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Electronics in cars and other vehicles is used for safety, security and comfort. The share of development effort and costs dedicated to electronics in cars is constantly increasing. A big issue for the next years are (partly) self-driving vehicles, meaning we will have even more sensors and processor power in cars. Bus-systems like Flexray, LIN and CAN, nowadays even Ethernet, are used to connect the different processors and microcontrollers. Another big issue is software reliability, the industry is using common specs and frameworks like AUTOSAR for it.
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Faraday Future’s EV factory -- day trip from Vegas?
April 20, 2016 by Jan Buiting

Faraday Future’s EV factory -- day trip from Vegas?

I reported earlier on Faraday Future, an electrical vehicle startup with a high potential (pun intended) and looking poised to challenge Tesla. The news back then was FF’s 1 Khp EV. Now, the company has provided first glimpses to its intentions and capabilities of building a manufacturing facility at Apex Industrial Park in Las Vegas, USA.
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Golden LEDs in your adaptive headlights
March 4, 2016 by Thijs Beckers

Golden LEDs in your adaptive headlights

Researchers from the Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration have, together with partners from industry, developed an LED which actually consists of 1000 LED pixels. The idea behind this, is that it permits very accurate light distribution, for example for use in headlights.
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Night Driving Glasses - by Valeo
March 4, 2016 by Denis Meyer

Night Driving Glasses - by Valeo

Some readers may remember a somewhat strange project presented in Elektor last century which consisted of a special set of spectacles, allowing several members of a family gathered together in front of a single TV set to simultaneously watch different programs.
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Very efficient at-home charger for electric cars
February 13, 2016 by Thijs Beckers

Very efficient at-home charger for electric cars

Vehicle electronics specialist Hella has, in cooperation with gallium-nitride power transistor manufacturer GaN Systems and researchers from Kettering Univerity in Flint, Michigan, USA, developed a level-2 charger for electric vehicles, which reaches an efficiency of no less than 97%.
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Quiet-WIRE KSZ8061 Ethernet-IC from Microchip for demanding environments
January 22, 2016 by Thijs Beckers

Quiet-WIRE KSZ8061 Ethernet-IC from Microchip for demanding environments

The new KSZ8061 single-chip 10Base-T/100Base-TX Ethernet physical-layer transmitter/receiver from Microchip is classified for automotive and en industrial applications and has been designed for data communication over cheap UTP cables.
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An electric all - terrain vehicle that swings!
January 22, 2016 by Denis Meyer

An electric all - terrain vehicle that swings!

You perhaps are already aware of this incredible invention, because its Fame is already exploding. It's so unusual and inspiring that you should have a look!
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Volkswagen brings gesture control to e-Golf Touch
January 14, 2016 by Thijs Beckers

Volkswagen brings gesture control to e-Golf Touch

Volkswagen is planning to introduce the e-Golf Touch to the market as one of the first compact cars in the world with controls based on gesture control. This is what the company has announced at the CES 2016 in Las Vegas, USA. The new infotainment system is provided with a configurable 9.2-inch screen (1280 x 640 pixels), which uses interactive 'tiles' to set and select driver preferences. Personalized settings can be stored in the cloud and can subsequently be recalled into other VW models. Personalization 2.0, according to VW.
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New Audi A4 gets MOST150 technology from Microchip
January 13, 2016 by Thijs Beckers

New Audi A4 gets MOST150 technology from Microchip

Audi AG employs the MOST150 technology from Microchip in the high-end cockpit infotainment system of the new A4 Sedan. To be more specific, the OS81110 and the OS81118 Intelligent Network Interface Controllers (INICs) are used to establish a fast network.
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Samsung presents a bio-processor that wishes you well
January 8, 2016 by Denis Meyer

Samsung presents a bio-processor that wishes you well

Samsung Electronics Co. announced recently the production in quantity of their versatile biometric IC with which the Korean giant is responding to the new trend towards quantifiable health. The Bio-Processor was conceived to enable rapid development of innovative portable systems for the daily monitoring of the health of users. Samsung says it is the first all in one IC solution for the health market. No less than 5 analog front ends (AFE) are integrated on chip.
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Your Fancy New Car Is Talking Behind Your Back
December 3, 2015 by Tessel Renzenbrink

Your Fancy New Car Is Talking Behind Your Back

Connected cars collect privacy-sensitive data about their owners and send it back to the manufacturer without notification. The transfer of information includes routes, destinations and personal smartphone data such as contacts and pictures. The International Federation for Automobiles has launched the My Car My Data campaign to demand data ownership for drivers. Wireless technology enables connected cars to communicate with each other and road infrastructure making driving more safe and conv...
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