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FeatureThe We generation: Volkswagen has big plans for its digital app ecosystem including retail tie-ups and Function as a Service (FaaS) in near future
Paul Fisher speaks with Christoph Hohmann, head of customer experience and communication at Volkswagen We, to discuss how digital services will bring new opportunities for OEMs.
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ArticleEuropean Parliament agrees digital radio must be in new cars
In new Audi models, hybrid radio automatically switches between FM, DAB and an online stream, depending on signal strength (Photo: Audi) The European Parliament this week adopted a new communications directive that will require all new cars sold in the European Union to be equipped with digital radio ...
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ArticleToyoda Gosei gets into venture capital, FCA looks for insurance innovations, Volvo Financial Services launches fintech lab
Image: Car Design News Toyoda Gosei – a Toyota Group company manufacturing rubber and plastic automotive components – is setting up a corporate venture capital department, specifically to invest in start-ups and accelerate innovations. Effective from January 2019 with a three-billion yen budget through till December 2020, this ...
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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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ArticleInfiniti supports start-ups, sees digital transformation benefits
Image: Infiniti Infiniti is hosting an innovation initiative in Hong Kong to connect local start-ups with corporate partners. This extends the Infiniti Lab programme launched in 2015, which “has helped drive cultural transformation and open innovation within Infiniti” as well as in the start-up community, the company says. ...
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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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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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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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FeatureIn-vehicle UX at Daimler: “We want to offer our customers as many options as possible, but want to provide the best solution ourselves”
Sajjad Khan, vice president digital vehicle & mobility at Daimler, tells automotiveIT how in-vehicle UX, operating systems and AI will develop and converge.
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FeatureDaimler forging its future in Factory 56 with emphasis on agile manufacture of mobility and EV solutions
New car manufacturing facilities will need to be highly flexible as the trends of vehicle electrification and autonomous driving continue to evolve.
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ArticleFord, Honda and Volkswagen get smarter at crossroads
Image: FordFord, Honda and Volkswagen have demonstrated or announced vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) and vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2X) trials this week. These are all intended to explore technologies to ease traffic congestion, smooth out traffic flow and increase safety and efficiency; and while they currently involve alerts (and later, interventions) to human drivers, ...
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FeatureVolkswagen Group: "The mobility market is changing and so are we"
Ludger Fretzen, head of group strategy for new business at the Volkswagen Group, spoke to Arjen Bongard about the role of technology in solving urban transport problems, the complexity of the challenges and the need for cross-industry cooperation.
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ArticleBlockchain is about more than Bitcoin, it could revolutionise the automotive supply chain and reduce the impact of product recalls
Blockchain has built its reputation as a distributed ledger platform, which provides a framework for securely using and trading cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. However, its potential extends far beyond financial services.
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ArticleNew BMW 3 Series takes the Munich company firmly into the era of digital services and breaks new ground for connectivity and driver assistance
PARIS – BMW’s new 3 Series, unveiled here this week, will be the first big test of the carmaker’s strategic move away from being a maker of premium performance vehicles to becoming a hardware and software company.
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ArticlePowerCell automates fuel cell production with help from Semcon
Image: PowerCellSwedish product development consultancy Semcon AB is expanding its partnership with fuel cell maker PowerCell, to help it scale up production by deploying robots and automation. The robots are being installed at PowerCell’s facility in Gothenberg, Sweden, following Semcon’s virtual simulations which visualize the entire production process.PowerCell expects ...
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ArticleOla Källenius: Daimler's new Swedish CEO has eyes set on digital future for Stuttgart giant
Mention Ola Källenius, the soon-to-be boss of Daimler, and industry watchers note that he is the first non-German to take the role. That is significant but there is more to the Swede who will now guide the auto giant into the first stage of its digital future. He will ...
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ArticleWhy Volkswagen’s cloud deal with Microsoft is good for both partners
In the IT world the battle for the cloud will decide who rules enterprise computing for the foreseeable future. It’s a battle that has already been disrupted by the entry of Amazon, a company that was never analysed or structured as a traditional IT player.
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ArticleAudi aims to do a few things very well
Audi’s Newman: “Simplicity should be seen as the guiding principle.” HANOVER —Audi’s digitalization chief said the premium carmaker aims to focus on “a limited set of profit pools” as it adapts its business strategy to changing market conditions. John Newman, Audi’s head of digitalization, told the carIT Congress ...
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ArticleRenault-Nissan-Mitsubishi: will embed Android OS, Google Assistant AI, from 2021
Image: RenaultThe Android operating system will be embedded in Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi vehicles from 2021. A technology partnership with Google is to bring Android-based infotainment and consumer applications to multiple brands in the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance – which sold 10.6million cars in 200 markets last year.Android will add an ...
