Digital Leaders – Page 11
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ArticleProduction logistics next in line for digital overhaul
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. ...
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Feature"The issue won't be 'either-or' in digitization"
Wehner: The main issue in digitization is speed (Photo: Claus Dick)More automakers are creating the position of chief digital officer as a central point of contact for digitization issues. Someone who is sure to understand how the role is different from that of the CIO is Skoda CDO Andre ...
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ArticleautomotiveIT Congress - Hanover
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, ...
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ArticleMobile World Congress - Barcelona
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 ...
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ArticleNvidia GPU Technology Conference - San Jose
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 ...
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ArticleBosch Connected World - Berlin
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 ...
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ArticleBaidu appoints Microsoft exec to COO position
Qi Lu was global executive vice president at Microsoft before joining Baidu (Photo: Microsoft)Baidu has recruited a senior Microsoft executive, Qi Lu, to serve as its group president and COO.Lu, an artificial intelligence expert, will be in charge of products, technology, sales, marketing and operations at the Chinese internet ...
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Feature"We will need more IT professionals in the future"
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 ...
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ArticleWhat to expect in 2017
Automakers are hiring software engineers to develop new-mobility offerings (Photo: BMW)Is 2017 going to be the year of electric mobility? Will this be the year that autonomous vehicles take a decisive step toward roadworthiness? And will this be the year that automakers convince skeptics that they - rather than ...
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ArticleVW to hire 1,000 IT experts over 3 years
IT experts in VW's digital lab in Berlin work on new mobility services and connected-car technologies (Photo: VW)Volkswagen said it will hire more than 1,000 additional IT experts in the next three years, as Europe's largest car group aims to bolster its expertise in digital technologies.VW said the specialists, ...
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ArticleWith UK retail store, SEAT tests new sales concept
Seat customers can use 8 touchscreens to handle all aspects of their car purchase (Photo: Seat)LONDON -- Nobody really knows what car buying will look like in 10 years. Some say online retail will be the future, but others are certain that car showrooms and dealer groups will continue ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars appoints new R&D boss
Green joined Volvo in 1996 and has held several management positions in Sweden and China (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars has appointed Henrik Green senior vice president research & development, moving a company insider into a key management position.Green, 43, is currently in charge of sales and production planning and customer ...
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ArticleTrump advisory panel includes GM's Barra, IBM's Rometty
GM's Barra will join a business panel that will advise Donald Trump once he takes office (Photo: GM)US President-elect Donald Trump has put together a business advisory council that includes General Motors CEO Mary Barra, IBM CEO Ginny Rometty and a host of other US business leaders.Trump said the ...
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ArticleAutomakers will cooperate more on new mobility
Competition for market share is fierce in the global auto industry, but that doesn’t mean there’s no room to cooperate. Especially in the past two years, as the pace of change has picked up, there’s been a marked increase in the number of strategic jont ventures the world’s carmakers have ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars appoints McDonalds exec in CIO-CDO post
Atif Rafiq (Photo: Volvo Cars)Volvo Cars has appointed Atif Rafiq senior vice president IT and chief digital officer effective January 2. The Swedish carmaker said Klas Bendrik, the current CIO, will leave the company.Rafiq, 43, has been the chief digital officer at fast-food chain McDonalds Corporation since 2013. There, ...
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ArticleJLR wants to build EVs in post-Brexit Britain
In November, Jaguar unveiled an electric i-Pace concept that will go into production in 2018 (Photo: JLR)(Bloomberg) --Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the UK if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost ...
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ArticleBMW Boosts Tech Startup Fund
Photo: BMW)(Bloomberg) --BMW AG plans to boost its investments in startups, as competition intensifies with new rivals including Tesla Motors Inc. over technologies that make cars smarter and more energy efficient.The luxury-vehicle maker will invest as much as 500 million euros through its iVentures capital fund over 10 years, ...
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ArticleStartup's predictive process control includes both manufacturing and logistics
nextLAP says Production 4.0 requires a holistic approach to the manufacturing process (Photo: Audi)Predictive maintenance is one of the best know applications that fall under the header ofIndustry 4.0, but nextLAP considers it only a first step toward a fully new approach to manufacturing. The startup, which has offices ...
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Feature“There is a renaissance of the automobile underway”
Thilo Koslowski (Photo: Porsche)Thilo Koslowski, the CEO of the newly formed Porsche Digital GmbH, recently talked to automotiveIT about Silicon Valley, Germany's digital infrastructure and Porsche's new digital technologies. _Mr. Koslowski, specific assets have shaped Porsche's DNA for a long time: air cooling, rear-wheel drive and the number 911. ...
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ArticleStudy: Industry slow to implement information security measures
The poll found managers are aware of risk but many factors slow down actions that need to be taken (Photo: NTT Security)MUNICH -- Industrial companies are aware that information security and risk management are crucial in today’s data-driven and connected world. But, according to a new study, they also ...
