All Electric vehicles articles – Page 19

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW recruits Apple exec to head digitization

    2015-11-10T16:56:15Z

    Johann Jungwirth (Photo: VW)Volkswagen has recruited Apple executive Johann Jungwirth to head its digitization efforts. He most recently headed Apple's Mac systems engineering operations in California and started in his new position at VW November 1.Jungwirth, 42, is in charge of a newly established "Digitalization Strategy" department at the ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    Toyota plans massive artificial-intelligence investment

    2015-11-06T18:33:54Z

    Gill Pratt joined Toyota earlier this year. He previously was a robotics program manager at DARPA, a US Defense Department agency (Photo: Toyota) Toyota Motor is investing 1 billion dlrs over the next five years in artificial intelligence and robotics, underscoring how the automotive industry's corporate priorities are changing.The ...

  • nissan.automotiveIT
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    Nissan tests semi-autonomous driving

    2015-11-02T07:27:21Z

    Nissan will test a range of autonomous technologies in coming years (Photo: Nissan)Nisssan has started testing its autonomous-driving technology on highways and urban roads in Japan.The carmaker wants to launch what it calls "Piloted Drive 1.0" by the end of 2016. The technology allows autonomous driving in heavy highway ...

  • continental.automotiveIT
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    Conti's Ariane Reinhart discusses IT staff shortages

    2015-10-30T14:34:03Z

    Ariane Reinhart (Photo: Continental)German industry is faced with a growing shortage of IT specialists. In answers to written questions, Continental’s HR chief Ariane Reinhart explains how the automotive supplier is refocusing its human resources department to deal with this challenge and how workers can be prepared for digital change.automotiveIT: ...

  • sedran.vw.automotiveIT
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    VW appoints company outsider as head of strategy

    2015-10-27T11:42:13Z

    Thomas Sedran previously held senior positions at GM (Photo: GM)Volkswagen has named Thomas Sedran as its new head of group strategy effective November 1. The appointment marks the second time in recent weeks that the embattled carmaker appoints someone from outside the group to assume key responsibilities.Sedran, 51, most ...

  • Volvo.automotiveIT
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    At Volvo, a full EV by 2019

    2015-10-15T15:55:00Z

    Volvo will build plug-in hybrid versions of all its models (Photo: Volvo Cars)Volvo Cars, responding to growing anti-diesel sentiment, said it will build a full electric car that will be on sale by 2019.The Swedish car brand also said it expects that, in two years, one of out 10 ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW brand to cut investment, change diesel strategy

    2015-10-13T14:31:07Z

    The Phaeton will continue to be the VW brand's flagship model (Photo: VW)Volkswagen brand will make big cuts in investments and change its diesel strategy, following revelations that it has for years tweaked engine software to show better diesel emissions during official tests.The German passenger car brand said it ...

  • dell-inc.automotiveIT
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    Dell to acquire EMC for 67 billion dlrs

    2015-10-12T18:03:41Z

    Dell's acquisition will help computer maker shift to cloud services (Photo: Dell)Dell will acquire EMC for 67 billion dlrs, the two companies said in a press release Monday. The move, which had been rumored for weeks, "will create the world's largest privately controlled, integrated technology company," the two corporations ...

  • apple carplay.automotiveIT
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    WSJ: Apple plans electric car for 2019

    2015-09-22T10:44:15Z

    Apple's automotive ambitions go beyond its iPhone integration technology, which is called CarPlay (Photo: Apple)Â Apple is planning to launch an electric car in 2019, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. The US business newspaper says the consumer electronics group will triple its 600-person automotive team ...

  • bitkom.automotiveIT
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    Bitkom: Auto managers expect driverless cars by 2030 or later

    2015-09-09T12:56:44Z

    The study shows that opinions vary on when driverless driving will be widely adopted (Photo: Robert Bosch)Almost half (48 pc) of Germany's top automotive managers believe that self-driving cars will be widely adopted by 2030 and only 2 pc believe this will happen earlier. Fifteen pc predict 20 years ...

