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ArticleGM China shows V2X technology
GM will work with other organizations to speed up V2X implementation (Photo: GM)General Motors China is moving closer to bringing its latest connected-vehicle (V2X) technology to the world's biggest car market.The US carmaker said it had for the first time demonstrated V2X technologies such as intersection collision alert and ...
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ArticleMercedes E-Class to feature Inrix parking information
Inrix specializes in connected-car services such as parking information (Photo: Inrix)Inrix said its off-street parking information will be available on the new Mercedes-Benz E-Class.The US-based company, which provides traffic data and other relevant information for car drivers, said its "Off-Street Parking" services offers routes to the  closest garage ...
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ArticlePoint of view: Germany's futile attempt to get EV sales going
Hilmar Dunker (Photo: Claus Dick)The German government is sticking to its goal to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2020. But a study by Brunswick University in northern Germany finds that a recently announced 5,000 euro subsidy for private car buyers won't do enough to bring ...
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ArticleStudy: Strong growth for German IT consultants
Photo: AccentureGerman IT service providers, which posted strong growth in 2015, expect to see the upward trend in business continue in 2016 and beyond.An annual study on the state of the German market for IT consultancy and services found that the 95 biggest IT service providers in the country ...
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ArticleAt Porsche, a move into digital mobility
Porsche will develop products that go beyond the making of sports cars (Photo: Porsche)Porsche is broadening its business goals from merely building premium sports cars to becoming a "leading provider of digital mobility solutions in the premium automotive segment."The company said its supervisory board has approved the foundation of ...
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ArticleFiat Chrysler, Google cooperate on self-driving cars
The new Chrysler Pacifica minivan will joint Google's test program (Photo: FCA)Fiat Chrysler (FCA) and Google will jointly test self-driving vehicles, allowing the US-Italian carmaker to catch up in an area where it has been seen to be lagging competitors.FCA said Google's self-driving test program will later  this ...
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ArticleBosch starts incubator in Sweden
In Lund, Bosch has opened its first engineering center in Scandinavia (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has opened a Swedish engineering center that focuses on connected mobility and other new technologies.The German automotive supplier said the new unit, which is located near the southern Swedish city of Lund, is developing software ...
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ArticleTuev Sued appoints Schlesinger chief digital officer
Dirk Schlesinger (Photo: obs/TÜV SÜD AG/VIRGIL VIDAL)Tuev Sued has appointed former Cisco executive Dirk Schlesinger chief digital officer, as the German testing and certification company responds to the growing importance of digital technologies in the manufacturing industry.Schlesinger will be in charge of a new digital services division that will ...
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ArticleVW opens up for partners, intensifies focus on EVs
VW CEO Mueller's will provide more details on group strategy by mid-year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group will seek partnerships, while focusing on electric vehicles and other new business areas."The era in which our secrtor kept itself apart from everything is now over, once and for all," VW Group CEO Matthias ...
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ArticleHyundai chooses Cisco for connected-car technology
Hyudai will work with Cisco to speed up data moving into and out of its vehicles (Graphic: Hyundai)Hyundai Motor said it is teaming up with Cisco to develop new connected-vehicle technologies.The Korean car company said it will work with Cisco, a US-based IT and networking group, on building the ...
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ArticleEurope's carmakers welcome EU data protection rules
The European carmakers association, ACEA, welcomed a European Parliament vote on new EU-wide data protection rules, saying the regulation will help clarify the privacy issues surrounding connected cars."Data protection is an issue automakers take very seriously, as we are committed to providing our customers with a high level of protection ...
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ArticlePorsche hires Gartner's Koslowski for digital role
Koslowski is a veteran technology analyst who comes to Porsche from Silicon Valley (Photo: Porsche)Continuing an auto industry trend to bring in Silicon Valley experts to oversee digitalization efforts, Porsche has hired Thilo Koslowski. The renowned Gartner analyst will assume "a key role in the area of digital mobility," ...
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ArticleReuters: Bosch also interested in maps group Here
Robert Bosch is also interested in acquiring a stake in Here, according to the Reuters news agency. The German supplier joins a list of possible future co-owners that includes Microsoft, Ford Motor, Renault and Continental.Here was bought last year by Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz for 2.5 billion euros. The German ...
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ArticleJLR launches new-technology startup
A long version of the Jaguar XF (pictured) will be built in China (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has launched a separate company tasked with quickly developing apps and on-demand services.The move is part of a trend among automakers to take direct charge of technologies that will redefine the ...
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ArticleToyota forms data science company
North America CEO Zack Hicks will head Toyota Connected (Photo: Toyota)Toyota has established a separate US-based company to handle global data management and data services development. The new unit, called Toyota Connected, will be the central data science resource for a wide range of new-mobility initiatives.Toyota Connected’s primary mission ...
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ArticleTesla books 10 billion dlrs in orders for Model 3
The Model 3 will be Tesla's first volume model (Photo: Tesla)Tesla has already booked 10 billion dlrs in orders for its Model 3 electric SUV, the company's founder and CEO, Elon Musk, said in a Twitter posting. The total is made up of 276,000 individual order bookings for the ...
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ArticleReuters: Amazon, Microsoft may acquire stake in Here mapping company
Digital maps capture billions of 3D points to model road surfaces (Photo: Here)Months after Audi, BMW and Daimler acquired Here from Nokia for 2.5 billion euros, the three carmakers are in talks with Amazon and other companies about a broader ownership structure for the digital mapping company, according to ...
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ArticleBMW unveils 1st version of Microsoft-based connectivity platform
BMW's new connectivity will initially focus on journey planning (Photo: BMW)BMW used Microsoft’s Build 2016 developer conference to unveil the first version of its BMW Connected mobility platform.The new BMW “Open Mobility Cloud,” which runs on the Microsoft Azure infrastructure and will be available for Apple's iOS mobile operating ...
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ArticleDaimler's Stark predicts full digital automotive ecosystem
Wilko Andreas Stark (Photo: Claus Dick)HANNOVER - Tomorrow's cars will be part of a digital ecosystem that relies on full connectivity, Daimler's top strategist, Wilko Andreas Stark, said Thursday."Personal mobility will change forever as a result of digitalization," Stark told the automotiveIT Congress here.The Daimler executive said tomorrow's mobility ...
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ArticleFord, GM invest in new mobility
Many of Ford's Smart Mobility projects involve smartphone connectivity (Photo: Ford)General Motors is investing in an autonomous-driving specialist, while Ford Motor announced it has established a subsdiary to “build, grow and invest in new mobility services.”The moves show that North America’s two biggest automakers are accelerating their push into ...
