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ArticleBosch introduces "combiner" head-up displays for BMW
The "combiner" head-up display makes it look as if the information is suspended two meters before the vehicle (Photo: Robert Bosch)So-called "combiner" head-up displays built by Robert Bosch will be available on a range of BMW Group models, including the new Mini hatchback, the German automotive supplier said.The combiner ...
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ArticleBosch opens new software development center in Mexico
Bosch's new Guadalajara IT development center was officially opened April 24. Struth is 2nd from left (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch, in a move to strengthen its North American operations, has opened a new software development and engineering services center in Guadalajara, Mexico.The German automotive supplier group said the center will ...
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ArticleBosch establishes internet-of-things unit
Bosch expects the internet of things to generate a broad range of new services (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch, which has been driving the internet-of-things trend, is establishing a separate unit to make devices and objects talk to each other.The company, Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions, will build compact electronic products ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Bosch executive says autonomous driving will be a while
Bosch's Hoheisel sees progress on connectivity (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT ”“ Advanced driving assistance functions are getting a big boost from improved connectivity, a senior Robert Bosch executive said Wednesday, but full autonomous driving will take a while to become a reality."Amid all the euphoria about autonomous driving, we believe ...
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ArticleBosch CEO: EV range at least 300km by 2020
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tests an EV charger at a Berlin summit on electric mobility (Photo: government)Electric vehicles will have a range of at least 300km by 2020, Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner predicted.If the projection becomes reality it would all but eliminate one of the big reservations car buyers ...
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ArticleNewsletter: Daimler and others flock to India for r&d
Daimler's r&d center in Bangalore is the biggest of its kind outside Germany (Photo: Daimler)BANGALORE ”“ Companies in mature markets are increasingly transferring r&d abroad and premium car maker Daimler is no exception.The company recently inaugurated a new r&d center here, underscoring the importance it attaches to the fast-growing ...
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ArticleBohr steps down as Bosch automotive chief
Bohr has run Bosch's automotive operations for the past 10 years (Photo: Bosch)Bernd Bohr is leaving his post as the head of the automotive division of Robert Bosch.Bohr, 56, has been in charge of the biggest division of the German automotive supplier for almost 10 years and has worked ...
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ArticleBosch sees gradual progression to autonomous driving
As driver-assistance technologies become more sophisticated, they will one day drive the car, Bosch says (Photo: Bosch)Increasingly sophisticated driver-assistance technologies will gradually make autonomous driving a reality, according to Robert Bosch."Fully autonomous driving will come about one step at a time," said Gerhard Steiger, president of the Chassis Systems ...
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ArticleBosch in bid to grow Russian business
Robert Bosch plans to build a new factory in Russia on the expectation that the country's car market will continue to grow rapidly in coming years.The German automotive supplier, the world's largest, said it would invest some 40 million euros in the plant in the next three years. Construction will ...
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ArticleBosch dissolves Samsung JV, establishes battery unit
The Fiat 500e, which was unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show, is the first EV with a Bosch battery pack (Photo: Fiat)Robert Bosch, formalizing the dissolution of a battery joint venture with Korea's Samsung, has established a new division to build and market battery systems.The German automotive supplier ...
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ArticleGE: "Industrial Internet" can add $15 trillion to global GDP
GE is testing sensor-equipped "smart" batteries that transmit data from a Ford Focus Electric (Photo: GE)A new digitally connected model for industry could add as much as 15 trillion dlrs to global output, according to a report published by General Electric Monday.Researchers at the US based industrial conglomerate say ...
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ArticleBosch severs equity ties with Denso
"The world has changed," said a Bosch spokesman, adding that there is no longer any business justification for the German automotive supplier's equity holding in Denso.Bosch acquired a 5.4 pc shareholding in Japan's biggest automotive supplier in 1954 because it wanted to get access to the local market and do ...
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ArticleAudi completes e-platform research project
Audi's F12 research vehicle looks like an electric version of the R8 (Photo: Audi)Audi said it has completed a three-year research project designed to build a technology platform for electric mobility.The German premium car maker said the platform's modules can now be used in a variety of electric vehicles.Audi ...
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ArticleBosch launches smaller, more flexible premium brake control
Bosch’s new ESP premium can be combined with other novel driver-assistance technologies (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has launched a lighter and more flexible brake control system aimed at the premium segment.The German automotive supplier said its ESP 9 premium system uses an especially efficient return pump that can build up brake ...
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ArticleBosch in Chinese eScooter motor JV
Bosch wants to increase competence in wheel-hub motors for EVs (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch plans to enter into a joint venture with China's Ningbo Polaris Technology to jointly make motors for electric Scooters, a new business area for the German automotive supplier.Bosch will have a majority share of the venture, which ...
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ArticleNew Bosch driver-assistance system helps trucks cut fuel consumption
Bosch says Eco.Logic motion can help save 800 euros a year in fuel for a big truck (Photo: Bosch)Bosch says it can lower average fuel consumption of a heavy truck by 3 pc with the help of a new driver assistance system that uses extended GPS information and vehicle data ...
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ArticleFrom Bosch, a new ESP plus targeted at smaller cars
Bosch’s ESP plus gives automakers the option to easily integrate other safety and driver assistance functions (Photo: Bosch)Bosch is rolling out a a new anti-lock braking system - ESP plus - that canbe combined with more features and is well-suited for smaller and mid-sized vehicles.The German automotive supplier said the ...
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ArticleVolkmar Denner to take over as Bosch CEO effective July 1
CEO Franz Fehrenbach (left) will head the Bosch supervisory board. He will be succeeded by Volkmar Denner (Photo: Bosch)Volkmar Denner, a Robert Bosch board member, will succeed Franz Fehrenbach as CEO of the world's largest automotive supplier July 1.Denner, 55, is currently board member in charge of corporate research and ...
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ArticleManager Magazin: Change at top of Robert Bosch imminent
Bosch’s Fehrenbach has been an outspoken commentator on major economic and business issues (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch, the world's largest automotive supplier, is likely to get a new CEO before the end of the year, according to the German business monthly Manager Magazin.The publication says former CEO Hermann Scholl, 76, plans ...
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ArticleBosch-Samsung battery JV may be dissolved - Financial Times Deutschland
SB Limotive builds battery systems for the new generation of electric vehicles (Photo: SB Limotive)A four-year old battery joint venture between Germany's Robert Bosch and Korea's Samsung may be dissolved because the two partners' business priorities are too diverse, according to the Financial Times Deutschland.The newspaper said Bosch, the world's ...
