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ArticleDelphi plans 3,500 mile autonomous drive
Delphi's planned autonomous drive is longer than similar journeys undertaken by Audi and Mercedes (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is about to put its driverless technology to the test when it sends a test vehicle across the US on a 3,500 mile trip.The US automotive supplier said its test vehicle, which it ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT magazine: Audi, BMW, Mercedes embrace digital
New technology is entering car showrooms (Photo: Audi)Germany's three premium brands are using digital technology to post higher sales, despite declining showroom traffic.In interviews with automotiveIT international, the sales and marketing chiefs of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz explained how their companies are catering to a new generation of car ...
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ArticleAt Audi plant, a new form of human-robot cooperation
Audi plans to use new human-robot cooperation technology at more plants (Photo: Audi)There's nothing new about robots building a major part of the car, but Audi has introduced a new process that lets these robots cooperate more directly with human plant workers.The German premium car maker said it has ...
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ArticleAudi tests "piloted driving" over 550 miles
Audi's long-distance piloted-driving test started Sunday in Silicon Valley (Photo: Audi)Audi is taking journalists on a 550 mile test of its "piloted driving" technology, demonstrating how much progress the industry is making in its efforts to let systems take over at least some of the driver's activities.The German premium ...
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ArticleAudi conducts successful test of "piloted" RS 7 race car
The brakes, steering and gears on Audi's piloted RS 7 are controlled remotely (Photo: Audi)Audi demonstrated the technical abilities of today's autonomous driving technologies when it raced a "piloted" RS 7 sports car around the Hockenheim Ring race track in Germany this past weekend.The premium brand, like its German ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Audi's Hackenberg vows to reduce complexity
Hackenberg says Audi's infotainment can be upgraded every year to accommodate new devices (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- Audi's connected-car strategy is moving to the next level as more powerful processors make it easier for drivers to operate increasingly complex functions, said Ulrich Hackenberg, the brand's head of technical development.In ...
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ArticleLamborghini CIO returns to Audi
Schlapp was at Lamborghini for four-and-a-half years (Photo: Claus Dick)Lamborghini CIO Matthias Schlapp is moving back to Audi, the luxury sports car maker's parent company within the Volkswagen Group.Schlapp is assuming responsibility for pre-production, readiness and production planning at Audi. He will be succeeded at Lamborghini by Federico Boni, ...
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ArticleAndroid alliance gets traction as brands join, plans are unveiled
Kia says the Soul is one of the first models to feature Android Auto (Photo: Kia)With Volkswagen and Volvo Cars the latest auto brands to join the Open Automotive Alliance (OAA), the Google initiative to boost the use of Android devices in cars is making headway. But carmakers  ...
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ArticleCIO change at BMW: Straub said to succeed Probst
BMW CIO Probst is retiring, sources say (Photo: Claus Dick)Klaus Straub is expected to succeed  Karl-Erich Probst as CIO of BMW Group at the end of August, industry sources say.Probst took over as head of BMW's central IT department in 2006. He is leaving the company of his ...
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ArticleAudi, JLR, Qoros, Genivi executives to speak at automotiveIT International Congress
With the speaker lineup almost complete, the automotiveIT International Congress is set to cover topics ranging from connected retail and the role of big data analysis to open-source infotainment and other key trends in 21st century mobility.The latest additions to the program include Maurits Aalberse, director of connected services at ...
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ArticleAT&T to provide 4G to Audi A3 in US
A3 owners can add LTE for the car to their AT&T data plan (Photo: Audi)LAS VEGAS - AT&T, capitalizing on its large mobile network, will provide  4G LTE connectivity to Audi's new A3 in the US.The telecommunications group, which made the announcement at the CES consumer electronics show ...
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ArticleCES: Audi wants to close gap between science fiction and reality
Audi's CES concept car is a hybrid whose power plants produce a combined 700 bhp (Photo: Audi)LAS VEGAS --Audi reaffirmed its intentions Monday to be a driver of change as the global auto industry moves toward a new connected model."If mobility used to be about connecting places and people, ...
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ArticleAt CES, Google, automakers forge broad Android alliance
Google has joined forces with several global automakers to extend its Android mobile ecosystem to the car.The search group has teamed up with Audi, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai and chipmaker Nvidia to form the "Open Automotive Alliance," (OAA) a global partnership designed to bring the Android platform into the car ...
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ArticleCES: Nvidia shows high-power automotive chip
LAS VEGAS -- Nvidia said its new K1 mobile processor will provide a decisive impulse for the trend toward autonomous driving. Nvidia's Tegra K1 chip offers more computing power and low energy consumption (Photo: Nvidia)The US-based chipmaker said the its Tegra K1 chip is an automotive-grade version of the same ...
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ArticleFord Motor, Audi to show concept cars at CES
Audi's hybrid concept has a 700 bhp e-tron powertrain (Photo: Audi)Ford Motor and Audi will show two concept cars at the international CES in Las Vegas this year, underscoring the growing importance to the car industry of the annual consumer electronics gathering.Ford will unveil the C-Max Solar Energi Concept, ...
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automotiveIT International Congress, London
Connected mobility will be the focus of the automotiveIT International Congress, which will be held in London July 1-2, 2014. It will be the first international event staged by the automotiveIT Group, which publishes German and English-language print and online publications, including the automotiveIT.com Web site.The automotiveIT International Congress has ...
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Article9 automakers set to exhibit at Las Vegas International CES
Automotive floor space is set to rise to 140,000 square feet at the 2014 CES (Photo: CES)Nine global carmakers will have displays at the International CES in Las Vegas, continuing a trend of more automotive presence at major consumer electronics events.Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes ...
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ArticleToyota targets "mid-2010s" for automated driving technologies
Toyota says its new ACC is better at keeping distance (Photo: Toyota)Toyota plans to launch a series of new automated driving technologies by the middle of the decade, as more automakers intensify efforts to lighten drivers' loads.The Japanese carmaker said it has developed a next-generation advanced driving support system ...
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ArticleAudi's Stadler to speak at Las Vegas CES
Stadler unveiled the Audi nanuk quattro concept at the Frankfurt auto show in September (Photo: Audi)Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, providing further evidence of the auto industry's commitment to integrating consumer electronics in the car.The CES is ...
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ArticlePoint of view: HMI still has way to go
Hilmar Dunker is editor-in-chief of Germany's automotiveIT and carIT magazinescarIT magazine recently commissioned a test to see how the infotainment operating systems of the three German premium car manufacturers stack up.The Doppler Laboratory for Contextual Interfaces at Austria's Salzburg University together with the Auto Club Europe employed 36 specially ...
