Chip Shot
By John H. Day, contributing editor Powerful new semiconductor devices, cutting-edge protocols, and software tools are helping powertrain engineers balance economy and performance...
Accelerating Vehicle Power System Simulation
by Al Lesko, Agilent Technologies, Inc. One of the key trends in the automotive market these days is to make vehicles safer, more reliable and more comfortable via emerging applications like...
Downloadable Wall Chart
2008 In-Vehicle Data Buses
Download a PDF copy of this insert from the May/June issue of Auto Electronics magazine....
Special Report
1-2-3 RED LIGHT!
by John H. Day Contributing Editor Automakers, suppliers and government agencies have joined forces to develop hardware and software for vehicle infrastructure integration technology with the potential to relieve traffic congestion, reduce emissions, and save lives......
Technical Feature
Bright ideas drive complex headlamp motion control
by Bart De Cock AMI Semiconductor Smart motor-driver chips enable intelligent system partitioning and help to convert complex multi-axis real-time programming into modular time- and cost-saving reusable designs......
Under the Hood
Under the Hood of the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe Dual-Mode Hybrid
by Randy Frank Contributing Editor The dual-mode system used in the 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids represents the first fruits of the combined efforts of General Motors, Daimler-Chrysler...
From the Editor
Camera-based active
by Ashok Bindra Editorial Director, RF Design Whether it is a camera-based sensor, radar or Lidar, the demand for active safety systems in automobiles is on the rise......
John Day's Autoelectronics Blog
Microsoft adds navi to Blue & Me
by John Day In the Fiat stand at the Frankfurt Auto Show Microsoft and Fiat said they are expanding Blue & Me to include navigation.
Breaking Auto Electronics News
Arima selects Telegent for free-to-air mobile TV Arima Communications Corp. (www.arimacomm.com/tw) has selected Telegent Systems’ (www.telegent.com) single-chip mobile TV solution to drive a free-to-air TV feature in selected handset models. ...
HUGHES selects IBM and Oracle to power call center After announcing a partnership with Intrado (www.intrado.com) for emergency calls (Auto E-lectronics July 17), HUGHES Telematics (www.HUGHEStelematics.com) has signed agreements with IBM (www.ibm.com) and Oracle (www.oracle.com) to build its non-emergency telematics operations center.
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SAIC selects TRW occupant safety system for Roewe 550 China SAIC Motor (www.saicmotor.com) has selected TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (www.trw.com) to supply occupant safety products for the Roewe 550 mid-sized sedan. ...
Visteon partners with Boston Acoustics on 2010 Camaro audio Visteon (www.visteon.com) and Boston Acoustics (www.bostonacoustics.com) have combined talents on an optional Boston Acoustics audio system for the redesigned 2010 Chevrolet Camaro (www.chevrolet.com/camero).
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