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ArticlecarIT Congress: VDA chief sees central role for connectivity
FRANKFURT - Germany's chief automotive industry lobbyist said on Wednesday that information technology has become "an essential precondition for a decision to buy" a particular car model.In an address to the Mobility 3.0 conference here, Wissmann, who heads Germany's automobile industry association (VDA), cited two central themes for this year's ...
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ArticleIAA: Daimler CEO not afraid of non-traditional competition
The Mercedes S 500 Intelligent Drive covered more than 100 km autonomously (Photo: DaimlerFRANKFURT ”“ Dieter Zetsche is not afraid of competition from new entrants into the market for personal mobility.The Daimler CEO said he respects initiatives by new automakers and players from other industries to get traction in ...
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ArticlePoint of view: HMI still has way to go
Hilmar Dunker is editor-in-chief of Germany's automotiveIT and carIT magazinescarIT magazine recently commissioned a test to see how the infotainment operating systems of the three German premium car manufacturers stack up.The Doppler Laboratory for Contextual Interfaces at Austria's Salzburg University together with the Auto Club Europe employed 36 specially ...
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ArticleAt IFA show, Mulally promises more high-tech features for Ford
Mulally also unveiled a 2nd generation S-Max concept (Photo: Ford)BERLIN -- Ford will bring more high-tech features to its cars as the US automaker adapts to the changing needs of the car buyer, CEO Alan Mulally said Friday.In a keynote address at the IFA consumer electronics show here, Mulally ...
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ArticleFrost analyst skeptical of Apple's auto iOS
Apple wants to use Siri voice recognition to run in-car infotainment functions (Photo: Apple)Apple's recently announced automotive platform comes too late to make a major impact, a Frost & Sullivan analyst said in a press release. As a result, the software is likely to be used mostly by niche ...
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ArticleIFA - Berlin
The annual IFA consumer electronics show starts in Berlin Sept 4.The show, one of the biggest in the world, is used by many electronics companies to present new products. Its focus is on digital products such as smart TVs, tablet computers, smartphones and networked home appliances.This year, Ford CEO Alan ...
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ArticleNissan sets 2020 as target for range of autonomous vehicles
Nissan has already been testing autonomous vehicles in the US (Photo: Nissan)Nissan said it will have available several "commercially viable" autonomous vehicles by 2020. Prices will be "realistic" and the company's stated goal isto have autonomous vehicles across its model range. It wants to achieve that in the course ...
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ArticleMicrosoft's Ballmer plans to retire as CEO in next 12 months
Ballmer earlier this year announced a major strategic reorientation for Microsoft (Photo: Microsoft)Microsoft said its CEO, Steve Ballmer, plans to retire within 12 months.The US software maker said its board of directors has started the search for a successor. Ballmer will stay on as CEO until that process has ...
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ArticleFord looks into space to find connected car improvements
St. Petersburg Polytechnic Associate Professor Vladimir Mulukha shakes hands with a mobile humanoid used in Ford's space research (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor hopes to learn from space robots how it can further improve car connectivity.The US-based automaker is embarking on a three-year research partnership with Russia's St. Petersburg Polyechnic University ...
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ArticleSirius acquires Agero's connected-car business
Sirius XM has more than 25 million subscribers (Photo: Sirius XM)Sirius XM Radio is buying the connected vehicle services business of Agero as it strives to broaden its footprint beyond its core radio offering. Sirius is paying 530 million dlrs in cash for the Agero operations.The US-based satellite radio ...
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ArticleWith S3 Sportback, Audi claims LTE 1st
LTE gives Audi drivers and passengers more connected options (Photo: Audi)Audi said its new S3 Sportback is the first production car to fully integrate the LTE data standards.The German premium carmaker said LTE or 4G as it is also known is now avaialable in the model and will be ...
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ArticleDelphi to market vehicle-diagnostics module in Europe
Delphi's vehicle diagnostics module plugs into a car's OBD port (Photo: Delphi)WUPPERTAL, Germany --Delphi will introduce in Europe next year a vehicle diagnostics module that allows car owners to remotely monitor several functions of their car.The unit, which was launched in the US with mobile network operator Verizon recently, ...
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ArticlePelata sees need for automotive ethics leaders
Pelata says automakers are just beginning to introduce collaboration tools (Photo: Salesforce)The car industry needs to address the privacy issues that are a necessary byproduct of automotive connectivity. But technology or more regulation won't provide answers to the growing privacy questions, said Patrick Pelata, chief automotive officer of business ...
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ArticleGerman research project promises faster diagnostics
Car repairs could be carried out faster as chips are adapted (Photo: ATU)A German research project holds out a promise of faster diagnostics and shorter auto repair times.The project, which is called Diana, involves semiconductor maker Infineon, automotive supplier Continental and premium car maker Audi along with several German ...
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ArticleBMW shows production version of i3 in Beijing, London, NY
Top BMW executives showed the i3 in Beijing (Photo: BMW)BMW unveiled production versions of its new i3 electric vehicle in Beijing, London and New York Monday, setting the stage for the full market introduction of the car later this year.The Munich-based premium car maker, which hopes the i3 will ...
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ArticleHonda to start trial of micro-sized EV
A drawing of the microcar EV that Honda will start testing (Photo: Honda)Honda will start trials of a new micro-sized electric vehicle this autumn to see what kind of role such a vehicle can play in tomorrow's urban transportation environment.The trials of Honda's "Micro Commuter Prototype Beta" will be ...
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ArticleUS auto club: Hands-free still distracts drivers
Sensors attached to testers' heads measured brain activity in the AAA study (Photo: AAA)New research shows that hands-free technologies do little to keep drivers' attention focused on the act of driving.The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, a non-profit organization, said "dangerous mental distractions" result from drivers' hands-free operation of ...
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ArticleInrix: US traffic congestion up 9.4 pc on year
US traffic congestion varied in line with regional economic developments (Photo: Inrix)US traffic congestion jumped a sharp 9.4 pc in April from a year earlier, but traffic intensity varied widely from one region to the next, according to the Inrix Gridlock Index (IGI).The indicatormeasures congestion on the basis of ...
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ArticleEU Commission moves to adopt eCall emergency system by 2015
Europe moved one step closer Thursday to an automated emergency calling system for all cars with the adoption by the European Commission of two pieces of legislation to turn the plan into reality.The executive body of the 27-nation European Union adopted a regulation outlining the type-approval requirements needed for the ...
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ArticleApple wants iOS in the car
Apple executive Eddy Cue sees high potential for iOS in the car (Photo: Apple)Apple wants to boost its presence in automotive infotainment, pitching its Siri application as the ideal interface to manage several in-car functions.Siri is an Apple app that resides on the computer and software maker's iPhone and ...
