Future Mobility – Page 2

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    Škoda starts partnerships with Israeli start-ups, tests technologies

    2018-12-05T19:30:00Z

    Škoda has announced a series of partnerships with start-up firms in Israel, currently developing rapidly as a global tech hotspot; the company last year opened its Škoda Auto DigiLab Israel in Tel Aviv, a collaborative incubator center.

  • Mercedes-Benz Vans: Conversion World: Digitale Plattform für die Vermarktung von maßgeschneiderten Auf- und Umbaulösungen im Transporter-SegmentMercedes-Benz Vans: Conversion World: Digital platform f
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    Mercedes-Benz Vans links custom convertors, suppliers and customers with new digital platform

    2018-12-05T16:25:00Z

    Image: Mercedes-Benz Vans Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching Conversion World, a digital platform to link its end-users with suppliers, certified bodybuilders and custom converters, and to compare different solutions for commercial vehicle configuration and conversion. The platform enables global customers to easily check out, for example, refrigeration equipment for ...

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    Volkswagen takes investment in Diconium for digital services, starts Open Source Lab, partners with Cinemo for in-car media

    2018-11-28T15:47:00Z

    Image: Volkswagen The Volkswagen Group has acquired 49pc of the shares in Diconium, a German digital specialist. Diconium is to become a technology partner to develop new digital business models and services offered via the Microsoft-enabled Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, building on the Volkswagen We ecosystem. Based in Stuttgart, ...

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    Ghosn scandal and General Motors closures should be viewed in context as world car production trends suggest future not so different from the past

    2018-11-27T11:39:00Z

    The auto industry has seemingly suffered two major body blows in the last 10 days. The shock arrest of Carlos Ghosn in Japan and GM’s announcement of plant closures in North America give succour to those who believe we are witnessing the beginning of the end of the car industry.

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    Daimler, Bosch to start testing automated ride hailing in San Jose, CA

    2018-11-08T18:04:00Z

    The S-Class sedans to be used in the ride-hailing service will have at least Level 4 autonomy (Photo: Daimler) Premium car group Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch will start testing an on-demand ride hailing service that will use highly and fully automated Mercedes S-Class vehicles in San ...

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    VW opens Lisbon software development center

    2018-11-08T10:13:00Z

    Volkswagen Group has opened a new software development center in Lisbon, adding 300 IT specialists to similar facilities that already operate in Wolfsburg, Germany, and Berlin.

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    Renault Alliance invests in Transit mobility app, WeRide.ai for Level 4 AVs

    2018-11-06T15:53:00Z

    Image: Transit Alliance Ventures, the venture capital division of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has made two new strategic investments. Its latest is in Transit, a multi-modal transport app firm based in Montreal, Canada, which has produced an app functional in over 175 metropolitan areas around the world. Transit’s app ...

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    Toyota announces AV data alliance, trials multi-modal service

    2018-11-06T15:20:00Z

    Image: TRI-AD Toyota is establishing a business alliance with the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., and the Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD). The insurance company’s data, including that on circumstances and causes of accidents, will be deployed to develop automated driving technology; ...

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    Daimler Trucks & Buses sets up technology hub in Lisbon, follows VW and BMW on the innovation trail to the Portuguese capital

    2018-10-26T12:39:19Z

    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 ...

  • Vision URBANETIC: Mit dem Vision URBANETIC in die Stadt der ZukunftVision URBANETIC: Into the city of the future with Vision URBANETIC
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    Mercedes-Benz Vans adds AI to last-mile logistics

    2018-10-12T15:02:46Z

    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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    Bosch CDO: 'Not-invented-here' is a positive thing

    2018-09-26T13:59:00Z

    Bernd Heinrichs points to digital twins, compute power and digital services as pillars of the future for the supplier.

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    Audi aims to do a few things very well

    2018-09-25T12:46:00Z

    Audi’s Newman: “Simplicity should be seen as the guiding principle.” HANOVER —Audi’s digitalization chief said the premium carmaker aims to focus on “a limited set of profit pools” as it adapts its business strategy to changing market conditions. John Newman, Audi’s head of digitalization, told the carIT Congress ...

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    HERE Mobility launches scalable software developer kit for service integration

    2018-09-21T15:42:41Z

    Image: HERE TechnologiesHERE Mobility is launching a scalable software developer kit (SDK) promising access to a full range of mobility services and capabilities via the HERE Mobility Marketplace. Developers will be able to integrate services such as interactive maps, on-demand transportation, geocoding and location-based services into their apps via ...

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    BMW, Daimler request official EU approval for mobility JV

    2018-09-20T11:50:33Z

    Daimler and BMW want to grow their mobility services together (Image: Daimler)BMW and Daimler officially asked the European Commission for approval to form a new global mobility company.The green light from the European Union is one of the last obstacles to establishing the joint venture, which will bundle the ...

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    Remember Nokia!

    2018-09-04T13:21:00Z

    To build mobility of the future, manufacturers will have to create the right data, IT infrastructure and security preconditions.

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    Roland Berger study: Bike sharing has "enormous" potential

    2018-08-21T12:01:00Z

    Bike sharing is catching on worldwide, particularly in China (Photo: Ford Motor) As alternatives to traditional urban transport gain traction, bike sharing schemes are growing 20 pc a year, according to a new report by Roland Berger. The consultants project that the global market for bike sharing programs ...

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    Ford’s Autonomic partners with Alibaba Cloud, sets up office in China

    2018-08-16T13:19:00Z

    Image: Alizila.com Alibaba Cloud is to work with Autonomic on the China introduction of its Transport Mobility Cloud (TMC) platform to support connected vehicles. Autonomic, owned by Ford Smart Mobility, has signed an memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese firm and the two companies intend further collaboration ...

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    Clutch Technologies acquired by Cox Automotive for new Mobility Solutions Group

    2018-08-16T12:35:00Z

    Image: Clutch Technologies Cox Automotive has established a new business division, Mobility Solutions Group, to focus on products for fleets, consumer mobility and mobility-as-a-service (MaaS). To join its investments in this group is newly-acquired Clutch Technologies, which brings a technology platform to support subscription access to automotive services. ...

  • Maven expands its car-sharing platform to include a peer-to-peer offering that enables owners and eligible lessees to earn money by renting their personal Chevrolet, Buick, GMC or Cadillac car or truc
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    GM expands Maven platform for peer-to-peer car sharing

    2018-07-26T13:46:52Z

    Image: General MotorsOwners of Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac vehicles from the 2015 model-year or newer can now rent them via the Maven platform. The Peer Cars service is undergoing beta testing in Chicago, Detroit and Ann Arbor, Michigan, with further US roll-outs this fall, and is integrated into ...

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    Toyota takes InfoTechnology Center in-house

    2018-07-24T17:35:57Z

    Image: ToyotaToyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has announced the reorganization of its InfoTechnology Center research and development companies. The functions of the Tokyo-based InfoTechnology Center (ITC Japan) will be absorbed into TMC’s in-house Connected Company by March 2019, and ITC USA, California, will be incorporated into Toyota Motor North America.ITC ...