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ArticleInfineon celebrates microcontroller milestone
Infineon celebrated a milestone this week when it delivered its 100 millionth TriCore microcontroller, a core component powering automotive electronics in more than fifty car brands.Statistically, the Munich-based chipmaker said, the TriCore modules, which help limit fuel consumption and exhaust emissions, can now be found in every second vehicle produced ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress - Hanover
More than 500 executives attended the 2012 automotiveIT Congress (Photo: Claus Dick)automotiveIT will host its fifth annual IT conference March 7, 2013, in Hanover.The event, which will have as its theme "IT technologies are changing the auto industry," is staged each year during the annual CeBIT high-tech fair. The ...
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ArticleBMW invests in Embark mobility apps maker
Embark will help BMW develop multi-modal urban transportation solutions (Photo: Embark)BMW is investing in Embark, a US based maker of new-mobility iPhone and Android apps, as the German premium car maker gears up for the launch of its new i brand vehicles.Embark apps are designed to help travelers navigate ...
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ArticleOnStar prepares for Mexican business in course of 2013
Mexico will be OnStar's 4th national market when it launches there in 2013 (Photo: GM)General Motors, which is keen to broaden the geographical reach of its OnStar safety and emergency calling system, will make the technology available in Mexico from 2013.OnStar is already marketed in the US, Canada and ...
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ArticleAudi, NXP sign strategic partnership
Audi's Ricky Hudi (l) and NXP's Kurt Sievers signed the agreement at the electronica 2012 fair in Munich (Photo: NXP)Audi has signed a strategic partnership with semiconductor maker NXP to boost innovation speed and time to market of new automotive electronics applications.The areas covered range from in-vehicle networking and ...
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CIO change at Johnson Controls Automotive
Sanjay Rishi has returned to IBM (Photo: Larry Peplin)Sanjay Rishi, who ran the IT operations of Johnson Controls' automotive division for the past two years, has returned to IBM as vice president and managing partner for global application innovation services.He will  be succeeded by Pete Panagis as vice ...
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ArticlePoint of view: Moving out of the digital Stone Age
Hilmar Dunker is editor-in-chief of automotiveIT magazineAutomakers and their suppliers are putting a lot of knowhow into the development of state-of-the-art products, but technological change at the companies themselves is slow to arrive.There is somewhat of a digital divide in many companies.Whereas products are most often of the very ...
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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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ArticleDetroit auto show
The 2013 Detroit auto show, officially known as NAIAS, kicks off January 14, with US carmakers enjoying strong sales momentum and an improved domestic outlook.The most important annual US automotive event starts with two press days - Jan 14 and 15 - followed by an industry preview on Jan 16 ...
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ArticleVolvo tests faster battery charging
Volvo says its new charger provides 80km of EV range after 30 minutes (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is testing a new technology to recharge electric-vehicle batteries in 1.5 hours.The time it takes to recharge a battery and the relatively short driving ranges of today's EVs are two of the biggest ...
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Article12 European carmakers move closer to implementing car-2-car communication
European manufacturers want functioning car connectivity by 2015Twelve carmakers have agreed to step up cooperation to bring car-to-car communication to European roads through the use of a common deployment strategy.The 12 car companies, which cooperate in the Car 2 Car Communication Consortium, said in a press release in October ...
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ArticleTRW's ESC-park brake system to feature on 2014 European models
TRW says its integrated park brake and ESC will save weight and reduce costs (Photo: TRW)TRW's integrated electric park brake and electronic stability control system will launch on European and Asia-Pacific models in 2014.The US-based automotive supplier said the park brake's control functions will  be performed within the ...
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Article2015 still target for eCall in European new cars - Kroes
Kroes says IT solutions for traffic and infrastructure are already available but need to be deployed (Photo: EU)The European Commission still targets 2015 as the date to equip all new cars sold across its 27 member states with the eCall emergency warning system."Our goal is for this life-saving technology ...
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ArticleDelphi acquires UK connection systems maker MVL
MVL makes connectors, including charge plugs for electric vehicles (Photo: FCI)Delphi said it had finalized the purchase of FCI Group's Motorized Vehicles Division (MVL) for 765 million euros.The US automotive supplier said the acquisition will boost its position in a growing automotive market segment."We have strengthened our market leadership ...
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ArticleBroadcom, Hyundai take next step to bring ethernet in car
The OPEN alliance says ethernet is a cost-effective automotive networking technology (Photo: NXP)Broadcom and Hyundai have signed a joint development agreement to use ethernet-based networking for in-car infotainment.The collaboration aims to integrate infotainment, telematics and advanced driver assistance systems into Hyundai vehicles using Broadcom's BroadR-Reach ethernet technology.Last November, carmakers ...
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FeatureNew CIO, in interview, sees importance of IT growing at Audi
Mattias Ulbrich became Audi CEO in February, 2012 (Photo: automotiveIT)Mattias Ulbrich has been CIO at Audi AG in Ingolstadt since February 2012. In an interview with automotiveIT, he talks about his current duties as a process integrator, the new era of collaboration with the company”˜s other divisions, and his ...
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ArticleBattery maker A123 files for bankruptcy; sells assets to JCI
A123 makes lithium-ion batteries for passenger cars as well as other battery storage devices (Photo: A123)A123 Systems said it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will sell most of its operations to automotive supplier Johnson Controls.The US battery systems maker said it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, ...
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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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ArticleCarmakers target 2014-2017 for fuel cell vehicles in Nordic countries
Honda's FCX Clarity fuel-cell vehicle has been road-tested since 2002 (Photo: Honda)Four Asian carmakers plan to start selling fuel-cell electric vehicles in the Nordic countries in the 2014-2017 period.The four - Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Hyundai - signed a memorandum of understanding with several organizations to lay the groundwork ...
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ArticleDeutsche Telekom plans to buy MetroPCS
Deutsche Telekom said it is acquiring MetroPCS, a US telecommunications company, and will combine Metro's activities with those of its US subsidiary, T-Mobile USA.The move comes less than a year after US regulators vetoed a planned 39 billion dlr acquisition of T-Mobile USA by AT&T.Deutsche Telekom, Germany's biggest telecommunications group, ...
