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VW invests in holographic technology
Volkswagen Group has taken a minority stake in SeeReal Technologies, a company that specializes in holographic display technology. The move will allow the German automaker to further develop 3D imagery to be used in in-car displays.
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The outlook: Global challenges grow for automotive suppliers
Automotive suppliers are facing a tougher environment as vehicle production declines, the Chinese market weakens and growing efforts to electrify powertrains are reshaping demand structures.
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Toyota, Pony.ai embark on autonomous driving pilot
Toyota Motor and China’s Pony.ai will work together on an autonomous driving pilot project to accelerate technology deployment and get more driverless cars on the road sooner.
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Great Wall selects Germany’s Ibeo as lidar supplier
Great Wall Motor has selected Hamburg-based Ibeo Automotive Systems as the source for lidars on its production vehicles. The Chinese maker of SUVs and pickup trucks will initially use the IbeoNEXT solid state lidar system on its upcoming Wey SUV model.
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Dana completes acquisition of Canadian electric powertrain specialist
Dana has completed the acquisition of Nordresa Motors, a Montreal-based integration specialist in the area of electric powertrains for commercial vehicles.
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BMW gets ready to build its iNext EV
BMW is getting ready to build 100 prototypes of its iNext electric vehicle as the premium car maker develops and tests production processes for the important new model.
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PWC: More companies plan to invest in cyber security
More than two-thirds of all companies worldwide plan to spend at least 5% of their IT budgets on cyber security next year, according to a new poll. That’s up from 56% of companies polled a year ago.
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Schaeffler to work with SAP to improve digital efficiency
Schaeffler plans to work with business software group SAP to further develop its IT systems and step up digital transformation to improve efficiency.
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Study: German logistics sector fails to benefit from startup technologies
German companies transporting goods all too often ignore the potential of digital technologies developed by startup companies, a new study found.
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Data center power outage shuts down Nissan and Infiniti dealer and production systems in North America
A power outage at a Nissan data center in Denver, Colorado disrupted the communications network used by Nissan North America across the US, Mexico and Canadafor most of this week, impacting IT systems both for production and dealers.
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San Francisco food delivery firm DoorDash acquires autonomous vehicle specialist Scotty Labs
DoorDash, an on-demand food delivery service with a growing interest in autonomous vehicle technology, has acquired Scotty Labs, a tele-operations company that is developing technology for remote-controlled autonomous driving for cars and trucks.
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New dates for Go Innovate! Live conference in December where GM, Ford, BMW, Honda and FCA will speak on changing IT for automotive
The inaugural automotiveIT International Go Innovate! Live conference has changed dates and will now be held this December 3-5th in Detroit. The event will now see speakers from General Motors, Honda, BMW and Daimler joining Ford, Bosch, Visteon, Inteva and others.
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Volkswagen calls for applications to software training program, ‘Faculty 73’
As part of an ongoing effort to increase software development and programing expertise, Volkswagen Group is now looking for applicants to the second round of its software development training course, Faculty 73, held at the company’s corporate headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany.
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Porsche invests in Israeli sensor and vision specialist, TriEye
Porsche has acquired a minority stake in TriEye, an Israeli technology start-up specialized in deep learning and semi-conductor components that support autonomous driving and advanced driver assistance systems.
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Stefan Krause takes time out as CEO of Canoo in second top executive change this summer
Krause, the founder and chief executive officer of electric vehicle startup Canoo (formerly Evelozcity), is stepping down temporarily as the company’s chief executive officer and chairman of the board for family reasons as the company prepares to unveil first model.
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Magna opens new plant for cameras, robotics R&D center
Magna has opened a new electronics manufacturing plant in Michigan that will increase production of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), especially in cameras and components to support vision-based driving systems.
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Toyota to develop human support robots with Japanese AI specialists, Preferred Networks
Toyota Motor is partnering with Japanese artificial intelligence and machine learning specialist Preferred Networks (PFN) to co-develop robots across multiple industries including healthcare and logistics, using Toyota’s own developed Human Support Robot (HSR) robotics platform.
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Connected-car business models pose security risks
Data from connected cars offer ample opportunity to develop new business models. But, to be successful, the auto industry needs to make sure the data sent from and received by tomorrow’s vehicles are safe and secure.
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Porsche Digital opens 2nd North American location with offices at Atlanta headquarters
Porsche Digital, the premium vehicle manufacturer’s customer and UX innovation division, has opened an office in Atlanta at the headquarters of its North American division, its second US location after Silicon Valley
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UK industry’s contingency spending for Brexit exceeds £330m; investment plummets
The UK automotive industry has already spent at least £330m ($401m) on contingency plans to cover the country’s departure from the EU, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).