Chrysler taps Visteon and Boston Acoustics for Dolby Pro Logic II surround sound
Chrysler (www.chrysler.com) has selected Visteon (www.visteon.com) and Boston Acoustics (www.bostonacoustics.com) to equip MY2008 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Charger cars with Dolby Pro Logic II (www.dolby.com) surround sound.
Dolby Pro Logic II creates a surround sound experience from any stereo (two-channel) movie, music or game audio source. ...
Ener1 earns Think Global Li-ion battery contract
Think Global (www.think.no), manufacturer of the Th!nk City electric vehicle, has awarded Ener1, Inc. (www.ener1.com) subsidiary EnerDel (www.enerdel.com) a contract for Lithium ion batteries that could eventually be worth more than $200 million.
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Volvo selects alcohol interlock supplier
Volvo (www.volvo.com) has selected Alcohol Countermeasure Systems Corp (www.acs-corp.com) to provide a wireless device called Alcoguard that is intended to prevent drunk driving by requiring the driver to pass a breath alcohol test prior to starting the vehicle. ...
Feds renew NAVTEQ contract
The U.S. Government has selected NAVTEQ (www.navteq.com) as a primary map data provider. ...
PSA Peugeot Citroen selects Altair RADIOSS for crash analysis
PSA Peugeot Citroen (www.psa-peugeot-citroen.com) has selected RADIOSS, a nonlinear finite-element solver from Altair Engineering, Inc. (www.altair.com), for crash simulation and analysis. ...
EM introduces automotive-grade LDO regulator
EM Microelectronic (www.emmicroelectronic.com) has introduced the EM6156, an automotive-grade (-40 to +125°C) Low Drop Output (LDO) regulator that combines voltage regulation, voltage monitoring and software monitoring with a watchdog function.
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Nissan to introduce Around View monitor
Nissan Motor Co. (www.nissan.com) plans to introduce an Around View monitor that will give a driver a bird’s eye view of the vehicle and its surroundings in real-time. ...
Traffic.com launches TrafficOne Mobile
Traffic.com (www.traffic.com) has launched TrafficOne Mobile; an extension of the firm’s TrafficOne online services. ...
Johnson Controls, Marquardt integrate passive access/start into body controller
Johnson Controls (www.johnsonconrols.com) and Marquardt (www.switches.com) units in the U.K. and Germany respectively have combined to develop a prototype keyless access and start system called PASS (Passive Access and Start System) and integrate it directly into the body control module.
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Japanese firm selects Rudolph AXi inspection system
Rudolph Technologies (www.rudolphtech.com) said it has sold an AXi 935 automated macro defect inspection system to an unnamed Japanese company for inspection of automotive devices. ...
NEC Electronics Europe launches V850E-based gateway controller
NEC Electronics Europe (www.eu.necel.com/automotive)has introduced the V850E/CAG4-M, a 32-bit, 80 MHz RISC microcontroller with up to six CAN and LIN interfaces in addition to FlexRay and MediaLB interfaces for high-end gateway and other automotive body applications.
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MathWorks’ Embedded MATLAB streamlines C code generation
The MathWorks (www.mathworks.com) has developed Embedded MATLAB, a subset of its MATLAB high-level programming language that allows users to generate embeddable C code from MATLAB files without having to go through Simulink, The Mathworks’ graphical environment.
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PG&E and Tesla Motors study smart charging
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (www.pge.com) and electric vehicle manufacturer Tesla Motors (www.teslamotors.com) are partnering to research smart charging, a form of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology that allows remote control charging of electric vehicles connected to the power grid. ...
Connected Vehicle Proving Center opens in Ann Arbor
The State of Michigan (www.michigan.gov), the Center for Automotive Research (www.cargroup.org) and the Connected Vehicle Trade Association (www.connectedvehicle.org) have opened the Connected Vehicle Proving Center (www.cvpc.com) at the Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor.
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Audiovox acquires Incaar
Audiovox (www.audiovox.com) said its subsidiary Audiovox German Holdings GmbH has acquired Incaar, Ltd., a premium multimedia systems company based in the United Kingdom, for approximately $402,000 plus an additional $400,000 if earnings targets are met. ...
Spansion acquires Saifun
Flash memory technology provider Spansion Inc. (www.spansion.com) has agreed to aquire Saifun Semiconductors (www.saifun.com) for approximately $368 million. ...
Atmel licenses Hantro video decoder
Atmel (www.atmel.com) has licensed the Hantro (www.hantro.com) 8170 multi-format video decoder RTL (register transfer language)....
PCB Piezotronics forms automotive products division
PCB Piezotronics (www.pcb.com), which designs and manufactures force, torque, load, strain, pressure,acoustic and vibration sensors, has formed an Automotive Products Division in Novi, Michigan. ...
Nissan sets electric concept car debut
Nissan Motor Co. (www.nissan.com) plans to unveil its electric concept car, Pivo 2, at the Tokyo Motor Show later this month. ...
