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ArticleT-Systems warns on hacker attacks on connected cars
Carmakers and security experts should work more closely together to develop common IT standards and protect connected cars from hacker attacks, a senior T-Systems executive told the automotiveIT Congress in Berlin.
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ArticleBMW CIO targets 50 new software releases daily
Rapid releases at BMW CIO Klaus Straub (center) says agile development at the carmaker is paying off BERLIN – BMW is moving full steam ahead with a company-wide project to embed agile development in all processes involving corporate IT. CIO Klaus Straub told the automotiveIT Congress here ...
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ArticlePorsche CIO: Digital experience will grow in importance
Customers’ digital experience will equal vehicle design in importance in coming years, Porsche CIO Mattias Ulbrich said in Berlin on Thursday speaking at the automotiveIT Congress.
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ArticleDaimler CIO: Speed is a top priority
Daimler is counting on faster IT, better customer interaction and the digitalization of development and production as tools to improve efficiency and profitability.
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ArticleVW digital chief: Digital transformation works better with more responsibility for functional departments
VW’s digital transformation chief Falk Bothe BERLIN – Digital transformation at Volkswagen Group has for years been a core part of the carmaker’s strategy, but executives are constantly adapting the way the changes are implemented. “A few years ago we created a central department for the digital ...
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ArticleDigitalization set to help BMW cut costs
BMW’s CEO is pointing to digital technology, including virtual simulations, as a means to save huge amounts of money.
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ArticleFaurecia, Michelin join forces in fuel cell technology
Faurecia and Michelin in fuel cell JV Faurecia CEO Patrick Koller (l) and Michelin general managing partner Florent Menegaux sign the Symbio agreement that will establish the JV. Agnès Pannier-Runacher, secretary of state at the French Ministry for Economy and Finance is in the middle (Photo: Faurecia) ...
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ArticleVisteon's digital timeline
Visteon has gone from one of the world’s largest automotive suppliers, to a more niche player dedicated to digital products
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ArticleVW, FAW to jointly develop digital services for China
Volkswagen and its Chinese joint venture partner FAW-Volkswagen will together develop new digital services for VW brand models that are increasingly expected to have full connectivity on board.
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ArticleVW calls for more decisive German government intervention to boost electric mobility
Volkswagen Group CEO Herbert Diess is calling on the German government to act decisively to adopt an extensive package of measures that will make electric vehicles more popular.
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ArticleZF acquires majority stake in mobility provider 2getthere
ZF Friedrichshafen has acquired a majority stake in 2getthere, a provider of automated electric passenger transport systems.
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ArticleKlaus Bluem is new Skoda CIO
New Skoda CIO Klaus Bluem Klaus Bluem, until recently CIO at MAN Energy Solutions, is the new chief information officer at Czech carmaker Skoda. Bluem succeeded Ralf Brunken, who is assuming other responsibilities within the Volkswagen Group. Both Skoda and MAN are subsidiaries of Volkswagen. Earlier in ...
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ArticleHyundai, Kia to invest $300 million in Indian mobility service provider
The Hyundai i20 is among the 10 top-selling cars in India (Image: Hyundai) Hyundai Motor Group will invest $300 million in Indian ride-hailing platform Ola, using the country’s fast-growing market as a springboard for global new-mobility intiatives. “India is the centerpiece of Hyundai Motor Group’s strategy to ...
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ArticleGerman auto industry debates its electric future
Electrification, driverless-car technology, environmental strategies and new business models are among the top priorities of the German auto industry, but executives, in town for a two-day meeting last week, emphasized vastly different priorities.
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ArticleAt Renault, CIO joins top management ranks
The French carmaker’s IT chief, Frederic Vincent, will be part of Renault’s Executive Committee
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ArticleZF opens AI and cyber security research center
ZF Friedrichshafen’s new research center in Germany will focus on artificial intelligence and cyber security.
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SMMT publishes list of Brexit "myth busters" as deal decision goes to the wire
The UK Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published what it says is a rebuttal of 13 arguments used about the automotive sector over Brexit. The SMMT says that a ‘no deal’ Brexit would have a devastating impact on the sector and the hundreds of thousands of jobs ...
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ArticleDiess: Volkswagen's new 10 year plan is 70 electric models by 2030, MEB platform open to third parties
Volkswagen CEO, Herbert Diess, told reporters at the company’s annual media conference in Wolfsburg that the group would expand its target of electric vehicles to 70, up from the 50 previously announced.
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ArticleMore than just spare parts: technology in the aftermarket
Changing technology in the vehice and in IT could fundamentally transform the automotive aftermarket
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ArticleNorway is the global leader in electric car sales
As a percentage of total sales, Norway’s car buyers are wholeheartedly embracing electric vehicles as this chart form Statista shows. Other European countries remain behind, while China has a huge lead in numbers of electric vehicles sold.
