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Supplier Toptal to Fill ‘Extreme High-Skilled Talent Gap’
“We know the largest pain point for automakers and suppliers today is the scarcity of software developers and designers,” says Toptal’s Jennifer Johnson.
Nov. 28, 2017 -
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Bosch ‘Brake Disc 2.0’ Reduces Airborne Particulates
The technology is based on a conventional cast-iron brake disc but also has a tungsten-carbide coating made exclusively by Buderus Guss, a subsidiary of German automotive supplier Bosch.
Nov. 22, 2017 -
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TrendlineAutomotive Manufacturing
Production strategies are changing rapidly as tariffs and shifts in consumer buying patterns affect the industry.
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Continental, Osram Plan Lighting Products JV
The companies intend to offer a broad range of technologies designed especially for headlight and taillight applications.
Nov. 16, 2017 -
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Continental Device Green-lights Self-Driving Mode
Besides informing vehicle occupants when automated or manual driving is possible, Smart Control also can be used to control driving maneuvers, Continental says.
Nov. 10, 2017 -
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Autoneum Opens Seventh Production Facility in China
The Yantai plant represents the start of Autoneum’s significant capacity expansion in China. Series production of carpet systems, inner dashes and wheelhouse outer liners launch soon at a new facility in Changsha. Two other factories are under construction.
Nov. 6, 2017 -
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Magna Innovation Joins Thermoplastic Materials
Torsional welding, developed for automotive applications at Magna’s Czech Republic exteriors plant, features a high-speed twisting motion that creates enough friction-based heat to join a plastic bracket to a thermoplastic fascia.
Nov. 1, 2017 -
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Magna Breaks Ground on Paint Shop in Slovenia
The $100 million plant 45 miles south of Magna's Graz, Austria assembly facility is slated for completion in late 2018, with operations to begin in early 2019. Magna says it has begun recruiting about 400 workers.
Oct. 19, 2017 -
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Continental Tech Juggernaut Rolls On
From advances in tire-pressure monitoring and air-suspension controls to systems intended to prevent accidents and enable autonomous vehicles, German supplier Continental isn’t wasting any time adding advanced technologies.
By Bob Gritzinger • Oct. 18, 2017 -
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Denso Investing $1 Billion in Tennessee Operations
The supplier will expand output of advanced safety, connectivity and electrification products for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Oct. 12, 2017 -
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Conti Sees Driver Analyzer as Automated-Driving Bridge
A camera, in conjunction with image-processing software and infrared sensors, looks at a driver’s eyes, mouth and even ears to judge his or her attentiveness.
Oct. 12, 2017 -
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Eberspaecher Opens Exhaust-Systems Plant in Portugal
The 296,000-sq.-ft. plant, built in less than 10 months in the municipality of Tondela, supplies European automakersʼ plants in Spain, Portugal and northern Morocco with hot-end and cold-end components for diesel and gasoline vehicles.
Oct. 10, 2017 -
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Magneti Marelli to Make Shock Absorbers in Morocco
Maximum annual capacity will be 6 million units and about 500 people will be employed at the plant by 2025, with other products possibly added in the future, Magneti Marelli says.
Sept. 29, 2017 -
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Delphi: Industry Must Go Digital or Die
The future is a smart architecture, or digital platform, where each discreet ECU on the vehicle is centralized into three, or perhaps two or even one, computing systems.
By James M. Amend • Sept. 21, 2017 -
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European Suppliers’ Input Key to Chery SUV Concept
Chery says it has commissioned some of Europe’s top suppliers in the development of its SUV which will be the first to bear a new hood badge for global markets.
By Paul Myles • Sept. 14, 2017 -
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Conti Sees Huge Growth in Automated Driving, Unveils Mobility Tech
By 2025, Continental sees the global market for automated driving technology to be worth €30 billion ($36 billion).
Sept. 12, 2017 -
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Continental Unleashing Torrent of Tech at Frankfurt
Technology that can look into drivers’ eyes and read their mind (well, almost), dazzling audio systems that don’t use speakers and wireless inductive charging systems for battery-electric vehicles are just a few examples of the deluge coming from the auto supplier.
Sept. 8, 2017 -
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Qualcomm Says New Chip Key to V2X Communication
The technology features two transmission modes, one over 4G or 5G cellular networks and another that doesn’t require a cellular subscription, allowing for vehicle-to-everything communication.
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Planets Aligning for Dana’s VariGlide Beltless CVT
Dana is counting on its new continuously variable planetary transmission technology to convince automakers to make the switch from gears to spheres.
Aug. 22, 2017 -
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Magna’s Walker: Fully Autonomous Vehicles Not Here Yet
Artificial intelligence still may not distinguish between “a ball on the road and the child who kicked it,” Magna CEO Donald Walker says.
By David C. Smith • Aug. 22, 2017 -
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Continental, Magna Go Driverless to MBS
The first cross-border demonstration of its kind allows Continental, Magna, the MDOT and the MTO the opportunity to test automated driving technology in a variety of settings.
By Remi Murrey • July 31, 2017 -
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Bosch Putting Brains Behind Autonomous Driving
The supplier intends to be a leader in the segment by creating a brain for autonomous vehicles capable of collecting and processing three times as much information per second as the human brain.
By James M. Amend • July 31, 2017 -
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Magna Contracts to Build Jaguar E-Pace Compact SUV
The Magna facility also assembles the Jaguar I-Pace all-electric CUV, BMW 5-Series, BMW 530e plug-in hybrid and Mercedes-Benz G-Class.
By WardsAuto Staff • July 14, 2017 -
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ZF’s AKC Solution for Rear-Steering Pickups
To demonstrate the potential gain in agility, ZF has equipped a Ford F-150 to pivot the rear wheels up to 12 degrees in either direction, reducing the turning circle from 48 ft. to 38 ft. (14.6 m to 11.6 m), roughly the same as a Ford Escape CUV.
July 12, 2017 -
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ZF CEO Still Concerned About Trump; TRW Signs to Disappear
Stefan Sommer says consequences for auto industry will be dire if U.S. imposes taxes on imports. Also, two years after ZF acquired TRW for $12.4 billion, the two company logos no longer will share space on buildings.
June 26, 2017 -
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Valeo Unveils Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning Global Research Center
Valeo launches Valeo.ai, the first global research center in artificial intelligence and deep learning, to continue to the development of automated vehicles.
By Remi Murrey • June 23, 2017
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