Bosch plans for autonomous driving
January 29, 2013 by John Day
Filed under Company News, Industry News, News
Bosch is developing functions that automatically brake, accelerate, and steer vehicles on highways. Initially limited to traffic jams, autonomous driving will increasingly be possible with increasing levels of automation and at ever higher speeds.
Freescale SafeAssure devices aid safety compliance
June 19, 2012 by John Day
Filed under News, Product News
System basis chip and Qorivva MCU families provide scalable approach to simplify development of systems that must comply with ISO 26262
Cadillac XTS seat vibrations warn of crash threats
March 29, 2012 by John Day
Filed under Company News, Industry News, News
The 2013 Cadillac XTS luxury sedan will use directional tactile sensation – vibrations of the driver’s seat bottom – to warn of crash threats while driving and parking.
Subaru debuts stereo camera-based EyeSight™ system
March 16, 2012 by John Day
Filed under News, Product News, Safety
Freescale Qorivva MCUs target radar and camera-based ADAS applications
March 8, 2011 by John Day
Filed under News, Product News
Freescale Semiconductor has introduced the Qorivva MCP567xK family of 32-bit microcontrollers, targeting lane-departure warning, adaptive cruise control, high-beam assist, blind-spot detection, and other camera and radar-based ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) applications.
IMS Research reports on ADAS and electric vehicles
January 17, 2011 by John Day
Filed under Industry News, News, Product News
The 2010 world fitment rate for two of the most talked-of ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System) functions, blind spot detection and adaptive cruise control, was only about 1% each, or 1.5 million units, according to Helena Perslow, an automotive market analyst with IMS Research. Perslow is currently conducting research for the 2011 edition of “World Market for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems.”
Ford introduces curve control
July 5, 2010 by John Day
Filed under News, Product News, Safety
Ford Curve Control, which launches on the 2011 Ford Explorer, is designed to help drivers maintain control of their vehicle when taking a curve too quickly, a situation found to contribute to approximately 50,000 crashes on curves each year in the U.S. alone.
TRW collision mitigation braking system for urban driving uses 24GHz radar sensor
July 5, 2010 by John Day
Filed under News, Product News, Safety
TRW's radar-based Collision Mitigation Braking system provides drivers with additional braking support in the event of an imminent collision in urban driving conditions and heavy traffic. (PRNewsFoto/TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.)
NXP FlexRay drives in-vehicle networking in Audi A8
June 3, 2010 by John Day
Filed under Networks, News, Product News
NXP Semiconductors said the new Audi A8 will feature In-Vehicle Networking (IVN) technology powered by NXP’s FlexRay, CAN, LIN and SBC transceivers, enabling a series of new applications such as advanced driver assistance systems, adaptive cruise control and active chassis stability system.
Top-down design of distributed embedded systems in light of timing considerations
By Michael Seibt, project manager, Mentor Graphics Corporation
Proper safeguarding of safety-critical systems in an automotive environment cannot be ensured sufficiently unless timing is taken into consideration. The failure to observe timing constraints can lead to malfunctions and, in a worst-case scenario, can cause vehicle damage and personal injury.
