Latest IT & Technology News – Page 18
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ArticleBASF launches digital platform for visualizing paint colours, digitised Lean Lab concept
Image: BASF Coatings BASF Coatings is launching Auroom, a digital platform for automotive designers to map paint colours onto their models and visualize their appearance and effects. This is said to give a realistic impression of colour proposals at an early stage of the design process, including the ...
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ArticleVolkswagen announces self-driving MaaS venture in Israel, joins Baidu Apollo consortium in China; Volvo also to collaborate with Baidu
Image: Volkswagen Volkswagen Group is to establish a self-driving Mobility as a Service (MaaS) venture in Israel with partners Mobileye and Champion Motors. It will provide a fleet of electric vehicles for the New Mobility in Israel operation; Mobileye will provide its Level 4 AV hardware, map data, ...
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ArticlePartner ecosystems or going it alone? Auto executive study identifies digital strategy split
Image: Shutterstock.com There are major inconsistencies in automotive industry digital strategy – but also major opportunities, reports a global study by BearingPoint, a management and technology consultancy (developed from the former KPMG and Arthur Andersen consultancies). The research, carried out March-April 2018 included the survey of 90 automotive ...
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ArticleJaguar Land Rover creates algorithm against motion sickness
Image: Jaguar Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover has collected 15,000 miles-worth of data on factors affecting motion sickness and created an algorithm to automatically adapt a vehicle’s dynamics and cabin settings. It claims this can reduce the effects – and thus nausea or worse – by “up to ...
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ArticleHyundai and Kia add solar power
Image: Hyundai Motor Selected Hyundai and Kia vehicles will be offered next year with solar panels on their roof or hood: the solar charging will supplement electrical power in cars with hybrid, battery-electric and internal combustion engine (ICE) powertrains. Three solar charging systems have been developed. The first-generation ...
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ArticleBMW moves to create European new battery supply chain in partnership with Northvolt and Umicore
BMW has formed a technology consortium with battery developer Northvolt and Umicore, a producer of active materials for battery cells, to develop a complete and sustainable value chain for batteries for electric vehicles (EVs) in Europe.
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ArticleRenault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance extends venture capital into Chinese autonomous tech start up
Alliance Ventures, the venture capital offshoot of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance has invested in WeRide.ai, a Chinese L4 autonomous start-up only founded in 2017. ByPaul Fisher The investment is significant as the group’s first investment in China and a rare example of a Chinese start-up to receive financial backing from a ...
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ArticleByton executive to become Continental Automotive CTO
Abendroth will head a new, centralized automotive R&D group at Continental (Photo: Continental)Dirk Abendroth, a former BMW manager and currently a senior executive at electric-vehicle startup Byton, will become chief technology officer at Continental's automotive division, effective January 1.Abendroth will oversee all global R&D in a new company the ...
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ArticleTransforming the supply chain for the digital age
The car industry is being shaken up by data and digital processes, but those in the supply chain can gain a competitive edge by getting to grips with the possibilities presented by AI and better data governance.
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ArticleBMW is the biggest car brand on Instagram with 33 million hashtag mentions
Top 10 auto brands on Instagram 2018Our snapshot graphic shows the number of hashtag mentions that each car brand gets, not the following for individual official Instagram accounts. This gives a better understanding of the reach of the brand among Instagram's 1 billion users worldwide.On this score BMW can ...
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ArticleFaurecia bids to acquire all shares in Japan's Clarion, intends to form alliance with Hitachi to develop autonomous driving products
Faurecia is bidding to acquire Clarion, in a move to strengthen its position as a major supplier of cockpit systems at a time when car interiors are being transformed.The French automotive supplier said the acquisition of Clarion, which makes in-vehicle infotainment, HMI and connected driver-assistance systems, will give it a ...
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ArticleVolkswagen appoints former Allianz Deutschland corporate privacy officer as new head of its group data protection unit, move reflects importance of data to group's transformation plan
Oliver Draf Volkswagen has appointed Oliver Draf to head up the group's data protection unit as its transformation plans being to take shape. Mr Draf previously held the role of chief privacy officer at Allianz Deutschland AG, an insurer, his most senior role since joining the Munich based company ...
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ArticleBMW Group signs up with KPIT and TTTech for autonomous software partnerships
Image: BMWBMW Group has signed up KPIT and TTTech as software partners in its autonomous driving programme. The collaboration will involve the development of a scalable autonomous driving platform and functions at autonomous driving Levels 3 and 4/5 (Highway Pilot and Urban Pilot).KPIT is a global cross-industry consultancy with ...
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ArticleRenesas and BlackBerry expand partnership on R-car development environment
Image: BlackBerryRenesas Electronics Corporation is expanding its partnership with BlackBerry to use BlackBerry’s QNX software in its development environment for its R-Car system-on-chip (SoC) devices. This integrates virtualization, functional safety and security to expand the R-Car automotive computing platform, so systems designers can create advanced cockpit systems and develop ...
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ArticleDaimler Trucks & Buses sets up technology hub in Lisbon, follows VW and BMW on the innovation trail to the Portuguese capital
Image: Radu Bercan/ Shutterstock.comDaimler Trucks & Buses has selected Lisbon as the location for its new technology hub – following companies including Volkswagen Group IT and MAN Truck & Bus, and BMW’s Critical TechWorks joint venture, in setting up digital development facilities in Portugal’s capital city. Daimler notes the ...
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ArticleFord CEO Jim Hackett hits back at Wall Street critics who say transformation plans muddy and taking too long, company unveils new ad campaign aimed at Tesla and Silicon Valley rivals
Jim Hackett, CEO FordFord CEO, Jim Hackett, hit back at investors today who criticise the lack of pace and detail in Ford's $11 billion restructuring programme. Bolstered by third quarter earnings that were better than expectations, he used the earnings call to go on the offensive, outlining the magnitude ...
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ArticleJ.D. Power and Reputation.com create alliance aimed at OEMs and dealers to track consumer opinion and car buying sentiment
Alliance combines J.D. Power’s consumer research, data analytics and advisory capabilities with Reputation.com’s technology for capturing customer insights from social media and review sites.The companies claim new alliance will create a unified customer experience data solution for auto enterprises around the world. J.D. Power will provide its data and analytics ...
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ArticleRetail trends could leave dealers squeezed between the demands of data rich car buyers and OEMs rapidly shifting business models
I want this one, but in pink. Dealers are going to have to work harder to give consumers what they desire in future, and work closely with OEMs to deliver an ongoing and adaptive automotive brand relationship. (Daimler AG)
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ArticleLogistics is not like five years ago and in five years’ time it won’t be like today
With rapid advances in vehicle technology, the challenge for the automotive logistics industry is to keep up, said supply chain experts at the recent Automotive Logistics UK conference.
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ArticlePorsche green lights concept study Mission E Cross Turismo for production at Zuffenhausen
The four-door Cross Turismo will have 800-volt architecture for connection to the fast charging network. It has a system output of 600 hp and a range of 500 km (NEDC). Available after the introduction of the Taycan, it will also be very fast.
