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  • cisco.automotiveIT
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    Cisco report: Business unprepared for ransomware threat

    2016-08-01T15:54:21Z

    Cisco sees a growing danger in ransomware attacks (Photo: Cisco)Companies are badly prepared for future strains of ransomware, according to the latest Cisco Cybersecurity Report.The study, which the US-based technology group conducts twicea year, found that companies are too often operating with a fragile IT infrastructure, don’t stick to ...

  • Tina_Mueller.Opel.automotiveIT
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    “You can forget everything that you’ve done to this point”

    2016-08-01T12:56:43Z

    Opel's Tina Mueller is striving to improve the carmaker's brand imageWith deliveries rising in the second quarter and General Motors Europe and its core Opel brand posting its first quarterly pretax profit since 2011, the US carmaker hopes to continue the upward trend in  Europe for the rest ...

  • skoda.automotiveIT
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    Skoda CIO becomes chief digital officer

    2016-07-21T13:59:02Z

    Andre Wehner (Photo: Linkedin)Skoda's former CIO, Andre Wehner, has taken over as chief digital officer at the Czech carmaking subsidiary of Volkswagen Group.Wehner assumed his new duties July 1 and is responsible for corporate strategy, digitization, process and organization management.Ralf Brunken, previously in charge of IT system development at ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW appoints Duesmann as purchasing boss

    2016-07-21T13:23:34Z

    Duesmann has been with BMW since 2007 (Photo: BMW)BMW has appointed Markus Duesmann as its new head of purchasing effective October 1. Duesmann, 47, will succeed Klaus Draeger, who is retiring.Duesmann joined BMW in 2007 as head of powertrain. He subsequently headed the carmaker's Driving Dynamics unit and was ...

  • Steven Armstrong.automotiveIT
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    At Ford Europe, Armstrong takes on COO role

    2016-07-21T13:10:00Z

    Armstrong's appointment is part of a broader management reshuffle at Ford (Photo: Ford Motor)Steven Armstrong was appointed COO of Ford of Europe, replacing Barb Samardzich, who is retiring from the carmaker. The company also announced that Lyle Watters is succeeding Armstrong as president of Ford's South American operations.Armstrong, 52, ...

  • mckinsey.automotiveIT
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    McKinsey study: Europe's slow digitization leaves money on the table

    2016-07-05T14:18:59Z

    Europe's degree of digitization lacks behind the US (Photo: EU)European consumers are heavily invested in digital technologies, but the continent is far removed from realizing the full potential of digitization.That is one of the conclusions from a new study by the McKinsey Global Institute, a think tank affiliated with ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW teams up with Intel, Mobileye for autonomous driving

    2016-07-01T15:26:29Z

    The autonomous-drive platform under development will be available to other carmakers (Photo: BMW)BMW is joining forces with Intel and Mobileye to bring autonomous-driving technologies to market by 2021.The premium car maker said in a joint press release that it will work with Intel, the world's biggest chipmaker, and Mobileye, ...

  • London.automotiveIT
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    Brexit: The fallout for IT and automotive companies

    2016-07-01T10:27:25Z

    (Photo: en:User talk: Mewiki -own work)The departure of Britain from the European Union will have an obvious impact on the auto industry, in particular in the area of manufacturing and cross-border sales.Carmakers including General Motors, Ford Motor, Nissan, Toyota, Jaguar Land Rover, BMW and Honda build large numbers of ...

  • tesla.automotiveIT
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    Despite deadly crash, Tesla stands by Autopilot

    2016-07-01T10:01:11Z

    Tesla's Autpilot requires drivers to keep their hands on the wheel (Photo: Tesla)Tesla said a deadly crash involving a Model S doesn't cast doubt on the viability of its autonomous driving technology.The Californian electric car maker was responding to a preliminary investigation by US authorities into an accident that ...

  • telogis.automotiveIT
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    Verizon to acquire Telogis

    2016-06-30T13:34:09Z

    With Telogis, Verizon Telematics is expanding its fleet management offering (Photo: Telogis)Verizon has signed an agreement to buy Telogis, a location-based transportation software maker. The US telecommunications group said Telogis will enhance its telematics-based services offering for connected vehicles and other business areas."Telogis brings a world-class software platform and ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW reaches agreement with US authorities on diesel manipulation

    2016-06-28T17:07:53Z

    VW is expanding its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee to get ready for production of a new mid-size SUV later this year (Photo: VW)Volkswagen Group said it had reached a settlement with US regulators, private plaintiffs and 44 US states on penalties to pay for manipulating the emissions of almost ...

