All Daimler articles – Page 7
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ArticleDaimler CEO: Connected cars is the only way to make money
Zetsche introduced the new Mercedes A-Class at the Geneva auto show this month (Photo: Daimler)Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche this week reaffirmed the premium car maker's commitment to new connected-vehicle technology across its product range."Soon you will not be able to make money anymore with cars that don't integrate customers' smartphones," ...
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ArticleMercedes starts eCall rollout June 1
eCall is designed to provide faster and more targeted emergency assistance (Photo: ADAC)Mercedes-Benz will start equipping new models with an eCALL-conform emergency warning system from June 1.The German premium car maker, a member of the Daimler Group, said new Mercedes models such as the new B-Class, C-Class, E-Class and M-Class ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY 2012: IT becoming a competitive differentiator
Local Motors co-founder Rogers explained a new crowd-sourcing based approach to carmaking (Photo: Claus Dick)HANOVER -- One thing was clear at the 2012 automotiveDAY conference: IT is quickly becoming one of the major differentiators in the competition between the world's car brands.Until recently, IT was mostly seen as way to ...
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ArticleautomotiveDAY: Daimler adopts dual end-user device policy
As business and private lives merge for many workers, Daimler needs to allow private enduser devices for business use, CTO Schneider says (Photo: automotiveIT)HANOVER ”“Daimler has decided to adopt a dual approach to mobile end-user devices in recognition of the diversity of its employees.The German premium car group expects that ...
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ArticleT-Systems to provide Daimler with Cloud-based internal communications system
T-Systems will help Daimler employees share data worldwide (Photo: T-Systems)Daimler plans to roll out a suite of collaborative Cloud-based applications to its employees and has assigned the project to T-Systems, insiders say.About 200,000 of the German premium car maker's employees will get online access to applications based on Microsoft Exchange, ...
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ArticleCeBIT: Audi to present connected-car solutions
Audi is planning a sizeable presence at the upcoming CeBIT IT fair, insiders say.The German premium car maker, a member of the Volkswagen Group, will have its own stand at the high-tech trade show, which is held in Hanover March 6-10.Audi will showcase its Audi connect vehicle networking suite of ...
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ArticleMicro-hybrids to grow to 39 million vehicles by 2017 - report
Daimler’s 2012 smart fortwo is avaialable with a micro-hybrid gasoline engine (Photo: Daimler)Micro”hybrids will grow nearly eight”fold to 39 million vehicles by 2017, creating a $6.9 billion market for energy storage devices, according to a report by US-based Lux Research.Lux, a research firm specializing in emerging technologies, also predicted that ...
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ArticleBMW, Daimler, Bosch to build joint data platform for EV charging
A standardized charging-station infrastructure is seen as critical to the growth of electric vehicles (Photo: RWE)Automakers Daimler and BMW are teaming up with key German automotive suppliers and electric utilities to build a common data platform for electric-vehicle charging.The two premium carmakers plan to form a joint venture for this ...
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ArticleDaimler-Google pact set to speed up Mercedes map functionality
Daimler’s COMAND Online already offers various Google services to Mercedes drivers (Photo: Daimler)Daimler said it has signed an agreement with Google to get quicker access to new map technologies developed by the online information and search group.Under the terms the agreement, which was signed at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) ...
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ArticleDaimler's r&d chief: Autonomous driving possible soon
Daimler’s safety technology could enable autonomous driving if the law allows it (Photo: Daimler)DETROIT -- Daimler’s r&d chief, Thomas Weber, expects autonomous driving to be available in cars in the not too distant future.“By 2015 the preconditions for autonomous driving will be in place,” said Thomas Weber in an interview ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz consolidates logistics, production systems
Daimler’s production and logistics consolidation started at its Rastatt plant. The whole project will be concluded globally in 2020 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz is moving ahead systematically with the modernization of its factories and that involves a consolidation of production and logistics systems.Those systems are the key to maintaining the flexibility today's ...
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ArticleDaimler tests inductive EV charging
From March 2012, a Mercedes-Benz A-Class E-CELL, a 2nd generation smart fortwo electric drive and a smart ebike are available for the inhabitants of the efficient house (Photo: Daimler).Daimler will start testing inductive charging on a real car in an effort to make the refueling of electric vehicles easier.The carmaker ...
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ArticleDaimler, BYD to show concept EV at 2012 Beijing auto show
In March, 2010, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche (left) and BYD Chairman Wang Chuan-fu signed their partnership for electric vehicles in China (Photo: Daimler)Daimler and Chinese car and battery maker BYD said they plan to show a concept version of their planned electric vehicle at next year's Beijing auto show.The German ...
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ArticleDaimler's car2go reaches 1 million rentals
Hamburg was one of the first car2go cities (Photo: Daimler)Daimler said its car2go car-sharing scheme has achieved a first milestone: 1 million car rentals.The program has been running for two-and-a-half years, gradually expanding globally from its first location in Ulm.In that southern Germany city car2go now has 21,000 registered users ...
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FeatureLicensing hell: Companies struggle to take control
When it comes to software licensing, companies are struggling to come to grips with what are often high and unnecessary expenses.Experts say it’s actually possible for an IT department to get licensing costs under control. But the issue has to be tackled decisively and courageously.Daimler is one of the companies ...
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ArticlecarIT Congress: The search for a connected business model
Willi Diez: Urban driving is not that much fun.FRANKFURT ”“ One thing was clear at last week’s first carIT Congress: Despite an abundance of new technologies coming to market, the auto industry is still hard at work to define business models for electric vehicles and the connected car.Speakers at the ...
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ArticleDaimler's Zetsche to give keynote speech at CES in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas, Daimler CEO Zetsche will talk about automotive innovation and the digital realm (Photo: Daimler)Dieter Zetsche will be a keynote speaker at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.The Daimler and Mercedes-Benz CEO will follow in the footsteps of Audi CEO Rupert Stadler and Ford Chief ...
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ArticleIAA 2011: smart forvision has plastic wheels
Innovative seats help improve temperature management (Photo: smart)smart will unveil a "forvision" electric version of the small car at the upcoming Frankfurt auto show.The forvision, which was developed with chemicals maker BASF, uses completely new concepts and materialis in areas such as insulation, reflection, lightweight design and energy management.""With the ...
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Bosch, Daimler agree electric-motor JV
Bosch already builds electric motors at its plant in Hildesheim, GermanyPremium car maker Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch have agreed to establish a joint venture to develop and produce electric motors for electric vehicles.The two companies said in a press release that the cooperation, which is subject to regulatory ...
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ArticleAt Mercedes, windtunnels offer weather at the touch of a button
Two new Mercedes windtunnels allow earlier testing of prototypes in extreme climatic conditions (Photo: Mercedes)Mercedes-Benz has inaugurated two new climatic wind tunnels that will enable the German premium carmaker to test new vehicles' performance in extreme weather conditions early in the development process.The wind tunnels, located at Mercedes' Sindelfingen, Germany, ...
