Posted Mar 8, 2012, by John Day
Intel recently announced a $100 million Intel Capital Connected Car Investment Fund, an Automotive Innovation and Product Development Center, and the expansion of Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research (IXR) in automotive, an academic outreach program. All three announcements have to do with in-vehicle infotainment, which has been Intel’s automotive electronics focus for the past five years … Read More
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Huizhou ForYou General Electronics,
HawTai,
Hyundai,
Automotive Innovation and Product Development Center,
Strategy Analytics,
Toyota,
C&S Technology,
Atom processor,
in-vehicle infotainment (IVI),
GAIG Trumpchi,
intel,
Gartner,
Intel Labs Interaction and Experience Research (IXR) for automotive,
connected car,
Kia,
DENSO
Posted May 27, 2011, by John Day
STMicroelectronics said this week that it will increase its MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) production capacity to more than three million sensors a day by the end of 2011 based on “exploding” demand from industrial, healthcare, and automotive customers.
Automotive applications for MEMS devices include airbags, navigation systems, electronic stability control, and tire pressure monitoring systems. … Read More
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Infineon,
IHS iSuppli,
MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems),
CEA-Leti,
automotive MEMS devices,
Sensata,
Freescale,
STMicroelectronics,
high-g accelerometer,
DENSO,
tire pressure monitoring systems,
electronic stability control
Posted Oct 21, 2010, by John Day
V2X (vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure) technology is not quite ready for prime time – or rush hour – but Roger Berg at DENSO International America says progress is being made, and cars could be talking to each other and to the roadway infrastructure, as early as 2015.
Berg says the technology is ready, except for a speed bump or two related to spoofing (broadcasting fake messages) and … Read More
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DSRC,
NHTSA,
DENSO,
V2X
Posted Jan 21, 2010, by John Day
DENSO’s Blue Harmony is among the more recent in-vehicle communications and infotainment systems to hit the market. Like others in the space, Blue Harmony promises compatibility with current and future devices for consumers who want to stay connected while in their car.
DENSO says Blue Harmony will allow drivers to access their consumer electronics devices and off-board information and services safely. … Read More
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In-Vehicle Communications,
DENSO,
Infotainment,
App Store,
Visteon,
Voice Recognition,
AutoLinQ,
802.11,
iSuppli,
Consumer Electronics Show,
Phil Magney,
Continental AG,
Telematics,
Blue Harmony,
Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication,
Bluetooth Hands-Free Calling
Posted Sep 24, 2009, by John Day
Is it just me or is it a law of nature? I’m at an otherwise empty intersection waiting for the red light to turn green, thinking about the gas I’m wasting, but nothing happens until another vehicle on the cross street reaches the intersection. THEN the light turns green. I can go and let the other driver think about the gas he or she is wasting – unless they are driving a hybrid, in which the engine … Read More
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Toyota,
Stop-Start Systems,
Valeo,
CO2 Emissions,
Volvo,
Mini,
PSA Peugeot Citroën,
DENSO