Future Mobility – Page 13
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ArticleIAA 2011: With e-tire, Continental targets EV market
Continental will have a 900 square meter booth at the IAA (Model photo: Continental)Continental will unveil a specially designed tire aimed at helping electric vehicles expand their driving range.At the upcoming Frankfurt auto show (IAA), the German automotive supplier and tire maker wants to address some of the major issues ...
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Article6 Winners in US connected vehicle competition
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has announced six winners in a national competition for the best ideas for using wireless technology in car-to-car communication."The winners of this competition have given us ideas that will help build the transportation system of the 21st century,” said US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.Entries ...
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Windows provide new interactive dimension in Toyota concept
Toyota’s windows of the future let passengers see the outside world differently (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor Europe (TME) joined forces with the Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID) last month to show how car windows could better connect people inside a vehicle to the world around them.The concept was another example ...
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ArticleSwiss company wants Android in the connected car
Myriad Group, a Swiss mobile technology company, says it is in talks with leading automotive companies to extend Google's Android mobile operating system to the connected car.Myriad has developed software called Alien Dalvik that lets the majority of Android appllications run unmodified on a wide range of platforms and devices. ...
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ArticleMicrosoft to help Toyota build global cloud platform by 2015
Microsoft is keen to partner with the world’s biggest automaker (Illustration: Microsoft)Toyota aims to build a "complete global cloud platform by 2015" and it is soliciting Microsoft's help to get there.The Japanese carmaker and the US-based software giant announced Thursday that they plan to jointly build a global platform for ...
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ArticleMercedes to build fuel cell stacks in Vancouver from 2013
3 fuel-cell-powered Mercedes B-Class cars stop over in Miami on their round-the-world tourKeen to bring future key technologies inhouse, Mercedes-Benz will start producing its own fuel cell stacks in Vancouver from 2013.The premium car maker, the core division of Germany’s Daimler group, said construction is starting immediately on a 2000 ...
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Survey: More Europeans will consider giving up one car
More Europeans will consider giving up at least one of their cars in the next 12 months, according to a survey on mobility trends.Already, 90 percent of all drivers have changed their driving habits for cost reasons, according to the European Transportation & Mobility Observatory, a study conducted by the ...
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Garmin offfers connected, integrated navigation on new N. American Suzuki models
Satellite navigation maker Garmin said Tuesday it wil provide a “connected and integrated navigation package” in North America for the 2011 Suzuki Grand Vitara and SX4 models, including the SX4 Crossover, SX4 Sport and SX4 SportBack.The system will provide wireless online information such as Google local search, traffic, weather, fuel ...
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ArticleInterview: BMW’s Draeger: High hopes for car-to-car communication
Klaus Draeger has been in charge of r&d at BMW since 2006Klaus Draeger began his career as a scientific staff member at the university before earning his PhD. In 1985, he joined BMW as a trainee in the manufacturing area. He passed through various posts at the German premium carmaker, ...
