Connected Car – Page 3
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ArticleFinnish software group extends partnership with LG to include in-vehicle entertainment systems
Agile software house Qt announces extension of partnership with LG to include in- vehicle entertainment systems.
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FeatureZF: “We now have the computing power we need to move at speed”
ZF’s group CEO, Wolf-Henning Scheide, discussing why IT and technology will be key the supplier’s success.
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ArticleBMW will bundle Alibaba voice assistant into selected models for China market
BMW is claiming to be the first premium carmaker to add Alibaba’s Tmall Genie voice assistant technology to certain models destined for the Chinese market.
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ArticleAptiv, Affectiva develop software to determine cognitive states of vehicle occupants
Aptiv teamed up with ride-hailing group Lyft at last year’s CES to showcase its autonomous technology (Photo: Aptiv) Aptiv has joined forces with artificial intelligence specialist Affectiva to develop software that can help a car determine the cognitive states of its occupants. The US automotive supplier group said ...
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ArticleOEM and Tier One venture divisions invest in start-ups: BMW for machine intelligence and cybersecurity, Faurecia for cognitive science, Toyota for robotics
BMW i Ventures in Silicon Valley BMW’s i Ventures capital fund, based in Mountain View, California [HQ pictured], is investing in two-year-old machine intelligence company Graphcore, based in Bristol, UK, and with offices in London, Oslo, Palo Alto and Beijing. Graphcore is said to be developing a ...
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ArticleBosch announces autonomous electric shuttle, series of connected services
Image: Bosch Bosch will display a driverless electric shuttle at CES 2019 in Las Vegas next month, to be offered fully-integrated with a full suite of hardware, software and related digital services. The concept shuttle, whose outer shell is constructed of display screens and glass, effectively comes with ...
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ArticleContinental to show Intelligent Intersection and smart city tech at CES
Image: Continental Continental will show a series of future city technologies at the CES, Las Vegas, next month, including a demonstration version of its Intelligent Intersection solution. This integrates DSRC (dedicated short-range communications), data feeds from traffic and sensor fusion algorithms to create a model 3D view of ...
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ArticleSchaeffler connects micro-vehicles into mobility ecosystem with Bio-Hybrid
Image: Schaeffler Bio-Hybrid Bio-Hybrid GmbH, a spin-off from the Schaeffler Group, is launching its urban micro-mobility vehicles at CES, Las Vegas, next month. The electric-assist four-wheeled pedelecs will be offered in cargo and passenger forms – and though Bio-Hybrid suggests that they are for private transportation, they are ...
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ArticleRinspeed microSNAP shows scaled-down modularity, automated body-swaps
Image: Rinspeed Swiss design consultancy Rinspeed will present a scaled-down version of its Snap concept at CES, Las Vegas, in January: microSNAP has been shrunk to “the dimensions of a Renault Twizy”, the company says, to propose a modular micro-mobility solution for last-mile applications. Like the larger Snap, ...
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ArticleTwelve important things we learned from Automobility 2018 in Los Angeles
The top trends to emerge for automotive and mobility technology from a key conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show
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ArticleFord’s big data study identifies potential traffic accident hotspots, gives insights for electromobility and city authorities
Image: Ford Taking part in the research were 160 Ford Transit light commercial vehicles, driven and operated in different sectors and by different businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets, plus a fleet of private Fiesta superminis. Over the course of the year – and over 15,000 days of ...
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ArticleThe connected car revolution could take off when 5G networks are firmly established.
Superfast cellular networks are coming as soon as next year – with big implications for mobility.
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ArticleVolvo Cars and Ericsson sign further five-year deal for Connected Vehicle Cloud
Image: Volvo Cars The Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud (CVC) platform will be provided to Volvo Cars worldwide in a five-year deal which extends the two firms’ existing agreement. This is Ericsson’s largest supply contract for the CVC yet, and will form the basis for Volvo’s provision of in-car ...
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Feature“CIOs are starting to grasp the potential of vehicle data”
Mike Branch, vice president data & analytics at Geotab, talked to automotiveIT International at the company’s recent “Mobility Connect” customer event in Barcelona
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ArticleEV start-up Rivian reveals R1T truck and R1S SUV, connected and with self-driving capabilities; BMW hides its tech in iNEXT
Image: Rivian Californian electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive, founded 2009, has hit the headlines this week with the unveiling of two tough-looking, load-carrying, active-outdoors models: the R1T, a five-seater pick-up truck, and the R1S, a seven-seater SUV [pictured]. These are both to be built in the USA in ...
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ArticlePorsche dials up the digital tech in all-new 911, adds new range of apps and services to what may be last ICE version
The eighth-generation Porsche 911, unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show, is more powerful and performance-oriented than ever – and its onboard technology has also been boosted.
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ArticleVeniam and Denso to collaborate on connected vehicle software
Image: Veniam Veniam, a young provider of networking software for connected vehicles and mobility systems, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s long-established Denso. The planned joint project will explore the integration of Veniam’s intelligent data networking features into Denso’s communication management systems: this will, says Veniam, ...
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ArticleVisteon inaugurates new tech centre in Karlsruhe, Germany; Harman sets up software office in Łódź, Poland
Image: Visteon Visteon Corporation has held an inauguration ceremony for a new 6,500 sq-m facility in Karlsruhe, Germany, its lead technology hub for Europe. This technology centre will host advanced development of vehicle cockpit electronics, and will lead the development of the Visteon DriveCore autonomous driving platform [under ...
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ArticleEuropean Parliament agrees digital radio must be in new cars
In new Audi models, hybrid radio automatically switches between FM, DAB and an online stream, depending on signal strength (Photo: Audi) The European Parliament this week adopted a new communications directive that will require all new cars sold in the European Union to be equipped with digital radio ...
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ArticleTU Wien develops new antenna box for car connectivity
Image: TU Ilmenau Telecommunications researchers at TU Wien (Technical University Vienna) have developed a new antenna concept for cars which could replace the current ‘shark fin’ attachments, now becoming too small. The antenna box, made from carbon fibre-reinforced polymer, can be integrated in a cavity within the front ...
