Good Hustle, Herbert: VW boots CEO for poor handling of software division, severe delays result
Toronto, Ontario — Bloomberg reported on Monday that a series of software setbacks at Volkswagen have caused the company to give its CEO the boot as it now faces severe delays in the launch of new Porsche, Audi and Bentley vehicles. In a move that surely speaks to the current desperation among automakers to get […]
Future Fruit: BMW to use BlackBerry QNX to develop automation technology
Waterloo, Ontario — BMW is the latest automaker to take a bite out of the berry as Blackberry Limited announced that it has entered a multi-year agreement with the company to develop automation technology. As part of the agreement, BlackBerry will license its QNX technology to BMW Group, as well as assign a team of […]
Controlling Codes: U.S. aftermarket pleased with Supreme Court ruling on Google API code case
Washington D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday, in the case of Google v. Oracle, comes with an enthusiastic response from the American auto industry now that OE-compatible software has officially been approved for the aftermarket. “The Auto Care Association is pleased with the April 5 decision by the Supreme Court, which stated […]
