Tag: Auto Information Technology
VW & Mercedes let Google and Apple deeper into the car
Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Vienna, Dusseldorf With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted…
Volkswagen & Mercedes let Google and Apple deeper into the car – also for cost reasons
Mercedes Electric Software Hub in Sindelfingen The carmaker wants to push the start-up costs below five billion euros. (Photo: Mercedes-Benz AG) Vienna, Dusseldorf With huge investments, Germany’s car manufacturers wanted…
Important Twitter program code was available on the Internet
Twitter Managers of the company are said to have only recently learned about the leak. (Photo: dpa) san francisco Portions of Twitter’s software code have been exposed on the internet…
What is Silicon Valley? Meaning & profile
Apple campus The iPhone group Apple has its headquarters in Silicon Valley. (Photo: Bloomberg) san francisco Silicon Valley is a region on the US west coast. The area in California…
With the disclosure of the electric return, Ford becomes a role model for the industry
Ford presentation in Cologne The new electric Ford Explorer: The car manufactured in Cologne is the new hope for the US group, which finally wants to become permanently profitable in…
Ford admits billions in losses – German manufacturers block
Ford electric pickup truck at the Philadelphia Auto Show The group’s first generation of electric cars is expected to break even this year. (Photo: AP) Dusseldorf Ford is the first…
The carmaker is developing a new system
New York, Munich It doesn’t work without radar. The automotive world is largely in agreement: radar sensors are necessary for safe, automated and autonomous driving. Only one person didn’t want…
Nvidia boss courts BMW: “brilliant supply chain”
Jensen Huang The Nvidia boss sees autochips as a growth market. (Photo: REUTERS) san francisco The carmaker BMW has virtually started its new plant in Debrecen, Hungary – two years…
VW wants to take over German Argo employees
Autonomous test VW in Hamburg Volkswagen wants to take over the workforce of the German joint venture from Argo AI. (Photo: Argo AI) Dusseldorf, Berlin The carmaker Volkswagen wants to…
This SUV is intended to initiate Ford’s electric offensive – with the help of VW
New electric explorer from Ford The car is scheduled to roll off the assembly line at Ford in Cologne this year. Cologne Ford’s electric offensive in Europe comes late. On…
Volkswagen is stepping up insourcing and competing with powertrain suppliers for business
Dusseldorf, Stuttgart The announcement by the VW Group that it will build large parts of the electric drive train itself from 2025 is causing tension in the industry. Affected are…
Elon Musk presents vision for world without fossil fuels
san francisco Tesla boss Elon Musk has presented his plan for making the earth no longer dependent on fossil fuels. “There is a clear path to a fully sustainable earth…
Volkswagen bundles banking and leasing business in Europe
Volkswagen VW has made it its mission to become a comprehensive mobility service provider. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt The Wolfsburg-based carmaker Volkswagen is bringing its financing and leasing business in Europe…
Battle for car software – Will VW, Mercedes and BMW capitulate to Google?
Dusseldorf Volkswagen presented its own app store at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. In principle, this is open to Google applications. Mercedes announced last week that it would integrate…
Google cooperation with VW possible via new app store
Dusseldorf In the future, Google applications could run in Volkswagen Group cars. This was revealed by the Cariad software unit before the presentation of a new VW app store. Apps…
Shareholders are suing Musk over autopilot technology
Tesla Shareholders have filed a class action lawsuit. (Photo: Bloomberg) Tesla shareholders are suing electric car pioneer and CEO Elon Musk for whitewashing the safety and efficiency of the autopilot…
Synthetic data provides the necessary protection to also use personal data
The author Marcus Hartmann is Partner at PwC Germany and Chief Data Officer for PwC Germany and Europe. The right use of data opens up enormous economic opportunities and is…
US judiciary focuses on Google’s map service Maps
Google CEO Sundar Pichai The cooperation model with Mercedes could set a precedent. (Photo: Bloomberg) san francisco The US Department of Justice is investigating a possible abuse of power by…
The chip manufacturer Nvidia is the secret beneficiary of the AI competition
Jensen Huang The Nvidia boss has made his company indispensable for the use of artificial intelligence. (Photo: REUTERS) The voice robot ChatGPT has sparked a race for supremacy in artificial…
Car manufacturer relies on Google Maps for navigation
Mercedes relies on Google In the future, the car manufacturer will integrate Google Maps into its vehicles under its own design. YouTube is also integrated directly into the infotainment system.…