All Digital enterprise articles – Page 22

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW, LG to develop connected-car service platform

    2016-07-06T15:57:36Z

    A VW Group concept at the 2015 Geneva auto show featured a range of LG electronic components (Photo: Giugiaro)Volkswagen Group and Korean electronics conglomerate LG plan to jointly develop a next-generation connected-car service platform that will provide seamless digital access to smart-home and location-based services, VW said in a ...

  • mckinsey.automotiveIT
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    McKinsey study: Europe's slow digitization leaves money on the table

    2016-07-05T14:18:59Z

    Europe's degree of digitization lacks behind the US (Photo: EU)European consumers are heavily invested in digital technologies, but the continent is far removed from realizing the full potential of digitization.That is one of the conclusions from a new study by the McKinsey Global Institute, a think tank affiliated with ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW teams up with Intel, Mobileye for autonomous driving

    2016-07-01T15:26:29Z

    The autonomous-drive platform under development will be available to other carmakers (Photo: BMW)BMW is joining forces with Intel and Mobileye to bring autonomous-driving technologies to market by 2021.The premium car maker said in a joint press release that it will work with Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, and Mobileye, ...

  • tesla.automotiveIT
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    Despite deadly crash, Tesla stands by Autopilot

    2016-07-01T10:01:11Z

    Tesla's Autpilot requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel (Photo: Tesla)Tesla said a deadly crash involving a Model S doesn't cast doubt on the viability of its autonomous driving technology.The Californian electric car maker was responding to a preliminary investigation by US authorities into an accident that ...

  • zf.automotiveIT
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    ZF introduces 2 new ADAS features for trucks

    2016-06-30T14:51:54Z

    ZF's new ADAS features use sensors, software and intelligent mechanics (Photo: ZF)ZF Friedrichshafen has unveiled two new advanced driver-assistance features designed to help truck drivers avoid collisions.The Evasive Maneuver Assist (EMA), which the Germany-based automotive supplier developed in cooperation with US vehicle control systems specialist Wabco, automatically steers tractor-trailer ...

  • automotive grade linux.automotiveIT
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    Tokyo: Automotive Linux Summit

    2016-06-30T11:59:52Z

    The Automotive Linux Summit is held every year in Tokyo  (Photo: The Linux Foundation)Engineers will gather in Tokyo July 13-14 for the annual Automotive Linux Summit, a conference where auto-industry stakeholders discuss the adoption of an open-source Linux-based platform for in-vehicle infotainment.The two-day summit brings together automotive systems ...

  • intel.automotiveIT
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    FT: Intel mulling sale of security unit

    2016-06-28T12:43:39Z

    Intel bought McAfee in 2010 (Photo: Intel)Intel is talking to banking advisers about possibly selling its antivirus software division, according to a report in Britain's Financial Times newspaper.According to the FT, no decision has been made. The California-based technology group declined to comment.Intel, which for decades depended on growing ...

  • Skoda.automotiveIT
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    Skoda identifies digitization as "key action point"

    2016-06-22T12:00:51Z

    The Skoda Kodiaq large SUV will have its premiere in September (Photo: Skoda)Skoda set up a new business unit charged with developing new technologies and said digitization is a "key action point" coming out of the Volkswagen Group's new strategic plan.The Czech volume brand, one of the more profitable ...

  • thyssenkrupp.automotiveIT
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    Hoelz set to take over as Thyssenkrupp CIO July 1

    2016-06-22T11:12:02Z

    Hoelz previously worked at Deloitte, Daimler and the VW Group (Photo: Thyssenkrupp)Martin Hoelz will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck as CIO of Thyssenkrupp July 1. The 47-year-old will also head the company's Group Processes & Information Technology (GPI) unit.Hoelz has been with Thyssenkrupp since 2014. Most recently, he ...

  • reply.automotiveIT
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    Reply to start European data-scientist training program

    2016-06-20T19:05:32Z

    Industry 4.0 featured prominently at the Munich Reply Xchange (Photo: Arjen Bongard)MUNICH -- Reply SpA has signed an agreement with The Data Incubator to bring more data-analysis expertise to European companies.Reply, which operates a network of companies focused on developing new, connected technologies and business models, said it will ...

