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ArticleMercedes aims for young buyers with new online retail outlet
Mercedes wants to capture new, younger customers with its online store (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz, in a bid to sell more cars to younger customers, 0n Tuesday opened its first online store, saying internet sales are an integral part of its sales and marketing strategy.The German premium brand said the store, ...
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ArticleBMW i3 gets 4 out of 5 points in Euro NCAP test
The i3 scored weak results in Euro NCAP's test for pedestrian protection (Photo: Euro NCAP)BMW's i3 received four out of five possible points in the standard European safety test conducted by the testing agency, Euro NCAP.The new electric city vehicle, which recently went on sale in Europe and has ...
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Article9 automakers set to exhibit at Las Vegas International CES
Automotive floor space is set to rise to 140,000 square feet at the 2014 CES (Photo: CES)Nine global carmakers will have displays at the International CES in Las Vegas, continuing a trend of more automotive presence at major consumer electronics events.Audi, BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Kia, Mazda, Mercedes ...
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ArticleBMW delivers first i3 models to customers
BMW executives hand over the first i3 city cars to their buyers (Photo: BMW)BMW delivered the first i3 models to customers, hoping the electric vehicles will help change the slow sales trend for electric vehicles so far.The German premium car maker has invested heavily in its new electric i ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars: A promising future for cordless EV charging
Volvo says its C30 Electric could be cordlessly recharged in 2.5 hours (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is confident that cordless electric-vehicle charging has a "promising" future. The Sweden-based premium car group said results from a research project in which it participated showed that the technology can help make EV charging ...
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ArticleDaimler looking for new battery partner
The Mercedes B-Class Electric Drive uses a Tesla battery pack (Photo: Daimler)A new battery partner for Daimler may come from Asia, following the likely dissolution of the premium car maker's joint venture with Evonik, industry insiders say.Daimler and Evonik founded their Li-Tec battery joint venture in 2008, but the ...
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ArticleBMW 535i: Driving our HMI test winner
BMW did best in our premium-segment HMI test, so I was keen to try out a BMW 535i on a recent 1,800km roundtrip between Munich and Amsterdam. I set out to get a subjective impression of the ease of use of BMW's connected infotainment and driver assistance systems. No attempt ...
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ArticleLexus introduces in-car hotspot
Lexus is rolling out its hotspot across its product range (Photo: Lexus)Lexus is offering high-speed wifi connectivity inside its new IS sedan in a sign that all premium car makers want to be competitive in the connectivity arena.The luxury brand, which is part of the Toyota Group, said its ...
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ArticleFord, University of Michigan open battery lab
The University of Michigan, working closely with Ford Motor, has opened a new 8 million dlr battery lab designed to help the US carmaker develop batteries that are smaller, lighter and less expensive. The cooperation is especially aimed at speeding up the development of electric vehicles.Ford said in a press ...
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ArticleToyota targets "mid-2010s" for automated driving technologies
Toyota says its new ACC is better at keeping distance (Photo: Toyota)Toyota plans to launch a series of new automated driving technologies by the middle of the decade, as more automakers intensify efforts to lighten drivers' loads.The Japanese carmaker said it has developed a next-generation advanced driving support system ...
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ArticleAudi's Stadler to speak at Las Vegas CES
Stadler unveiled the Audi nanuk quattro concept at the Frankfurt auto show in September (Photo: Audi)Audi CEO Rupert Stadler will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 International CES in Las Vegas, providing further evidence of the auto industry's commitment to integrating consumer electronics in the car.The CES is ...
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ArticleCES - Las Vegas
Lexus showed a connected research vehicle at the 2013 CES (Photo: Arjen Bongard)The 2014 Las Vegas CES will, as usual, be the first major consumer electronics event of the new year, starting with a press day January 6 and running through January 10, 2014.The annual gathering, the largest of ...
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ArticleLA Auto Show with Connected Car Expo - Los Angeles
The LA Auto Show covers 760,000 square feet (Photo: LA Auto Show)The Los Angeles auto show, which will start Nov. 20 with two press days, will feature a connected car exhibition and conference. The annual show is open for regular visitors Nov. 22 through December 1.The Connected Car Expo, ...
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ArticleWith new graphics processors, Toshiba targets automotive growth market
Toshiba's says its new Capricorn image processors help provide high-quality displays in mainstream car segments (Photo: Toshiba)MUNICH - With the launch of three new graphics processors, Toshiba hopes to increase its share of the growing market for high-quality automotive instrument clusters.The Japan-based electronics group said the three processors, which ...
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ArticlePoll: Interest in Google Glass in the car
Google's wearable computer can be operated through voice commands (Photo: Google)Car drivers would be interested in using Google's wearable computer - Google Glass - to help control functions in a car, according to a new poll of 1,011 German car buyers.The survey, conducted by the puls market research agency, ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Volvo's next XC90 likely to have oversized display
Volvo showed a concept with a big monitor at the IAA (Photo: Volvo)FRANKFURT - A senior Volvo executive said the next version of the XC90, which will be launched in 2014, will likely have a big portrait-layout monitor not unlike the display in Tesla's new Model S.Volvo unveiled a ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Ford developer sees opportunities in smartphones
Ford's Hohage says Ford's HMI focuses on affordability (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Smartphones provide a "window of opportunity" to upgrade and personalize in-car infotainment beyond the possibilities of embedded technologies, a senior Ford development executive said Tuesday.Speaking to the 400 participants at the Mobility 3.0 Congress here, Caspar Dirk ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Daimler exec sees gradual convergence of connectivity systems
Haeussermann says focus is on digital natives as auto industry changes (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - Different methods for integrating smartphones in the car will continue for years before an eventual standardization takes place, a senior Daimler executive said Wednesday."Unfortunately, we'll have to suffer many systems until one standard wins ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: BMW exec sees "iconic change" for car industry
BMW's Blaettel says lots of questions remain about new mobility  (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT - The auto industry is undergoing an "iconic change" as it moves into a new-mobility era, a senior BMW executive said Wednesday.Bernhard Blaettel, director mobility services at the German premium car maker, told the Mobility ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: Bosch executive says autonomous driving will be a while
Bosch's Hoheisel sees progress on connectivity (Photo: Claus Dick)FRANKFURT ”“ Advanced driving assistance functions are getting a big boost from improved connectivity, a senior Robert Bosch executive said Wednesday, but full autonomous driving will take a while to become a reality."Amid all the euphoria about autonomous driving, we believe ...
