Posted Dec 20, 2011, by John Day
You may have heard, and if not you can read it here http://johndayautomotivelectronics.com/?p=8336, that Mentor Graphics and Mecel AB (www.mecel.se), a Delphi subsidiary, teamed up to build a complete solution for the design, configuration, generation, and implementation of AUTOSAR Basic Software (BSW) Versions 4.0.2 and 4.0.3.
“The automotive industry is moving quickly from AUTOSAR 3 to AUTOSAR 4, … Read More
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Volvo,
Volcano VSI,
VSTAR,
Delphi,
AUTOSAR 4.x,
VSx AUTOSAR tool chain,
Serge Leef,
Volcano VSA,
Mecel,
Mentor Graphics
Posted Jan 13, 2011, by John Day
At the Detroit Auto Show this week I had the chance to speak with Lennart Stegland, president of Volvo Cars Special Vehicles, about the C30 battery electric vehicle (BEV) that Volvo has been working on for the better part of two years.
Step one, logically enough, was a needs assessment, followed closely by an evaluation of prospective development partners. Some big-name automotive suppliers failed … Read More
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Detroit Auto Show,
Ener1,
battery electric vehicle,
Volvo,
Volvo C30,
EnerDel,
Lennart Stegland
Posted Mar 11, 2010, by John Day
Do you ever watch the credits at the end of a movie? When you see all those names and titles for jobs that might not mean much to those outside the business, it’s evidence that filmmaking is a complex undertaking and a highly collaborative effort.
Kind of like cars.
Those thoughts came to mind when Volvo announced its new S60. The list of electrical and electronic features in the vehicle seemed to … Read More
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S60,
Rollover Protection,
Sensor Fusion,
Delphi,
Driver Alert Control,
Blind Spot Information,
Volvo,
Mobileye,
Pedestrian Detection,
Full Auto Brake,
Lane Departure Warning
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