Electronics

Reduced fuel costs for trucks peaks interest in DSRC For commercial truckers and fleet owners, communications between vehicles could improve both fuel economy and safety. While the benefits can be significant, regulators question whether the technology will be adopted if it’s not required. Read full story

Marsilli advances ‘open poles’ motor winding for hybrids According to Marsilli, a winding systems manufacturer based in Italy and an exhibitor at this year’s SAE World Congress, brushless motor design is facing a “revolution phase” as traditional needle-wound or field-coil motors have reached their maximum efficiency, being limited by the fill factor. Marsilli is advancing the open-poles motor winding concept to assist motor manufacturers in increasing motor performances and reducing material costs. Read full story

An automotive influence on heavy-truck interiors Functionality cannot be compromised inside heavy trucks, but their cabs increasingly mesh practicality with passenger-car sensibilities for comfort and ambience. Read full story

Greater connectivity coming to heavy trucks Two advanced heavy-truck concepts revealed at this year’s Mid-America Trucking Show—the Freightliner Revolution Innovation Truck and Peterbilt’s Model 587 Technology Truck—attempted to capture what the truck interior of the future will look and feel like. Personal connectivity is a big part of that future. Read full story

Mico's on- and off-highway brake system with ABS and traction control Mico says its Full-Power Brake System provides added control for multiwheeled vehicles operated both on- and off-highway. As many as eight wheels can be controlled independently of the others. Read full story

The future’s bright for LED front lighting The use of a set of LED chips or arrays with individual switching phases, as well as the dimming factors and overlapping elements, leads to more flexibility to realize AFS and glare-free high-beam concepts. The major challenge will be to offer modularized parts of LED chips and carriers, as well as electronic-control elements, according to Dr. Rainer Neumann of Visteon Innovation & Technology GmbH. Read full story

A look inside As Head of the Interior Division at Continental AG and Member of the Executive Board, Helmut Matschi oversees a range of technology areas for the supplier. Matschi shared his insights on some of the trends impacting vehicle interiors with AEI and other select media this past fall in Frankfurt. Read full story

Connecting commercial vehicles with advanced electronics OEMs are leveraging electronics for vehicle efficiencies, while concurrently responding to demands for connected commercial vehicles that economically and efficiently incorporate feature-rich consumer electronics. Read full story