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AFRL, ThermAvant collaborate on technologies to help electronics stay cool

2015-01-08

The Air Force Research Laboratory and ThermAvant Technologies are developing technologies that they expect will enable successful use of high-power processors that operate on satellites.

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SanDisk targets infotainment with automotive-grade flash

2015-02-25

Conventional vehicle radios are morphing into increasingly powerful infotainment systems, prompting a need for storage to hold apps, navigation, and other data. Flash storage supplier SanDisk is beefing up its automotive portfolio with automotive grade chips and memory cards to satisfy that need.

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Side-object detection for OTR vehicles displayed at Conexpo 2017

2017-03-09

Preco Electronics' new PreView Side Defender system aims to reduce trucking's increasing incidence of side-blindspot collisions.

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High-temperature pressure sensor

2017-02-10

The Endevco model 8523 high-temperature pressure sensor from Meggitt Sensing Systems (Irvine, CA) uses silicon strain gages to enable gage and differential measurements.

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DARPA works toward unmanning aircraft

2017-01-26

DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program envisions flight operations with reduced onboard aircrew while improving mission performance and flight safety. This is achieved with a tailorable, drop-in, removable kit that would provide advanced automation to existing aircraft.

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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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SAE J3061 guidebook helping to frame Cybersecurity policy

2017-03-17

The auto industry and other stakeholders have begun digesting the SAE guidebook’s recommended practices,

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Level 1 automated driving coming to Class 8 truck fleets

2017-03-13

Partnership between Omnitracs and Peloton Technology brings platooning technology to fleet customers.

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IoT connections transform manufacturing, vehicle validation

2017-04-03

Commercial vehicles are at the forefront of the Internet of Things movement, leveraging the connectivity that many have deployed for years. Equipment manufacturers are using IoT connections to improve their manufacturing operations, upgrade diagnostics to prognostics and improve maintenance operations.

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Military system designers aren’t resting on COTS deployment

2017-02-17

As ground vehicles employ more electronic sensing, control and communication systems, design engineers are increasingly utilizing more commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) modules. Though COTS slashes development time and costs, it’s still difficult for many military users to find COTS boards that meet their low-volume demands for ruggedization and redundancy.

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AdaCore focuses on high reliability software

2015-03-25

The move into active safety systems is increasing the need for high-reliability software. AdaCore, a tool supplier that’s used in many aerospace applications, is responding to this demand with tools that can be used by the automotive industry.

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Active noise control

2015-03-05

Mentor Automotive's XSe ANC (active noise control) technology is a high-performance noise cancellation solution offering an enhanced audio experience in the vehicle. By carefully placing microphones and accelerometers inside the vehicle, synthesized signals from ANC generate anti-noise to create “quiet zones” for both driver and passenger.

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Shield terminators

2015-03-30

SolderSleeve shield-grounding terminators from TE Connectivity provide an environmentally sealed, insulated, encapsulated solder connection.

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Cybersecurity, safety issues require government/industry cooperation

2015-03-02

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx discussed a wide range of technology and safety issues following his SAE Government/Industry Meeting keynote speech, including cybersecurity, autonomous vehicles, and international harmonization of safety standards.

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Rotary position sensor

2015-03-27

Bourns’ AMS22U analog rotary position sensor is a non-contacting single-turn rotary sensor with dual ball bearings

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Automakers see possibilities, limits for gesture controls

2015-03-03

Recent concepts have shown the possibilities of gesture for controlling infotainment functions but the need for industry standards and control simplification complicate development.

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NFC looks to score big in cars

2015-03-06

Near field communication appears poised to expand beyond cell phones to automotive applications. Chipmakers are unveiling devices that will form the basis of systems that will help pair phones, personalize settings and unlock doors.

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Fan controller family

2015-03-27

High Country Tek expands its range of variable speed on- and off-road fan controllers with the EMC and EMC-6.

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Robust controller board

2015-03-31

MEN Micro offers the robust CC10S, a multi-display controller board based on a Freescale processor.

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Lower-cost lidar is key to self-driving future

2015-02-11

In coming years, the industry will see the same downward cost curves in lidar that occurred with radar. The result could be the first mass-produced car with lidar.