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Vent for electronics housings

2014-01-28

The smaller total vent height (only 8.9 mm, or 0.35 in) provides more flexibility in component layout and facilitates heat transfer from printed circuit boards to the housing exterior.

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Dongfeng Nissan announces new Venucia design center (video)

2014-08-06

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Multi-screen infotainment system for multiple content streams

2014-07-27

FLEXConnect audio-video bridging system from Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc. is a next-generation in-vehicle infotainment system that provides flexibility for multiple displays and multiple content streams, allowing passengers to enjoy individual entertainment preferences.

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Trimming wiring harnesses becomes design focus

2014-08-29

Wires and cables help design teams add electronic features and functions, but networks and wiring harnesses add a fair amount of weight while their connections can be the cause of failures. That’s prompting developers to examine ways to reduce the size and weight of wires and cables.

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JLR sheds light on R&D projects in advanced HMI, automated driving

2014-08-06

Imagine a future Land Rover equipped with Laser Wade Aid, a system that can measure water depth before a vehicle even gets its front tires wet, or a future Jag featuring a virtual windshield.

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Growth in telematics capabilities bring more benefits to more users

2014-07-15

Broader coverage, more features highlight expanding capabilities.

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Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 demonstrates autonomous technology

2014-08-01

Given the worldwide desire to reduce road accident fatalities, it seems likely that the first applications of autonomous driving technologies will appear on heavy commercial vehicles. Daimler recently demonstrated how it could develop such technologies in its Mercedes-Benz Future Truck 2025 study, which will make its global debut at the IAA International Commercial Vehicle Show at Hanover in September.

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Aisin opens new North American tech center, will add engineers

2014-07-23

The new facility in suburban Detroit puts Aisin World Corp. of America and Aisin Technical Center of America under one roof, adds dynamometer and other resources.

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Brushed motor pre-driver IC

2014-08-01

The TB9052FNG motor pre-driver integrated circuit (IC) from Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. (TAEC) was developed for safety-critical automotive applications such as electric power steering (EPS) and other systems compliant with Automotive Safety Integrity Level D (ASIL D).

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TI microcontroller focuses on functional safety

2014-07-08

The focus on safety standards compliance highlights the industry’s effort to stress reliability at all levels of development.

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Global EDI system designed for ERP

2014-07-11

Infor Automotive Exchange from Infor is an electronic data interchange (EDI) and release accounting system designed specifically for automotive tier suppliers.

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EcoCAR 3 teams work to improve fuel economy, reduce emissions of Chevy Camaro

2014-07-09

Sixteen university teams from the U.S. and Canada will revamp a Chevrolet Camaro into an energy-efficient, eco-smart muscle car without compromise to the vehicle's performance, utility, and safety.

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Powertrain sensors add functions, help reduce wiring

2014-08-20

Sensors have become central elements in powertrains as designers add functions from stop-start to double clutches. More stringent fuel efficiency and emissions requirements are driving many changes in sensor technologies as well as in cabling and standards.

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Next-generation infotainment system envisioned by Mitsubishi Electric

2014-07-31

A demonstration vehicle uses Ethernet as the audio-bridging architecture to enable any media on any screen.

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Rockwell Collins and Elbit show off F-35 Gen III helmet at Farnborough

2014-07-15

Chief F-35 Test Pilot Al Norman said at the air show "the helmet provides unprecedented situational awareness for pilots," and he loves it.

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Hydrogen fueling protocol spelled out in new SAE International J2601 standard

2014-07-24

SAE International recently published J2601 “Fueling Protocols for Light Duty Gaseous Hydrogen Surface Vehicles,” the light-duty hydrogen-fueling protocol that will serve as the baseline for fueling the first generation of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEVs).

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VW deploys MQB strategy on new Golf and GTI amid launch issues

2014-08-06

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Toyota ups funding for Collaborative Safety Research Center

2014-09-08

Additional $35 million will fund the company’s unique research center an additional five years, concentrating on a ‘safe transition’ to future of automated and connected vehicle technologies.

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New Continental unit to focus on ITS

2014-08-19

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First drive: Continental’s 2017 Augmented Reality-Head Up Display prototype

2014-07-14

Company engineers see their AR-HUD technology as the beginning of a new generation of more capable head-up display systems that will eventually help enable automated and autonomous vehicles.