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PSA suspends joint venture activity in Iran
PSA Group is suspending all joint venture activity in Iran, following the withdrawal of the US government from a three-year-old multilateral pact aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
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ArticleCivil Maps, Renovo to cooperate on AV technology
Image: RenovoCivil Maps, creator of an edge-computing HD mapping and localization platform, is to collaborate with Renovo, currently testing a fleet of autonomous vehicles in San Jose, California. The two companies will integrate Renovo’s AWare self-driving operating system with Civil Maps’ platform, said to be a lightweight and highly ...
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ArticleHERE launches new over-the-air tech for connected vehicles, joins OneMap Alliance
Image: HERE TechnologiesHERE Technologies is launching HERE OTA Connect, a new over-the-air technology for secure transfer of data, software and firmware between the cloud and a vehicle. This has been designed to integrate into an OEM’s own back-end and is available as a standalone product, although HERE is to ...
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ArticleFord adds in-dash Waze integration to SYNC 3-equipped vehicles
Image: FordWaze, said to be the world’s largest community-based traffic and navigation app, is now available via iPhone and AppLink in Ford vehicles equipped with the SYNC 3 communications system. The app can be projected directly onto the in-dash screen and controlled using voice commands.Users can download the Waze ...
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FeatureInside Silicon Valley: Ford innovation center in Palo Alto
Dragos Muciuca, technical leader of Ford’s Research and Innovation Center in Palo Alto, talks about how the innovation office is expanding and influencing Ford’s R&D globally.
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ArticleFord Motor appoints Jeff Lemmer CIO
Jeff Lemmer, Ford's new CIO, will report to former CIO Marcy Klevorn (Photo: Ford)Ford Motor appointed Jeff Lemmer CIO, succeeding Marcy Klevorn, who assumed broader mobility responsibilities last year.Lemmer, who currently serves as vice president and chief operating officer of information technology, will take up his new role June ...
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ArticleC-V2X communications demonstrated by 5GAA, Audi, Ford and Qualcomm
The 5GAA communication technology could be ready for deployment by 2020 (Image: 5GAA)The 5G Automotive Association (5GAA), Audi, Ford and Qualcomm Technologies have demonstrated Cellular Vehicle-To-Everything (C-V2X) real-time direct communications. This will be compatible with future 5G cellular technology, is said to promise benefits for road safety, automated driving ...
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ArticleFord Smart Mobility and Zotye form mobility joint venture
MOU signing ceremony; [L-R] Chen Jing, vice president of Zotye Auto; Jin Zheyong, chairman of Zotye Auto; Marcy Klevorn, executive vice president and president of mobility, Ford Motor Company; Peter Fleet, Ford group vice president and president, Ford Asia Pacific.Image: FordFord Smart Mobility has signed a memorandum of understanding ...
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FeatureOpel CIO: "We have to extricate IT from GM piece by piece"
Thomas Kuelpp, chief information officer at Opel, talks about how the carmaker is separating IT systems from GM, and joing up with PSA.
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ArticleNissan introduces new retail concept
Nissan hopes to complete the rollout of its new retail concept by 2022 (Photo: Nissan) Nissan Motor is introducing a new car retailing concept worldwide, as the Japanese brand responds to changing customer behavior. The company said its Nissan Retail Concept will include a new dealership design, upgraded ...
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FeatureDaimler Lab1886: "We now have 25 high-potential projects in the incubator"
Susanne Hahn, director business innovation at Daimler’s Lab1886 innovation and incubation organization,
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ArticleAudi CDO wants to reduce complexity
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 ...
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ArticleByton executive: Tomorrow's cars will combine consumer electronics and automotive
Byton’s Chung says automakers can learn from technology companies BERLIN — Consumer electronics will play a key role in the new generation of passenger cars coming to marketing in coming years, a senior Byton executive said Thursday. “The vehicle of the future will be a combination of consumer ...
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FeatureAt Ford, a customizable drone development platform
Ford's platform lets developers test how drones and vehicles could work together (Photo: Ford Motor)Ford Motor has built a development platform aimed at guiding along the use of drones in a variety of settings.The carmaker said the customizable lets it test how drones and vehicles could work together.“Our customers ...
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ArticleIn digitalization drive, Porsche wants to be an early adopter
Porsche is not content to just continue its success as a profitable maker of premium sports cars. It wants to be an early adopter when it comes to new technologies such as blockchain, artificial intelligence and virtual and augmented reality.
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ArticleMercedes, Porsche join other brands in testing flat-rate subscription models
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, ...
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ArticleFord invests in robots, data hub in Kentucky plant
Managers at Ford’s Kentucky Truck Plant get information on seven big-screen monitors (Photo: Ford) Ford Motor has invested a further 25 million dlrs to increase line speed at its plant in Louisville, Kentucky, to meet a 25 pc increase in output of the Lincoln Navigator and Ford Expedition ...
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FeatureBMW: "You have to lead the way to implement an agile culture"
BMW Group’s chief information officer, Klaus Straub, explains how agile processes work in practice.
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FeatureDaimler board member: "A central issue is how to deal with big data”
As board member at Daimler for integrity and legal, Renata Jungo-Bruengger is looking carefully at the implicatons of big data across the enterprise and for customers, and of artificial intelligence.