  • intel.automotiveIT
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    FT: Intel mulling sale of security unit

    2016-06-28T12:43:39Z

    Intel bought McAfee in 2010 (Photo: Intel)Intel is talking to banking advisers about possibly selling its antivirus software division, according to a report in Britain's Financial Times newspaper.According to the FT, no decision has been made. The California-based technology group declined to comment.Intel, which for decades depended on growing ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    A new CIO at VW Commercial Vehicles

    2016-06-23T07:12:30Z

    Winfried Krause (Photo: VW)Skoda executive Winfried Krause will become board member for finance and IT at Volkswagen's commercial vehicles division effective August 1.Krause, 54, is switching jobs with Klaus Dieter Schuermann, 52,, who is taking over Krause's commercial affairs responsibilities at Skoda.Krause, who holds a degree in business administration, ...

  • Skoda.automotiveIT
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    Skoda identifies digitization as "key action point"

    2016-06-22T12:00:51Z

    The Skoda Kodiaq large SUV will have its premiere in September (Photo: Skoda)Skoda set up a new business unit charged with developing new technologies and said digitization is a "key action point" coming out of the Volkswagen Group's new strategic plan.The Czech volume brand, one of the more profitable ...

  • thyssenkrupp.automotiveIT
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    Hoelz set to take over as Thyssenkrupp CIO July 1

    2016-06-22T11:12:02Z

    Hoelz previously worked at Deloitte, Daimler and the VW Group (Photo: Thyssenkrupp)Martin Hoelz will take over from Klaus Hardy Muehleck as CIO of Thyssenkrupp July 1. The 47-year-old will also head the company's Group Processes & Information Technology (GPI) unit.Hoelz has been with Thyssenkrupp since 2014. Most recently, he ...

  • lamborghini.automotiveIT
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    Lamborghini opens carbon fiber research unit in Seattle

    2016-06-22T10:53:50Z

    Lamborghini showed a car with carbon-fiber bodywork at the Geneva auto show (Photo: Lamborghini)Lamborghini has opened a new research facility in Seattle that aims to find more applications for car fiber in the construction of its cars.The high-performance sports car brand, which is part of Germany's Volkswagen Group, said ...

  • reply.automotiveIT
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    Reply to start European data-scientist training program

    2016-06-20T19:05:32Z

    Industry 4.0 featured prominently at the Munich Reply Xchange (Photo: Arjen Bongard)MUNICH -- Reply SpA has signed an agreement with The Data Incubator to bring more data-analysis expertise to European companies.Reply, which operates a network of companies focused on developing new, connected technologies and business models, said it will ...

  • VW.automotiveIT
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    Tomorrow's HMI systems "will change massively"

    2016-06-20T10:59:43Z

    Tanneberger introduces the e-Golf Touch at the Las Vegas CES in January 2016 (Photo: VW)As driver assistance systems become more sophisticated and the fully autonomous car is beginning to look more feasible, automakers are increasingly focused on what the changing trends will mean for the human-machine interface (HMI) systems. ...

  • bitkom.de
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    German companies look abroad for digital talent

    2016-06-20T10:18:36Z

    (Illustration: Bitkom)German companies are increasingly looking across their country's borders for experts that can help them implement new digital technologies.According to a survey by Germany's high-tech association Bitkom, about three-quarters of companies are looking to recruit foreign staff with digital skills. Every second company hopes to gain competitive advantage ...

  • vw.automotiveIT
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    VW sets new course with "Strategy 2025"

    2016-06-16T19:00:05Z

    The  Volkswagen Group Thursday unveiled a comprehensive plan that embraces electric vehicles, new mobility and big investments in future technologies."The Volkswagen Group will be more focused, efficient, innovative, customer-driven and sustainable," CEO Matthias Mueller said in a statement. He also said the carmaker will be "systematically geared to generating ...