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ArticleTomTom cites big fuel-efficiency improvement at Toshiba fleet
TomTom's Webfleet dashboard lets fleet managers monitor a wide range of data (Photo: TomTom)A UK-based Toshiba division has improved its fleet fuel efficiency by 27 percent using a TomTom telematics solution, the Amsterdam-based navigation specialist said in a press release.TomTom said Toshiba’s TEC European retail and sales and service ...
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ArticleDaimler's Zetsche to keynote CES 2015
Zetsche is pushing autonomous-driving technologies at Daimler. He also spoke at the CES in 2012 (Photo: Daimler)Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche, keen to affirm the his car company's connectivity credentials, will deliver a keynote address at the 2015 International CES consumer electronics fair in Las Vegas in early January.Zetsche will ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: HP executive warns for energy crunch
HP's Bahnssays future local storage options will help provide more data security (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- A senior HP executive warned Tuesday that the internet of things, which includes cars as participating devices, may consume more energy than the world can muster."In five years, there will be 30 billion ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: BMW executive sees electric future
BMW's Frickenstein cited the ability to update in-car systems as a major benefit of connectivity (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- BMW, which has a fleet of 2.5 million connected cars on the world's roads, expects an automotive future with highly automated vehicles that are propelled by electric motors, Elmar Frickenstein, ...
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ArticleStudy finds national differences in HMI experience
Operating navigation systems continues to be a challenge for many drivers (Photo: BMW)Drivers appreciate different functions in their in-car infotainment systems, depending on where they live, according to a new study. GfK, a German market researcher, found that drivers in Germany, Italy, Japan and the US consider entering a ...
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ArticleWSJ: Tesla CEO predicts autonomous driving in next decade
Musk is disappointed with industry-wide EV growth (Photo: Tesla)Tesla CEO Elon Musk predicts the technology for fully autonomous driving will be ready in five or six years, but it will then several more years to address regulatory restrictions.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Musk said the electric ...
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ArticleUber gets green light to continue in Germany - for now
Uber uses private chauffeurs for its ride-sharing operations (Photo: Uber)A Frankfurt court has overturned an earlier verdict banning Uber from conducting business in Germany. The California-based ride-sharing services is free to continue operations in Germany for the time being.The verdict was largely based on a procedural flaw. Originally, a ...
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ArticleStudy: Consumers warm to usage-based insurance
73 percent of fleet managers are very keen to save money on commercial auto insurance (Source: LexisNexis)Consumers in the US are growing more comfortable with usage-based insurance policies, according to a new study. According to the 2014  LexisNexis Insurance Telematics Study, insurance rate discounts are still the main ...
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ArticleConnectivity market set to soar, but data security is big worry
Daimler is one carmaker that uses advanced connectivity functions to test autonomous driving (Photo: Daimler)The market for networked mobility products and services is set to almost quadruple between 2015 and 2020, but data security issues will become a big problem once more cars are connected, according to a new ...
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ArticleContinental hires Google exec for new Silicon Valley unit
Former Google executive Seval Oz will head Continental's new Silicon Valley unit (Photo: ContinentalContinental is setting up a beachhead in Silicon Valley, in a move to make sure it is part of a growing automotive and IT community in California mapping out the future of personal transportation.The Hanover-based automotive ...
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ArticleStrong growth seen for user-based insurance
UK automobile club AA offers UBI with the help of a so-called Drivesafe box in the car (Photo: AA)User-based insurance (UBI)Â is set to continue its strong growth and is on its way to become an essential part of the insurance industry's offerings, according to a new report published ...
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ArticleIAA Commercial Vehicles - Hanover
The IAA features demonstrations of the latest trucking technologies (Photo: IAA)The Hanover commercial vehicles fair (IAA) will take place September 23 through October 2. The show, which is held every other year, kicks off with two press days, Sept 23 and 24, before opening to the public Sept. 25.The ...
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ArticleHandelsblatt Automotive Summit - Munich
The Handelsblatt Automotive Summit, which features presentations by several German automaker CEOs, will be held in Munich October 30 and 31.Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche will be among the speakers, as will Opel CEO Thomas Neumann, Volvo Cars chief Hakan Samuelsson and Continental boss Elmar ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress - Hanover
The annual carIT Congress, organized by the automotiveIT Group, will take place September 30 at the Hanover fairgrounds during the IAA truck fair.The event, which has as its theme "Connected Car; the Future of Mobility," will bring together around 500 decision makers from the automotive and IT industries.Speakers include Audi ...
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ArticleDreamforce - San Francisco
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hosts the annual Dreamforce convention (Photo: Salesforce)Salesforce.com will host its Dreamforce convention in San Francisco October 13 through 16.The annual gathering, which brings together more than 100,000 IT professionals and users of Salesforce software, is a forum for discussions about the latest IT trends, the ...
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ArticleSiemens receives green light for California e-highway test
Siemens e-highway concept uses overhead cables to power trucks (Photo: Siemens)Siemens has received the green light from California authorities to test a so-called e-highway concept near the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.The German electrical and electronics conglomerate said it will fit a section of highway with overhead ...
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ArticlePelata to carmakers: Watch out for Google
Pelata addresses IT executives during a Salesforce convention in Paris June 26 (Photo: Salesforce)MUNICH ”“ Google may not be a direct competitor to established automakers yet, but the internet company's drive to capture customer information is a threat to car brands. That's the message Patrick Pelata, head of Salesforce.com's ...
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ArticleABI Research: 24 million cars with Apple CarPlay in 2019
Many car brands already offer CarPlay (Photo: Apple)Apple and Google are set to become bigger players in the car, but the auto industry will also adopt open-source systems from other organizations, according to a report by market analysts ABI Research.ABI predicts that by 2019 there will be 24 million ...
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ArticleGoogle on top in autonomous-driving debate
Google's autonomous prototype has been one of the most talked-about car concepts (Photo: Google)Google is the most influential player in the public discussion about autonomous driving, according to a recent market survey.The survey, which was conducted by US market researchers Appinions, ranked Google number one, followed by chipmaker Intel, ...
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ArticleToyota's fuel-cell car to cost around 7 million yen
The Toyota FCV will go on sale in early 2015 (Photo: Toyota)Toyota unveiled the exterior design of its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle and said the car will cost 7 million yen or roughly 50,000 euros when it goes on sale in Japan later this year.The sales price, which ...
