Tata Put Ex-GM Europe Head in Charge
India’s Tata Motors has appointed Carl-Peter Forster, a former General Motors Co. executive, as the group CEO.
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Interview: Sonceboz Mechatronics Chief Herbert Trummer
“We are working on new solutions which contribute to reduce size and weight on the level of the drive system.”
Driving Vision News : Can you give us a few words on your education, your different jobs, and your current job at Sonceboz?
Herbert Trummer: My technical background is Electronics and Software Engineering, supplemented with education in marketing and economics. I started my professional career as specialist for automation in a Swiss watch manufacturing company, followed by a management function at a company making for automation and motion-control systems. I’m with Sonceboz since 1999, and my current function is as head of the Mechatronics Division and member of the executive board.
DVN: Who are the financial partners in your company?
HT: The Sonceboz group is a 100% family-owned company. So we have the privilege to be independent and to have short decision paths with competent owners who put a strategic focus on technological leadership for sustainable growth in the field of mechatronic drive systems.
DVN: And who are your main customers?
HT: You will find solutions from Sonceboz for different automotive applications in cars of almost every important brand like Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, Fiat, Opel, Porsche, PSA, Renault, VW etc. and also on cars round the world—even on the Tata Nano. Regarding automotive lighting, one of our main customers is Hella but we are doing business also with other Tier 1 suppliers.
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2010 SAE Congress & Expo: Detroit, April 13-14
The 2010 SAE World Congress and Expo will be held in Detroit from April 13 to 14, 2010.
Lighting lectures will be focused in 2 sessions Tuesday April 13.
Below are the main lectures:
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Preview: ZKW CTO Jürgen Antonitsch
Jürgen Antonitsch, as ZKW’s Chief Technical Officer, is responsible for all development sites in the ZKW Group which employs 2,100 people for revenue of €200m. Here is a preview of Driving Vision News’ interview with Antonitsch:
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GINA Goes to Bauhaus Design Team for SolarGrass
BMW’s 2009 GINA Design Award goes to the SXPCK design team for their sustainable streetlight named SolarGrass. The team comprises new Bauhaus University graduates Max Klimke, Stefan Trebbin and Achim Meran.
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Hella, Rehau Make Mercedes E-class Safer
The new E-class is the world’s first car to be equipped with adaptive headlights that allow the driver to keep the high beams on at all times, automatically lowering the beams when another car is approaching.
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Nav Systems Could Find Parking Spots
Looking for open parking spaces in the city is one of the more teeth-grinding rituals for drivers, but researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA may have hit upon a relatively low-cost solution.
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eSafety Challenge Date, Venue Announced
The 2010 eSafety Challenge will take place at Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire, UK on July 13. The eSafety Challenge is an annual event co-funded by the European Commission, the FIA Foundation and eSafetyAware.
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Collision Prevention Systems Watch the Road
Mobileye have put their focus on creating technology to help even a distracted or inattentive driver. The Collision Prevention System accommodates multiple vision processing algorithms running simultaneously
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