Navigating with more than just GPS
By: John Fischer, CTO, Spectracom
The resurgence of the automotive industry has come with strong buyer interest in technology to improve safety, convenience and awareness in the automobile. GPS is one such technology that has strong consumer demand....
My Computer Seats Six… And Gets 30 Miles To The Gallon
By: By Morten Grauballe and Yoram Berholtz, Red Bend Software
Mobile software management and mobile-virtualization technology pave the way for manufacturers to move from the connected car to the managed car....
Rethinking Traditional Telematics Delivery
By: By T. Russell Shields Ygomi LLC
Vehicle manufacturers have offered telematics services for more than a decade, with indifferent success...
Bluetooth Takes a Big Bite
By: by John H. Day Contributing Editor
Bluetooth owns the automotive hands-free calling market, but what happens next in wireless multimedia streaming isn't as clear....
Telematics catches a WAVE
By: by John H. Day, contributing editor
New products and
services like Apple’s
iPhone and Ford’s Sync
system are raising
demand for more
powerful telematics
processors....
Under the hood of the Hyundai Veracruz
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
When Hyundai introduced the premium crossover Veracruz in 2007, it priced the base vehicle with a 3.8-liter V6 engine, automatic transmission and four-wheel...
Telematics resurgence
By: by David A. McNamara Automotive Electronics Consultant, MTS LLC
Everyone is interested in what's new in electronics. This is true of the decision makers in the automotive industry who travel to the Consumer Electronics...
Vehicle to Vehicle or Vehicle to Roadside Communications?
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
Intelligent Transportation System technology and its implementation could dramatically change from previous forecasts. This report will explore some of the recent philosophy changes and their impact on automotive electronics technology....
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....
In-vehicle telematics and navigation En Route to mainstream status
By: By John H. Day
System costs are dropping as GPS hardware approaches maturity; meanwhile, automakers are mulling ways to leverage telematics technology in ways that could lower warranty costs....
Under the Hood of the 2006 Pontiac Solstice
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
The strikingly stylish two-seat roadster comes standard with a 2.4-liter, 177 hp four-cylinder dual-overhead cam engine, five-speed manual transmission, and the OnStar system with one year of OnStar service....
Under the Hood of the 2006 Lexus RX400H
By: by Randy Frank Contributing Editor
The display for engine vs. motor operation is not the only new HMI on the RX400h but it is perhaps the most unique. The full hybrid operates in electric-only,...
Making Auto Navigation and Telematics More Affordable
By: by Ashok Bindra Editorial Director, RF Design
Only a few years ago, a global positioning system (GPS) was a luxury for a few high-end cars. Communicating with a cluster of some two dozen satellites...
MEMS Inertial Sensors Move Beyond Airbags
By: by Harvey Weinberg Analog Devices
The use of MEMS accelerometers to sense rapid deceleration for airbag deployment is well over a decade old and considered a well-known technology. However,...
