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ArticleA Mercedes hybrid for the pope - Wirtschaftswoche
In 2008, this popemobile was based on the Mercedes G-Class (Photo: Daimler)Pope Benedict iwill take delivery of a new hybrid Mercedes "popemobile" when he visits Germany in late September, according to a report in Germany's Wirtschaftswoche magazine.The new papal transportation is currently being manufactured at a Daimler plant in Sindelfingen, ...
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ArticleGM invests in Proterra electric bus maker
Proterra’s battery-electric bus can recharge in 10 minutes (Photo: Proterra)General Motors is investing 6 million dlrs in Proterra, a maker of zero-emission commercial transit buses.The investment comes from funds the automaker has earmarked to identify and help develop innovative new transportation technologies.GM said its GM Ventures division is part of ...
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ArticleBrussels endorses Better Place-led transport project
Better Place already operates several battery recharging points in Denmark (Photo: Better Place)The European Commission has endorsed an E-mobility project that aims to establish a Europe-wide infrastructure for electric vehicles.The project, called "Greening European Transportation Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles" is led by EV infrastructure specialist Better Place. A coalition of ...
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ArticleGarmin agrees to buy Navigon
Garmin, which manufactures navigation, communication and information devices and applications, wants to grow its automotive business (Photo: Garmin)Garmin said it aims to expand its automotive business by acquiring navigation specialist Navigon.The Swiss maker of in-vehicle infotainment, navigation and telematics systems, said the two companies' product portfolios complement each other, which ...
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ArticleSemiconductors in cars seen rising 15%
With the growing importance of automotive electronics, semiconductor content in the car is set to rise 15 pc in 2011, according to IC Insights.The Arizona-based research firm predicts that average semiconductor content per car is going up to 350 dlrs this year from 305 dlrs in 2010. By 2014, the ...
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ArticleRenault-Nissan to open Silicon Valley research office
The fully electric Nissan Leaf is the first of many EVs Nissan and its partner Renault plan to market (Photo: Nissan)The Renault-Nissan alliance is opening a research office in Silicon Valley to make sure it is in touch with automotive IT and other mobility-related research carried out there.The two companies, ...
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ArticleVDI/VW electronic safety conference - Berlin
Germany's industry federation, the VDI, and carmaker Volkswagen are jointly organizing a conference to look at the safety of electronic vehicle systems.The "Automotive Security" conference will take place in Berlin Oct 11 and 12.Presenters will not only focus on functional security of electronic systems, but will also look at the ...
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ArticleSwiss company wants Android in the connected car
Myriad Group, a Swiss mobile technology company, says it is in talks with leading automotive companies to extend Google's Android mobile operating system to the connected car.Myriad has developed software called Alien Dalvik that lets the majority of Android appllications run unmodified on a wide range of platforms and devices. ...
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ArticleMicrosoft to help Toyota build global cloud platform by 2015
Microsoft is keen to partner with the world’s biggest automaker (Illustration: Microsoft)Toyota aims to build a "complete global cloud platform by 2015" and it is soliciting Microsoft's help to get there.The Japanese carmaker and the US-based software giant announced Thursday that they plan to jointly build a global platform for ...
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Survey: More Europeans will consider giving up one car
More Europeans will consider giving up at least one of their cars in the next 12 months, according to a survey on mobility trends.Already, 90 percent of all drivers have changed their driving habits for cost reasons, according to the European Transportation & Mobility Observatory, a study conducted by the ...
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Garmin offfers connected, integrated navigation on new N. American Suzuki models
Satellite navigation maker Garmin said Tuesday it wil provide a “connected and integrated navigation package” in North America for the 2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara and SX4 models, including the SX4 Crossover, SX4 Sport and SX4 SportBack.The system will provide wireless online information such as Google local search, traffic, weather, fuel ...
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ArticleInterview: BMW’s Draeger: High hopes for car-to-car communication
Klaus Draeger has been in charge of r&d at BMW since 2006Klaus Draeger began his career as a scientific staff member at the university before earning his PhD. In 1985, he joined BMW as a trainee in the manufacturing area. He passed through various posts at the German premium carmaker, ...
