectivity (Photo; Cisco)Cisco plans to acquire internet-of-things specialist Jasper Technologies in a move aimed at boosting the Californian technology group's offerings in a key growth area.Cisco said it will pay 1.4 billion dlrs in cash for ...
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VW Group gets new head of quality assurance
Rothenpieler's new role is part of a bigger reshuffling of VW executive roles (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group has a new head of quality assurance, Hans-Joachim Rothenpieler, who succeeded Frank Tuch in this position February 15.The German car group's senior management ranks have been almost completely reshuffled following its admission last ...