All Digital enterprise articles – Page 16

  • NVIDIA.automotiveIT
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    Bitkom: Cognitive computing market set to double in 2017

    2017-02-08T11:18:38Z

    At CES, chipmaker Nvidia announced it will equip Mercedes with AI technology (Photo: Nvidia)The global market for so-called "cognitive computing" application is set to almost double in 2017, according to Germany's high-tech association, Bitkom.The projection reflects the focus that many companies, including automakers, are putting on hardware and software ...

  • honda.automotiveIT
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    Honda, Hitachi to jointly develop electric motors

    2017-02-07T16:04:26Z

    At this year's CES, Honda unveiled a small electric mini vehicle concept (Photo: Honda)Honda Motor and Hitachi Automotive Systems plan to jointly develop electric motors in a joint venture they plan to establish by July of this year.AÂ name for the venture hasn't yet been decided. Hitachi will be ...

  • tata.automotiveIT
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    Tata Motors joins new-mobility trend

    2017-02-06T11:25:54Z

    Tata Motors expects its new modular platforms to make it easier to introduce new technologies (Photo: Tata Motors)Tata Motors has formed a new unit that will help the Indian automotive group develop new business areas.The division, which is called Tamo, will unveil its first product at the Geneva auto ...

  • GM.automotiveIT
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    "My role is to protect the vehicle ecosystem"

    2017-02-02T18:43:00Z

    Jeff Massimilla was named chief product cybersecurity officer of General Motors (GM) in 2014. His appointment, one of the first of its kind in the global auto industry, underscored the crucial importance of cyber safety for the coming generations of fully connected cars. Massimilla spoke to automotiveIT at the Detroit ...

  • tesla.automotiveIT
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    Study: Global EV sales set for massive jump in 2020s

    2017-01-24T15:15:14Z

    Tesla is the biggest foreign seller of EVs in China (Photo: Tesla)Global sales of electric vehicles are set to start growing rapidly in the next decade, according to a new study.The report by Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM) said that, so far, car buyers are still showing little ...

  • nextlap.automotiveIT
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    "IoT is coming to car manufacturing with big steps"

    2017-01-21T13:37:52Z

    Andre Ziemke: "The potential of digitization in manufacturing is gigantic" (Photo: Claus Dick)Andre Ziemke is one of the co-founders of nextLAP, which has built a software platform designed to boost efficiency in car manufacturing. Ziemke spoke by phone recently to automotiveIT.Why did you start nextLAP?nextLAP co-founder Thomas (Stoeckel) and ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    Production logistics next in line for digital overhaul

    2017-01-19T13:47:11Z

    An autonomous tugger train supplies assembly logistics at a BMW plant in Dingolfing, Germany (photo: BMW)Manufacturing automation has in recent years reached a high degree of maturity, but production logistics has not kept pace. As a result, improvements in manufacturing efficiency haven’t been as high as they could be. ...

  • hyundai.automotiveIT
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    Hydrogen council members to step up investments

    2017-01-18T16:11:04Z

    The Hyundai Tucson is available as a fuel-cell SUV in N. America (Photo: Hyundai)Members of a newly formed "Hydrogen Council" committed to increased investment in the development and commercialization of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies.The global initiative, aimed at helping ambitious worldwide plans to limit global warming, was unveiled during ...

  • tomtom.automotiveIT
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    TomTom acquires Berlin autonomous-driving specialist

    2017-01-18T14:31:53Z

    TomTom wants to broaden its product offering to include autonomous-driving related systems (Photo: TomTom)TomTom has acquired a Berlin-based autonomous-driving startup in a bid to strengthen its business in one of the fastest-growing areas of automotive technology.Four-year-old Autonomos provides R&D services for automated vehicle assistance systems. It has built a ...

  • automotiveit
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    automotiveIT Congress - Hanover

    2017-01-18T11:52:04Z

    More than 500 people attended the 2016 automotiveIT Congress in Hanover (Photo: Claus Dick)This year's automotiveIT Congress, which will take place March 23 in Hanover, will focus on one of the biggest challenges facing the global car industry: How to move to a more agile IT approach.The annual event, ...

