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ArticleFord strengthens commitment to open-source development
Ford's AppLink connects a smartphone to the car's infotainment (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor will work with the open-source GENIVI alliance to speed up independent app development for its in-car infotainment systems.The news follows an announcement earlier this year that independent app developers would get access to Ford's systems.Ford said in ...
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ArticleVolvo implements always-on high beams
Volvo's technology shades only the light that would blind another driver (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars will next week unveil a new lighting technology that lets drivers keep their high beams on all the time without blinding other motorists.The Swedish premium car maker said it will demonstrate at the Geneva auto ...
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ArticleWith Spotify, Ford boosts infotainment offering
Spotify will require an iPhone App to be used in Ford vehicles (Photo: Ford)The Spotify music streaming service will be available through Ford's Sync Applink, the US carmaker said Monday at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.The agreement marks the first time Spotify, which has a catalog of more ...
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ArticleFocus on IT at Daimler's new Bangalore r&d facility
Daimler's r&d facility in Bangalore employs 1,200 people (Photo: Daimler)Daimler officially opened a new r&d center in Bangalore, strengthening its activities in the growing Indian market.The German premium car maker said the facility, which employs 1,200 people, is the biggest of its kind in India. Bangalore also has a ...
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ArticleGM plans embedded 4G connectivity globally
GM's embedded 4G infrastructure will let passengers connect to an in-vehicle hotspot (Photo: GM)General Motors plans to equip next-generation models with embedded 4G LTE sim cards, paving the way for a greater array of services to be available to the connected car.The US automaker announced at the Mobile World ...
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ArticleVW to build 1-liter XL1 plug-in hybrid
The XL1 is based on a 12-year old vision of VW Chairman Piech (Photo: VW)Volkswagen said it will build the 1 liter XL1 plug-in hybrid, a pet project of its chairman, Ferdinand Piech,The car, first shown at the Qatar auto show in January, 2011, is based on a 12-year-old ...
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ArticleRenault, Nissan open new advanced research center in Silicon Valley
The new r&d center will focus on autonomous driving and connected vehicles(Photo: Nissan)Renault and Nissan opened a new advanced research center that will specialize in autonomous driving and connected cars.The center, which is located in California's Silicon Valley, will focus on three initial projects: the development of autonomous vehicles, ...
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ArticleReport: Mobile app downloads soaring
Google Play is a major source of mobile app downloads (Photo: Google)Mobile app downloads more than doubled in 2012 and will continue to grow rapidly through 2017, a new research report says.The report by Berg Insight, a Swedish market analysis company, said mobile app downloads soared to 60.1 billion ...
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ArticleBMW licenses Microsoft's exFAT technology
BMW wants to transfer large amounts of data to and from the car (Photo: BMW)BMW has signed a patent licensing agreement that will allow it to use Microsoft's extended file allocation table (exFAT), a file system that makes it easier to transport large amounts of data.The premium car maker ...
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ArticleDelphi strengthens ties with NXP
Delphi is a major provider of automotive infotainment systems (Photo: Delphi)Delphi  is making NXP one of its strategic core suppliers as it extends a long-term relationship in automotive electronics.NXP, a Netherlands-based semiconductor group, said a recently signed new agreement with Delphi encompasses a range of automotive semicondocutor applications ...
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ArticleVolvo, Geely to jointly develop C-segment architecture
Volvo Cars and Geely will jointly develop a new modular architecture for their cars at a new research and development center in Gothenberg.Volvo, which is owned by China's Geely, said in a press release the two carmakers will use the architecture and a set of components for future C-segment cars ...
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New travel apps for Europe planned
Europe wants to make transport more intelligent (Photo: Ertico)A European-Union sponsored project will provide travelers with a new set of smartphone apps to make traveling within the 27-nation bloc easier.The Mobinet service platform will offer online access to new types of mobile services such as real-time multimodal travel assistance, ...
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ArticleFord expands US electric-vehicle dealer network
Ford recently launched the Ford Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid (Photo: Ford)Citing strong demand, Ford is expanding the number of dealerships that can sell its electric vehicles in the US market.The carmaker said that more than 900 US dealers will soon be certified to sell EVs, up from 200 in ...
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ArticleEuroparliament wants to limit car noise
The European Parliament, citing health concerns, has drafted legislation to limit new cars' noise later this decade.The parliament also recommended adding sound to hybrid and electric vehicles to alert pedestrians.According to research by the European Environment Agency traffic exposes half of the EU's urban population to noise levels above 55 ...
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ArticleFormer Volvo boss sees "no major role" for EVs
Former Volvo CEO Jacoby shows the XC60 Plug-in Hybrid concept at the 2012 Detroit auto show (Photo: Volvo)Stefan Jacoby sees only a niche role for electric vehicles in the next 10 to 15 years.The former boss of Volvo Cars cited range anxiety and costs as the major factors that ...
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ArticleAuto Shanghai 2013
The Shanghai auto show will take place April 20-29 against a backdrop of continued strong sales growth in the world's largest car market.The organizers, China's automobile manufacturers' association, said the show's theme will be "Innovation for a Better Life." The event will focus on the growth of the Chinese car ...
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ArticleBlackberry is new partner for Mercedes F1
Nico Rosberg pilots a Mercedes "Silver Arrow" that features the BlackBerry logo(Photo: Mercedes)Blackberry is the new mobile computing partner for the Mercedes Formula 1 team.As the official partner for the Mercedes AMG Petronas team, the Canadian mobile phone group will work closely with the Formula 1 team on technical ...
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ArticleAudi grows in China
Audi's digital showroom in Beijing is the first of its kind in Asia (Photo: Audi)Audi opened a new r&d center as well as a digital showroom in China, underscoring the importance of the world's largest auto market to the German premium car brand.The Volkswagen Group subsidiary opened its first ...
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ArticleCAR Symposium: Conti CEO provides automated driving timetable
Conti CEO Degenhart: In future, drivers can watch a movie while sitting behind the wheel(Photo: Arjen BongardBOCHUM -- Partially automated driving will be possible in three years, Continental CEO Elmar Degenhart said Tuesday.The head of the major German automotive supplier said that by 2016 some form of automated driving ...
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ArticleCAR Symposium: Volvo Cars CEO wants to double sales
CEO Samuelsson says "intuititve functionality" will define tomorrow's Volvos (Photo: Arjen Bongard)BOCHUM -- CEO Hakan Samuelsson wants to nearly double worldwide sales ofVolvo Cars in the next seven years.To accomplish this, he wants to strengthen the Swedish car brand, reduce complexity in its vehicle lineup and boost sales in ...
