All innovation articles

  • daimler.automotiveIT
    Feature

    Daimler Lab1886: "We now have 25 high-potential projects in the incubator"

    2018-04-11T12:17:00Z

    Susanne Hahn, director business innovation at Daimler’s Lab1886 innovation and incubation organization, 

  • clepa.automotiveIT
    Article

    European suppliers focus on innovation

    2017-07-04T11:57:55Z

    CLEPA's jury awarded 12 innovation prizes across 4 categories (Photo: Arjen Bongard)ROME -- European automotive suppliers gathered here last week to honor a range of companies and products that will likely play a key role in the transformation of personal mobility.The European suppliers association, CLEPA, awarded innovation awards to ...

  • ford.automotiveIT
    Article

    Ford CIO Marcy Klevorn: Experiments in new areas are OK

    2016-02-03T14:35:01Z

    Ford CIO Marcy Klevorn will speak at the automotiveIT Kongress March 17 (Photo: Ford)It’s been little more than a year since CEO Mark Fields formally announced that Ford Motor was making some fundamental changes to its tried-and-tested business model. “We are driving innovation in every part of our business ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
    Article

    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 ...

  • Tesla.bcg.automotiveIT
    Article

    BCG study finds innovation in automotive companies lagging

    2014-10-28T15:11:56Z

    Tesla's strong showing in the poll may reflect its new approach to mobility (Photo: Tesla)Automotive companies aren't as innovative as they used to be, according to a survey of 1,500 senior executives who were asked about the state of innovation in global business by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG).The ...

  • eu patent.automotiveIT
    Article

    Europe approves unified patent

    2012-12-12T07:46:49Z

    The European Parliament has approved legislation that will establish one patent for 25 of the 27 European Union member states.The move, which comes after more than 30 years of internal discussions, will cut the cost of an EU patent by up to 80 pc, the parliament said in a press ...

  • kroes 2012.automotiveIT
    Article

    EU pushes for more access to scientific research

    2012-07-19T13:07:15Z

    EU Commissioner Kroes wants the internet to play a key role in easing access to research materials (Photo: EU)The European Commission, in a move to boost innovation in Europe, is pushing to make scientific information more easily available to everyone.The governing body of the 27-nation European Union will make open ...

  • meregiomobil
    Article

    In German research project, cars store electricity for Smart Home

    2010-11-02T13:08:01Z

    Electric vehicles store energy for the Smart HomeThe smart home on the grounds of the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology in southwestern German is ready for new tenants.The prefab 80 square meter home is a prototype of the energy-efficient household of the future. That means electric vehicles serve as energy-storage units, ...