  • mwc.automotiveIT
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    Mobile World Congress - Barcelona

    2017-01-18T11:20:57Z

    More than 2,200 companies exhibited at the 2016 Mobile World Congress (Photo: MWC)The annual Mobile World Congress (MWC), which brings together stakeholders in the global connectivity revolution, will take place in Barcelona Feb. 27 through March 2.The annual gathering, the world's largest meeting place for the mobile industry, features ...

  • shanghai.automotiveIT
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    Shanghai Auto Show

    2017-01-18T09:56:45Z

    The 2015 Shanghai show attracted 928,000 visitors (photo: Shanghai Auto Show)The Shanghai Auto Show, which will start with two press days April 19 and 20, takes place as car sales in China look set to continue to grow at a solid, double-digit pace in 2017.The show, which will run ...

  • nvidia.automotiveIT
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    Nvidia GPU Technology Conference - San Jose

    2017-01-17T19:00:04Z

    At the Amsterdam GTC, Nvidia CEO Huang unveiled new AI technology (Photo: Nvidia)Nvidia hosts its annual GTC Technology Conference, a forum for the global GPU development community, in San Jose, California, May 8 through 11.The chipmaker, which plays a growing role as a provider of high-powered systems and computing ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
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    Bosch Connected World - Berlin

    2017-01-17T16:19:00Z

    More than 1,000 people attended last year's ConnectedWorld event (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch will hold its annual internet-of-things conference in Berlin March 15 and 16.The German automotive supplier, which has in recent years focused heavily on IoT technologies, is hosting an event that features senior industry executives speaking about the ...

  • continental.automotiveIT
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    "We will need more IT professionals in the future"

    2017-01-16T17:09:47Z

    Continental's Eigler: "Our expertise is in demand." (Photo: Claus Dick)Christian Eigler is a realist. In his view, it won't be trendy roadmaps that lay the basis for successful digitization, but standardization and harmonization. In an interview with automotiveIT, the CIO of automotive supplier Continental talks about the trend toward ...

  • here.automotiveIT
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    Here maps to help Baidu expand outside China

    2017-01-16T14:54:00Z

    Maps are considered a key building block for autonomous-driving systems (Photo: Here)Here will provide map content to Baidu to help the Chinese internet company grow its mapping business outside its home market.Here already provides content to Baidu Maps' desktop and mobile services in southeast Asia. The new agreement between ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    Toyota exec highlights autonomous-driving challenges

    2017-01-16T14:29:32Z

    Toyota's Pratt says human nature is big factor in autonomous-driving technology (Photo: Bongard)Amid all the enthusiasm for driverless cars, a senior Toyota executive, speaking at the CES consumer electronics show, focused on some of the big challenges that will need to be overcome before autonomous driving can be adopted ...

  • Valeo.automotiveIT
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    CES: Valeo shows range of new technologies

    2017-01-05T02:39:05Z

    The Valeo cockpit offers a vision of future new-mobility options (Photo: Valeo)LAS VEGAS -- Valeo showed a range of new connected-car technologies at this year CES, as the French automotive supplier group works to grab a bigger share of the fast-growing market for autonomous-vehicle-related systems.Jacques Aschenbroich, the company's CEO, ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    CES: Toyota unveils concept car with advanced artificial intelligence

    2017-01-05T02:20:11Z

    Toyota's Bob Carter unveils the Concept-i at the CES in Las Vegas (Photo: Arjen Bongard)LAS VEGAS -- Toyota Motor unveiled a concept car here featuring artificial intelligence technology that is designed to learn and grow with the driver.The Japanese carmaker said at the CES consumer electronics show that its ...

  • zf.automotiveIT
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    CES: ZF, Nvidia work on artificial-intelligence platform

    2017-01-05T02:08:10Z

    ZF sees sensing and intelligent systems as crucial in future mobility (Photo: ZF)LAS VEGAS -- ZF Friedrichshafen and Nvidia are jointly developing artificial intelligence (AI) systems for cars, trucks and other industrial applications.The German automotive supplier unveiled its ZF ProAI platform at a press conference here on the eve ...