Digital Leader Interviews – Page 2
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FeatureOpel CIO: IT decoupling from GM ahead of schedule
Opel CIO Kuelpp says all IT systems will have been transferred from GM by year-end (Photo: Faces by Frank) BERLIN – The decoupling of Opel IT from previous owner General Motors is ahead of schedule, Thomas Kuelpp, CIO of the German car brand, told the automotiveIT Congress. GM ...
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FeatureIT takes a front seat for innovation at Visteon
CIO Raman Mehta is leading a dramatic modernization of Visteon’s IT and IS architecture and enterprise systems, helping the cockpit electronics supplier to further digitalize its engineering, production and supply chain.
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FeatureFrom Fujitsu, a "quantum inspired" architecture for faster computing
Fujitsu CTO for EMEA, Joseph Reger, thinks digital annealing will help companies imitate quantum computing speed across operations
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FeatureInvestment in old-school IT will end at Hella
Hella CIO Felix Willing is leading a charge to update an modernise Hella’s IT architecture
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FeatureRenault uses software to close gap between supply and demand
Groupe Renault’s vice-president for sales forecast and distribution, Florian Huettl, Groupe Renault, wants as little gap as possible between potential in terms of sales and the available production, and doing this in the most cost-efficient way. In an interview with Victoria Johns he explains how advanced IT can minimise the ...
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FeatureHow to protect drivers from software errors
Aurora Labs’ Germany chief, Rudolf von Stokar, explains how its self-healing software can help secure connected cars with ever-growing lines of software code.
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FeaturePSA: "On the mobility side, North America is still the Wild West"
PSA’s head of North America, Larry Dominique, talks to automotiveIT International about why it is first returning to the US as a mobility provider and tech company.
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FeatureMercedes-Benz purchasing chief: "The Chinese market is growing in importance dramatically"
Mercedes-Benz head of purchasing, Wilko Stark, talks about how technology is changing the value chain and purchasing patterns at the premium carmaker
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FeatureHow an intranet of things at BMW Group is driving digital production for its mixed drivetrain future
Christian Patron is head of innovation, digitalisation, data analytics at BMW Group. Paul Fisher spoke to him about how BMW’s culture of innovation is pushing further into creating a more agile production process.
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FeatureContinental: “The world is changing the car”
As head of future solutions at the core Interior Division of Continental, Ralf Lenninger looks at the big trends that are not only reshaping the car business but also are redefining the roles that traditional automotive supplier groups such as Continental need to play.
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FeatureVW Group CIO Martin Hofmann: “There is a will to change”
A massive change in the Volkswagen Group’s IT system landscape is looming. In an interview late last year, Group CIO Martin Hofmann talks about the burden of VW’s technological legacy, cultural change within the company and the opportunities afforded by new technologies.
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FeatureZF: “We now have the computing power we need to move at speed”
ZF’s group CEO, Wolf-Henning Scheide, discussing why IT and technology will be key the supplier’s success.
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FeatureThe future of auto cyber security lies in a centralised platform
OSR’s Orit Shifman explains how to protect a car from attacks with AI and single digital control center
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FeatureInformation is the future of our business, says Audi's new IT chief
Audio CIO Frank Loydl talks about the company’s IT working methods, moving to the cloud, improving infrastructure and cyber security
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FeatureCluno sees vehicle subscription model as opportunity for dealers
Cluno, a Munich-based company, has been marketing cars under a subscription model since 2017. Maximilian Ehrlich, the startup’s head of data science, talked to automotiveIT about digital business models, the use of artificial intelligence and big data, and cooperation with traditional car dealers.
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FeatureAutonomous driving is not just about technology, says Dutch ITS expert
It’s not just technology that holds the key to the autonomous-vehicle revolution. Automakers, suppliers, IT companies and telecommunications service providers are hard at work to create vehicles that will, one day, take the driver out of the equation.
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FeatureCapgemini: We are a long way from the digital transformation of the auto industry
Paul Fisher spoke to Nick Gill about the trends and challenges facing the car industry and the findings in Capgemini’s new report, Global Digital Mastery Series: Automotive.
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Feature“CIOs are starting to grasp the potential of vehicle data”
Mike Branch, vice president data & analytics at Geotab, talked to automotiveIT International at the company’s recent “Mobility Connect” customer event in Barcelona
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FeatureThe We generation: Volkswagen has big plans for its digital app ecosystem including retail tie-ups and Function as a Service (FaaS) in near future
Paul Fisher speaks with Christoph Hohmann, head of customer experience and communication at Volkswagen We, to discuss how digital services will bring new opportunities for OEMs.
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FeatureNvidia: "There is no such thing as a 100 percent security guarantee"
Joachim Langenwalter, Germany-based director automotive at Nvidia, is responsible for software deliveries to automakers and suppliers in Europe. At the chipmaker’s GTC conference in Munich, he spoke to automotiveIT about autonomous driving technology, cyber security and the challenges faced by the auto industry today.
