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Posts tagged with 'Electronic Control Units'

Attention deficit disorder

Posted Feb 20, 2010, by John Day

It looks like Toyota’s reliability problems will be with them – and us – a while longer, so what, if anything, can we learn from the situation? It seems clear that electronic content in cars will continue to increase due to the entertainment and comfort features we want as well as the need for better fuel economy (reducing weight by replacing mechanical subsystems with electronics). That means more … Read More

Tags: AUTOSAR, Electronic Control Units, Antal Rajnak, Toyota, Toyota Prius, Real-Time Communication, Serge Leef

Anticipating AUTOSAR

Posted Feb 1, 2010, by John Day

I don’t hear a lot about AUTOSAR (Automotive Open System Architecture) technology in production vehicles, but I’m inclined to think that will change sooner than later. It’s not just the number of major players in the consortium, but also the compelling need for less complexity in application development, lower development costs, and faster time-to-market. Standard (AUTOSAR-compliant) software and hardware … Read More

Tags: Simon Fürst, LIN 2.1, AUTOSAR, AUTOSAR Development Partnership, Automotive Open System Architecture, Electronic Control Units, FlexRay 3.0, AUTOSAR-Compliant, ECUs