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FeatureFaurecia CIO: "In three to five years everyone will work in IT"
Dr Rene Deis, chief information officer and digital transformation leader at Faurecia, explains how the fundamental role of IT and software development in the automotive industry is changing.
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ArticleTenneco, Schaeffler plan to make "dumb" components smart
Executives from automotive tier suppliers at the automotiveIT International conference in Atlanta explain how, with the help of sensor technology, traditional mechanical car components can be equipped with new digital functionality.
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ArticleFaurecia invests in PowerSphyr to enhance cockpit connectivity tech
Source: Faurecia PowerSphyr’s wireless charging pad is compatible with different devices Faurecia has made an investment in Silicon Valley start-up PowerSphyr, a provider of wireless charging solutions that can be applied to many types of electronic devices as well as sensors and actuators. These will augment Faurecia’s ...
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ArticleLuxoft launches PELUX 1.0 open source platform for automotive
Σtos concept by Rinspeed, a Luxoft collaborator [Image: Luxoft]Luxoft’s automotive division has launched PELUX 1.0, an open source platform available to developers. This has been developed from its PELUX software suite as used by carmakers and tier 1 suppliers to build converged infotainment, autonomous driving, communication, HMI and car ...
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ArticleBMW starts subscription-service pilot in Nashville
The 2019 BMW X4 M40i M Performance debuted at the New York Auto Show last month (Photo: BMW)BMW became the latest major car brand to offer a subscription to its vehicles rather than selling or leasing them to customers.The German premium brand said it had launched a pilot program ...
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ArticleBlackberry, Baidu to cooperate on autonomous technology
Blackberry wants its QNX operating system to to be at the heart of autonomous vehicles (Photo: Blackberry)Blackberry and Baidu will work together to speed up the development of connected and autonomous vehicle technology.The two companies said they had signed a letter of intent to make Blackberry's QNX automotive operating ...
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ArticleAptiv opens mobility tech center in Boston
Aptiv’s nuTonomy is conducting an automated driving test in Boston (Photo: nuTonomy) Aptiv has opened a new technology center in Boston, Massachusetts, that will focus on the development and commercialization of new mobility systems. The US automotive supplier, which was formally spun off from Delphi last week, said ...
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ArticleFrom ZF, a new Level 3 steering wheel concept
ZF’s steering wheel concept offers enhanced driver interaction functions (Photo: ZF) In the long term, autonomous vehicles may not need steering wheels, but that vision is likely to be decades out. In the meantime, steering wheels will remain, though their functionality is set to be enhanced. ZF has ...
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ArticleSamsung to test Renovo automated vehicle technology
Renovo works with several carmakers to develop its platform (Photo: Renovo) Renovo said Samsung Electronics will deploy its AWare automated mobility platform in test vehicles the Korean electronics group plans to operate in California. Renovo, which specializes in highly automated vehicle technology, said it has been working with ...
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ArticleCEO Sommer leaves his post at ZF Friedrichshafen
Stefan Sommer led ZF as CEO for 5 years (Photo: ZF) Stefan Sommer is stepping down from his position as CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen with immediate effect, the German automotive supplier said Thursday. Sommer’s departure follows a change at the company’s supervisory board recently as well. There, Chairman ...
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ArticleDelphi officially spins off powertrain; launches Aptiv
(Photo: Delphi) Delphi on Tuesday officially spun off its powertrain division and launched Aptiv, which groups the US supplier’s connectivity operations. A second company, Delphi Technologies, will henceforth include all powertrain-related components and systems. Aptiv, which will be headquartered in Gillingham, England, and employ 147,000 people worldwide, will ...
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ArticleSoftware and computer speed will power Aptiv
Aptiv, the new name for Delphi Automotive, has emerged after spinning off its powertrain division this month with a focus on enhanced computing power for driving features and connected-vehicle architectures.
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FeatureDelphi: "We are pushing to make OTA happen"
Mary Gustanski, who leads engineering at Delphi, sees a need for a new vehicle IT architecture.
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ArticleZF, BAIC agree to jointly build EV components in China
China is the world’s biggest EV market. Sales are expected to grow sharply in coming years.(Photo: BAIC) ZF Friedrichshafen and China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Corp (BAIC) plan to jointly produce components for electric vehicles in China. The agreement reflects expectations that EVs will soon play an even bigger ...
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ArticleThyssenkrupp opens 3D manufacturing tech center
Additive manufacturing offers a seamless digital process from 3D data to finished product (Photo: Thyssenkrupp) Hoping to industrialize a new manufacturing technology, Thyssenkrupp has opened a technology center for 3D printing or additive manufacturing. The German engineering and steel group, a major supplier to the auto industry, said ...
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Feature"We can bring new technology to market in one year"
Visteon's Schupfner (r) and Mehta (c) spoke to automotiveIT International Editor Arjen Bongard (Photo: Larry Peplin)Markus Schupfner became chief technology officer of Visteon in March 2016. Raman Mehta started as CIO of the US-based cockpit systems maker in April of this year. Both are part of the new top ...
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Feature"Partnerships with IT players are vital"
One side of a digital win Source: Claus Dick ZF CDO Mamatha Chamarthi sees herself as “digital-transformer-in-chief”, working closely with CIO Juergen Sturm At ZF Friedrichshafen, digitization has a huge influence on the business. In an interview, Chief Digital Officer Mamatha Chamarthi describes the fast pace of ...
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ArticleChinese market expands lead
China's share of the global car market has soared in recent years (Photo: Wikimedia)China looks set to solidify its position as the world's biggest car market, as vehicle demand in second- and third-tier megacities offsets the negative impact of growing political and economic risk.According to Germany's Center of Automotive ...
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ArticleBosch builds Genivi-based infotainment software for Renault-Nissan
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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ArticleWith new graphics processors, Toshiba targets automotive growth market
Toshiba's says its new Capricorn image processors help provide high-quality displays in mainstream car segments (Photo: Toshiba)MUNICH - With the launch of three new graphics processors, Toshiba hopes to increase its share of the growing market for high-quality automotive instrument clusters.The Japan-based electronics group said the three processors, which ...
