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    Renault-Nissan hires Here exec to develop connected strategy

    2016-02-17T10:02:10Z

    Redzic is tasked with developing a "startup mindset" at Renault-Nissan (Photo: Here)Renault and its alliance partner Nissan have hired a senior Here executive to help the two brands further develop their connected-car initiatives.The Renault-Nissan Alliance said in a press release that Ogi Redzic has been appointed early this year ...

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    Ghosn reaffirms Renault-Nissan roadmap for autonomous driving

    2015-04-24T09:38:19Z

    Nissan and Renault cars will be able to change lanes autonomously from 2018 (Photo: Nissan)Carlos Ghosn reaffirmed his commitment to have "a complete package of autonomous drive technologies" on Renault and Nissan vehicles by 2020, but repeated his expectation that driverless cars are at least a decade away.The Renault-Nissan ...

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    Bosch builds Genivi-based infotainment software for Renault-Nissan

    2015-03-17T15:22:24Z

    Robert Bosch is developing an infotainment system for Renault and its alliance partner Nissan, using software developed within the Genivi alliance.Genivi, an industry association committed to developing an open-source infotainment standard, said the new automotive software program will supply all Renault and Nissan vehicles.The Renault-Nissan alliance said in a press ...

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    Delphi plans 3,500 mile autonomous drive

    2015-03-17T08:39:37Z

    Delphi's planned autonomous drive is longer than similar journeys undertaken by Audi and Mercedes (Photo: Delphi)Delphi is about to put its driverless technology to the test when it sends a test vehicle across the US on a 3,500 mile trip.The US automotive supplier said its test vehicle, which it ...

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    Ghosn says driverless cars at least 10 years away

    2015-03-02T17:07:24Z

    Ghosn sees regulatory and cyber-security obstacles for driverless driving (Photo: Bloomberg)It will be at least 10 years before fully autonomous cars will be sold on world markets, Renault and Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said Monday."We'll be going from more simple to more complex forms of autonomous driving," Ghosn told ...

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    Former Renault executive Tavares to head PSA

    2013-11-25T20:52:00Z

    Tavares succeed Patrick Pelata as COO of Renault in 2011 but left in 2013 (Photo; Renault)Carlos Tavares will become CEO of PSA/Peugeot-Citroen sometime in 2014, the struggling French carmaker said late Monday.Tavares will join PSA's management board on January 1 and will succeed Philippe Varin in the course of ...

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    Nissan sets 2020 as target for range of autonomous vehicles

    2013-08-28T09:42:36Z

    Nissan has already been testing autonomous vehicles in the US (Photo: Nissan)Nissan said it will have available several "commercially viable" autonomous vehicles by 2020. Prices will be "realistic" and the company's stated goal isto have autonomous vehicles across its model range. It wants to achieve that in the course ...

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    Pelata sees need for automotive ethics leaders

    2013-08-06T17:21:02Z

    Pelata says automakers are just beginning to introduce collaboration tools (Photo: Salesforce)The car industry needs to address the privacy issues that are a necessary byproduct of automotive connectivity. But technology or more regulation won't provide answers to the growing privacy questions, said Patrick Pelata, chief automotive officer of business ...

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    Better Place's battery-switching model meets untimely end

    2013-05-27T10:01:39Z

    A Renault Fluence Z.E. exits a Better Place battery switching station at Schiphol airport in the Netherlands (Photo: Better Place)Better Place filed a motion to dissolve the company this weekend, having failed to build a commercially viable electric-vehicle battery switching infrastructure.The Israel-based company said that, despite several measures taken ...

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    Renault, Nissan open new advanced research center in Silicon Valley

    2013-02-22T16:13:22Z

    The new r&d center will focus on autonomous driving and connected vehicles(Photo: Nissan)Renault and Nissan opened a new advanced research center that will specialize in autonomous driving and connected cars.The center, which is located in California's Silicon Valley, will focus on three initial projects: the development of autonomous vehicles, ...

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    Daimler, Ford and Nissan plan fuel-cell vehicle by 2017

    2013-01-28T18:16:44Z

    Daimler started leasing a Mercedes B-Class-based FCEV in 2010 (Photo: Daimler)Daimler, Ford Motor and Nissan said they are planning to launch a mass-market fuel-cell electric vehicle (FCEV) as early as 2017.The three automakers on Monday signed an agreement for the joint development of a fuel-cell system. The cooperation would ...

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    Renault sells remaining stake in truck maker Volvo

    2012-12-13T09:28:17Z

    Renault is selling its remaining stake in AB Volvo and will use the proceeds to reduce debt and make investments both in France and internationally.The French carmaker said the 6.5 pc shareholding in the Swedish truck maker is being sold through a private placement in Sweden and elsewhere. The stake ...

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    CAR Symposium - Bochum

    2012-12-11T12:16:29Z

    smart CEO Annette Winkler was one of the speakers at the 2012 CAR Symposium (Photo: CAR Symposium)Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche and his counterpart at Renault, Carlos Ghosn, will be two of the featured speakers at the 2013 CAR Symposium, which will take place in Bochum January 29 and 30, ...

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    Renault adopts GT Nexus cloud platform for aftermarket parts

    2012-12-06T17:31:38Z

    GT Nexus will provide a cloud-based supply chain platform to Renault, as the French automaker moves to improve its international spare parts and accessory business.The US-based business software specialist said Renault has been successfully testing the system's ability to track spare parts exports from France to major markets such as ...

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    Report: Renault-Dongfeng to build cars in China

    2012-11-26T17:36:32Z

    Renault CEO Ghosn (center) confirmed his ambitions in China at the launch of the new Talisman at the 2012 Beijing auto show in April (Photo: Renault)Renault and its local partner Dongfeng are planning to build cars in China, according to China Business News.The news report, which was cited by ...

  • Renault solar panels.automotiveIT
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    Renault inaugurates solar panels at 6 sites

    2012-11-07T12:42:36Z

    New Renault vans are parked underneath a roof of solar panels (Photo: Gestamp Solar)Renault is inaugurating a large installation of solar panels at six of its French plants, in a move designed to reduce energy costs and lower the factories' CO2 emissions.The French automaker, which first announced the project ...

  • renault twizy.automotiveIT
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    Proliferation of small city vehicles seen by 2018

    2012-08-16T11:57:26Z

    Can VW’s bik.e replace the spare tire? (Photo: VW)Global automakers will launch more than 150 new small city vehicles in the next eight years, with global mainstream car companies set to start production of 60 of them before 2018, according to a recent study by Frost & Sullivan."Growing urbanization and ...

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    Renault, Qualcomm test wireless EV charging

    2012-08-13T11:43:19Z

    The Zoe will be launched in late 2012. It joins  Renault’s other EV’s, the Kangoo Z.E., Fluence Z.E. and Twizy (Photo: Renault)Renault will join forces with Qualcomm in a London trial of the US company's wireless electric vehicle charging technology.The two companies said the purpose of the trial will ...

  • renault zoe.automotiveIT
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    Renault's Zoe launch set for end 2012

    2012-08-08T11:33:20Z

    The Renault Zoe (Photo: Renault)Renault said the ZOE will be launched at the end of 2012, with first orders for the small electric car to be taken after the close of the Paris auto show in October.The French carmaker said the ZOE will be its fourth electric vehicle, joining the ...

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    Renault selects HP for EV Cloud services

    2012-07-02T09:46:16Z

    HP will provide a range of telematics services that will help Renault improve its EV offering (Photo: HP)Renault has selected HP to help develop telematics services for its growing electric vehicle range.The US based IT group said the French carmaker had chosen HP to host its European IT infrastructure and ...