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Convergence 2000 Online Show Daily - Tuesday
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First dedicated safety bus from TRW
TRW announced that the Distributed Systems Interface (DSI) architecture it developed with Motorola will enter production on MY2002 vehicles of a major automaker. It is the first use of the new DSI standard and the first application of a dedicated safety bus, according to TRW.
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Electronic technology is providing suppliers and automakers another avenue for collecting consumer opinions ranging from future product impressions to vehicle ownership experiences.
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HP CEO calls changing Internet landscape a 'digital revolution'
"For an industry with such deep roots in the industrial age and truly big iron," Hewlett-Packard CEO Carleton Fiorina said during Tuesday's keynote address at Convergence 2000, "no industry has gone as far wringing itself inside and out and harnessing the value of the Internet."
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Ford's Wingcast offers a "handle to the Internet"
Featured at Ford's booth this week at Convergence 2000 is the iButton Key, which looks more like a key fob but is, in function, "a handle to the Internet."
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Yazaki, JCI showcase 42-V demonstration
Yazaki North America and Johnson Controls are addressing the need for higher onboard electrical power and reduced vehicle weight by collaborating on a demonstration dual-voltage vehicle that is being displayed for the first time at Convergence 2000. The vehicle is the first application of the Scalable Nodal Active Power (SNAP) architecture, the next evolution in power management, according to the companies. From passive load switching to active power and load management, Yazaki's distributed nodal architecture enables a modular implementation.
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LEM automates sensor lines
The conventional way to build sensors involves hands-on assembling that can cause flawed product, but a fully automated process for producing sensors is about to reach the automotive industry.
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On Semiconductor introduces two chips
Specially tailored for driver entertainment and body/chassis applications, On Semiconductor's CS9201 and CS9202 feature the company's NOCAP technology that eliminates the need for costly external capacitors that traditional regulators require for stability.
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Open telematics solution
Belgium-based SmartMove unveiled a fully functional end-to-end open software solution for the telematics pipeline during Convergence 2000. The Java-based SmartMove Open Telematics Framework single-platform is a neutral protocol.
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