All Electric vehicles articles – Page 16

  • uber.automotiveIT
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    Research report sees gradual implementation of new mobility

    2016-08-04T11:39:52Z

    Uber's ride-hailing is a prominent example of a new mobility service (Photo: Uber)Automakers still have time to adapt their business models to changing consumer preferences, according to a report by the US Center for Automotive Research (CAR).The study, titled “The impact of new mobility services on the automotive industry,” ...

  • Delphi.automotiveIT
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    Delphi to run mobility-on-demand test in Singapore

    2016-08-02T15:35:17Z

    Delphi's autonomous vehicles will have a dedicated route in Singapore (Photo: Delphi)Delphi will conduct a mobility-on-demand trial in Singapore, providing a fleet of driverless vehicles for the test and developing a cloud-based software suite for the purpose.The US-based automotive supplier said the test involves an urban, point-to-point, low-speed autonomous-vehicle ...

  • electric.automotiveIT
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    China seen widening EV lead

    2016-08-01T11:45:57Z

    Incentives play a key role in electric-vehicle sales (Photo: Nissan)China is expanding its leadership position in electric vehicles, according to two new studies.Germany's Center of Automotive Management (CAM) said carmakers sold 170,000 EVs in China in the first six months of 2016, compared with 66,000 in the US, 22,000 ...

  • skoda.automotiveIT
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    Skoda CIO becomes chief digital officer

    2016-07-21T13:59:02Z

    Andre Wehner (Photo: Linkedin)Skoda's former CIO, Andre Wehner, has taken over as chief digital officer at the Czech carmaking subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.Wehner assumed his new duties July 1 and is responsible for corporate strategy, digitization, process and organization management.Ralf Brunken, previously in charge of IT system development at ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW reaches agreement with US authorities on diesel manipulation

    2016-06-28T17:07:53Z

    VW is expanding its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee to get ready for production of a new mid-size SUV later this year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group said it had reached a settlement with US regulators, private plaintiffs and 44 US states on penalties to pay for manipulating the emissions of almost ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • michigan.automotiveIT
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    In Michigan, a push to be the global mobility innovation leader

    2016-06-07T11:48:01Z

    Michigan's Snyder (l) visits the Ford stand at the 2016 Detroit Auto Show (Photo: Ford)Michigan Governor Rick Snyder has launched a campaign to make  his state the global leader in mobility innovation,The campaign, called “Planet M,” is designed to attract fresh business investment to a state that has ...

  • electric vehicles.automotiveIT
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    Point of view: Germany's futile attempt to get EV sales going

    2016-06-05T18:07:19Z

    Hilmar Dunker (Photo: Claus Dick)The German government is sticking to its goal to have 1 million electric vehicles on the road by 2020. But a study by Brunswick University in northern Germany finds that a recently announced 5,000 euro subsidy for private car buyers won't do enough to bring ...

  • luenendonk.automotiveIT
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    Study: Strong growth for German IT consultants

    2016-06-01T15:20:41Z

    Photo: AccentureGerman IT service providers, which posted strong growth in 2015, expect to see the upward trend in business continue in 2016 and beyond.An annual study on the state of the German market for IT consultancy and services found that the 95 biggest IT service providers in the country ...

  • porsche.automotiveIT
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    At Porsche, a move into digital mobility

    2016-05-30T12:28:12Z

    Porsche will develop products that go beyond the making of sports cars (Photo: Porsche)Porsche is broadening its business goals from merely building premium sports cars to becoming a "leading provider of digital mobility solutions in the premium automotive segment."The company said its supervisory board has approved the foundation of ...

  • daimler.automotiveIT
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    "We know that we can’t always do everything on our own"

    2016-05-20T10:16:12Z

    Daimler's Stark: Autonomous driving is a crucial component of digitization strategyIn a recent interview with automotiveIT, Wilko Andreas Stark, the head of Daimler Strategy and Product Strategy and Planning, Mercedes-Benz Cars, talked about the various levels of the digital transformation Daimler has embarked on. Stark also discussed new business ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW steps up R&D efforts in artificial intelligence

    2016-05-18T17:44:26Z

    DFKI research covers a range of new technologies (Photo: DFKI)Volkswagen, acknowledging the growing automotive importance of machine learning, has acquired a stake in the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).“Artificial intelligence (AI) is a key technology for autonomous driving and therefore an investment in our future,” VW Group ...

  • tesla.automotiveIT
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    Audi executive to head Tesla car production

    2016-05-15T12:18:43Z

    At the automotiveIT Forum, Hochholdinger spoke about change in manufacturing (Photo: Jonas Wresch)Former Audi executive Peter Hochholdinger will take charge of manufacturing at electric-car maker Tesla.Hocholdinger, who has worked at Audi for 22 years, will be responsible for the production of Tesla's Model S sedan and Model X crossover ...