Digital Leaders – Page 2
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ArticleAt PSA, new top execs for quality, engineering, R&D
Nicolas Morel and Carla Gohin (pictured) are taking over top roles as Gilles Le Borgne steps down as CTO.
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ArticleFord names new leaders amid shake-up
Joe Hinrichs takes on more responsibilities across product and technology; former CIO Marcy Klevorn to retire.
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FeatureAptiv safety chief: "We've seen a big adoption curve in safety technology"
David Paja, head of advanced safety at Aptiv, talks about IT and technology for safety are spreading across the automotive industry
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ArticleAnalysis: Dual role for Porsche CIO Ulbrich combines IT operations and digital strategy
Mattias Ulbrich’s dual role, and the departure of previous CDO and head of Porsche Digital, Thilo Koslowski, suggests that digital transformation at many OEMs might be most effective by those with hands-on IT roles.
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ArticleAnalysis: Plan for supply chain attacks
The US Department for Homeland Security sees risks in the supply chain increasing, including for the aumotive industry
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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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ArticleBMW CIO targets 50 new software releases daily
Rapid releases at BMW CIO Klaus Straub (center) says agile development at the carmaker is paying off BERLIN – BMW is moving full steam ahead with a company-wide project to embed agile development in all processes involving corporate IT. CIO Klaus Straub told the automotiveIT Congress here ...
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ArticlePorsche CIO: Digital experience will grow in importance
Customers’ digital experience will equal vehicle design in importance in coming years, Porsche CIO Mattias Ulbrich said in Berlin on Thursday speaking at the automotiveIT Congress.
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ArticleDaimler CIO: Speed is a top priority
Daimler is counting on faster IT, better customer interaction and the digitalization of development and production as tools to improve efficiency and profitability.
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ArticleVW digital chief: Digital transformation works better with more responsibility for functional departments
VW’s digital transformation chief Falk Bothe BERLIN – Digital transformation at Volkswagen Group has for years been a core part of the carmaker’s strategy, but executives are constantly adapting the way the changes are implemented. “A few years ago we created a central department for the digital ...
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ArticleDigitalization set to help BMW cut costs
BMW’s CEO is pointing to digital technology, including virtual simulations, as a means to save huge amounts of money.
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ArticleKlaus Bluem is new Skoda CIO
New Skoda CIO Klaus Bluem Klaus Bluem, until recently CIO at MAN Energy Solutions, is the new chief information officer at Czech carmaker Skoda. Bluem succeeded Ralf Brunken, who is assuming other responsibilities within the Volkswagen Group. Both Skoda and MAN are subsidiaries of Volkswagen. Earlier in ...
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ArticleAt Renault, CIO joins top management ranks
The French carmaker’s IT chief, Frederic Vincent, will be part of Renault’s Executive Committee
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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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ArticleMost German CIOs say their companies aren't agile
A majority of CIOs says the IT department continues to be seen first and foremost as a cost center in their companies (Photo: VW) A mere 14% of German IT bosses say their companies have adopted agile working methods, according to a new study. The main reason, 71% ...
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ArticleDialling up the future in automotive interfaces at the Qt Company
Pat Shelly is senior solutions architect at Qt Company, a Finnish UX developer whose clients include Mercedes-Benz and Peugeot. Paul Fisher spoke to him about developments in automotive information systems, and the impact of autonomous vehicles.
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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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ArticleVW's Senger to become board member for software
Christian Senger will take a board seat representing software Christian Senger is set to take charge of all software-related matters at Volkswagen Group. Senger, who currently heads the VW brand’s electrification strategy, will take charge of vehicle software at the carmaker’s core division in a new management ...
