Latest Future Mobility – Page 8
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ArticleMagna reconfigures seating for car-sharing, introduces app interface, but stresses that basic requirements aren’t necessarily tech-driven
Image: Magna Magna, a leading supplier of automotive seating, has announced details of a reconfigurable interior solution which can be custom-adapted for different car-sharing and autonomous-driving scenarios. Its new seating concept creates a flexible cabin for three key use-cases. The concept was developed out of digital and market ...
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ArticleRinspeed microSNAP shows scaled-down modularity, automated body-swaps
Image: Rinspeed Swiss design consultancy Rinspeed will present a scaled-down version of its Snap concept at CES, Las Vegas, in January: microSNAP has been shrunk to “the dimensions of a Renault Twizy”, the company says, to propose a modular micro-mobility solution for last-mile applications. Like the larger Snap, ...
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ArticleTwelve important things we learned from Automobility 2018 in Los Angeles
The top trends to emerge for automotive and mobility technology from a key conference at the Los Angeles Auto Show
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FeatureCluno sees vehicle subscription model as opportunity for dealers
Cluno, a Munich-based company, has been marketing cars under a subscription model since 2017. Maximilian Ehrlich, the startup’s head of data science, talked to automotiveIT about digital business models, the use of artificial intelligence and big data, and cooperation with traditional car dealers.
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ArticleŠkoda starts partnerships with Israeli start-ups, tests technologies
Škoda has announced a series of partnerships with start-up firms in Israel, currently developing rapidly as a global tech hotspot; the company last year opened its Škoda Auto DigiLab Israel in Tel Aviv, a collaborative incubator center.
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ArticleFord’s big data study identifies potential traffic accident hotspots, gives insights for electromobility and city authorities
Image: Ford Taking part in the research were 160 Ford Transit light commercial vehicles, driven and operated in different sectors and by different businesses, from owner-operators to large fleets, plus a fleet of private Fiesta superminis. Over the course of the year – and over 15,000 days of ...
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ArticleMercedes-Benz Vans links custom convertors, suppliers and customers with new digital platform
Image: Mercedes-Benz Vans Mercedes-Benz Vans is launching Conversion World, a digital platform to link its end-users with suppliers, certified bodybuilders and custom converters, and to compare different solutions for commercial vehicle configuration and conversion. The platform enables global customers to easily check out, for example, refrigeration equipment for ...
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ArticleVolvo Cars and Ericsson sign further five-year deal for Connected Vehicle Cloud
Image: Volvo Cars The Ericsson Connected Vehicle Cloud (CVC) platform will be provided to Volvo Cars worldwide in a five-year deal which extends the two firms’ existing agreement. This is Ericsson’s largest supply contract for the CVC yet, and will form the basis for Volvo’s provision of in-car ...
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ArticleEV start-up Rivian reveals R1T truck and R1S SUV, connected and with self-driving capabilities; BMW hides its tech in iNEXT
Image: Rivian Californian electric vehicle start-up Rivian Automotive, founded 2009, has hit the headlines this week with the unveiling of two tough-looking, load-carrying, active-outdoors models: the R1T, a five-seater pick-up truck, and the R1S, a seven-seater SUV [pictured]. These are both to be built in the USA in ...
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ArticlePorsche dials up the digital tech in all-new 911, adds new range of apps and services to what may be last ICE version
The eighth-generation Porsche 911, unveiled at the Los Angeles auto show, is more powerful and performance-oriented than ever – and its onboard technology has also been boosted.
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ArticleVolkswagen takes investment in Diconium for digital services, starts Open Source Lab, partners with Cinemo for in-car media
Image: Volkswagen The Volkswagen Group has acquired 49pc of the shares in Diconium, a German digital specialist. Diconium is to become a technology partner to develop new digital business models and services offered via the Microsoft-enabled Volkswagen Automotive Cloud, building on the Volkswagen We ecosystem. Based in Stuttgart, ...
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ArticleGhosn scandal and General Motors closures should be viewed in context as world car production trends suggest future not so different from the past
The auto industry has seemingly suffered two major body blows in the last 10 days. The shock arrest of Carlos Ghosn in Japan and GM’s announcement of plant closures in North America give succour to those who believe we are witnessing the beginning of the end of the car industry.
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ArticleVeniam and Denso to collaborate on connected vehicle software
Image: Veniam Veniam, a young provider of networking software for connected vehicles and mobility systems, has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japan’s long-established Denso. The planned joint project will explore the integration of Veniam’s intelligent data networking features into Denso’s communication management systems: this will, says Veniam, ...
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ArticleVisteon inaugurates new tech centre in Karlsruhe, Germany; Harman sets up software office in Łódź, Poland
Image: Visteon Visteon Corporation has held an inauguration ceremony for a new 6,500 sq-m facility in Karlsruhe, Germany, its lead technology hub for Europe. This technology centre will host advanced development of vehicle cockpit electronics, and will lead the development of the Visteon DriveCore autonomous driving platform [under ...
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FeatureNvidia: "There is no such thing as a 100 percent security guarantee"
Joachim Langenwalter, Germany-based director automotive at Nvidia, is responsible for software deliveries to automakers and suppliers in Europe. At the chipmaker’s GTC conference in Munich, he spoke to automotiveIT about autonomous driving technology, cyber security and the challenges faced by the auto industry today.
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ArticleDaimler, Bosch to start testing automated ride hailing in San Jose, CA
The S-Class sedans to be used in the ride-hailing service will have at least Level 4 autonomy (Photo: Daimler) Premium car group Daimler and automotive supplier Robert Bosch will start testing an on-demand ride hailing service that will use highly and fully automated Mercedes S-Class vehicles in San ...
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FeatureBMW head of digital customer: “Innovation will not stand still because car cycles are too long”
Dieter May, head of digital products and services and digital customer interface at BMW, tells Arjen Bongard how the carmaker will use voice and other digital technologies to offer drivers and passengers connected experiences.
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ArticleVW opens Lisbon software development center
Volkswagen Group has opened a new software development center in Lisbon, adding 300 IT specialists to similar facilities that already operate in Wolfsburg, Germany, and Berlin.
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ArticleRenault Alliance invests in Transit mobility app, WeRide.ai for Level 4 AVs
Image: Transit Alliance Ventures, the venture capital division of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance, has made two new strategic investments. Its latest is in Transit, a multi-modal transport app firm based in Montreal, Canada, which has produced an app functional in over 175 metropolitan areas around the world. Transit’s app ...
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ArticleToyota announces AV data alliance, trials multi-modal service
Image: TRI-AD Toyota is establishing a business alliance with the Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., and the Toyota Research Institute – Advanced Development, Inc. (TRI-AD). The insurance company’s data, including that on circumstances and causes of accidents, will be deployed to develop automated driving technology; ...
