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Analog Devices processor enables lower cost vision systems |
30/04/2012
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| In response to the soaring use of cameras in vehicles, the company's Pipelined Vision Processor can accelerate up to five concurrent image algorithms, letting a single camera run several tasks such as high-beam control, front-end crash avoidance/mitigation, lane-departure warning, pedestrian
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2013 Buick Enclave makes debut in New York |
04/04/2012
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| The crossover has freshened front and rear styling, a six-speed automatic with Generation II module and software for improved driveability, and a center front airbag is installed in all models. |
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GPS fused with sensors to enhance GM safety |
09/03/2012
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| The 2013 Cadillac XTS blends input from a number of sensors to enhance driver safety, moving the automaker a step closer to 360-degree sensing and setting the stage for semi-autonomous driving. |
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Right connections |
01/03/2012
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| Apps for everything – Keith Howard asks
if they will ever replace the car key
Thatcham Motor Insurnce Repair Centre in
the UK, which sets standards on whole vehicle security assessments, comments: "Until a vehicle using the technology or an aftermarket product is submitted to Thatcham for
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Smart way to save fuel |
01/03/2012
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| Keith Howard reports on how smartphones could ease traffic congestion and improve fuel consumption |
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Ethernet finds its place in automotive |
01/03/2012
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| Why has it taken Ethernet so long to become an accepted standard in automotive? Mark Fletcher delves into its history and evolution, and discovers it is only now that contemporary demands are driving its uptake for in-car communications |
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Software defined radio broadens reach to gain support |
20/02/2012
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| The number of communication channels coming into vehicles is growing as digital radio expands and automakers show more interest in vehicle-to-vehicle communications. That’s sparking more interest in software defined radio (SDR), which uses a single chipset to handle all these inputs. |
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Battery guru: Post-crash Volt fire 'probably not an issue' |
15/11/2011
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| SHANGHAI, CHINA—Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 15, 2011—One of the auto industry’s most respected battery experts is cautiously optimistic that a Chevrolet Volt battery fire that occurred weeks after a government crash test won’t affect the public’s attitude toward EVs. |
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Integrating intelligence |
01/11/2011
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| Graham Pitcher reveals how a European project takes another step towards completely automated cars. |
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Bridging the gap |
01/11/2011
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| In an Automotive Design exclusive, Richard Yarrow reveals the next generation of interconnected infotainment technology |
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Investing in the future |
01/11/2011
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| A €350 million investment will develop the MIRA Technology Park into a first-rate engineering facility for the global motor industry, says Terry Spall, commercial director, MIRA |
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Unintended consequences |
01/11/2011
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| Electronics are increasingly controlling a vehicle's safety system. But are they reliable? Chris Edwards investigates |
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Mortal combat |
01/11/2011
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| Governments worldwide are battling against the number of deaths and injuries on their roads, which are now soaring to worrying new highs. Ian Adcock reports |
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Delphi thinks inside the (single) active-safety box |
01/11/2011
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| RACam combines radar with a camera system and processing capability, with its fusion of data enabling a suite of active safety systems including adaptive cruise control with stop-start and autonomous braking, headlamp control, traffic-sign recognition, and pedestrian detection also with autonomous
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BOSCH – INVENTED FOR LIFE |
01/08/2011
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| Change in the automotive industry remains as dynamic as ever. As a major automotive supplier, Bosch is one of the driving forces behind this change - for example, developments in the area of electromobility. |
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CRASH COURSE IN PREVENTION |
01/08/2011
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| "There will be 5.5 million car crashes this year and every one of them will be different," says Kowalick. "The only time you get two crashes the same is in a crash lab; and that's not real-world data.
Ryan Borroff investigates the controversial issue
of installing event data recorders in
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Seeing the way to a brighter future |
01/06/2011
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| Lighting systems are becoming increasingly complex, but at the same time they need to be more efficient to help minimise CO2 emissions, as Keith Howard discovers |
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Shape of things to come |
05/03/2011
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| Tony Lewin talks with TRW's Matt Roney about the megatrends shaping future vehicle technology |
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KING of the ROAD – and off it, too! |
01/03/2011
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| The new Range Rover Evoque will offer drivers both on-road excellence and off-road adventure, in a package that addresses the push for lower CO2 emissions, as Ian Adcock reports. |
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