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ArticleAudi admits defeat devices present in bigger US engines
Audi expects it will cost 10s of millions of euros to bring engines in line with US law (Photo: Audi)Audi admitted that so-called defeat devices are present in the US versions of its V6 TDI 3-liter diesel powertrains and promised to update software to bring the engines into compliance.The ...
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ArticleAt Schaeffler, a new manager focuses on digitization
Gerhard Baum (Photo: Schaeffler)Following in the footsteps of several other automotive companies, Schaeffler has appointed a chief digital officer. Gerhard Baum, formerly the head of IBM's automotive business, assumed his new responsibilities at the German supplier in October.Baum's primary task will be to optimize, synchronize and merge the growing ...
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ArticleDaimler design chief sees ever smarter cars
Gorden Wagener expects autonomous driving to be possible by 2030 (Photo: Daimler)Mercedes-Benz unveiled a rolling club lounge for young urbanites at the recent Tokyo auto show. In an interview with automotiveIT, the premium car maker's design chief, Gorden Wagener, explains how digitization will affect upcoming Mercedes models and how ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars tests Microsoft's Hololens technology
Volvo sees many automotive possibilities for Microsoft's HoloLens technology (Photo: Volvo)Volvo Cars is working with Microsoft to jointly develop next-generation automotive technologies. The cooperation will look at autonomous driving technologies and the use of connected-car data.Volvo and Microsoft this week demonstrated how the use of Microsoft's HoloLens mixed-reality computer ...
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ArticleTomTom to provide map data to Uber
TomTom data will power the Uber app (Photo: Uber)TomTom will provide maps and traffic data to Uber, confirming that the Dutch mapping specialist will remain the biggest competitor to soon-to-be-German owned Nokia HERE.TomTom said it has signed a global, multi-year agreement with  Uber, a fast-growing global taxi services ...
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ArticleVW recruits Apple exec to head digitization
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 ...
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ArticleToyota plans massive artificial-intelligence investment
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 ...
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ArticleVW: No forbidden software in 3-liter V6 diesels
The 2015 Porsche Cayenne diesel was cited by the EPA (Photo: Porsche)Volkswagen, in response to new allegations of illegal software deployment, denied that vehicles with V6 TDI engines sold in the US are equipped with programs that can detect emissions testing cycles and react to them.The US Environmental Protection ...
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ArticleNissan tests semi-autonomous driving
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 ...
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ArticleConti's Ariane Reinhart discusses IT staff shortages
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: ...
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ArticleVW appoints company outsider as head of strategy
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 ...
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ArticleGoogle takes stake in German artificial intelligence think tank
Google hopes to use some products and services developed by German researchers  (Photo: DFKI)Google has acquired a shareholding in the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI).The institute said the move will make it easier to transfer the results of research activities to business and society.Germany's R&D minister, ...
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ArticleAt Volvo, a full EV by 2019
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 ...
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ArticleTomTom exec: German HERE acquisition is an opportunity
Saucier says drivers need TomTom's real-time traffic information (Photo: Arjen Bongard)FRANKFURT ”“ The planned acquisition of Nokia HERE by a consortium of German premium carmakers provides a business opportunity for the map maker's biggest competitor, TomTom's new automotive boss said in an interview at the Frankfurt Auto Show last ...
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ArticlePoll: "Dieselgate" erodes confidence in entire German car industry
VW's standing in a public-confidence index declined sharply (Photo: VW)Volkswagen's manipulation of diesel emission tests has eroded confidence in the entire German auto industry, according to a new poll.Germany's Association of Communication Consultancies (GPRA) said the car industry has fallen from first place in its ranking of 15 important ...
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ArticleVW brand to cut investment, change diesel strategy
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 ...
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ArticleDell to acquire EMC for 67 billion dlrs
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 ...
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ArticleDaimler's digital car chief says connectivity is a given
Daimler's Khan promises over-the-air updates "very soon" (Photo: Daimler)Sajjad Khan, who joined Daimler from rival BMW early in 2015, sees the new digital priorities of the auto industry as an opportunity to provide a wide range of benefits to Mercedes-Benz drivers. In an interview with automotiveIT at the Frankfurt ...
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ArticleIn Germany, a shortage of IT experts is growing
Software experts are particularly in demand, Bitkom says (Photo: Petra Bork/pixelio.de)Germany's shortage of IT professionals is growing, as Europe's largest economy continues to digitalize its industrial base.Companies are looking for 43,000 IT specialists, up 5 pc from a year earlier, according to a study by Bitkom, Germany's high-tech industry ...
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ArticlePorsche names production boss to CEO position
Oliver Blume (Photo: Porsche)Oliver Blume, head of production of the German sports car maker, will become the company's CEO, succeeding Matthias Mueller, who has taken the top position at parent company Volkswagen Group.Blume, 47, takes up his new job October 1.Porsche also announced that its US head, Detlev von ...