  • VW.automotiveIT
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    Tomorrow's HMI systems "will change massively"

    2016-06-20T10:59:43Z

    Tanneberger introduces the e-Golf Touch at the Las Vegas CES in January 2016 (Photo: VW)As driver assistance systems become more sophisticated and the fully autonomous car is beginning to look more feasible, automakers are increasingly focused on what the changing trends will mean for the human-machine interface (HMI) systems. ...

  • bitkom.de
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    German companies look abroad for digital talent

    2016-06-20T10:18:36Z

    (Illustration: Bitkom)German companies are increasingly looking across their country's borders for experts that can help them implement new digital technologies.According to a survey by Germany's high-tech association Bitkom, about three-quarters of companies are looking to recruit foreign staff with digital skills. Every second company hopes to gain competitive advantage ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW sets new course with "Strategy 2025"

    2016-06-16T19:00:05Z

    The  Volkswagen Group Thursday unveiled a comprehensive plan that embraces electric vehicles, new mobility and big investments in future technologies."The Volkswagen Group will be more focused, efficient, innovative, customer-driven and sustainable," CEO Matthias Mueller said in a statement. He also said the carmaker will be "systematically geared to generating ...

  • gartner.automotiveIT
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    Gartner: "Major" service failures likely for digital businesses

    2016-06-16T12:36:25Z

    Gartner says outsourcing dilutes control over key parts of corporate ITÂ (Photo: Gartner)IT security teams are having trouble managing digital risk and, as a result, 60 percent of digital businesses will suffer major service failures by 2020, according to a new report.Market researchers Gartners say infrastructure and services outsourcing ...

  • microsoft.automotiveIT
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    Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn

    2016-06-13T15:58:56Z

    Nadella (l) and Weiner explain the rationale behind the takeover (Photo: YouTube)Microsoft is buying LinkedIn for 26.2 billion dlrs in cash, as the US-based software and IT group continues to expand in new directions.Linkedin, the world's largest business network with more than 400 million members, will operate as a ...

  • t-systems.automotiveIT
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    T-Systems promotes "zero outage" strategy

    2016-06-13T13:41:30Z

    T-Systems says zero-outage should become an industry standard (Photo: Telekom)T-Systems wants to turn its "zero-outage" goal into an industry standard, citing the need to make sure IT can be relied upon to help in the digital transformation."All industries are getting ready for a digital future, but providing quality assurance ...

  • gm.automotiveIT
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    GM appoints new global quality chief

    2016-06-09T08:54:50Z

    Tony Francavilla (Photo: GM)General Motors named Tony Francavilla vice president, global quality, effective immediately.Francavilla, 58, succeeds Grace Lieblein, who retired at the end of last year. He reports directly to CEO Mary Barra.In his new role, Francavilla is tasked with assuring that GM vehicles meet the company's high quality ...

  • nissan.automotiveIT
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    Nissan joins European EV charging project

    2016-06-08T18:04:05Z

    The Nissan Leaf was the first mass-market EV. It was launched in 2010Â (Photo: Nissan)Nissan has joined a European Union-backed project to install more charging stations for electric vehicles in Germany and Belgium.The so-called Fast-E program envisions 241 additional charging stations in Germany and 37 in Belgium by the ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    Toyota to build global connected-car platform with KDDI

    2016-06-08T17:29:29Z

    Toyota's planned platform will allow international connectivity without roaming (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor, with the help of Japanese telecommunications operator KDDI, plans to build a global communications platform that it hopes will speed up the deployment of connected-car technologies.The platform will bring greater connectivity to Toyota and Lexus cars around ...

  • AGL.automotiveIT
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    Continental, Toshiba, Hyundai Mobis join open-source connected car project

    2016-06-08T12:06:53Z

    Automotive suppliers Continental and Hyundai Mobis, electronics group Toshiba and several other companies have joined Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), a project that aims to develop an open-source, Linux-based platform for connected cars.Earlier this year, AGL announced a new set of codes designed specifically for the automotive industry. The new Linux ...