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ArticleInrix acquires OpenCar
OpenCar lets Inrix offer a user interface that can be customized by carmakers (Photo: OpenCar)Inrix has acquired US automotive software maker OpenCar in a move to get a bigger share of the dashboard in future connected cars.The traffic data specialist said the acquisition would allow it to offer more ...
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ArticleIZB - Wolfsburg
(Photo: IZB)The IZB supplier fair, held every other year in Wolfsburg, Germany, will this year focus on the digital trends that are key to the transformation of the auto industry.The theme of the 2016 exhibition is: "Mobility goes digital."The event, which takes place in the northern German city where ...
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ArticleParis Auto Show
The 2016 Paris Auto Show, which alternates with the Frankfurt exhibition every other year, is scheduled to open September 29 with two press days.In 2014, the Paris show, which attracted 1,253,513 visitors, featured more than 100 global premieres.The show also organized test drives of electric vehicles and more than 10,000 ...
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ArticleLos Angeles - Connected Car Expo
(Photo: LA Auto Show)The Los Angeles Auto Show will host the Connected Car Expo (CCE) on November 15 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, where the event takes place each year.CCE brings together automotive and technology executives in an exhibition and conference program focused on the connected-car industry.The conference ...
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ArticleBeijing Auto Show
The Beijing Auto Show will take place April 25 through May 4 against a The Beijing Auto Show takes place amid continuing strong car sales growth in Chinabackdrop of continued strong sales growth in the Chinese car market.The exhibition, which alternates each year between Shanghai and Beijing, will be staged ...
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ArticleBMW appoints former Google manager to digitalization post
Jens Monsees is BMW's new head of digitalizationBMW has appointed Jens Monsees to the position of vice-president digital strategy, according to the former Google manager's LinkedIn profile. The website shows that Monsees, 45, took up his new role last month.Monsees previously served as Google's industry leader automotive and, in ...
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ArticleSandy Lobenstein, Toyota USA VP connected vehicle technology and product planning
Lobenstein: Connectivity can one day lead to zero car accidents (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS ”“ Toyota believes connected cars will eventually lead to a sharp reduction in accidents, but before autonomous and fully connectedvehicles make this vision a reality, a lot of investment will still be needed. The Japanese ...
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ArticleAuto industry addresses legacy software
More processors mean more complexity (Photo: Daimler, Illustration: Sabina Vogel)Today”˜s driver assistance provides a whole new challenge to developers. Highly integrated processor chips are at the center of the newest technologies. But these often are incompatible with the large array of legacy software in the car.First, a look at ...
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ArticleKaellenius to succeed Weber as head of Daimler R&D
Kaellenius will take over as head of Daimler R&D at year-end 2016 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz sales boss Ola Kaellenius will succeed Thomas Weber as head of R&D at the Daimler Group, the German premium car company said Tuesday. Weber, 61, will leave Daimler when his contract expires December 31.Weber has ...
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ArticleStudy: Automakers struggle with digitalization
The study found that automakers don't yet sufficiently address customers' digital requirements (Photo: Arjen Bongard)Despite greater focus on digital technologies throughout the auto industry, carmakers are  still struggling with digitalization, according to a new study.The study, conducted by management consultants Batten & Company, found that the auto industry ...
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ArticleVolkswagen CEO: Europe should lead in new mobility
VW's Mueller talks to reporters at the Detroit auto show (Photo: VW)Europe should take the lead in developing new mobility and "not leave the playing field to Silicon Valley," Volkswagen Group CEO Matthias Mueller said.In a speech at the New Year's reception of the European auto industry association - ...
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ArticleHow feasible is the timetable for connected driving?
At CES, Toyota showed how cars could learn to handle traffic situations (Photo: Arjen Bongard)There is little doubt that, from a technical point of view, it's no longer an illusion that cars can get around without a driver at the wheel. But technology is not the only factor that ...
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ArticleHP's Bahns moves to T-Systems as head of connected-car biz
Oliver Bahns (Photo: T-Systems)Oliver Bahns has moved from HP to T-Systems to take charge of the German telecommunications consultants' global automotive connectivity business.Bahns, who has been global director automotive & aerospace at HP since 2008, is taking over as T-Systems senior vice president from Heinz Egeler, who for the ...
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ArticleDetroit: Mercedes says E-Class is first car with car-to-x communication
The new E-Class is inspected on the eve of the Detroit auto show (Photo: Arjen Bongard)DETROIT -- Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche showed the new Mercedes E-Class here on the eve of the Detroit auto show, saying the core model is "the very first series-built car that is equipped with ...
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ArticleAt CES, GM CEO Mary Barra shows Chevrolet Bolt EV
Barra says the Bolt will go into production in late 2016 (Photo: GM)LAS VEGAS -- General Motors CEO Mary Barra unveiled the Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle here, touting the car as the perfect combination of connectivity and electrification.In a keynote address at the CES consumer electronics show Wednesday, Barra ...
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ArticleCES: Audi focuses on car interiors
Audi's virtual cockpit becomes a virtual dashboard (Photo: Audi)LAS VEGAS -- Audi is focusing its attention on the interior of its cars and will develop its virtual cockpit into a virtual dashboard with a broader array of available options for drivers and passengers."The interior of the future will radically ...
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ArticleCES: VW shows e-microbus, gesture control
VW hopes to bring its iconic microbus into the 21st century (Photo: VW)LAS VEGAS -- Volkswagen unveiled an electric van concept, the Budd-e, at the CES consumer electronics show and announced that a new e-Golf Touch will feature gesture control and other novel display and control functions."The Budd-e is ...
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ArticleCES: Toyota research boss sees lots of hard work on autonomous cars
Gill Pratt says he will address the difficult aspects of autonomous driving  (Photo: Toyota)LAS VEGAS - The new CEO of the Toyota Research Institute (TRI) said there is a lot of hard work to be done before driverless cars can be commercialized."Although the industry has made great strides ...
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ArticleCES: Kia ready for partially automated driving
The autonomous Kia Soul can be controlled with a smartwatch (Photo: Kia)LAS VEGAS -- Kia said it is ready to start introducing partially automated vehicles, but fully autonomous cars will have to wait until 2030.The Korean carmaker also said at the CES consumer electronics show that it will bundle ...
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ArticleCES: Valeo shows connected innovations
Valeo's glasses reduce glare from oncoming headlights (Photo: Valeo)LAS VEGAS -- Valeo, which is using this year's CES to boost its credentials as an automotive technology innovator, announced four new driver-assistance systems at the world's biggest consumer electronics show.The French automotive supplier presented a pair of smart anti-glare glasses ...
