Ford used to advertise itself “Ford has a better idea.” Only time will tell if Ford’s ADAS ideas are better when they increase creativity and
Elon Musk and Tesla revealed the next generation “Tesla D” and the upcoming autopilot feature.
The Tesla D stands for all-wheel drive and dual motor, that are upgrades to the “S” line with deliveries in February.
Pioneer announced that it has developed a rearview mirror telematics unit with LTE that it claims will be first in the Japanese market to utilize cloud services. It appears this could be a great aftermarket technology for those who want to connect a rear view camera and GPS with Wi-Fi hotspots and use voice commands.
NXP Semiconductors announced its secure connected car V2X RoadLINK chips will be available for the first time from Delphi RoadLink for Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) and Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication using autograde Wi-Fi (IEEE 802.11p). This would enable connected cars to have V2V and V2I features in use on roads in two years.
NXP chips with software from Cohda Wireless allows alerts to cars from cars and infrastructure. Infrastructure includes traffic lights, signage and municipal systems. Data is protected and hacker threats are thwarted by NXP’s V2X hardware security module.
Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America has exhibited and demonstrated a range of advanced technologies at ITS World Congress.
Panasonic Automotive showcased transportation systems and traffic management, that help create cleaner environment, comfort, safety, and community life. Panasonic showed technology for connected cars and big data solutions.
UC Davis consults with the state of California on green car incentives and issues. After a seminar tomorrow at the university about security and connected cars with a demo of Stella, it may lead to California being the first state with solar powered family cars on the road.
NXP Semiconductors with UC Davis’ Institute of Transportation studies and E-Mobility Connection, will host an automobile security round table on Friday, September 19 at the UC Davis. They will talk about security concerns around connected vehicles and how some of today’s leading manufacturers and industry experts are overcoming these challenges. The first solar car Stella with V2X will be demoed.
GM will begin offering advanced “intelligent and connected” vehicle technologies in 2017 starting with Cadillac and make driving less work for the hands and feet of drivers with Super Cruise (semi-automated driving) and V2V (Vehicle-to-Vehicle) communications.
Super Cruise will offer hands-off the wheel lane following, braking and speed control in certain highway driving conditions. GM semi-automated driving technology will also work in stop-and-go driving. This will make driving in heavy traffic and on long road trips easier.
Honda announced new ADAS, connected car, remote and safety features for the Honda Accord that went on sale in late August. These features show the
If there were people watching you in your car they would see if your eyes were not on the road, if you were sleeping and if you are incapacitated. Soon some sources claim GM Chevy, Cadillac owners will have a friend seeing what they are doing to help them drive. Seeing Machines’ eye tracking systems using Takata hardware.
Seeing Machines is an Aussie tech company that uses Takata safety equipment. In a press release on Monday stated that Seeing Machines has an agreement with Takata and that the partnership has signed a contract to deliver the first ever mass-manufactured implementation of a driver-monitoring for a “Major Global Automotive Manufacturer.“
Your driver’s seat may sense that you are drowsy and falling asleep are being developed by Nottingham Trent University researchers.
Professor Tilak Dias and William Hurley of the University’s Advanced Textile Research Group with Plessey are working to integrate an Electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors directly into the fabric of car seats.
New legislation may reduce fatalities and injuries due to drunk drivers. The legislation is supported by Mothers Against Drunk Driving and sponsored by Representative Nita
Today is the 100th Anniversary of the traffic light. The first stoplight was in Cleveland, Ohio on the corner of Euclid and 105th. New technology could make the traffic light obsolete, more connected or even obsolete.