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Visteon launches in-dash entertainment/GPS system
Visteon has introduced the Visteon Navigation Radio System – a head unit replacement system that combines GPS navigation, iPod/MP3 command and control, Bluetooth hands-free phone with audio streaming...
Chrysler launches uConnect brand
Chrysler plans to brand all of its in-vehicle interconnection technologies “UConnect,” as in UConnect phone, UConnect tunes, UConnect gps, UConnect studios, and UConnect web....
J.D. Power releases emerging technology study
Safety-related automotive technology traditionally ranks high in J.D. Power and Associates (www.jdpower.com) U.S. Automotive Emerging Technology Study, but safety features began to slip last year and their slide relative to non-safety features accelerated in the 2008 study, according to Mike Marshall, the firm’s director of automotive emerging technologies...
ITIS launches DAB-based traffic service in the UK
ITIS Holdings plc has launched a new real-time traffic information service in the United Kingdom based on the digital audio broadcasting (DAB) standard. ...
QNX middleware promises better hands-free audio
QNX Software Systems has announced a new release of its Aviage acoustic processing kit, which is designed to reduce the cost and improve the quality of automotive hands-free systems....
Lithium Tech unit selected for German PHEV project
Lithium Technology Corporation said its German subsidiary, GAIA Akkumulatorenwerke GmbH, has been selected to participate with Volkswagen AG, energy supplier E.ON AG, and others in “Fleet test: electric drive vehicles,” a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) project sponsored by the German federal government. ...
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Electric race car includes battery from Lithium Technology
The Gumpert Sportwagenmanufaktur GmbH (www.gumpert.de) Apollo plug-in hybrid electric vehicle participating in the 24-hour Nurburgring race last month (http://adac.24h-rennen.de/) was powered by a 9kWh GAIA battery from Lithium Technology Corporation (www.lithiumtech.com). ...
PSA Peugeot Citroën-Brazil, selects Stratasys for prototyping and digital manufacturing
PSA Peugeot Citroën, Brazil (www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com/) has purchased a Stratasys (www.Stratasys.com) FDM 400mc system for prototyping and direct digital manufacturing for use in the automaker’s product engineering facility in Porto Real City, Rio de Janeiro.
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DENSO selects Tele Atlas for maps and nav system content
DENSO Corp. (www.globaldenso.com) has selected Tele Atlas (www.teleatlas.com) to provide digital maps and content for DENSO’s in-vehicle navigation systems in North America. ...
austriamicrosystems offers high precision angle position sensor
Analog IC developer austriamicrosystems (www.austriamicrosystems.com) has launched the AEC-Q100-qualified AS5134, a magnetic rotary encoder IC specifically designed for brushless DC sensing in automotive applications in a -40°C to +150°C ambient temperature range. ...
Silicon Laboratories achieves TS-16949 quality registration
Mixed-signal IC developer Silicon Laboratories (www.silabs.com) has achieved International Standards Organization/Technical Specification (ISO/TS)-16949:2002 quality registration, a milestone that simplifies manufacturing by reducing internal audit requirements and increasing supply chain efficiency. ...
Enfora GSM/GPRS wireless platform meets automotive requirements
Enfora (www.enfora.com) said its Enabler III BGA, a GSM/GPRS wireless platform, can meet automotive application requirements for extended temperature operation, vibration tolerance, and CAN bus compatibility.
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Bosch, Samsung SDI plan Li-ion JV
Robert Bosch GmbH (www.bosch.com) and Samsung SDI Co. Ltd. (www.samsungsdi.com) are planning a 50-50 joint venture to develop, manufacture, and sell lithium-ion batteries for automotive applications....
Hughes Telematics in $700M merger
Hughes Telematics (www.hughestelematics.com) plans to merge with Polaris Acquisition Corp. (www.polarisacq.com) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $700 million. ...
Mentor rejects $1.49B Cadence buyout offer
Mentor Graphics (www.mentor.com) rejected an unsolicited offer from Cadence Design Systems (www.cadence.com) to acquire Mentor at $16 per share, an offer valued at $1.49 billion.
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Wind River introduces Linux platform for automotive infotainment
By: By John Day
Collaborating with Intel, Wind River Systems has introduced Wind River Linux Platform for Infotainment, an infotainment platform based on an automotive-optimized commercial Linux...
