Light but safe: Research project aims at a high-volume urban e-car
Standards effort seeks to put a charge in EV deployment
Pilot project to focus on bi-directional data link between electric
Vehicles and the power grid
SAN FRANCISCO—Claiming an industry first, foundry Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. (TSMC) and programmable logic vendor Altera Corp. Thursday (March 22) announced the joint development of a ...
Green Hills, Jungo bring connectivity to automotive infotainment
A robot helping in the household no longer is a dream of the future. ARMAR, the humanoid robot, can understand commands and execute them independently. For instance, it gets the milk out of the fridge
At the fourth MOST Forum on March 20, 2012 in Stuttgart/Esslingen (Germany), the MOST Cooperation (MOSTCO) will again participate as knowledge partner and exhibitor to showcase the latest technology h ...
RFID tags are becoming ubiquitous, shops, warehouses, libraries and others use them for stock and inventory control and to reduce the risk of theft. Now, a team in Dubai has developed the concept of a
An industrial robot as artist? A painter made of metal really can sketch faces. Its artistic genius only emerges if someone takes a seat on the model’s stool positioned in front of the robot
Drivers who consume cannabis within three hours of driving are nearly twice as likely to cause a
Vehicle collision as those who are not under the influence of drugs or alcohol claims a paper published
Top-heavy structures are more likely to maintain their balance while hovering in the air than are those that bear a lower center of gravity, researchers have found. Their findings are counter to commo
HYBRID and electric
Vehicles can be manufactured without the use of rare earths, according to Toyota Motor.
CLIMATE and energy security think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions claims the Australian car manufacturing industry will fail if it does not shift from internal combustion engines to electric
Vehicles.
SIEMENS is seeking to improve the range and efficiency of electric motors to increase the range of electric cars.
Pandora's Music Genome Project drives success at CES
For a long time miniaturization has been the magic word in electronics. Physicists have now presented a novel molecular switch. Decisive for the functionality of the switch is the position of a single
For a long time miniaturization has been the magic word in electronics. Physicists have now presented a novel molecular switch. Decisive for the functionality of the switch is the position of a single
Automotive supplier Continental AG has provided details regarding the roll-out of Ethernet as the technology for in-car networking. The company also announced plans to replace MOST as the current info ...
A heat engine measuring only a few micrometers works as well as its larger counterpart, although it splutters.
MOST Forum 2012 to focus on automotive Ethernet, application integration
Model by model, the electronics in a car are being moved closer to the engine block. This is why the materials used for the electronics must resist increasing heat – so the glass solder bein
Broadcom, NXP, Freescale and Harman join forces to establish in-car Ethernet
SAN FRANCISCO—Chip supplier Intel Corp. and automaker Toyota Motor Corp. announced Wednesday (Nov. 9) that the companies are working together to define next-generation in-
Vehicle infotainment (IVI) sy ...
MANHASSET, NY -- Broadcom, NXP, Freescale, and Harman have announced the Open Alliance Special Interest Group to drive wide adoption of Ethernet in the automotive industry.Meanwhile,NXP has licensed B ...
SAN FRANCISCO—Qualcomm Inc. announced Tuesday (Nov. 8) it has acquired substantially all of the technology and other assets of HaloIPT, a provider of wireless charging technology for electric road veh ...
FUJITSU Semiconductor America has issued a technical backgrounder which describes the operation of hybrid and electric
Vehicle motors.
Traffic monitoring system uses Bluetooth sensors over ZigBee
Toyota, Ford lead
Vehicle app integration with smartphones
Volvo engineers mull over perfect sound for e-cars
THE TEAM from Japan’s Tokai University has won the World Solar Challenge after its solar powered
Vehicle drove 3000km from Darwin to Adelaide.
MeeGo's death dented three car projects
SIEMENS and its partners are developing a new type of ceramic printed circuit board (PCB) for use in integrated power converters destined for electric
Vehicles.
PANASONIC Toughbook CF-19 units are being used by Honda Australia dealers to perform health checks on their
Vehicles.
Intel sets up 'green' lab in Ireland
Mentor, Freescale team on auto infotainment
STMicro, Mobileye expand
Vehicle safety IC developments
Fujitsu and Autotalks partner to develop
Vehicle-to-
Vehicle communication processor
Unmanned
Vehicles push wireless, but lack in multicore
A TRIAL for electric
Vehicles is underway in WA, with 11 specially converted electric cars being put on roads throughout Perth.
Boston-Power raises $125M for China move
STUDENTS and researchers will gather on 16 October 2011 in Darwin with their solar-powered
Vehicles, ready to race all the way to Adelaide.
Infants spend their first few months learning to find their way around and manipulating objects, and they are very flexible about it: Cups can come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have han
Electric
Vehicles to boost analog IC demand
Nanosys grabs DoE grant for battery development
GENIVI compliance promises multimedia experience
The demand of consumers for sophisticated in car infotainment devices is proving a serious challenge for automotive makers, silicon vendors and software developers alike. The PC industry could provide
Engineers have designed and flown the world's first 'printed' aircraft, which could revolutionize the economics of aircraft design.
Model-based design hold various benefits for HEV development.
In this week's column, Ray looks at the nitty gritty logistics and costs of electric
Vehicles.
Car battery in a bottle aims to obsolete gasoline