Thieves may soon learn it doesn’t pay to mess with a smart car. Mike Norris • Silicon Labs More than three million cars are sold in the U.S. annually, and over 700,000 are stolen. Unfortunately for car owners, anti-theft technologies have not kept pace with modern developments, creating a gaping hole in the automotive theft […]
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Vehicles move into the software realm
New processors have been developed with vehicle safety and connectivity in mind. David Maples, Texas Instruments The trend towards autonomous driving, electrification and connectivity to the cloud is making software a priority. That’s why automotive designers are reworking the architecture of modern-day vehicles and migrating toward a software-defined car. Many systems within cars today are […]
Sensor-realistic simulation in real time
Advanced sensor simulation techniques can be used to validate functions for autonomous driving throughout the development process. Caius Seiger, Dr. Gregor Sievers • dSPACE GmbH Sensor-realistic simulation is a powerful way of validating sensor systems, which are an integral part of autonomous vehicles. Increasingly powerful computer systems make it possible to generate realistic sensor data […]
Memory and functional safety in autonomous vehicles
As software and its associated memory footprint continue to expand in vehicles, automotive system designers need a deeper understanding of DRAM and its impact. Robert Bielby • Micron Technology Today’s high-end vehicles are recognized as among the largest embedded software applications in the world, with a total memory footprint expected to grow from today’s staggering […]
AIoT platform carries Intel 10th-Ge Xeon W and Core i7/i5/i3 processors
ASRock Industrial Computer is releasing the new iEPF-9000S Series/ iEP-9000E Series Ruggedized Edge AIoT Platform powered by Intel 10th Generation Xeon W and Core i7/i5/i3 Processors (Comet Lake) with W480E, Q470E, and H420E chipsets for supreme performance, flexible integration, and reliable durability at the Edge. Featuring workload consolidation, the new Series provides supercomputing power, rich I/Os, […]
Software-defined modules speed IIoT projects
Molex announced continued development in driving major advances across its Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing initiatives. These advances and the introduction of Flexible Automation Modules (FAMs) further extend Molex’s Industrial Automation Solutions (IAS4.0) by empowering supply chain stakeholders to build software-defined machines, robots, and production lines that meet escalating demands for connected, secure, scalable, and efficient operations. […]
ADAS recording takes shape of storage-as-a-service offering
A new collaboration aims to enhance data storage and transfer services, including a first-of-its-kind advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) record offering. The new ADAS record offering combines National Instrument’s high-performance in-vehicle data logging systems with Seagate’s data transfer and edge storage services, enabling original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and suppliers to efficiently leverage data to ensure the […]
Assessing safety and performance in connected vehicles
Testing and certification for vehicle and infrastructure devices ensure software and systems will perform as advertised. Ralph Buckingham, Wayne Stewart, Intertek As consumers look to connect their cars, the technology behind these vehicles and their various connected components is evolving far more quickly than standards governing them can change. Consequently, manufacturers and developers sometimes lack […]
Serial bus exerciser, protocol analyzer handle interface development tasks
Prodigy Technovations Pvt. Ltd introduces PGY-QSPI-EX-PD, PGY-SMI-EX-PD, PGY-SMBus-EX-PD, and PGY-JTAG-EX-PD. These serial bus Exercisers and Protocol Analyzers are for the development of interfaces for consumer, automotive, and 5G applications. PGY-EX-PD is a family of leading instruments that enables the design and test engineers to test the QSPI, SMI (MDIO), SM Bus, and JTAG designs for its specifications by configuring […]
Technical challenges of automated vehicles
Automated vehicles, also called self-driving cars or autonomous vehicles, are slowly emerging. It’s not an “all or nothing” situation. Features and technologies needed for automated driving are being developed incrementally, with some already in use. This FAQ looks at some of the technologies needed for automated driving, including various levels of “driver support features” versus […]