Sensitive data of over 800K VW Group EV customers, including GPS coordinates, was exposed on an unprotected AWS database for months before being reported
The sensitive information of VW, Audi, Seat, and Skoda EV owners was left exposed on an unprotected and misconfigured cloud storage system for months
KNIME, an open-source data science and AI platform used by AMD, Audi, and ~400 other customers, raised $30M from Invus, taking its total funding to $50M
Kyle Wiggers / TechCrunch :
Volkswagen Group plans to roll out an app store for its car brands soon, including apps from TikTok, Spotify, Yelp, and other third-party car-optimized apps
If you've long felt like the one thing missing from your Audi was in-car TikTok, fret no more. Volkswagen Group is the latest …
Elon Musk says Twitter suffered “a massive drop in revenue” due to activist groups pressuring advertisers, despite doing “everything” to “appease the activists”
lets be honest—isn't any less “brand safe” than two weeks ago. But it's an unspoken rule of Serious Media that we report the weather, we don't make it. https://twitter.com/... @cabel : @elonmusk Come ...
General Mills and Audi paused Twitter ads, and sources say Pfizer and Mondelez have as well, as concern over content moderation grows
Advertisers are concerned about a flurry of executive departures at Twitter and new owner Elon Musk's plans for content moderation
TTTech Auto, a Vienna-based automotive safety software provider, raises $228M from Aptiv and $57M from Audi at a $1B valuation
Joseph White / Reuters :
As carmakers integrate 100-150+ chip-based electronic control units in each car, a look at the challenges of an auto industry that is more dependent on software
The trend toward self-driving and electric vehicles will add hundreds of millions of lines of code to cars. Can the auto industry cope? Tweets: @davewiner , @bertrandduflos , @azaidman , @trengriffin...
Germany-based Arculus raises €16M Series A to help manufacturers, from Audi to Siemens, upgrade assembly lines with its “modular production platform”
Steve O'Hear / TechCrunch :
A look at Amazon's efforts to compete with Apple and Google in cars, with Audi and BMW agreeing to include Alexa in some models by default
Matt Day / Bloomberg :
Alibaba partners with Audi, Renault, and Honda to offer a range of in-car voice services like finding restaurants using its AI platform Tmall Genie Auto
Sarah Dai / South China Morning Post :