Digital R&D – Page 5
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ArticleBASF launches digital platform for visualizing paint colours, digitised Lean Lab concept
Image: BASF Coatings BASF Coatings is launching Auroom, a digital platform for automotive designers to map paint colours onto their models and visualize their appearance and effects. This is said to give a realistic impression of colour proposals at an early stage of the design process, including the ...
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FeatureMahle CIO: "IT is needed for future business models and the development of new products"
Mahle CIO Markus Bentele discusses the art of juggling changes and new collaborations between Mahle’s IT and the group’s operating units.
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ArticleVolkswagen announces self-driving MaaS venture in Israel, joins Baidu Apollo consortium in China; Volvo also to collaborate with Baidu
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen Group is to establish a self-driving Mobility as a Service (MaaS) venture in Israel with partners Mobileye and Champion Motors. It will provide a fleet of electric vehicles for the New Mobility in Israel operation; Mobileye will provide its Level 4 AV hardware, map data, ...
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ArticleByton executive to become Continental Automotive CTO
Abendroth will head a new, centralized automotive R&D group at Continental (Photo: Continental)Dirk Abendroth, a former BMW manager and currently a senior executive at electric-vehicle startup Byton, will become chief technology officer at Continental's automotive division, effective January 1.Abendroth will oversee all global R&D in a new company the ...
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FeatureIn-vehicle UX at Daimler: “We want to offer our customers as many options as possible, but want to provide the best solution ourselves”
Sajjad Khan, vice president digital vehicle & mobility at Daimler, tells automotiveIT how in-vehicle UX, operating systems and AI will develop and converge.
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ArticleBMW Group signs up with KPIT and TTTech for autonomous software partnerships
Image: BMWBMW Group has signed up KPIT and TTTech as software partners in its autonomous driving programme. The collaboration will involve the development of a scalable autonomous driving platform and functions at autonomous driving Levels 3 and 4/5 (Highway Pilot and Urban Pilot).KPIT is a global cross-industry consultancy with ...
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ArticleRenesas and BlackBerry expand partnership on R-car development environment
Image: BlackBerryRenesas Electronics Corporation is expanding its partnership with BlackBerry to use BlackBerry’s QNX software in its development environment for its R-Car system-on-chip (SoC) devices. This integrates virtualization, functional safety and security to expand the R-Car automotive computing platform, so systems designers can create advanced cockpit systems and develop ...
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ArticleDaimler Trucks & Buses sets up technology hub in Lisbon, follows VW and BMW on the innovation trail to the Portuguese capital
Image: Radu Bercan/ Shutterstock.comDaimler Trucks & Buses has selected Lisbon as the location for its new technology hub – following companies including Volkswagen Group IT and MAN Truck & Bus, and BMW’s Critical TechWorks joint venture, in setting up digital development facilities in Portugal’s capital city. Daimler notes the ...
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ArticleSono Motors initiates second financing round to get Sion EV in production
The Sono Motors Sion will be able to offer power to another car (Photo: Sono Motors)Sono Motors has started a second round of financing to complete the series development of its first car, the Sion, which is scheduled for launch in late 2019.The Munich-based electric-vehicle startup said it was ...
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ArticleVinFast builds digital manufacturing strategy with Siemens’ solutions
Vietnamese carmaker VinFast, which unveiled its first models at the recent Paris motor show [pictured], has selected the Siemens PLM (product lifecycle management) software suite to underpin its manufacturing and operations.
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FeatureFrance's IT outsider trusted on transforming Renault from the inside
Renault CIO, Frederic Vincent, tells automotiveIT International about digital transformation, the IT collaboration with alliance partners Nissan and Mitsubishi and his strategy for dealing with legacy systems.
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ArticleAutomotive Grade Linux update enables telematics and instrument cluster applications
Image: The Linux FoundationThe latest UCB 6.0 release of Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), the open connected-car software platform, adds device profiles for telematics and instrument cluster applications.The AGL UCB (Unified Code Base) has been developed by member companies with a view to sharing a single standardized cross-industry platform for ...
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ArticleAudi gets into bed with Amazon and the consequences could be unpredictable, data from Alexa could assist retailer into auto market
Running rings around Tesla? Audi e-tron prototypes on test in the desertWhen Audi officially launched its e-tron electric SUV in the United States last month, Audi of America President Scott Keogh told journalists that he wanted Audi to be "the number-one electric vehicle seller in America over the long ...
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ArticleDenso takes stake in eSOL Co for real-time embedded software
Image: DensoDenso Corporation has taken a 2pc equity stake in eSOL Co., a fellow Japanese firm developing real-time embedded software solutions which could be applied for automated driving. The two firms have already been working together (along with NEC Communications Systems) since 2016 in a joint venture called Aubass ...
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ArticleBosch launches IoT Suite on Huawei Cloud
Image: BoschThe Bosch IoT Suite of services is now on offer in China via Huawei Cloud. The first service available to Chinese developers is Bosch IoT Manager, for managing and controlling gateways, sensors and devices, with more to follow in 2019.An unnamed Chinese automotive manufacturer is already said to ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz Vans adds AI to last-mile logistics
Shining star. The MB Vision Urbanetic concept premiered at the Hannover Commercial ShowThe Future Transportation team of Mercedes-Benz Vans has developed an AI and computer vision-powered cargo sensor system. CoROS (Cargo Recognition and Organization System) is intended to optimize deliveries for logistics businesses by automating cargo management, decreasing the ...
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ArticleAutomotive logistics industry looks to technology to help tackle looming disruption from Brexit, and create value from supply chain
Speakers at the Automotive Logistics UK summit at Silverstone focused on how to change existing supply chain business models to make the best use of emerging digital technology as a means to tackle the disruption ahead and remain competitive.
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ArticlePowerCell automates fuel cell production with help from Semcon
Image: PowerCellSwedish product development consultancy Semcon AB is expanding its partnership with fuel cell maker PowerCell, to help it scale up production by deploying robots and automation. The robots are being installed at PowerCell’s facility in Gothenberg, Sweden, following Semcon’s virtual simulations which visualize the entire production process.PowerCell expects ...
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ArticleHaptX Gloves Development Kit gives a VR helping hand
Image: HaptXHaptX, a start-up with offices in Seattle and San Luis Obispo, California, has launched a Gloves Development Kit for advanced simulation with haptic feedback. The wired-up VR ‘gloves’ are said to deliver “realistic touch feedback” and “natural interaction”, suitable for applications in design and engineering, as well as ...
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ArticleVolkswagen chooses Microsoft Azure to create global automotive cloud and accelerate its digital transformation, forms part of $3.5bn digital investment programme by Wolfsburg group
Volkswagen and Microsoft will collaborate to accelerate Volkswagen’s digital transformation Volkswagen chooses Microsoft Azure platform as the foundation for Automotive Cloud and connected car services for its fleet Decisive step for Volkswagen in its transformation into a mobility provider with fully connected vehicle fleet Volkswagen will establish a new ...
