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ArticleCadillac unveils improved in-vehicle infotainment
Cadillac unveiled a new in-car infotainment system that offers fewer buttons and a number innovations aimed at making functions easier to use.The luxury-car brand of General Motors will offer its CUE system on the XTS, ATS and SRX models from next year.CUE will have 3D navigation and will be able ...
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ArticleCIO Straub to leave Audi - sources
Audi CIO Klaus Straub is rumored to be joining another automaker (Photo: Audi)Klaus Straub, recently named CIO of the decade by CIO magazine, is leaving Audi, company sources say.Straub, 47, is leaving the premium car division of Volkswagen Group of his own accord. Sources say he plans to join another, ...
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ArticlePoint of view: Get IT experts more involved in car development
Hilmar DunkerLast month's carIT Congress in Frankfurt made clear once again the IT tasks ahead for the auto industry.Speakers from BMW, Bosch, Daimler, Ford and Volkswagen reviewed some of the innovations that will feature in the next generation of vehicles. Those novelties include access to the Cloud, car-to-car communications and ...
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ArticleChevrolet to build all-electric Spark
GM will launch the all-electric Chevrolet Spark in 2013 (Photo: GM)General Motors will build an all-electric version of the Chevrolet Spark minicar for launch in 2013.The US carmaker confirmed earlier news reports that it would be building a full electric model in addition to the Chevrolet Volt, which has an ...
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ArticleGermany prepares for big car-to-x communication test
Live car-to-X tests will be conducted in and around Frankfurt (Photo: SimTD)Germany is getting ready for a large field test of car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communication.SimTD, which is the German acronym for Safe Intelligent Mobility - Test Area Germany, this week presented asystem that will be tested with a fleet of ...
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ArticleLeviton charging stations for Ford's Focus Electric on sale in US
Ford’s home battery charger for the Focus Electric will cost $1,499 (Photo: Ford)Ford said specially designed home battery chargers for the Ford Focus Electric are now available at Ford dealers and at retailer Best Buy in the US.The rollout comes around six months before Ford plans to start major deliveries ...
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ArticleFujitsu, Autotalks to cooperate on car-to-car communication chip
Autotalks and Fujitsu are counting on strong growth in car-to-car communication (Photo: Fujitsu)Fujitsu and Autotalks said they will cooperate to make a communication processor that will lay the groundwork for better vehicle-to-vehicle communication.The Japanese electronics group's European unit, Fujitsu Semiconductor Europe, will build the new processor. It will be developed ...
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ArticleFraunhofer develops encryption for data-to-Cloud uploads
The Fraunhofer Institute wants to address companies’ fears of Cloud computing (Photo: Fraunhofer)Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Secure Information Technology has developed a data encryption solution to make Cloud computing safer.The Institute's OmniCloud software, which runs at a customer's site, encrypts all data before they are sent to the Cloud. In ...
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ArticlePanasonic to provide battery cells for Tesla's Model S
Tesla will start sales of its new Model S next year (Photo: Tesla)Japan's Panasonic will provide lithium-ion battery cells for Tesla's new premium electric sedan, the Model S.The Japanese electronics group said it would supply enough cells so Tesla can build more than 80,000 cars in the next four years. ...
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ArticleFord Europe study: Handheld in-car mobile phone use stays high
Ford visited 28 cities in 11 countries this summer to demonstrate new safety systems (Photo: Ford)A poll conducted by Ford in major European markets found that drivers continue to use handheld mobile phones, despite increased legislation aimed at curbing driver distraction.The survey of more than 4,300 drivers in Spain, Italy, ...
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ArticleTomTom offers semi-integrated navigation for Ford in Europe
TomTom offers automakers an opportunity to provide integrated navigation in lower segment models (Photo: TomTom)TomTom is expanding its offering of semi-integrated navigation solutions through a partnership with Ford of Europe.The Amsterdam-based navigation systems maker said it will integrate its Go LIVE 1000 and 1005 into Ford models by providing a ...
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ArticleSAP Automotive Symposium - Mainz
SAP will host its Automotive Symposium in Mainz, Germany, Nov 16 and 17.The business software maker has drafted a program that focuses on how to speed up development and operations, improve intra-company cooperation, and streamline supply chain management.In addition, the two-day conference will look at the new opportunities that come ...
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ArticleLos Angeles Auto Show
The LA Auto Show organizers expect more than 50 global and North American product debutsThe Los Angeles Auto Show will open its doors Nov. 18 amid continued optimism that the car industry is heading for continued global growth in coming years."The automotive industry is gaining momentum," said Andy Fuzesi, general ...
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ArticleTelematics Update, Munich
Telematics Update will hold its Munich conference Nov. 9-10 against a backdrop of strong growth in connected-vehicle-related technologies.The annual event will look at the next wave of innovation coming to the navigation and infotainment market. It will also discuss the implementation of eCall in Europe. And it will look at ...
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ArticleRenault, Nissan, PSA and Mitsubishi develop joint battery recharging standard
Carmakers would like to standardize battery recharging stations for electric vehicles (Photo: Schneider Electric)Four major carmakers have decided to coordinate development of a technical standard for the recharging of electric-vehicle batteries in Europe.The group, which consists of Renault and its alliance partner Nissan, PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors, will develop a ...
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ArticleHofmann to become new VW CIO; Brunken, Schulte will be deputies
Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck Dec. 1 (Photo: VW)Martin Hofmann will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck as CIO of Volkswagen Group Dec. 1.As reported earlier, Hofmann will have two deputies: Ralf Brunken, who currently is the CIO of supplier Continental's automotive operations, and Uwe Schulte, ...
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ArticleWith RelayRides, GM joins the car sharers
GM is using the RelayRides marketplace to make its first major foray into carsharing (Photo: GM)General Motors is making its first major foray into car sharing through an agreement with RelayRides, a peer-to-peer carsharing marketplace.The US-based automaker said the two companies would use GM's OnStar onboard telematics system to let ...
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ArticleNissan, GE collaborate to speed up EV adoption
Nissan will coordinate joint research from its technical center in Farmington Hills, Mich (Photo: Nissan)Nissan and GE signed a two-year research collaboration pact to speed up the adoption of electric vehicles.The Japanese carmaker, whose Nissan LEAF is one of the first EVs to be available to customers worldwide, is teaming ...
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ArticleJapan's HI Corp joins Genivi
HI Corp aims to improve the automotive HMI with the help of 3D rendering technology (Photo: HI)HI CORPORATION has joined the Genivi alliance, adding another HMI specialist to the development group.The Japanese maker of mobile 3D graphics is joining an expanding group of carmakers and IT solutions providers who - ...
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ArticleCapgemini, Sybase to jointly deploy mobility solutions
Sybase managed-mobility software allows smartphone users to connect to corporate networks (Photo: Sybase)Consultants Capgemini and SAP's Sybase said they will jointly deploy and develop enterprise mobility solutions.Capgemini will host solutions powered by Sybase technologies and offer them on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) and platform-as-a-service (PaaS) basis. The two companies will also ...
