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Dolphin Technologies introduces cryptocurrency aimed at reducing mobile phone-related accidents

2019-08-13

Austrian telematics company, Dolphin Technologies GmbH, has created a new cryptocurrency that could lead to less mobile phone-related traffic accidents. The company’s Mobilio app rewards drivers with points when they ignore their mobile phones while driving.

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Inner secrets of the Toyota-Denso heat pump revealed

2017-04-17

Our HVAC expert dives deep into the Prius Prime PHEV and sees an ultra-compact refrigerant liquid-gas separator and sophisticated circuitry that operates in any of six modes.

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German LiDAR specialist Ibeo Automotive Systems chooses Detroit as the home for its U.S. subsidiary

2019-07-31

The new entity – established in the apex of the U.S. automotive will give Ibeo Automotive Systems the ability to expand its business segment into the growing U.S. automated and connected vehicle market.

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ZF and Hella launch sensor-systems development partnership

2017-06-20

Under their new non-exclusive cooperation, ZF and Hella have begun jointly developing camera, imaging and radar systems, with the goal of entering production by 2020.

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Artificial intelligence becomes a reality

2017-05-08

Artificial intelligence has the potential to vastly advance automated driving and other aspects of automotive safety. But developers must determine how to mitigate undesirable side-effects.

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Developing high-energy-density batteries for EVs

2017-07-19

A U.K.-based consortium led by Nissan is aiming at greater energy density with advanced energy management from Hyperdrive Innovation.

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SAE Eye on Engineering: Driver Monitoring is Coming

2017-07-07

When cars become capable of self driving, drivers will still have to remain alert and be ready to take control.

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Haptic feedback is key to Continental’s new anti-distraction touch screen

2015-06-04

The company has put its first complete touch display with haptic feedback into demonstrator vehicles as a prelude to production. The unit is a touch-sensitive 8-in flat screen with an integrated haptic actuator system.

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Rethinking ADAS materials

2019-10-10

Specialized thermoplastics improve sensor performance and packaging, at reduced cost.

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Ford focuses on cameras

2015-07-31

The company is beefing up its use of cameras and expanding their roles. Imagers can help drivers peer around corners and help back up trailers in addition to basic functions like lane keeping.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Sensors on the Ford GT

2015-05-26

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Continental’s latest eHorizon platform expands real-time driver information

2015-03-05

Developed in partnership with IBM and location cloud company HERE, Continental’s latest evolution of its eHorizon software uses digital mapping and cloud-based data analytics to give drivers real-time information on dynamic events such as weather, accidents, and traffic jams.

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Road Rules, a San Francisco start-up, explores world of car APIs

2015-04-30

A key to connecting smart phones to third-party software developers' mind-boggling array of mobile applications is the application programming interface. The husband and wife team behind Road Rules discuss discuss a range of topics from car hacking that is mostly overblown to apps that use more car data.

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WCX17: Tech leaders talk AI, cyber and next-gen HMI

2017-04-06

For engineers looking to solve mind-boggling engineering challenges, the automotive sector is calling, the CTOs asserted.

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Lidar heats up as sensor demand rises

2017-05-08

Many autonomous driving plans call for deploying a handful of solid state Lidar sensors on each vehicle, but the Lidar modules used on today’s prototype vehicles are all mechanical systems with moving parts. That’s prompted huge interest in solid-state Lidar, with OEMs and suppliers racing to invest in non-mechanical technologies.

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Continental's Matschi: mobility is changing

2015-04-24

Traffic gridlock, accident fatalities, and vehicle emissions are not good things. So the underlying challenge for the auto industry is to develop and use technologies appropriately for society. Matschi was the Thursday morning keynote speaker in the AVL theater inside Detroit’s Cobo Center at the 2015 SAE World Congress.

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With connectivity comes cyber security concerns

2015-04-24

As connectivity expands throughout the transportation industry, it’s transforming security from door locks to firewalls and antivirus programs. Aircraft and ground vehicle representatives discussed the topic during the “Technical Expert Panel Discussion: With connectivity, comes risks - cybersecurity and safety” at the 2015 SAE World Congress.

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‘Supercars’ and character are critical in the autonomous future

2016-04-25

Nissan VP of global product strategy Keno Kato talks about the GT-R supercar's role in Nissan’s product-development “ethic" and why performance and autonomous development aren't mutually exclusive.

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SAE Eye on Engineering Quick Take: Google's new Novi engineering center

2016-06-17

Southeast Michigan - not Silicon Valley - is fast becoming the North American center for advanced vehicle technologies.

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Nano Dimension creates the first printed circuit boards with side-mounted features

2019-04-02

Nano Dimension Ltd., an additive electronics provider based in Ness Ziona, Israel, has developed the world’s first side-mounting technology for printed circuit boards (PCBs) produced through additive manufacturing (AM) or “3D-printing.” The side mounted designs allow for more functionality on circuit boards, which will impact Internet of Things (IoT) and Industry 4.0 applications where customized designs and shapes are a growing demand.