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WorldDMB Conference - Brussels
WorldDMB will host an automotive conference and exhibition in Brussels, focusing on the prospects for digital radio in today's and tomorrow's car.The event, which has as its theme "Radio - the best connection in the car," will take place May 20 at the Autoworld Museum in Brussels. The conference will ...
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Jaguar Land Rover invests in advanced engineering
Jaguar unveiled its new XF model during a dramatic 'high-wire' water crossing in London (Photo: JLR)Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its advanced engineering and design center in Whitley, England, in a move to speed up the development of technologically sophisticated premium vehicles.The British carmaker, which is owned by India's ...
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automotiveIT Congress: BMW addresses disruptive innovation challenge
CIO Klaus Straub says BMW IT is changing processes to address new digital challenges (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Silicon Valley is the source of various new disruptive technologies and the auto industry should treat these "with respect," BMW CIO Klaus Straub said Thursday.Carmakers are facing "dramatic changes," Straub  ...
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automotiveIT Congress: Mercedes-Benz advances multi-channel strategy
Mercedes CIO Drakopoulos (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER - Internet companies such as Amazon can show automakers the way to a better customer-facing digital sales approach, Mercedes-Benz CIO Nikitas Drakopoulos said Thursday.Automakers have to face the challenges that do not only comprise makeovers of web pages but every single area of ...
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Bosch builds Genivi-based infotainment software for Renault-Nissan
Robert Bosch is developing an infotainment system for Renault and its alliance partner Nissan, using software developed within the Genivi alliance.Genivi, an industry association committed to developing an open-source infotainment standard, said the new automotive software program will supply all Renault and Nissan vehicles.The Renault-Nissan alliance said in a press ...
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Delphi plans 3,500 mile autonomous drive
Delphi's planned autonomous drive is longer than similar journeys undertaken by Audi and Mercedes (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is about to put its driverless technology to the test when it sends a test vehicle across the US on a 3,500 mile trip.The US automotive supplier said its test vehicle, which it ...
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Shanghai auto show
The Shanghai show alternates with Beijing (Photo: Shanghai auto show)The Shanghai auto show takes place this April as car sales in China continue to outpace other major markets. The event, which alternates with the Beijing auto show every other year, opens with two press days April 20 and 21 ...
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Deutsche Telekom, Cisco, Intel to help IoT startups
The internet of things means that, by 2020, 50 billion devices are likely to be connected (Photo: Beecham Research)Deutsche Telekom, Intel and Cisco have launched a joint program to help startup companies develop internet-of-things projects. The three IT groups said, in a joint press release, that they will provide ...
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Report: China's Baidu researching smart car
(Photo: Baidu)Baidu, one of China's largest internet search companies, is looking into the possibility of building an autonomous electric car, according to a Bloomberg report. The news agency cites Baidu Chief Executive Robin Li as saying the company is working with automakers on the project. He declined to name ...
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McKinsey urges preparation for future with autonomous driving
Daimler showed its vision of autonomous driving at the CES in Las Vegas (Photo: Daimler)The arrival of autonomous vehicles will fundamentally change the automotive industry and car drivers, automotive companies and other personal mobility players should start preparing today already, a new report from management consultants McKinsey says."Although it ...
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Reuters: BMW isn't building car with Apple
Apple's CarPlay is only available on a few production vehicles (Photo: Apple)The rumors surrounding Apple's alleged interest in building an electric vehicle took another twist this week, when German magazine auto, motor und sport reported that BMW and the California-based consumer electronics group are negotiating to possibly make BMW's ...
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GM China vehicles to feature 4G telematics this year
Fast 4G communications allow more infotainment options inside the car (Photo: GM)General Motors said a Cadillac brand model it will start selling this year in China will mark the beginning of its rollout of fast 4G telematics systems in the world's biggest car market. The connectivity will be provided ...
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Ghosn says driverless cars at least 10 years away
Ghosn sees regulatory and cyber-security obstacles for driverless driving (Photo: Bloomberg)It will be at least 10 years before fully autonomous cars will be sold on world markets, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday."We'll be going from more simple to more complex forms of autonomous driving," Ghosn told ...
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Daimler still expects to join Google automotive alliance this year
Weber cites "intensive" discussions with Google over data privacy (Photo: Daimler)Daimler expects to join Google's Open Automotive Alliance (OAA) this year, as discussions between the German premium car maker and the internet company over automotive data continue."We will bring Google Auto into the car,  but we are looking ...
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MWC: BMW addresses in-car mobile reception problems
BMW says femtocell technology will reduce electromagnetic radiation in the car (Photo: BMW)BMW is addressing the problem of weak cellular reception in cars and is unveiling a "Vehicular Small Cell" research project at this week's Mobile World Congress.The Munich-based premium car maker said it is working with specialist companies ...
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automotiveIT magazine: Visiting VW's new data lab
Volkswagen recently opened a new data lab in the trendy Schwabing section of Munich.automotiveIT's Hilmar Dunker paid a visit and discovered a research facility with a singular focus on implementing digital innovations across the VW Group."We want to bring  big data and advanced analytics into the company - and ...
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automotiveIT magazine: Audi, BMW, Mercedes embrace digital
New technology is entering car showrooms (Photo: Audi)Germany's three premium brands are using digital technology to post higher sales, despite declining showroom traffic.In interviews with automotiveIT international, the sales and marketing chiefs of Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz explained how their companies are catering to a new generation of car ...
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Report shows connected car data, privacy vulnerabilities
US Senator Markey is critical of connected-car data security and privacy (Picture: Continental)A US report published this week shows how connected cars may be vulnerable to hackers.The paper, based on answers to questions by 16 major car manufacturers, highlights growing concerns that networking cars with the world around them ...
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Gartner laments absence of internet-of-things standards
(Graphic: Robert Bosch)The internet of things will be marked by a notable absence of business or technical models in coming years, according to market researchers Gartner. Through 2018, the company predicts there will be no dominant internet-of-things ecosystem platform. Most IoT projects will continue to contain custom elements and ...
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Bosch CEO: Low fuel prices won't hurt pace of electrification
Denner: "Connected electric cars are better." (Photo: Robert Bosch)Low oil prices won't lead to a slowdown in the pace of automotive electrification, Robert Bosch CEO Volkmar Denner said at a conference. The German supplier is sticking to its forecast that roughly 15 pc of all new cars sold worldwide ...