Volvo starts VEA engine production

 

Volvo Car Group is starting production of the first engine variants in its new, high-efficiency four-cylinder petrol and diesel engine family, Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA)

Together with driveline electrification, VEA replaces eight previous engine architectures on three different platforms.  Read more...

IHS predicts growth (lots) in combo MEMS inertial sensors

 

Revenue continues to climb for combo microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for automotive applications, according to information and analytics provider IHS.

Growth is spurred by  rapidly accelerating use in car safety systems.  Read more...

Telematics Detroit offers free admission for Michiganders

 

Telematics industry participants based in Michigan can tour the exhibition floor for free at the 13th annual Telematics Detroit 2013 Conference & Exhibition June 5-6 in Novi, Michigan.  Read more...

Electrovaya delivering Li-Ion batteries for Dongfeng Motors

 

Electrovaya Inc. has started delivery of electric vehicle battery systems to China, with the delivery of the first prototype for DongFeng Motors (DFM).  Read more...

Ford selects AeroVironment home charging solution for EV customers

 

Ford selected AeroVironment, Inc. as the preferred installation partner and authorized charging station supplier for the Ford Focus Electric, C-MAX Energi and Fusion Energi plug-in electric vehicles.    Read more...

Saphran RFQ software patent

 

Saphran Solutions has been granted a second U.S. patent for software technology that allows auto suppliers and other manufacturers to meet customer price-quote requests (RFQs) quickly and accurately.  Read more...

Telematics Detroit 2013 – speakers

 

More than 1,000 senior leaders from automotive, mobile, wireless, digital and web companies have signed up to attend the Telematics Detroit 2013 Conference & Exhibition June 5-6 in Novi, Michigan. To register, visit  https://secure.telematicsupdate.com/detroit/register.php  Read more...

Renesas R-Car SoC supported in QNX Car

QNX Software Systems and Renesas Electronics are integrating support for the Renesas R-Car system on chip (SoC) into the QNX CAR application platform to help reduce the time and effort needed to develop advanced infotainment systems.  Read more...

Charging EVs more efficiently

Eighty software developers participated in a two-day “hack event” at the BMW Technology Office in Mountain View, CA April 27-29. Main sponsors were the car-sharing service DriveNow and the charging services provider ChargePoint. Fifteen mobile apps competed in seven award categories. A total of $3,000 in prize money was awarded.  Read more...

TI and Continental collaborated on 65nm ARM safety MCU

 

Texas Instruments and Continental announced their collaboration on the first 65nm ARM Cortex safety microcontrollers with flash technology in volume production.   Read more...

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