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New range of Freescale radar-based ADAS dedicated for entry-level vehicles

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There's a need for more automotive safety. It's a fact. And it's driving the adoption of radar-based advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS). Radar has been used primarily in premium-line vehicles and forward facing radar applications due to system...
- 11 Dec 2013
Get a free StarterTRAK USB auto dev board*

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Every week – four weeks in all – Freescale will be giving away 25 StarterTRAK tools (100 total!). Simply fill out the form and you will be automatically entered in the drawing to win a FREE StarterTRAK tool! StarterTRAK USB development tools ar...
- 14 Mar 2013
Automatic traffic sign recognition fights wrong-way driving on motorways

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After a series of fatal accindents on German highways in the past months, caused by so-called wrong-way drivers, carmakers were mulling over technological approaches to avoid such accidents. Daimler now comes up with a assistance system that tackles ...
- 26 Feb 2013
Tire sensors detect vehicle weight

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Automotive supplier Continental has announced to expand the scope of functions of its tire pressure sensors: Future sensor generations will be able to detect the total weight of the vehicle. With this move, the company intends to make a contribution ...
- 26 Feb 2013
Prediction tool reduces traffic stalls

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Less traffic congestions is what a recently concluded pilot project in Cologne aimed at. In the project, the City of Cologne and IBM collaborated in developing algorithms that reduce traffic congestion by means of traffic forecasts. In order to ...
- 26 Feb 2013
Continental shows system to fight driver distraction

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Automotive supplier Continental has introduced a concept vehicle in which the output signals of multiple driver assistance systems are bundled in an innovative multi-purpose LED display. With this design the inventors hope to reduce driver distractio...
- 26 Feb 2013
Range extender vehicles move to the fast lane, market researcher believes

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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) hitherto have not experienced very high acceptance among customers - for a number of reasons. Of these, the inability to cover long distances is one of ones. The concept of equipping electric vehicles with an addition...
- 26 Feb 2013
Connectivity, electromobility determine future car architecture

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The car as we know it is an obsolescent model. All automotive engineers know this, because their entire work gyrates about re-inventing it everyday. At the recent Euroforum conference on Automotive electronics in Munich, it once again became clear wh...
- 26 Feb 2013
Panasonic develops 12V NiMH energy recovery system for start-stop vehicles

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Panasonic Corporation has developed a NiMH-based 12V Energy Recovery System for start-stop systems in vehicles. This system allows the energy generated during braking to be stored in the batteries and use the stored energy to power the vehicle’s elec...
- 25 Feb 2013
Next-gen Chevy MyLink’s Valet Mode keeps your personals private and protected

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What happens when you leave those fancy new wheels with the teenage valet? Nightmares of squealing tires, blaring radios, and faded brakes may be the first to mind, but GM has thought through something totally different: your security. With mod...
- 25 Feb 2013
Audi upgrading existing 3G service with speedier in-car LTE data chip

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With the addition of T-Mobile 3G WiFi in its lineup, Audi was one of the first automakers to create a “rolling office” in our personal cars. However, 3G is quickly finding itself in the backseat to the faster LTE services offered by cellular pr...
- 25 Feb 2013
Smartphone app for improving driving style; improved safety, lower fuel consumption

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The Group of Computer Networks-DISCA of the Universitat Politècnica de València has developed a smartphone application that characterizes our driving style. The new DrivingStyles app, currently available for Android-based phone, detects bad habits an...
- 17 Jan 2013
NHTSA proposes new minimum sound requirements for hybrid and electric vehicles

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As required by the bipartisan Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010 (PSEA), the US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has proposed minimum sound standards for hybrid and electric vehicles.The pro...
- 17 Jan 2013
Study finds that aluminum reduces electric vehicle cost against steel counterpart for same targeted range

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A recent study found that an aluminum electric vehicle can cost up to €635 (US$829) less than that its steel counterpart despite the higher cost of aluminum, given equivalent range targets. The study, conducted by Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwese...
- 17 Jan 2013
Opel introducing new 1.6L diesel engine family; fuel consumption reduced by up to 10%

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Opel is introducing a new four-cylinder, 1.6-liter turbo-diesel engine as part of the fundamental renewal of its powertrain portfolio. The second family of new downsized power units to be introduced after the gasoline 1.6-liter SIDI Ecotec, the 1.6-l...
- 17 Jan 2013
Bosch and partners launch Alpha-Laion project for high-energy Li-ion traction batteries for EVs

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Robert Bosch GmbH and its partners BASF, Wacker Chemie AG, SGL Group, Daimler AG and BMW AG have launched the 3-year, €32.5-million (US$43 million) Alpha-Laion project to develop high-energy traction batteries for electric vehicles. Bosch is the proj...
- 17 Jan 2013
BMW brings LTE connectivity to its vehicles

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Carmaker BMW is offering an LTE access device as an optional accessory part for his vehicles. The device acts as a router for up to eight mobile devices simultaneously, bringing high-speed and low-latency mobile internet access to the road. Apar...
- 14 Jan 2013
Active Auto Safety Gets in Your Face

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Cars are getting smarter and beginning to react on their own, but the gray matter manning the helm is still the vehicle’s Achilles heel. So to really get inside a driver’s head, automakers are going through their faces, analyzing expressions and musc...
- 10 Jan 2013
Your Smartphone Will Replace Your Car Keys by 2015

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Your smartphone has the potential to replace nearly everything else in your pockets, so why not your car keys? Hyundai is working to do just that, with an embedded NFC tag that allows you to open your car, start the engine and link up to the touchscr...
- 9 Jan 2013
NHTSA Lays Out Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and All-Electric Vehicles

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Following up to the 2010 Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act (PSEA), the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) proposed establishing a federal motor vehicle safety standard that would set the minimum sound requirements for electric and...
- 9 Jan 2013
Sadistic Battery Abuse Makes Hybrids, EVs ‘Ford Tough’

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Deep within Ford’s new 285,000-square-foot Advanced Electrification Center, the automaker has created a system that can put a vehicle’s battery through the equivalent of 10 years and 150,000 miles of travel in 10 months. That kind of testing is a mus...
- 7 Jan 2013
Water-Activated Seat-Belt Release Could Prevent Drowning Deaths

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Unfortunately, around 400 U.S. motorists die each year from drowning when their vehicle plunges into water. To help eliminate the chances of being restrained in a submerged car, a new seat belt mechanism has been designed to make sure that occupants ...
- 17 Dec 2012
Freescale Automotive Vision

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Freescale Automotive Vision - Future of Automotive Industry for Human Life www.youtube.com/watch
- 11 Dec 2012
How It’s Made: Lithium Ion Batteries [Video]

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Lithium ion batteries are in use all around you–check out this informative video to learn about the history of batteries and how modern batteries are manufactured. www.youtube.com/watch
- 4 Dec 2012
Toyota Develops Intelligent Systems Aimed At Improving Vehicle Safety

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As Toyota enhances the efficiency of its vehicles, included in improving them overall are advancements in their safety. This week the company announced both a new high-speed collision avoidance system and a new testing facility in Japan to furth...
- 25 Nov 2012