Big Changes Loom In The Automotive Industry
By: By Randy Frank, Contributing Editor, r.frank@ieee.org
Carmakers are intent on transforming the role of software, customers’ perceptions, and the automotive environment as a whole...
Under the Hood of the 2007 BMW 525i
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
The award-winning BMW Assist
is standard on the BMW525i as
well as all 5, 6 and 7 series
BMWs. The 2007 5 series comes with
four years of call-in assistance service
and several telematics features....
Voice Recognition Facilitates Multitasking and Focus on the Road
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
Voice-recognition systems are already an integral part of hands-free dialing in Bluetooth-enabled products or GM's OnStar system, but the amount of commands and the ability to handle vocabulary and dialect variations are limited. More powerful algorithms, sophisticated hardware and ongoing research could make continuous speech recognition a reality in the future....
Reducing Driver Workload with Human-Machine Interface
By: by Maha Kadirkamanathan, Bill Klingler, John Kosinski, and Joe Jira Visteon Corp.
Voice recognition and wireless connectivity technologies such as Bluetooth, combined with proper human-system integration, can enable customer access to
their mobile and embedded devices while at the same time providing for workload
optimized in-vehicle HMI designs....
Hands on the Wheel, Eyes on the Road, Mind on the Drive
By: by Randy Frank, Contributing Editor
Before integrated circuits permeated every system in the vehicle, the standard human-machine interfaces (HMIs) were not much more than key mechanical linkages, pedal mechanical linkages, a shift lever, knobs, buttons, dial pointers, and, of course, idiot lights. Today, the car recognizes the driver and the driver talks to the vehicle, uses hand motions, has a heads-up display for feedback, and is on the verge of having many control functions performed by wire. This report explores the new human-machine interfaces that are being developed and implemented to change how drivers interact with their vehicles....
