Latest Future Mobility – Page 12

  • Schaeffler.automotiveIT
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    Schaeffler shows urban vehicle concept

    2018-04-12T18:14:58Z

    The "Schaeffler Mover" has a flexible architecture that can be adapted for various use cases (Photo: Schaeffler)Schaeffler has unveiled the “Schaeffler Mover,” an urban vehicle concept that offers a technology platform that lends itself to various scenarios.The feasibility study is the German engineering group’s attempt to prepare for future ...

  • bmw.automotiveIT
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    BMW starts subscription-service pilot in Nashville

    2018-04-09T17:12:27Z

    The 2019 BMW X4 M40i M Performance debuted at the New York Auto Show last month (Photo: BMW)BMW became the latest major car brand to offer a subscription to its vehicles rather than selling or leasing them to customers.The German premium brand said it had launched a pilot program ...

  • door2door.automotiveIT
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    Neumann, former Opel CEO, invests in mobility start-up

    2018-04-09T15:34:16Z

    door2door's allygator shuttle addresses the so-called "last mile" issue (Photo: door2door)Karl-Thomas Neumann, former CEO of Opel, is investing in mobility start-up door2door. Neumann will also join the board of the directors of the German ride sharing-technology specialist.Neumann headed Opel from 2014 until 2017, when General Motors sold the carmaker ...

  • daimler.bmw.automotiveIT
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    Daimler, BMW to merge mobility services

    2018-03-28T17:00:16Z

    Daimler's moovel platform will be part of the joint venture (Photo: Daimler)As expected, Daimler and BMW announced Wednesday that they planned to merge their mobility services, in a move that will create a car-sharing giant with a commanding footprint across the world's major cities.The plan underscores how scale considerations ...

  • audi.automotiveIT
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    Audi CDO wants to reduce complexity

    2018-03-22T16:51:00Z

    Audi’s Villinger: “Mobility should be effortless” BERLIN — Audi wants to reduce the complexity of operating its vehicles as it aims to become a “premium digital car company,” the carmaker’s CDO, Roland Villinger, said Thursday. The Volkswagen Group premium brand also wants to increase safety and provide more ...

  • lyft.automotiveIT
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    Magna to invest 200 million dlrs in Lyft

    2018-03-19T12:59:15Z

    Magna will invest 200 million dlrs in ride-sharing company Lyft as part of an agreement to jointly develop and manufacture self-driving systems.The move underscores the Canadian automotive supplier's ambition to be a leading player in the shift toward autonomous vehicles.The two companies agreed on a multi-year cooperation that will put ...

  • toyota.automotiveIT
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    Toyota USA creates digital transformation division

    2018-03-14T09:28:22Z

    The new digital division underlines Toyota's resolve to develop new digital business areas (Photo: Toyota)Toyota Motor North America will establish a division that will focus on digital transformation and new forms of mobility. It will be led by regional CDO and CIO Zack Hicks.Hicks, who also is in charge ...

  • didi.automotiveIT
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    Didi, BAIC to jointly operate an EV car-sharing program

    2018-03-13T15:55:50Z

    Didi and BAIC executives agree to cooperate (Photo: Didi Chuxing)Didi Chuxing and BAIC Group will jointly operate an electric-vehicle car-sharing program in China.Didi, which operates China's largest mobile transportation platform, said it had formed a strategic partnership with automaker BAIC to work together in areas such as EV fleet ...

  • seat.automotiveIT
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    VW Group moves company veteran to head Seat production

    2018-03-12T10:20:30Z

    Christian Vollmer, Seat's new head of production, joined the VW Group in 1999 (Photo: Seat)A Volkswagen Group veteran, Christian Vollmer, will take charge of manufacturing operations at Seat starting July 1.Vollmer will become vice-president for production and logistics at the Spanish VW Group brand, leading the management of its ...

  • mercedes.porsche.automotiveIT
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    Mercedes, Porsche join other brands in testing flat-rate subscription models

    2018-03-09T11:52:07Z

    Mercedes will let customers drive 12 vehicles at a flat rate (Photo: Mercedes)Mercedes-Benz will offer a flat rate to customers wanting to switch cars during the year, in a pilot project with two German dealer groups, Lueg and Beresa.The German premium car brand said the rate, which includes insurance, ...

  • bosch.automotiveIT
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    Bosch announces new mobility initiatives

    2018-02-24T16:49:24Z

    Bosch CEO Denner announced a range of new connected products (Photo: Bosch)Robert Bosch has formed a separate division that will focus on mobility technologies, including car sharing, ride sharing and connectivity-based services.The German automotive supplier also announced that it had acquired Splitting Fares (SPLT), a US start-up that has ...

  • daimler.automotiveIT
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    "It appeals to people to get home with only three words"

    2018-01-25T14:24:00Z

    what3words founder and boss, Chris Sheldrick, 

  • VW.automotiveIT
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    VW Group's IT expands digital service expertise

    2018-01-18T15:18:00Z

    Berlin-based IT experts are developing software for all VW Group brands (Photo: VW) Volkswagen Group’s IT department is further developing its expertise in digital customer offerings. The world’s biggest car group has doubled the staff of its Digital Lab in Berlin since the facility opened in October 2016. ...

  • Here.automotiveIT
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    Bosch, Continental buy stakes in Here mapping company

    2018-01-04T12:45:16Z

    Digital mapping technology can offer vital information for future autonomous vehicles (Photo: Here)Robert Bosch and Continental, two of the world's biggest automotive suppliers, are each buying a 5 pc stake in location and digital mapping specialist Here.The two German companies are buying their stakes from Here's main owners, premium ...

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    Canada insight: GM is using Ontario to invest in the future of personal mobility

    2017-12-18T13:01:00Z

    GM’s Brian Tossan explains how GM is tapping into Ontario’s startup and high-tech culture. 

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    Volkswagen CDO sees major transformation underway

    2017-12-18T12:50:00Z

    Johann Jungwirth, the Volkswagen Group’s chief digital officer, explains how he is moving quickly to transform the company and its brands.

  • BYTON_Interior_view_02
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    At CES, Byton to show 1st "drivable prototype"

    2017-12-18T12:48:00Z

    Byton plans a display that spans the width of the vehicle (Photo: Byton) Chinese electric-vehicle start-up Byton will launch its first “drivable prototype” at the CES trade show in January. The company, which started in 2016 as Future Mobility, said its cars will be positioned as “the next ...

  • Article

    CES - Las Vegas

    2017-12-18T12:37:00Z

    Though traditionally dominated by consumer electronics companies, CES each year features more automotive technology (Photo: CTA) The annual CES consumer electronics show will take place in Las Vegas January 9 through 12, with, once again, strong participation from the automotive industry. Ford Motor CEO Jim Hackett will deliver ...

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    Software and computer speed will power Aptiv

    2017-12-13T15:59:00Z

    Aptiv, the new name for Delphi Automotive, has emerged after spinning off its powertrain division this month with a focus on enhanced computing power for driving features and connected-vehicle architectures. 

  • emove360.automotiveIT
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    Electric vehicles: slow progress or a revolution?

    2017-10-17T17:59:00Z

    The new mobility trade show eMove360 takes place every year in Munich (Photo: Bongard) Judging by the enthusiasm of the 304 exhibitors at this year’s eMove360 trade fair in Munich this year, electric vehicles have arrived. Granted, there weren’t any automaker stands at the annual show. But that ...