  • russell reynolds.automotiveIT
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    In automotive management ranks, a lack of digital expertise

    2015-09-09T12:04:52Z

    Study concludes digital technologies require different management skills (Photo: Technical University Chemnitz)Automotive companies need to change the makeup of their executive suites if they want to lead the trend toward electric powertrains, connected cars and autonomous driving, according to a new study.The "Automotive Executive Study 2015" by headhunters Russell ...

  • continental.automotiveIT
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    Study: German suppliers shun digital acquisitions

    2015-09-09T10:55:21Z

    Continental, Bosch and ZF have acquired digital companies, but they are exceptions among German suppliers (Photo: Continental)German automotive suppliers tend to shy away from acquiring digital technology companies, preferring instead to build up this expertise from within, according to a new study.JDA Software looked at all acquisitions by Germany's ...

  • symantec.automotiveIT
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    Experts: Today's connected car safety has big holes

    2015-09-08T15:50:00Z

    Automakers are addressing cyber security in the new models (Photo: Symantec)Security software maker Symantec last month issued a report on the vulnerability of connected cars. The conclusion: There are ways to protect cars from hacking and other cyber attacks. But today's generation of vehicles, which doesn't yet have robust ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    Ranking puts Toyota, VW at top of innovation list

    2015-09-04T13:39:34Z

    Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku discusses a hydrogen future at the 2015 Las Vegas CES in January (Photo: Toyota)Toyota and Volkswagen Group have been the top automotive innovators in the past 10 years, according to a new ranking compiled by Germany's Center of Automotive Management.The think tank looked at the ...

  • wto.automotiveIT
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    WTO members to lift tariffs on more than 200 IT products

    2015-07-27T17:43:30Z

    IT products may become cheaper as tariffs are eliminated (Photo:Thorben Wengert / pixelio.de)Fifty-four countries have agreed to eliminate tariffs on more than 200 IT products, freeing up global trade flows worth more than 1.3 trillion dlrs a year. The agreement was reached under the auspices of the World Trade ...

  • jeep cherokee 2014.automotiveIT
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    Fiat Chrysler acts on hacking report, recalls 1.4 million cars

    2015-07-26T18:35:53Z

    The 2014 Jeep Cherokee is among the vehicles getting a software update (Photo: Jeep)Fiat Chrysler (FCA) recalled 1.4 million vehicles in the US following a report on the wired.com web site that two hackers had successfully manipulated the in-car systems of a Jeep Cherokee.FCA said the voluntary recall will ...

  • nokia here.automotiveIT
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    Audi, BMW, Daimler jointly acquire Nokia HERE

    2015-07-23T13:10:04Z

    High-precision digital maps will be important for autonomous cars (Photo: Nokia)A consortium of German carmakers is buying Nokia's digital mapping business for 2.8 billion euros.Audi, BMW and Daimler confirmed in a press release that they will jointly acquire Nokia HERE and will run the mapping company as an independent ...

  • daimler brecht.automotiveIT
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    Sources: Adidas executive to become next Daimler CIO

    2015-07-23T12:48:10Z

    Jan Brecht is set to succeed Michael Gorriz (Photo: Adidas)A senior Adidas executive, Jan Brecht, will succeed Michael Gorriz as CEO of Daimler, industry sources say.Brecht is currently in charge of IT and global supply chain at Adidas, a Germany-based maker of sporting goods. He is expected to assume ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW tests hydrogen fuel-cell drive

    2015-07-03T15:52:18Z

    BMW says its fuel-cell electric-drive technology results from a cooperation with Toyota (Photo: BMW)BMW is testing a hydrogen fuel-cell electric drive vehicle, but isn't making any predictions about a possible market launch.The German premium car maker, which showed journalists a 5 Series GT model with a fuel-cell powered electric ...

  • continental.automotiveIT
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    Continental develops electric drive for China

    2015-07-03T15:07:54Z

    Continental expects strong EV demand in China in coming years (Photo: Continental)Continental has developed an electric drive for China in anticipation of an electric-vehicle boom in the world's largest car market.The German automotive supplier said it will introduce the compact, cost-effective, and high-performance system at the Frankfurt Auto Show ...